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The big trade has been completed!
After more consideration and taking a look at possible trade packages, trading for Luis Robert Jr. seemed to be the way to go.
Pete Alonso and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. are both in the last year of large contracts and I'm sure I'd need to pay them even more to resign them in the offseason. Randy Arozarena was on a smaller contract, but again I'd have to resign him in the offseason. Luis Robert Jr. has a affordable contract of 15m, 15m, 20m, 20m (team opt.). Luis provides better fielding than any of the other trade possibilities. Although I'd say Vlad or Pete might provide a marginally better power bat, I think Luis could be potentially provide as much quality at the plate as either for much cheaper and possibly longer. We also added a lefty to our bullpen with Tanner Banks as part of the deal.
We did have to give up a couple young prospects but at least we kept major prospects such as Cole Young and Blake Hunt.
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