It seems that pitchers found that hole in his swing on the inside of the plate. He's hasn't just looked lost lately, he's looked over matched. I hope that he can get control of those inside pitches and become a complete player, but I'd rather see him work that out in AAA. I'm happy with the trade, I'm of the camp that Lopez is the player you've seen over the last 500 ABs, which I think is an upgrade, especially against LHP. I know that there were a number of player, including Puljos, who really liked having Lopez on the Cards last year. There were a number of fans down here in St. Louis who were baffled by the handling of the situation and would much rather have Lopez around that had to deal with the Adam Kenndy, Aaron Miles, Kahlil Greene offseason fiasco. If he does what the Brewers believe he'll do, the Brewers will be in contention or make the playoffs with Lopez playing well. If that happens, Lopez likely will decline arby to find at least a multiyear deal somewhere else and get some financial security. If not, we have a capable utlity guy to replace Counsell next year. I thought this type of "haul" might have been enough to net both Davis and Lopez, but I guess that was wishful thinking.