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ranked Shaun Anderson #17. Let's assume for the moment that anyone else they pick up (a reliever or a bat) is going to be more valuable than Nunez, and let's further assume that they'd need to lead the package with a prospect more valuable than Anderson. Under those assumptions, here's a little speculative analysis that may prove to have been a waste of my last 20 minutes:
-- Some guys I can't imagine being traded, either because they're too valuable, too new, or (in Mata's case) established as guys Dombrowski has refused to put on the table: Devers (1), Groome (2), Houck (5), Flores (7), Mata (8), Brannen (14), Scherff (15).
-- Two guys I can't imagine being traded because they're injured: Chatham (9), Lakins (12).
-- Sam Travis (3) seems to have a potential role on this year's team (unless we trade for a first-division 1B we can control beyond 2017, none of whom appear to be available). To a lesser extent, so do Jalen Beeks (11) and Brian Johnson (13), who are among the top 8 or so guys on our SP depth chart.
-- Part of the reason it was easy to part with Anderson is that Mike Shawaryn (16) is a similar pitcher at a similar point in the development curve, and I would be mildly surprised if they trade both in the same month.
So that would leave Chavis (4), Ockimey (6), and Dalbec (10) as guys I wouldn't be surprised to see headlining a package for a reliever or another bat (add Chatham, I guess, if he proves to be healthy in time). Then you have the glut of AAA relief arms to serve as second pieces.