Ok guys, some offers:
LAD: Cartaya, Frasso, Ronan Kopp, Hyun-Seok Jang
NYY: Jones, Lombard, Henry Lalane, Carlos Lagrange
BAL: Kjerstad, Mayo, Justin Armbruester, Jackson Baumeister
AZ: Druw Jones, Ivan Melendez, Caden Grice, BlakeWalston
2022: Houston #1 pitching WAR, Philly #3
2021: Braves were #14, Houston was #11 (White Sox were #1 lmao)
2020: Dodgers #5, Rays #8
2019: Washington #5, Houston #3
2018: Boston #9, Dodgers #2
2017: Houston #7, Dodgers #6 (Asterisk it)
2016: Cubs #4, Cleveland #8
2015: Royals #14, Mets #7
2014: SF #26, Royals #9
2013: St. Louis #8, Boston #14
Winners median ranking is 7.5
Losers median ranking is also 7.5
So having a top 10 staff is a pretty good thing to have. 2023 was an outlier.
They could, but as far as those two teams know, the Bears can always
1) Trade to another team (Raiders, Giants, etc.) for a higher price and take Nabers. It's not MHJ, but he provides some cover for a bluff.
2) Keep the pick and take Williams/Maye for themselves and trade Fields to a team like Atlanta.