If you wait until ST and it doesn't pan out, the FA market has already played out, unless you're ok with dumpster diving, and other teams now know you're desperate.
Bingo. Plus everything is seniority based, which makes sense in theory for vacation time and such, but when it impacts business operations...
Quick example. I was working as a Tech Dispatcher and was good at my job. They wanted to move me to a 6am shift as I was fast, organized, and had a good sense of workload requirements, etc. So they wanted me in early to get s*** lined up and in order for when the techs started at 7. Did it for a few months, everything was going well. Someone with more seniority complained cause she wanted the shift. So they had to give it to her. She did it for a couple of months and they ended up getting rid of the shift altogether cause she kept f***ing everything up in the mornings.
Impossible was an exaggeration, but yes, so many hoops to jump through and so time consuming to track, monitor, document, put on performance plans, monitor and document those, etc, etc, etc.
I was part of a union once. A steady increase in pay was always a nice thing you could count on. The most frustrating thing was how people miked the system and abused things knowing full well how virtually impossible it is to fire someone for being s*** at their job. Protecting the wrong people annoys me.
Probably Orelvis as of today...but I think Moreno is more expendable in this organization with Jansen and Kirk as young viable options already. There's no one currently blocking Orelvis at 3B and even if they trade for one, it's likely a short term solution. But you're right, it would take one or the other to make a deal happen.
Both sides need to understand that they're really not that important and people will just move on and find something else to do with their lives. Without fans, this sport doesn't exist.
Last 15 games Campbell's Sv % is .893. This is not a bad week. Something's not right with him...mental? Physical? Has the clock struck midnight and he's just not as good as we hoped he was?
Bottom line...it's a concern.