really hoped some team would pay a 1st when all is said and done, but a 2nd plus a prospect was probably always the more realistic return. Not really high on Grushnikov from what I've read about him ... I'll happily eat crow, but he doesn't seem to be more than a low ceiling depth prospect. Really hoped for a better prospect here, like a Tristan Bertucci for example.
Certainly a bit of a "meh" return for me. I'm glad Conroy sticks to the plan and makes those trades in spite of recent results, and I'm glad he's using retention. But Dallas got an absolute beauty for a very reasonable price here, to put it mildly. Especially since there seemed to be numerous teams circling.
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