Marlins aren't competing in the next 2 years - there's no reason to take lesser return to avoid trading him within the division.
Who says no? Astros get: C JT Realmuto SP Wei-Yin Chen PTBNL (2B Bryson Brigman, OF Brayan Hernandez, or 2B Riley Mahan) Marlins get: OF Kyle Tucker OF Josh Reddick C Max Stassi 2B Tony Kemp Astros would then go grab a cheap OF like Nick Markakis, Carlos Gonzalez, Avisail Garcia, or Adam Jones on a 1 year deal (assuming they can’t afford Harper or Pollock).
I love this! Mahan, a LHH SS/2B would be a nice "throw-in" piece, future utility player. Chen can give us more innings and pitching depth, takes a bad contract off Miami's hand, and maybe Strom can help him. Eliminates LHSP from our needs. I'm happy rolling with a JV, Cole, McHugh, Chen, James (or other Astros minor leaguer) rotation.
I don't see us giving up Tucker at this point. I think the Marlins' demand is going to have to come down. So, yes, I say no.
We'd still have Alvarez and Fisher (if we decide to keep him and give him another chance). Dawson and McKenna are two guys I'm very high on. And now we have Adolph, who, as much as I liked JD and as good as I think Santana can be, I believe is the best player in that trade. IF (BIG IF) they decide to trade Tucker, I still think our OF depth should be fine. Maybe I'd trade White instead of Kemp, since he has more power and Miami needs 1B more (now that Bour is gone) than 2B or OF (if they get Tucker and Reddick).
Astros want to keep Kyle Tucker, Forrest Whitley, Yordan Alvarez, Seth Beer, all are untouchable. I think Bukauskas and lower level guys is the offer, no doubt the Astros have the best offer for the Marlins, Jeter is the stubborn one not dealing quickly.
The Marlins have a shrinking window to deal JT before it becomes uncomfortable for the franchise. As long as another team doesn’t budge and take their ridiculous asking price, the push to sell will lower the price tag. Waiting is in our favor.
What about the Braves? Apparently they're back in and waiting as well, and their farm is deeper. Question becomes will the Braves (window will last a good while) be willing to trade their top prospects to a division rival, and their need to upgrade at C isn't as big as ours.
I would be surprised if Realmuto is moved before Grandal signs. If Dodgers miss out on Harper I think they bring back Grandal. That would take them out of the Realmuto talks as well.
Deeper is relative. If they are willing to give up more than we are willing to do so, let them have him.
Astros say no It’s pretty clear they aren’t interested In moving Tucker for Realmuto No matter how many CF posters want him to
Nothing really new ...... I'd imagine this is resolved quickly if the new team wants to complete arbitration contractual agreement.
All of those teams except the Reds have a better farm system than Houston. I don’t think the odds are very high that he ends up an Astro. I think he’ll end up with the Dodgers. If they get both Realmuto and Harper, wow.
We've been saying this will be resolved quickly for the last month. If teams were going to offer what the Marlins were looking for, they would have done it by now.
In a similar vein to Congressional negotiations, you're not going to get action on something major like this until we reach a chokepoint. The chokepoint won't arrive until we get closer to spring training.
