Justin said:
Are people really that surprised that this is what's in going to take to get last year's Cy Young winner? If the Mets are trading him they're going for a premium offer and I'm fine with that. The Jays are going for it this year, AA sees his window and he's going to take it. The Red Sox are rebuilding, the Yankees aren't as strong, the Orioles can't possibly be so lucky 2 years in a row, and the Rays just traded away a rock in their rotation.
Even with Shield, the Rays still have one of the best rotations in baseball, and they've potentially upgraded their offence with Myers.
As for the trade, what people like me are saying is, well, not all Cy Young award winners are created equal. Dickey will be 38 years old by the time next season rolls around, and, as a knuckleballer, could be wildly unpredictable. He'd be moving from a pitcher-friendly stadium to a batter friendly stadium and to a division that still contains some of the best hitters in baseball (not to mention not having the opposition pitcher in the batting order - the AL in general is tougher on pitchers). Is that worth the team giving up 2 of their top 3 prospects (especially after having already traded away 2 of their top 5 in the deal with Miami)? I'm not convinced.
Justin said:
I don't think many Jays fans were made that they traded future perennial all-star Jeff Kent for David Cone in 1992...
Well, if the Jays were clearly World Series contenders at the trade deadline when they potentially making this deal, maybe we'd have a different opinion of it, but, without having played a single game in the 2013 season? Very different story.