Hey SBR betters. Hope all is going well for you tonight and this MLB Season.
So I need some help solving a debate. Here it is.
Person A says if a small market team is doing well (ie. KC, TOR, FLA, MIL, OAK, CLE, PIT, CIN, ect....) and has a chance to make a playoff push, they should make a Mid Season trade if possible. Examples include CC to Milwaukee, Bay to Boston, and Holliday to St Louis in previous years.
Person B cites the Toronto Blue Jays as perfect example of where this is not possible. Why do you ask does Person B state the Blue Jays cant pull of a mid season trade??? Well, because a player of Bay's or Holliday's stature, would never accept a trade to a team like Toronto.
Person A states that is rediculous statement and false because players have no control over trades (unless dictated in their contract). So had JP Riciardi pulled the trigger last year or the year before, he could have had Bay or Holliday. Person B stands by their conviction that All Star caliber players will outright refuse coming to shitty-mid market-destined to fail teams.
So who is correct? Person A, with their stances players go where they are traded because of what package is offered, or is Person B correct, and the player has all the control in the decision?????