The only issue here is 'how it looks'. Lamet was included in the deal for financial reasons to get the prospects we really wanted. I believe taking on Lamet was likely the difference between Gasser (who Stearns obviously covets) and another prospect he wasn't as keen on. He can't help that later on in the evening the Rangers basically gave us a Cost controlled reliever for another 2 years for a High Walk flamethrower flier (guys like Kelly's failure rates far exceed success rates at the MLB level.). Obviously the plan was to keep Lamet on the roster for a true look but getting Bush changed that later on in the day. I don't find this move puzzling but I do start to wonder if we truly didn't get enough in the package for Hader.
