Red Sox/Royals Announce a Barter

[yahoolando]

Please veto the trade, KC and I will modify it and hopefully re-post it in a new thread later.

This is being vetoed.

[jbgosox]

This seems like a fairly equal trade to me. Although the Red Sox are giving up Middlebrooks who has great potential, this trade should not be vetoed. In the e

[Bazinga McCringa]

Please veto the trade, KC and I will modify it and hopefully re-post it in a new thread later.

[mrmetsman]

I agree with the majority of the voters in thinking this is indeed a lop-sided trade.
However,it's not worth a veto imo.

I think it's a big risk trade.
Putting a lot at stake for a still not unproven big time prospect.
But when Myers develops in the big time player all the experts think he will be in 2 years we all think what a great deal this was.

So for this moment it looks much,and a big risk,but if an owner is prepared to take that risk he should be able to do so.

I would approve this trade.

[chrisetc21]

I wouldn't have included McCullers and the draft picks but unless there's evidence of some collusion, I think the trade should be approved.

[seanrmgallagher]

I completely agree with the system for vetoing and support this coming down, but will present the argument for Bazinga on this matter, because I honestly think a real team may consider it.  Wil Myers is obviously a stud, 5 years left and proving he can kill ML pitching and will be a cleanup hitter. He is a top 3 prospect that has already proven himself.
Middlebrooks, while I like him, was sent down this year and has been very inconsistent, good player, but not even a true lock to start for the duration of his contract- he is batting better now, but has a .231 batting average on the season and pitchers may be figuring him out, recent hot streak aside. Reddick had a good year last year, but he is batting .222, is no lock to start next year in Oakland's crowded outfield. He was traded along with prospects for Andrew Bailey 2 years ago and his career year was with a 242 average and ops under 800. Miguel Gonzalez is a back end of the rotation starter at best and has been a surprise to all scouts and outperformed his peripherals. McCullers is a coin flip on any success in the majors and the draft picks where they are have a 1 in 10 chance of amounting to anything at all.
I support the veto and the system, but I completely understand where the Sox were coming from.

[Sportsnut]

I also believe this is too one-sided.

 

[Dre2k19]

I do think it's a lot for Myers and I would not have done that deal. However I don't think it is over the top enough to veto. I like a gm being able to have control of his team and if both sides thinks this deal is good for their teams I see no problem. There is a point of too much for one guy and this is close but not over the top to me.

[Jss0062]

Seems very lopsided to me. Trading all that talent that still has multiple team control years for a guy with only half season in the majors to go off of is a bit much.

[Fitzy1962]

It looks fairly lopsided to me. Myers is a great talent, but Middlebrooks is as well and plays a premium position at 3rd-base and then to include a starting established Of in Reddick plus draft-picks and other players seems like too much to pay.