Blue, speaking of Baez/trade:
1. Would you trade Baez straight-up for Ross?
No. Baez still has the potential of a HOF career, the kind of player who could win multiple MVP's. I am not saying it is likely, but he still has a realistic prospect of that kind of career. It doesn't seem a good idea to trade him for a pitcher who is simply a good third starter, particularly one who has a career away performance which is not even that of a good 3rd starter -- he has career hoe/away splits of 2.92/4.28.