Yeah, I think this is a trade where you either trust Elias/Sig, or you do not. Clearly they targeted these 4 pitchers for a reason. What they've done assembling a decent MLB pitching staff this year out of largely scraps deserves some benefit of the doubt. I do not know if they can repeat that. To me, losing Lopez isn't that big of a deal with our bullpen depth. Vespi, who is also having an amazing year, can step in and I doubt the bullpen misses much of a beat at all.
So, did they find any nuggets with those 4 guys. We'll see.
Why take these guys that they think could turn into something when you could justify asking for better guys that are more likely to turn into something without needing some magical turnaround from this development team?
I think its great that the team thinks they've cracked some code and can find value in undervalued guys. But if you pay more than full freight to get those guys, that ceases to be excess value. You're just overpaying for potential and then needing to fulfill it to make it a fair deal.
If Povich becomes a mid-rotation starter then this will go down as a fine trade. But you shouldn't base the judgement of trades on a near ideal outcome for the package.
