The Larkin Trade Math: What Works And What Breaks

This story lays out the clean part of a Dylan Larkin trade and the part that gives general managers indigestion. Every big-name deal comes with a list of reasons to do it and a list of reasons to back away slowly, and Larkin is no exception. The intrigue here is not whether teams would ask the question - of course they would - but whether the fit survives the price tag. In this league, the first offer is easy and the last mile is where deals go to die.