c’mon. take your drivel elsewhere. let the GMs do their jobs and determine their own player values for themselves.

Fielder is here and now, so if the brewers do well this season, they’d need someone here and now to replace him if traded. If we suck and show no signs of being better next season, then a trade for prospects may be in order.

see this: http://www.brewcrewball.com/2009/4/15/839215/fantasy-baseball-etiquette

specifically this:
1. Don’t propose or accept trades the caliber of Isiah Thomas management. It’s a waste of everyone’s time, If you’re taking the time to offer a trade, please make it reasonable. I don’t know too many people who are going to take three or four of your bench players for their first-round pick.

This applies to real life too. hypothetical trades and all.

If he’s traded this year, it’ll be for major league pitching, and probably some prospects.

If it’s after this year, his value would be VERY high. Since he’ll have 2 years of control remaining, I would still see us trying to get a major league starter, or a major league ready pitching prospect. I would bet another top level prospect would be included.

I think the most likely scenario will be Prince being traded before his last year of control (2011). I think Doug M knows how much value he holds, and he’ll refuse to give him away if he’s not getting enough in return, so he’ll wait until he has to do it.

For reference, Matt Holliday was just traded in his last year of control for Huston Street, Greg Smith, and Carlos Gonzalez (a high level outfield prospect).