"The Mahle trade didn't work out for either side in hindsight" - what? The Twins lost the Mahle trade.
While CES is having an injury plagued year, he's shown signs of brilliance and is still very much a part of the team's Big League plans. Meanwhile, Steer has become the Reds everyday 1B and is on pace for 20 HR and 80 RBI.
Am I missing something here? Mahle was garbage as a Twin and I'd much rather have Spencer Steer at 1B than Ty France, and I bet most GMs would agree.