The more I thought about this over the weekend, the more I believe that Braun does have a decent amount of trade value. I don't see how a guy who has put up pretty decent offensive seasons who is under contract for years (and thus cost-controlled) at a pretty reasonable AAV considering the uptick in salaries, wouldn't bring back a decent return. I can think of at least a dozen teams right now that would most definitely benefit from having Braun in their line-up. If I am Stearns, I am in no rush to trade him and would wait for a team to offer a pretty decent return.