From JOEL SHERMAN
In today’s Post, I wrote a column in which I suggested Omar Minaya do a better job of emphasizing the whole 25- and 40-man rosters and not just obsess on loading the top of the roster with stars. As a way to get that done, I recommended Minaya, at least, consider what is possible should he trade Carlos Beltran, Jose Reyes or David Wright. I will repeat here what I stated in the column: This does not mean I am advocating that any of those players must be traded. Beltran, Reyes and Wright are among the 25 best position players in the majors. If all are back next year, that is totally fine. This is not about anger or retribution. I do not believe any single player has been responsible for the collapses of the past two seasons.
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