You raise a valid concern with Paredes. Personally, I think folks get too worked up over exit velocity and hard hit rates. A scrub like Chicago’s Morel is considered a stud in waiting because of the underlying stats while a stud like Paredes is constantly disparaged for his lack of dominant underlying stats. I don’t care about such things. Paredes is only 25 and has performed around a 4 Win rate for all 3 years he’s been a Ray. There’s no reason to expect regression any time soon. That said, the fact that Paredes hits so much better at the Trop than he does away from the Trop (147 wRC+ to 127 wRC+) is a concern, but I have to think his overall trade value takes that into account. As for Aroz, he should come cheaper than Paredes, but the Rays are also unlikely to trade Aroz at a $7MM valuation. He was worth $33MM in the offseason because he hits 125ish wRC+ every year at the plate and he’s probably going to hit that level again this year after starting the year with a miserable 37 wRC+ through April 30th. Since May 1st he has hit 140 wRC+ and has raised his season wRC+ to 107 wRC+. His trade value on BTV doesn’t reflect his recent performance, at least in my opinion. He’s also under control for 2 more years, so there’s no “need” to trade him.