A few weeks ago, Ben Godar wrote a great piece here about the benefits of a Yankees-style rebuild. In another great article, A.E. Schafer doubled down and strengthened the case last week. They’re spot-on. Given the middling state of the franchise right now, the notion of selling off parts at this year’s deadline is very compelling. The quandary, however, is the case stlcardsfan4 made last week. Specifically, on a case-by-case basis, most of their obvious tradable assets have degraded in value to the point that deals would represent selling low, and none of them are going to bring back anything that would make much of a difference in the immediate future (2018-2019).