I know everyone loves Jmac around here and he has done a great job re-signing the young guns, but I've got to admit I'm concerned if we really were trying to bundle up a heap of picks to get Lobbe. Add to the fact that he offered Lonergan $500k as a 30 year old and also went hard for Casboult last year, yeah I must say I have some reservations about declaring him a gun list manager. Think the 11 for 20,21 trade will either be a master stroke or something we will have the pitch forks out for in a few years. I don't really like it but am happy to back Del in, but the 3rd round and 4th round swap at the end leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
Fully expected to get howled down for doubting him, but that's my view.
Anyway thinking about the 11 for 20&21, it occurred to me that it will restrict our trading of future first round picks in the future due to the rule of "must draft 2 first round picks within 4 years rule". Ie let's say O'meara nominates us next year (long shot) we couldn't offer our next 2 first round picks as that would make 3 years where we wouldn't have a 1st round pick. How do we feel about that?