Would Rivero get you a good third baseman?

Buccos1313 · Post by **Buccos1313** » Sat Sep 30, 2017 6:19 pm

Colin Moran keeps coming to mind as a trade target for the Pirates. He is blocked in Houston. I think Rivero is too much for Moran, but I would like to try and get him by some other means

mouse · Post by **mouse** » Sat Sep 30, 2017 7:31 pm

Perhaps Moran and a pitcher with promise (but control issues?)?

SCBucco · Post by **SCBucco** » Sun Oct 01, 2017 1:08 am

6E676F7E700A0 wrote: You could try to work a 3 team deal to return a starting 3bman. Rivero to team A. 3rb baseman to us from Team B and prospects from team A to B.

I do think Rivero has the value to do that. Have to match it up though .

Or just sign Mostakas or todd Frazier and then you don't need to worry about Rivero being involved.

3/30 would do it. Maybe he would take a 2/23 or something with an option year, but he probably wants that 3rd year

I know the comment about Mostakas and Frazier is sarcasm since it won't happen.

dmetz · Post by **dmetz** » Sun Oct 01, 2017 12:59 pm

It's sarcasm but I never want to lose sight of the fact that I'm a fan, not an owner

I'll never succum to the Pirates PR trick of convincing fans that we have to lower our expectations.

These threads are interesting from a strategy standpoint, but I won't lose sight of the fact that if we bumped payroll up to 120 /middle of the road....none of this would be necessary. It's a good looking FA class that matches up with our team needs very well

You know,. If we actually tried to win