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Originally Posted by Benihana
I would then offer Dunn a 4-year $55 million deal to see if he bites. If not, I'd start thinking about what return I could get for him at the deadline.
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If you don't want to deal him until you find out if he'll take a reasonable extension, I can see that logic. But if we end up putting him on the block, don't expect "better than Saltalamacchia" as a return, is all I'm sayin'.
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One final question- I know it has been said that his deal would get voided if he is traded this season. What if he is traded after this season (and once his option gets picked up.) Is he then tied to that team for one year at $13 MM? Would he be more attractive in a trade like that or as a 4-month rental this year? These are questions the Reds need to be thinking about in case he wont take the $55 MM deal.
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As I understood it from posts in another thread, if his option is picked up he immediately gets no-trade protection until next June 15, after which he has limited no-trade. So "extend and trade" doesn't appear to be an option.