I don't like that. You're against one of the best relievers, play for the tie until you get him out of the game. Send the runner, and force the defense to make the play.
Yeah, I don't think they will either. I was responding to the part about him not being ready, not whether it makes financial sense for them.
Maybe they'd like some Smoak in their lives for a little while
Gillaspie is probably ready enough. Ideally he'd get 1/2 season more in AAA first, but he has spent ~1/2 year there already with very good results. He's probably an upgrade right now, straight up.
Correa is STILL only 22 and has 135 and 122 wRC+ seasons under his belt. I kind of think you take him over Bryant, whether it's dynasty fantasy or real life. Redraft would be Bryant.
I really like the message it sends, but I wonder if it might have been better to wait and see if it ended up affecting the matchup before penalizing such a high pick.