At the risk of infringing on Shaun Newkirk’s field of expertise, I want to talk a little bit about the stock market. When an investor has a rising stock, there are three options - buy, sell, or hold. All three are fraught with different perils. Buy the stock as it crests, and you could be throwing away good money. Sell a stock before it crests, and you will forgo potential gains. Hold a stock too long, and you could be stuck holding a bag of worthless paper.
The same holds true for ballplayers. Timing the market is crucial when it comes to trades, as Dayton Moore has illustrated all too well.