I think he gets traded to a team that suffers an injury during ST. And futhermore, if we cut Vargas or trade him for virtually zero does it mean: a) we've come a long way as an organization with an ability to disgard pitchers who have some value, or we have definately come along way as he would have been a 3rd starter back in the day b) Claudio's stint proves that we've made a mistake in our long term planning Why do you think its was a mistake? We have 7 other starters that are better. If we still had DD, where would he fit into the rotation - I think Sheets, Suppan, Yo and Villy would still be ahead of him and he's probably equal to the guys he would be competing for the 5th spot with. We've moved ahead and its a good thing.