08-02-2010, 05:56 PM
I found this to be the most passable of the three in my opinion. Which should tell you how bad I think the other two are.
I'm just not seeing a depth of inspection going on in these trades. If you look at all three combined there is a hugely talented bat and a hugely talented ace leaving with returns that could best be described as paltry.
There needs to be some legit talent moving for these guys. Joey Votto doesn't need to be used to make a salary dump, Aroldis Chapman needs to move for at least one super talented prospect, and Lind shouldn't go for AAA fodder. One of these deals, by themselves, may not be reason to question - but all three combined throw up huge red flags to me.
I'm just not seeing a depth of inspection going on in these trades. If you look at all three combined there is a hugely talented bat and a hugely talented ace leaving with returns that could best be described as paltry.
There needs to be some legit talent moving for these guys. Joey Votto doesn't need to be used to make a salary dump, Aroldis Chapman needs to move for at least one super talented prospect, and Lind shouldn't go for AAA fodder. One of these deals, by themselves, may not be reason to question - but all three combined throw up huge red flags to me.