Denorien wrote:tcochran wrote:Sknsfan wrote:It's a call for the commish, but i believe you can only make prospect promotion either before the draft period, or post draft if you are using the promotion after an unbalanced trade to get your roster back to 40 men
I agree with Ben
I may be mis-understanding the transaction, but, I don't think there is any roster issue. Valdes and Altuve are an even swap. The draft pick traded isn't a FA pick..
I read them as separate questions. Yes, the trade is player for player plus pick.
On the roster question, Alonso can not be promoted right now. After Jon gets to 40, he could make a 2-for-1 swap and promote Alonso then, if he still wants to at that point.