ABQCOWBOY
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The reason you trade for him is because you then enjoy exclusive rights for negotiations. If you don't do that and you wait till he hits FA, that might be next year but it's more likely that it will be two years from now or never. If you have exclusivity, then you can try to hammer out a deal without his agent constantly bringing in other bidders to drive up the price.