Garcia while having a very nice year has a career OPS under .800, and he's 30. With four other outfielders on the roster for next year and two outfield first round picks on the way. There isn't much reason to re-sign/retain Garcia. Woodruff, Burnes, Hader and Adames are already in or heading to arbitration, the time to give them more money up front in exchange for additional team control is passed. Moreover, I'm sure if they explored an extension with Peralta it follows they likely engaged Burnes, Woodruff and Hader as well with and were rebuffed. If you want the success of the Tampa Bay Rays you have to also recognize the key to that success is the continuous cycling through of players as they get more expensive, not retaining a core of players on pricey contracts. Well, success is relative. They haven’t won it all. They have been relevant over the last 13 years… in the playoffs some, WS twice. Really, really impressive yet. Yet, I’d take the KC Royals over the same period with a title. I find the idea of them trading really good players for younger, controllable pieces just fascinating. Could we become them? Trading a Woodruff in the offseason for three or four high prospects would mirror a Ray move. Ballsy.