- Torres was Torres at the time we traded him. Archived Message
Posted by DouchieHowser
on December 8, 2016, 12:22:45, in reply to "Deadline trades are always bad"
|
He was in the process of blowing up and people were blown away at the trade at the time. I thought for sure if we were giving up Torres we were getting Miller instead of Chapman. I don't know, Jansen I think is going to hold up (or is more likely to) so rather than risk losing Happ at the deadline this year for bullpen help if Davis goes on DL, why not spend $16 million a year on Jansen. It makes sense.  Previous MessageBut you've got three things informing your view here: 1. Your personal bias against the value of relievers. 2. Your personal overvaluing of Cubs prospects (which you acknowledge in this thread). 3. The benefit of hindsight. Torres wasn't TORRES! when the trade was made. It was a high price to pay, but I think the fact that the Cubs gave up Soler to get Wade Davis suggests that the Cubs were worried about what they would have to pay at the deadline if they were in a similar position this year. |