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A better deal? The A's got the Phillies #2 and #4 ranked prospects.
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Isn't that kind of like saying "Good deal, the Nuggets got the a first-round draft pick from the Lakers."
Not every team's Top 5 prospects are created equal. That's why I pointed out that Cardenas was a solid B-grade prospect, a fine young player but far from a can't-miss guy.
I do hope Fuentes gets moved if we get a reasonable offer, but there's no point in moving him for a couple of mediocre prospects -- we'd presumably get the same kind of value by taking the compensatory draft picks when he leaves. Then again, whatever team acquires him also gets to replenish with those picks. That's why I think the price will go up in the next 10 days, and he will get traded.