Haven't they at least lost opportunity cost, though? Harvey has pitched 15 innings since the trade. The assets given up may have not panned out, but they did have value and could have been used on a player that did contribute.
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Potentially, but you’re getting into things that can’t be proven. I think it’s fair to evaluate a trade after the fact but I also think the value at the time is as or more important. Anyone can be brilliant with hindsight.
aug 11, 2025, 10:59 pm • 0 0 • view
Sure, I'm not saying that anyone is to blame, sometimes things just happen. But objectively, the trade has been a failure, even if the assets given up have also failed. It's just a frustrating outcome, especially since this team needs to win on the margins to compete.
aug 11, 2025, 11:11 pm • 0 0 • view
I wouldn’t agree it’s been a failure. It hasn’t been a good deal, but it hasn’t particularly hurt anything either. This is exactly what I wrote about today. There’s gray area and this deal is absolutely in it.
aug 11, 2025, 11:38 pm • 0 0 • view