I think we all know what he meant, Ramos was all but gone because of the Mauer luxury. (Didn't end being a luxury) They couldn't have known that Mauer was going to have all those health issues. Smith just make the proper trade with Ramos involved, pretty sure most Twins agree that they could have gotten more in return than Matt Capps. The fact is that Ramos was going to be traded and not be wasted on the bench behind Mauer, it just didn't work out very well obviously.