Trade Chains

[Centerfield]

Carlos Beltran - Zack Wheeler - Isaiah Green (compensation pick for Wheeler leaving) - Francisco Lindor.



Valid?

[Edgy MD]

I think there's Beltranian DNA in Lindor, yeah. Far from the lion's share, but it's there.



The Beltran contract is still alive.

[Gwreck]

Intervening drafts shouldn't count.



Side note: is the Tim Bogar trade chain now the longest-ever in history?

[Edgy MD]

If a draft pick is an asset gained in compensation for a player, I can't see why that doesn't count. It's continuing returns on the investment.

[Edgy MD]

I think I traced the Rick Anderson draft pick of 1978 to May 2005.



Maybe further, I dunno.

[Gwreck]

I've got the Anderson chain ending at the end of 2004 when McEwing became a free agent, but could be missing a branch.



I think Bogar (1987 draft pick to present) overtook Anderson if I am looking at it right.

[Edgy MD]

Rick Anderson ➽ David Cone ➽ Ryan Thompson ➽ Mark Clark ➽ Turk Wendell ➽ Bruce Chen ➽ Scott Strickland gets us to the summer of 2005, but that's as far as I can take it.

[Gwreck]

I had forgotten that Strickland was with the Mets until 2005 despite having not pitched since 2003.

[Edgy MD]

Yeah, that's not really fair of me. If he's not on the field, he's not bringing even theoretical returns.

[Frayed Knot]

Maybe my favorite Fleetwood Mac song and this is a good version.



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[G-Fafif]

McEwing was released in Spring Training 2005.



“Do draft picks count in a trade chain?” is a Talmudic-level question.

[Fman99]

Frayed Knot wrote: Maybe my favorite Fleetwood Mac song and this is a good version. [YOUTUBE]kBYHwH1Vb-c[/YOUTUBE]

Yeah, that's a strong version. This is also one of my favorites from the Lindsey/Stevie era -- though I'd rank a whole nother set of faves from the Peter Green years and yet another batch from the Bob Welch era.