Trade Him At Next Year’s Deadline
The Rockies will likely ride out the rest of the season without trading Gonzalez. In that scenario, if they want to get anything in return for him, they’ll need to move him at next year’s deadline.
At this point in time, holding on to CarGo would be useless unless they could somehow sign him to an extension, but with all the recent chatter that he wants to win now, that may not be the case.
If the two sides are unable to strike a deal, the Rox have to get something in return, as there is no point in letting a player leave without getting some compensation in return.
Gonzalez will still hold a lot of value to a contending team, so the Rox should get a nice return for the three time All-Star.
