Trading prospects is such a crapshoot. You have to know for every 5 high end ones you are sending away, there's probably a future superstar in the mix. The important thing to look at is that it doesn't keep happening and become a trend. And look at the guys we DIDNT trade: Sanchez, Stroman, Osuna - these 3 young guys are the backbone of our pitching staff.
We also turned Gose in to Travis, and Lawrie in to JD.
So yeah, I can stomach the Dickey trade. It's not reasonable to expect to win every deal that involves prospects. If you win more than half you are ahead of the game.
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