Adding Mark Trumbo and Peter Bourjos to the trading block. Still open to dealing Jean Segura but I would have to get a MLB or near MLB ready MI or 3B in return.

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#231 P Trevor Frank

The money is a huge part of this deal and I agree that you have to pay in picks or prospects to dump a bad contract. This is the case with Dunn. The problem I have with the deal is paying to dump Ramirez, he is a valuable asset that other teams would pay for.  For the record I don't care if or to whom you trade Ramirez. I myself have no interest in him, I just ask that all teams get fair value for their assets.  All I'm going to say, congrats on the trade it looks like it will pass.


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I really don't need to respond as it looks like the trade will pass easily and sommersd can correct me if i am wrong but I think you are viewing this trade differently than sommersd and I and many others do. Sommersd said during our negotiations that Ramirez has a fair contract and I agree. It costs something to dump Dunn and his salary. It costs something to turn all the lower picks into a 3rd rd pick (which sommersd stated is a net positive for him). It also costs something to turn Wittgren into Roach (granted, sommersd did say this is possibly a wash but Roach is by most all rankings I have seen a higher rated prospect). The price to accomplish those gains was Ramirez. If Ramirez was 22yo, cheap with 5 years of control left then yes there might be an issue. But he is 32yo, on a fair 2 yr deal and doesn't figure into the White Sox long term plans.

That said I respect your opinion. Just wanted to offer some insight into how I (and I think sommersd) view the trade 

Angels and White Sox agree to the following trade, White Sox to confirm

 
         2014 3rd rd pick
         Donn Roach

for


          Adam Dunn         (2014: $15M)
          Alexei Ramirez    (2014: $9.5M, 2015: $10M)
          Nick Wittgren
          2013 9th rd pick
          2014 5th, 6th, 7th rd picks
           

With 7th rd pick #186 overall, Angels select

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