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It’s really not clear about what the trade offer is. Are you giving up Montero and your 11th round pick, to get Moore, his 3rd round and his 15th round?

I can’t really address the picks issue, because you’re not clear. However, looking at Montero and Moore, both have pretty bright futures. Moore will take some lumps and bruises because he plays in the AL East. Even though he’s got a high ceiling, and he had a nice debut, people forget he’s had very little MLB exposure, and only 9 starts at AAA. He’s highly touted, though, so you can’t go too wrong if he’s in the TB rotation.

Montero loses some value by being traded to SEA, but on the other hand he might have gained more guaranteed playing time, and he might stay at catcher for longer. He could be a stud at the generally weak position. If you have to start two catchers, I might go with him instead, because there are plenty of young SP options available, and though not all may be as high-ceiling as Moore, Montero could eventually become the type of hitter who goes .300/70/25/85 at catcher. As good as other C prospects are (Wieters, Santana, Posey), Montero will be a top-3 guy in the peak of his career. Moore may not ever make it to the top-10 of SP, simply because of the many options there.

Here’s how I read the offer:

You give:

Montero (22nd round)
Moore (12th round)
11th round pick

for

3rd round pick
15th round pick

Personally, I probably wouldn’t do that trade – I feel like Montero and Moore are both huge values at those picks, and I have to imagine that the 3rd round pick is probably a bit closer to a 5th or 6th in value depending on how the rest of the league’s keepers work out. The player you take with the 3rd round pick is going to be a 1 year player since you can’t keep them based on the keeper rules I read (move up 3 rounds), so unless you think you are extremely likely to be in the top 2 or 3 this year, I would hold onto Montero/Moore.

that was easy.

And regarding your keeper selection, reading the comment about who you can currently keep, I’d go with Moore, Hosmer, Montero

Fwiw I would’ve kept Jennings instead of Montero but I see you would encounter a draft problem going forward. Jennings & Moore have the same starting point, and Hosmer is only a round after so I assume you would then lose 3 rounds back to back to back, this is why I’d keep Montero, value and talent alone it would be Jennings.