Comments on: The Trade Value of Scarcity http://marlinmaniac.com/2009/12/18/the-trade-value-of-scarcity/ A Miami Marlins Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:02:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Michael Jong http://marlinmaniac.com/2009/12/18/the-trade-value-of-scarcity/comment-page-1/#comment-589 Michael Jong Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:24:36 +0000 http://marlinmaniac.com/?p=1346#comment-589 Mark, Great point, Mark. I think that if the Giants were just looking for a second baseman, that would be the case. What drives up the value a little bit is that what the Giants want is a power-hitting infielder, whether they be at 2B (with Sanchez moving to 3B), 3B, or 1B. That being said, if they need to fill a power need, there are still a few players in the free agent market, which depresses Uggla's value. There are definitely moving parts. Mark,

Great point, Mark. I think that if the Giants were just looking for a second baseman, that would be the case. What drives up the value a little bit is that what the Giants want is a power-hitting infielder, whether they be at 2B (with Sanchez moving to 3B), 3B, or 1B.

That being said, if they need to fill a power need, there are still a few players in the free agent market, which depresses Uggla’s value. There are definitely moving parts.

]]> By: Mark http://marlinmaniac.com/2009/12/18/the-trade-value-of-scarcity/comment-page-1/#comment-588 Mark Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:25:09 +0000 http://marlinmaniac.com/?p=1346#comment-588 I think part of what has to be considered with WAR is that the number calculated for that is based on all second basemen. The Giants have Freddy Sanchez on their roster and the Marlins have Chris Coghlan on their roster. Both players are worth more than the average second baseman, so shouldn't that drive down the cost knowing that the Marlins have a surplus and the Giants aren't in a desperate situation? I think part of what has to be considered with WAR is that the number calculated for that is based on all second basemen. The Giants have Freddy Sanchez on their roster and the Marlins have Chris Coghlan on their roster. Both players are worth more than the average second baseman, so shouldn’t that drive down the cost knowing that the Marlins have a surplus and the Giants aren’t in a desperate situation?

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