[tejdog1]

I resigned 32 year old Travis d'Arnaud to a 5 year, 87.5m extension before the 2022 season, and now it's mid 2023, and he's declined (of course) from a 5 win player to a 2.5-3 win player, so barely league average. I have a superstar catching prospect in AAA who's totally ready to play in the majors.

I can trade d'Arnaud, plus another catching prospect (my scout rates him as a 61 curr/68 pot) and a ss/3b prospect (46 cur/68 pot) to a Cubs team who OSA says needs a catcher, but their current #1 is outproducing d'Arnaud. In return, I'd be taking on a horrific 1 year contract (11.5m) + sending them $6m in cash.

So basically I'd be giving them d'Arnaud, 2 prospects, and ~17.5m in cash and getting back nothing.
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Or I can trade d'Arnaud to a Pirates team who OSA says needs a catcher, and they really do, d'Arnaud would be a clear upgrade for them, and I'd be sending them an OF prospect as well (34 cur, 51 pot), and taking back a horrid 1 year contract (13.5m), and two prospects, a catching prospect with a 33 pot, and an OF propsect with a 46 pot.

What deal do I do? Or do I just keep d'Arnaud?