Drunk typing here, but I just want to throw this out there.
I'm sure none of you have done that.
It's the 2020 season, my St. Louis River Walkers are in third place on July 6, 4 games in back of first place Des Moines.
You can follow my season in the fiction thread
http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...d.php?t=298710.
Anyway, one of my frustrations has been a second baseman Jin-hwang Chun, a free agent from South Korea who I signed at a $16 million clip over four seasons before the 2019 season.
He has not played badly, his OBP is among the best in the league, but it's seemingly all based on walks as he's among the league leaders.
Come to the plate in a big situation. He doesn't get out. He walks.
Also, he's a poor baserunner (40 speed, 20 steal) and his defense is just above average (60).
My top prospect, Bo Bichette, also is blocked by him.
Should I trade him to the Toledo Mud Hens, who are looking to unload Anthony Rendon. (Rendon takes over at third, Bichette comes up from AAA and gets two and half months to see what he can do).
I could pull it off for Chung and a Top 10-15 prospect. Salary isn't an issue, I think I can get Toledo to eat some of Rendon's deal.
I don't like the idea of giving up a five-star for a 3.5 star, but it also opens the door for a potental 3.5 to get a shot at the bigs.
I put the trade out there to Toledo and should hear back in a day or too.
Just wondering what some of you other GMs/managers/whatever think.