No one is talking about shipping out ALL of our hard work. You can't just stockpile all the prospects you want in the minors until they're ready, that's why they have the Rule 5. Have you seen the list of guys who will be Rule 5 eligible if not protected in the next year? The list is insane. Harrison, Supak, Medeiros, Isan Diaz, Ortiz, Gatewood, Ponce, Bickford...just to name a FEW. You simply can't find room on your roster for everyone by next year. Either some of these guys get traded or we lose them for nothing in the Rule 5. Then let's talk about trading those guys you just listed and not Brinson, Phillips, Dubon, Hader and the like. You trade your surplus and you trade your quantity. Not your quality.