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Dodgers: The great trade deadline dilemma of 2019

By Nate Eckert

LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 22: Andrew Friedman, President of Baseball Operations for the Los Angeles Dodgers, walks on the field before the game against the Colorado Rockies at Dodger Stadium on May 22, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 22: Andrew Friedman, President of Baseball Operations for the Los Angeles Dodgers, walks on the field before the game against the Colorado Rockies at Dodger Stadium on May 22, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) /
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GLENDALE, ARIZONA – FEBRUARY 25: Gavin Lux #81 of the Los Angeles Dodgers warms up before the MLB spring training game against the Chicago Cubs at Camelback Ranch on February 25, 2019 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

The Million-Dollar Question: What do you do? 

There’s the expected cornerstone of a franchise in Gavin Lux and there’s “buying” playoff certainty.  By now most of you have heard, at least one time, about Gavin Lux. The kid is an absolute animal. He was ready to play in an MLB uniform yesterday. He’s everything MLB GM’s look for in a prospect and more. 

Like I said, Gavin Lux is the real deal.

Vazquez’s Value

Pittsburgh very cleverly knew they had the market cornered coming into the deadline this year. Vazquez has been near-automatic this entire season and all the way back to his first save after taking Mark Melancon’s job circa 2017.

Arguably in the middle of his prime, Felipe Vazquez brings value to a playoff-contending team that few can match. More to my point, the deeper a team intends to go (and does), the higher Vazquez’s value soars.

Anyone who considers themselves a baseball fan knows the vital importance of pitching in the playoffs and deep into the playoffs. With a shutdown guy like Vazquez in a bullpen, instantly the manager has one less worry. This ability to relieve your coaching staff’s stress level is quite frankly priceless.

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