GreenMonster
Never con a con man
RWhitney014 said:Come on, Mike, be civil. No need for semantics. Not being a good trade = no value on the trade market. I think Julio has accomplished more in his career than Proctor has; who's better is irrelevant because neither is particularly good.
To me, the best you're acquiring straight up for a guy like Proctor is a Terrence Long-type player, a guy that can be picked up just as easily for free off the waiver wire. That's not value.
I still think pitching help, especially in the rotation, is more pressing than offensive help. Yanks still lead the league in runs scored despite missing both Matsui and Sheff for extended periods.
(In which case, trading Proctor for a platoon LF would be a bad idea, since Proctor is at least somewhat young and can eat some innings.)
I welcome any deal in which the Yanks trade pitching for more bats..
Julio is garbage, you know what you get with him, an era of 5 and the ability to get a K or 2.. Proctor has much more value, young, decent, and could get better..