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What Montreal fans blissfully ignore are the stipulations put on that first. I think we can say with 100% certainty that no GM offered a 1st for Anderson without retention. It was probably something like Anderson @50% retained plus a good prospect for a protected first in 24 or 25.
Hughes is just trying to hopefully drive the price up slightly by hoping someone falls for his fake "first and top prospect" ask.
Standing his ground on not trading Anderson is probably pretty easy. Without significant retention he won't be traded.