darylbe wrote:Who's the one that says to rest kemba 2 games a week? Screw that, then he shouldn't be making full salary.
Look, I'm a Yankees fan. Stanton was given a 325m contract by an NL team, with the expectation that he's Gunna play the field during that time. So now that he's in the AL, I'm not Gunna suddenly pussfoot around him and keep him as a DH and give him off 2 games a week for this preservation. Play the field if needed, because that's what you signed up for. If you get injured, there's insurance. If you're injured, you go on the injured list.
Im not wishing injury on a player, but screw that noise where you play half the games because the coach likes to massage your upper thigh and collect 900k a game.
The reason that both teams manage the load on Stanton or Walker isn't about babying them it is actually trying to get production out of them without having to put them on the shelf the team is on the hook for the money either way. Walker played through injuries and pain that a lot of guys would have just shut it down for the year and come back next year. This schedule was extremely compressed and added to the issue.
Walker is certainly going to be available and sounds like he was available at the draft in November. That said I am not that concerned with moving him for the sake of moving him. Boston is a better team with him on the floor than off and while he might be a #3 more than #1 now so be it. He also seems to be a good guy in the locker room and doesn't bitch and moan.
Just think of the assets burned moving Chris Paul and Russell Westbrook around only watch them get MVP votes. I would manage Walker as a neutral asset even though he is probably a negative asset right now. If somebody wants him and it leaves you in a better position sure make a deal. But not interested in taking on a worse player, or someone make more money for longer time, or adding draft picks to him just to make him go away.
