Elite minor-league talent is always valuable, even if they end up debuting with a different organization than the one that drafted them.
It's a seller's market for starting pitchers this winter. Shane Baz, who has a career 4.25 ERA over 286 innings in four big league seasons, recently netted four prospects from the Orioles in exchange for his services. Along with several other smaller trades and big free agent contracts, options for teams to bolster their rotations are quickly being trimmed down.