Sentences with phrase «trade chip»

Not only do they have a great roster right now, they also have tons of stud prospects that they can use as trade chips or let develop.

At this point, it's hard to imagine any players as potential trade chips in this market.

He's by far their most talented player and their biggest trade chip.

The closer we get the more I think that # 9 is going to be quite the pricey trading chip!

Nerds on the internet were so mad that the Indians dealt one of their best trade chips for a reliever.

Of all the players who are interesting because they're on TradeWatch» 16, then, Lucroy is the most intriguing trade chip of all.

If the Devils can sign Carlson, it makes Severson a luxury on the third pair but also a great trade chip for help at LHD or 2C.

If the Jays go rebuild this off season (and they will) Smoak might be their most valuable trade chip.

But this brings up the rebuilding paradox: As the number of interesting trade chips increases, the urge to begin a rebuilding project decreases.

And not just for moving up in the draft; if the Flyers take a big step forward next year and Hextall wants to add a piece at the trade deadline, that extra first is a powerful trade chip.

Joel Anthony is one potential trade chip because of his $ 3.8 million due in 2013 - 14 and player option for the same in 2014 - 15.

The Hawks decided to try to win with who they had, instead using the «chemistry» veterans trade chips to get better.

Young players on rookie contracts can be useful trade chips, but New Orleans doesn't have many because Dell keeps trading away picks.

So far, the end result has been the Nationals acquiring Adam Eaton for their best trade chips in a trade that's been evaluated skeptically.

The Brewers had a couple of big trade chips, but their biggest was Carlos Gomez, who is under contract for team - friendly prices next year.

The Pelicans don't have cap space, or young players to use as trade chips.

If the Rangers decide to make a move to add an impact player under team control past 2016 later this summer, Profar would seem to have shown enough to make him a particularly valuable trade chip.

If the Rangers didn't have prospects or trade chips of interest (see the Giants, who are sticking with Matt Cain), the raffle tickets make sense.

In the AL Central, it appears as if the White Sox are the only team allowed to have impeccable timing with their trade chips.

Allow the Braves to focus on 3b / C to be addressed for future considerations and shake out all pitching specs for trading chips to fill out needs in 19».

Then we have a rich vein of what I think of as 2d tier pitching prospects who can be developed to provide either supporting pieces for the Tigers or trade chips.

I'd like to see them take away from him the roster spot he hasn't done anything to earn and send him down before his value as a trade chip is reduced to nothing.

The Boston Celtics» biggest trade chips have always been the draft picks they acquired from the Brooklyn Nets in a blockbuster 2013 trade for Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett.

But cheap young players are also good trade chips (see what OKC did over the summer).

Thanks to the Kyrie Irving trade, they have some trade chips to potentially work with if they indeed wanted to acquire Bledsoe.

If the Nets are good in 2020 and are ready to go for it — a big if of course — and are looking to pick up another piece, Mosgov's contract is a trade chip.

Sad to say but Hampson's greatest value is as a trade chip.

While it makes all the sense in the world to cash in this trade chip given where they are as an organization at the moment, this is the Reds we're talking about.

Many anticipated they would be sellers, and figured free - agent to be Cole Hamels would be their best trading chip, however the team instead signed their young left - hander to the second largest contract a pitcher has ever received (six - years, $ 144 million).

GMs acquire extra draft picks for two reasons 1) fill roster holes and 2) use them as trade chips.