Question of the week: Trade Buxton at the deadline?

[Brock Beauchamp]

This is a hard one. Buxton's value continues to be high, and there's less reason to think this team will be good soon. So, do you try to move him at this year's deadline?

[TheLeviathan]

Do I want to?  No.

Should they?  Absolutely.  It's malpractice not to.

[Vanimal46]

If Spotrac's details are correct, Buxton's full no trade clause decreases to a 5 team no trade list in 2027. Unless Buxton forces the issue in the next 2 months, I'm not trading him. We're not going to get anything close to a fair return if Atlanta knows Buxton only wants to be traded there this summer. 

[Mike Sixel]

19 minutes ago, TheLeviathan said:

Do I want to?  No.

Should they?  Absolutely.  It's malpractice not to.

This. 100% this. Though barely.....He could still be good in 2-3 years....

[TheLeviathan]

2 minutes ago, Mike Sixel said:

This. 100% this. Though barely.....He could still be good in 2-3 years....

Right, you could wait a bit but you chance age and injury.  I'm not dead set to trade but aggressive shopping is a must.

[thelanges5]

15 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

If Spotrac's details are correct, Buxton's full no trade clause decreases to a 5 team no trade list in 2027. Unless Buxton forces the issue in the next 2 months, I'm not trading him. We're not going to get anything close to a fair return if Atlanta knows Buxton only wants to be traded there this summer. 

I think his contract was written this way because he would hit 10 years of service and it wouldn’t matter. 

Players with at least 10 years of Major League service who have spent the past five consecutive seasons with the same team earn "10-and-5" rights. Under these circumstances, a player can veto any trade scenario that is proposed. In essence, 10-and-5 rights function as a full no-trade clause.

[Vanimal46]

1 minute ago, thelanges5 said:

I think his contract was written this way because he would hit 10 years of service and it wouldn’t matter. 

Players with at least 10 years of Major League service who have spent the past five consecutive seasons with the same team earn "10-and-5" rights. Under these circumstances, a player can veto any trade scenario that is proposed. In essence, 10-and-5 rights function as a full no-trade clause.

I didn't consider that... You're on to something there.