E-Rod, has he become 'touchable'?

[Trov]

For a few years E-Rod was considered one of the untouchable players in the system, that you only trade if you can get a major player back.  However, he may be stepping out of the untouchable prospect and into the piece to tangle for a decent trade now.  First, he has continued to do the what if he can just be healthy guy.  When healthy he has lit up the offense, but as pointed out by some he may struggle some at MLB level if he does not adjust.  Do you trade him before he gets tested at MLB level? 

He has not lit up AAA and in part may be due to injury, or now that he is facing better pitching his issues at the plate are cropping up, or just still needing to fully adjust to the league.  The other reason I bring this up is he clearly still has trade value as a prospect but Walker Jenkins is ahead of him on the OF list.  Wallner still has years of control and has shown he can be counted on, even with his recent slump. Buck has stayed healthy and still under contract for a few years. That leaves no clear starting place moving forward for E-Rod. 

In addition, Gabriel Gonzalez is having a great year and can clearly slot into a corner OF spot.  To get Keaschall's bat into the line up he could go into LF, he has played some CF in past.  I am one that says corner outfielders hold little value unless they are elite hitters or defenders and above average at other.  Mainly because they can get filled in by many options.  This is where E-Rod being a possible CF does help his value still. With Buck in front and Jenkins being most likely the future CF and other guys being able to fill in the other spots there is clearly a chance he could be traded to net something.

I want to make clear I am not saying they should, but with him not making the huge step this year, and others below him in current rankings rising up that can take over for him it makes it a possible good time to put him in a better trade package. That is how quickly a player who looked like an 'untouchable' becomes very much tradeable.