I’m not disagreeing with any of the logic. And I can’t say that the FO hasn’t earned the benefit of the doubt.
If someone had proposed this exact deal two days ago in the transaction proposals forum, they would have been roasted. Collins’ control and vast surplus value would have been cited as a reason for the hard no.
I'm just saying — I’ve been on this board long enough to know — if we had traded an underperforming lefty reliever for a decent reliever and a switch hitting 2.1 WAR outfielder who finished 4th in ROTY voting last year, has options and control — we would all be absolutely ecstatic right now. I think we all know that to be true.