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Originally Posted by Loose Cannon
I'm on the fence about that Granderson deal. I think he would fit in nicely in the outfield, but I think we were giving up too much for him. Coke was pretty good in the playoffs and one of the guys I was comfortable with pitching the 6th/7th.
You guys know I'm not sold on Jackson yet until he does anything in the big leagues, but he's still our #1 prospect
And Ian Kennedy; meh deal him.
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Same here. Don't know how I feel about it. Montero is probably #1 in our system but Jackson is a clear #2.
If it goes down I don't think I'll hate it, but if it doesn't go through it doesn't matter to me. Either way this goes I can't say I'd be upset. One thing that I just read is the Tigers might let the Yanks keep one of the relievers. Which is kinda big I guess because if Coke gets dealt Dunn would have been his replacement. Would be nice to keep at least Dunn.
If that happens the only real piece I'd hate losing is Jackson. I'm not sure Kennedy will ever get another shot with us, while he actually might be a decent back-end starter in the NL. And losing Coke isn't a big deal to me.
Granderson does worry me a little bit though. I mean the splits are just brutal and in a perfect world he'd actually be a platoon player and sit against lefties. I mean usually a player would have decent power and a lower average against lefties, Granderson can't do anything against them.
One thing that trading Jackson does is it probably means it'll be the only big trade of the offseason. I can't see the Yankees getting someone like Halladay with Jackson gone. That means they'd have to give up at least two of Hughes, Montero and Joba which I can't see them doing. With Jackson there was a chance they gave up one of them (probably a pitcher) plus Jackson and some lesser "B" prospects.