This was brought up a month or two ago during Vaughn’s hot streak, and at the time I thought it was crazy, but since then he has cooled off and it looks like an extreme sellers market this year at the deadline.
I get we keep talking about Vaughn as the We side platoon partner for one of the young guys next year to help reach the gap to a few more prospects… but that seems like poor acid management to me, to potentially pay $10 million or more for a guy that should give you max 200 at bats.
I know we are going to be getting into a prospect log jam, but maybe we could trade Vaughn as part of a bigger deal for a full-time offensive player, or for some prospects that we get done and flip to get offensive player.
If Murphy would use Vaughn in a strict platoon with Yelich, I’d say keep him, but the harsh reality is that Vaughn’s PT often comes at the expense of a better offensive player.
if we don’t trade him, I think he’s a prime non-tender candidate in the offseason, so why not get some value for him now with some desperate teams in the market.