Trade Garrett Richards

[ten ocho recon scout]

Im not 'for' trading richards. Warts and all, hes still a very good pitcher.

That said, this season is over...if we could get something for him...

If the thought process is trade him away, then resign him, the gamble is he doesnt come back. Well, he might not come back next year anyway. And if the team isnt interested in resigning him to begin with...get something for him now.

[T.G.]

If you could choose between signing him to a team friendly extension now or trading him now and hope he still resigns after the season - what would you choose?

[Stradling]

1 hour ago, True Grich said:

If you could choose between signing him to a team friendly extension now or trading him now and hope he still resigns after the season - what would you choose?

Extension

[2020worldseries]

https://nypost.com/2018/07/09/the-white-flag-yankees-can-root-for-to-shake-up-pitching-market/

[2020worldseries]

As much as it would suck... the yanks have a loaded farm system and Billy would know it pretty well.

[Troll Daddy]

Is Richards still a future TJ candidate or is he healed

[DMVol]

3 hours ago, True Grich said:

If you could choose between signing him to a team friendly extension now or trading him now and hope he still resigns after the season - what would you choose?

 Trade him if it’s a good return....

[ten ocho recon scout]

3 hours ago, True Grich said:

If you could choose between signing him to a team friendly extension now or trading him now and hope he still resigns after the season - what would you choose?

Depends on what we're getting back.

The problem we all have when we speculate on here is that we dont know the crucial info. 

As far as we know, the angels love richards and will pay him a ton to stay. Or they are over him, and have no desire to bring him back. Or something in between.

So to answer your question, if someone is offering a legit player, something that can help us more than richards going forward, id do it. But i have no clue if hed come back after, or if they (the team) even cares if he doesnt.

[Griffey's Corner]

4 hours ago, True Grich said:

If you could choose between signing him to a team friendly extension now or trading him now and hope he still resigns after the season - what would you choose?

To think that Richards will extend for cheap is laughable. Team friendly deal maybe he takes $60 million instead of $65 million over 4 years. The guy is healthy this year. Has a career ERA of 3.52 all in the AL. Has the pedigree of being a 1st round draft pick & has some of the best stuff in baseball.

 

Simple answer is trade him for a top 100 prospect. 

[Angel Oracle]

Tonight decreased his value, fooling very few hitters.

[disarcina]

well, damaged goods now.

so much for Halos assets to trade at deadline time.

Richards taken out of game at home vs. Seattle in the third inning.

[2020worldseries]

Welp he won’t be traded now

[bloodbrother]

I hope this ends anybody's thoughts about extending this guy. It's groundhogs day every year with him. Reminds me of Rich Harden who had great stuff but could never stay healthy for a full season

 

 

[hangin n wangin]

This really hurts if it’s serious because he was our best trade asset if we decided to sell. If this guy comes dirt cheap next year,  I would take him, but if not....SEE YA

[bloodbrother]

He was their ONLY real trade asset tbh. The only other appealing options are guys who are key parts of this teams future. Kinsler, Valbuena, Maldonado aren't fetching them anything of note.

[Jason]

Trading Richards would be like trading in a car with a salvage title 

[Angel Oracle]

That delivery of Richards screams not staying healthy.   Talk about inverted W and exaggerated follow through?

[Jobu]

More clever roster manipulation by Eppler.

[Dick B Back]

Is this now the bucket of balls thread?

[Tyler]

You just can not trust this guy... 

[Blarg]

Mr Richards will be spending time on some other teams DL next season.

[Stradling]

 

[hangin n wangin]

He’s dead.

[BackUpTheTruck]

Right forearm irritation.  Hmmm . . .

Too much "fun?"

[Broad Street]

6 minutes ago, REDneck said:

Who was the pitcher a few years ago that everyone was clamoring to be traded at the deadline for us?

And then he was injured close to the deadline.

I know we have had a lot of pitcher injuries so maybe this is a hard question.

It was Richards.