Article: Monday Funday

[TheLeviathan]

 

The Yankees moved some high end players and brought back some fantastic prospects. It's not the same situation at all.

I didn't expect to see every player get traded, which is why I specifically mentioned that had Antony moved one higher end guy with a fair return, he gets an A.

And this is consistent with what I said two months ago when I put the over/under of guys traded at three. Move three guys, I'm happy. Move four, I'm ecstatic.

 

Well, technically, we did move 4.   Again, my point is expecting four trades doesn't really have much of a precedent.  And I say that because I think it reflects the difficulty of making trades happen.  We know from the Astros hack that professional General Managers often call each other like that one guy we all know in fantasy leagues that offers you preposterously horrible trades on a semi-regular basis.  So to cut through the stupidity and make things happen is more difficult than we often think.

 

Call the grade whatever you want, but honestly, making three trades happen (in and of itself) is pretty damn active and impressive.  Hopefully they pan out.