Wow this is such a stretch. Rocco just can't win with some fans. Lets his starter go for a complete game shut out and 112 pitches and the next game gets kicked out for arguing with the ump, but man is he soft, smh.
This would be irrelevant even if it turns out to be true. Every year you must field a team and should be trying to field the best team you can. It doesn't always work out, but a bad team wouldn't erase the value of a good player's performance. Does Mike Trout ring a bell?
Two years of top quality starting pitching plus a pick in the mid 30's (or a third year of Gray) for the uncertain future performance of Petty who was a mid twenties pick (26). That is some smart maneuvering. What are the odds even now of Petty having 3 years in the bigs at Gray's performance level? It's still a long shot. Even if he does beat those odds it wouldn't cancel out the excellent calculus of this deal.
Looking at Wallner's minor league splits this year he has been remarkably consistent. Consistently superb. With almost identical platoon splits as well. C'mon man get this guy up here. A Minnesota kid to boot.