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Originally Posted by anyonebutedmonton
Its important to understand though, that I am not making the case that simply by going to the school he did, that he somehow has to be an A+ negotiator. Its just that it is highly unlikely that he made an outright stupid decision and left value on the table, which is something people have been advocating for in this thread.
There is so much to criticize in this organization, lets keep it on the stuff that makes rational sense at the very least.
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I agree, Jay doesn't appear to be a good negotiator based on his trades thus far. Though in his defense (I hate to say that because I'm really disliking the man right now) the one trade he made when he wasn't hamstrung by a NTC/NMC he got Cammalleri and Ramo for a malcontent Bourque and a fringe prospect.
So he may see these first rounders as the ultimate in value, and not be especially thrilled with settling for second tier 'known' prospects and lesser picks. Thus when he gets Berra, he sees it as a boom or bust move, as opposed to Rattie who could just as easily bust, but may prompt STL to only give up a 2nd as opposed to a 1st.
If that's his reasoning, I can accept that.