Because they're going to hit decline really soon and we really don't have much coming up from the farm. I think we should keep retooling so we can keep contending, I don't know how many years Bautista has left in him to keep playing at the level he's at
Its the post season I have to!
My question is though, isn't it a bit short sighted to not move the older guys? I'm not talking impact on payroll, but trading Bautista's value now (which is only going to decrease year by year) for even greater value down the line? Tampa did it a lot (but for financial reasons) and they ended up with guys like Archer for guys like Garza. If we can make big deals like that, even if their values will truly kick in a season or two from the initial trade, wouldn't it be worth it?