Was going to add this to the previous Thames thread that Briggs started but it was locked after the Thames signing. Someone is going to ask, if we haven't discussed this already so I may as well throw it out there. Suppose that the first 12 games from Thames are no fluke and he's mashing at the deadline with 20 Hrs and a .900+ OPS. Obviously his contract and production would make him an extremely valuable trade asset quickly, possibly the most valuable trade chip we had available. He's also 30. But we also don't have a clear 1B option coming up through the prospect ranks, either. Would you trade him for a haul at the deadline, wait and see if he'll be worth even more after the season, or just be happy you signed him and have him under control for 4 seasons? Obviously there are other factors at play here like whether or not there are emerging 1B options in the farm and how close the team is getting to competitive baseball.