Why do you people still think I am evaluating a trade? FORGET ABOUT LIND. I am evaluating the value of the players in the other side of that deal. Sorry for any misunderstanding, but I am NOT evaluating that trade period. And yes you can put a value on three teenagers...every single player that exists has some kind of value. Those kids are close to unknown for the most part and since they are so far away their odds to make the MLB are very low...then to make an impact, even lower. For that reason on the trade market their value would be quite low since their floors are scary low and their ceiling is, for the most part, a mystery. So back to Carter and his possible trades. Do you pull the trigger come July for some total unknowns that have little value or do you hold out and hope you can nab something that is a bit more of a known commodity that has a better chance to actually make an impact? To me I don't think it is obvious to dump Carter at the deadline if he is doing well like some may think. I think it is worth gambling a couple lousy prospects(value wise) and hope that he can build on a strong first half to really up his value. Because I don't think a good first half is going to get a lot of teams believing in him while a full year could make some look at him as a legit starter at 1B/DH. Not like we have anyone knocking on the door. Throw that one dollar in the slot machine and hope you hit a (small) jackpot.