Depends on many factors. Are we going to be competitive in the next 3-4 years anyway? Lots can still change but right now I'd still peg 2019 as the next real window of contention opening up. So that's already year 3. Even if you think he can maintain a .900 OPS for that long, is it worth hanging onto him for that one useful season? Another factor is how well the outfielders you have in your system are progressing. As long as Braun is here, he IS blocking them. More factors -- what are you doing with the money you save? And of course, what kind of prospects are you getting back? Finally, everyone is excited about what Braun is doing, so I'd caution that his last 3 OPS's were .854, .777, and .869 in a shortened season. So..how sure are you? Even if you think his numbers were down because of injuries, there's certainly no way to guarantee that he can avoid that in the future, especially as he ages. Risk/reward assessment is Stearn's job here, but its always better to sell a year too early than a year too late. There's a number of ways this could go, but if next year he's battling injuries and OPSing. 785, a lot of people will be asking why we didn't sell. I completely get that point. But will we really be upset if we are passing up second tier prospects? Because if that is what we get in this, I'm just not seeing the long term picture. Like any prospect they could turn out and we hit a homer but at this point, we have one of the best in the game. Why sell low on him?