Yes, because including but not limited to Thornton is too slow, does not ft, is too expensive, denies young talent opportunity, and Helm at 3.8 is overpriced, but in the full deal I posted we upgrade a 4th to a likely high 2nd in a weak draft, and he is an immediate upgrade on DD, and we are not married to the guy all 4 years. Holden not moving so fast. Need to remove LD clutter. Do that. By end of this year or next we can move him at relatively low cost.
One man's ceiling is another man's floor. What you call madness, others might call ..... and that's enough for now. Professor has to finish his taxes.
Agreed, and in a vacuum I too vote no. But this is not a vacuum. It is means to buy pick upgrade, dump DD who will have nothing in the tank by end of year, and move 2 pieces of deadwood for one lesser piece who can be moved later.
On this, we agree.
I don't know if you are the only one, but Stepan had to go, esp with a pending NMC/NTC kicking in; plus he's overrated. Good yes, spectacular, never. He was always considered by some as more than he was, and we were always better off with what he brought in trade than actual production. Pity he was not moved til recently.
Smith, the prob there is we invested a 2nd + a 3rd to get him, and we did not sign him -- which became necessary at any kind of a reasonable # --- we would have pissed those picks away.
So he cost that as a rental.
At decent term we should be able to recover our investment and slightly more at some point. He will get back into form soon enough and some team will have an injury.
But again, the stupid win now move comes back to bite in the ass.
