6 April 2007 - Selling Low

Friday, April 06 2007 @ 06:00 AM EDT

Contributed by: Pistol

The Jays were colded out yesterday.

The Jays news for the day is the trade of Fransisco Rosario to the Phillies for $100k. At one time Rosario was a highly regarded prospect. After TJ surgery his value obviously dropped, but had a really strong end to the end of the 2004 season, placing him 4th on Jordan Furlong's top Jays prospect list and raising his value. So the Jays 'sold low' on Rosario yesterday.

There's been several Jays trades under Ricciardi where he's 'sold low':


So who has been traded when their value was high?
Note - this isn't an evaluation of the Jays trades, just a look at what players have been traded when their value is at a low point compared to players traded when their value was at a high point.

Players are a lot like stocks. Their value goes up and down based on a lot of different factors. The key to maximizing value is knowing when to hold on to them and when to let them go. And often when you hold them you're willing to ride it out a little longer than you should.

Gus Chacin takes the mound for the Jays today against the Devil Rays. James Shields starts for the Devil Rays. This will be the first of 10 straight days of games for the Jays - and barring a significant event they'll all be played. You have to love a dome in April. Well, maybe not in Tampa.

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