May is okay. Realistically, he is no better than the 4th best starter in our rotation, and maybe lower.
The thing is, the price tag as a rental was something significantly higher than that.
I try to be unbiased, both good and bad, about the moves we make or don’t make. If Matt Arnold had gotten Josiah Ragsdale and Alexander Frias for an okay reliever and okay starting pitcher on expiring contracts, 95% of the posters here would say “OMG. I can’t believe we got two high level outfield prospects for a couple of rentals that we won’t even miss. Matt Arnold is the genius to end all geniuses.”
And we all damn well know that is true.