General Manager Dave Stewart has made no secret of the fact that he is not eager to deal from the Diamondbacks’ core of young position players, saying last week he would do so only if he got “exactly what we want” in a trade (think: young, controllable starting pitching).
This is a perfectly reasonable and justifiable stance, one likely welcomed by Diamondbacks fans who have watched good prospects thrive elsewhere more times than they’d care to remember. It’s also a course of action typically advocated for in this space.
But, like every move or non-move in baseball, there is a flip side to the argument.