Ozuna has 2 seasons left of arb-eligibility then he’s a free agent after the 2019 season.
He only broke out this year after a couple mediocre seasons.
I’m all for trading prospects too but Vlad Jr is a generational talent. Jays haven’t had a hitting prospect this good since Carlos Delgado. The way he’s progressed it wouldn’t surprise me if he got called up in 2018.
Ya be it depends on when you trying to win. Are you trying to win now or in 4 or years?
People are forgetting this team on paper is a lot better than how it played last year. A healthy JD, Sanchez, Travis and Tulo, with the addition of two good players like Jake Arrieta and Ozuna, this team is very good. (and I don't care what people say about Tulo, he still one of the premier SS's in the league and perfectly capable of having a bounce back season).
I think this might be the reason Shatkins are kind of being idle because they're still unsure of what they got, any you only to need to be a 500 team by mid season to see if your buyer or seller.
Having that said, I do have concerns with Shapiro in this regard as I read that he "scolded" AA for trading prospects at the deadline in 2015 which is one of the reason AA declined his contract offer.
The issue I have with Shapiro/Atkins is these two guys keep talking about how they couldn't do a rebuild because of fan ticket sales and board putting pressing on them to keep competitive. This team had this whole country supporting them. Had they spent money, it would have translated into money because people would still be filling the stadium and viewership will still be sky high.