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I would also add that not having Buxton in center for much of the season does make a difference on pitcher's ERA as well. For reference, Buxton played 140 games last season, but only 28 this season. I know our other players are good, but sometimes Buxton makes a play nobody else does.

So hitting .311/.403/.442 with 8 HR, 56 RBI, and a 45/48 BB/K ratio (De La Trinidad) is meh...What do you think is good?

According to mlb's site Duran and Maciel are top 20 prospects (#19 & #11 respectively) for the D-Backs, and Fangraphs has them at #14 & #15 respectively. Add in the throw in of De La Trinidad and I don't think it's an awful return for a rental.

Don't forget about Pineda too. The Twins gave him a 2 year deal when they signed him, with the expectation of pitching in 2019. I doubt he would be traded because he won't pitch much this year if at all, but he does have 1 year left as well.

I'd also like to add, looking at his statistics, Rooker has about a 22% K rate at Elizabethton right now; which while not fantastic, is also really not that far off from what he did at Mississippi St. this past year when he had 19% K rate for the season. This is what Rooker is. I'd also add, that again a 20% K rate is not great, It's not in the realm of former Twin, Adam Brett Walker, who had a 31% K rate in Elizabethton and continued that trend through the system.

I'm in the bucket of wait and see as well. I'm not about shopping all our guys, but I would certainly be looking at a couple of teams and see if they have any interest. The Astros are a good pick to look at for Santana, but I would also throw out the Yankees. They have been struggling of late, especially with pitching. A guy I could see targeted is Justus Sheffield. Former first round pick of the Indians that came over in the Miller trade. He's not the Yankees top pitching prospect (according to MLB), and he is having a nice season in AA (7-5, 3.09 ERA).