Let's try this: here's how BTV might match the values of our prospects to those the Yanks actually gave up for Taillon:
Smith OF 7.6> Yorke 2B 7.6
Yajure P 5.4> Potts 3B 5.4
Contreras P 4.8> Song P 4.6
Escotto SS 4.0> Rosario 4.0
Would you give those 4?
Or?
7.6 Yorke
6.0 Chavis
5.3 Ward
4.3 Groome
Or?
10.8 Jimenez
5.3 Ward
4.3 Groome
3.0 Murphy
Or?
6.0 Jordan
5.3 Ward
5.0 Lugo
4.3 Groome
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It doesn’t make sense for the Sox to get Taillon with him hitting the market after 2022. If Taillon was controlled in 23, he’d do it
I tend to be results oriented. The ultimate goal is winning. For a G.M. or most anyone. The proof is in the pudding so to speak. But sometimes when the pudding turns out terrible , some folks still say that the cook did a good job. That is true loyalty . Or true stubbornness .