I'm becoming more optimistic that the PTBNL's are of higher quality since the Reds included cash with Dunn in the deal...
No offense to you, I think you're a funny guy most of the time.....But I don't give a flying flapjack about justifying a return right now.
There is no way you can justify that return, anyway.
It's easy. Just ask the Diamondbacks how much a division title is worth to them. If it's just Dallas Buck and some leftover puke from last night's party, you walk away.
"Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men on the field?" ~ Jim Bouton
“Every level he goes to, he is going to compete. They will know who he is at every level he goes to.” -- ED on EDLC
I like that approach too. Although that approach applied to Dunn would have made him an ex-Red about 20 months ago, and I can only imagine how that would have gone over, considering the gnashing of teeth over losing a few (definitely) meaningless weeks' production before (probably) losing him to free agency.
Reading comprehension is not just an ability, it's a choice
It would be foolhardy to declair this the worst trade ever without even knowing the return.
However, the chances of this one turning out good are very slim (as it appears right now).
So far Walt is the only GM who's realized that this team, in it's current construct, was going NOWHERE.
He's the only one who's been willing to tear it down....now hopefully he can be the one to build it the right way. The GMs before him simply reshuffled deck chairs for 7 years.
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