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<blockquote data-quote="the juiceman cometh" data-source="post: 1793238" data-attributes="member: 747321"><p>Montas isn't close to a phenom and the Yankees didn't trade any top prospects for him (I was glad at the time we didn't pursue him heavily, the shoulder injury was still a big red flag). They traded one decent prospect, a 26 year old rookie (JP Sears) who is primarily a reliever, and two other guys who are borderline to make the MLB. The top prospect they gave up in that trade was a 24 year old pitcher (Ken Waldichuk) who has since made his MLB debut for the A's. 17.2 innings pitched. 7.13 ERA, -0.3 WAR, 1.585 WHIP, 53 ERA+.</p><p></p><p>Historically, the teams that trade a bunch of prospects for a true superstar almost always come out ahead. As much of a disaster as Montas has been, I don't think the Yankees are losing sleep over giving up Waldichuk. If anything, they may regret not giving up <em>more</em> in order to land Castillo instead of Montas, who was their backup plan to Castillo all along.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="the juiceman cometh, post: 1793238, member: 747321"] Montas isn't close to a phenom and the Yankees didn't trade any top prospects for him (I was glad at the time we didn't pursue him heavily, the shoulder injury was still a big red flag). They traded one decent prospect, a 26 year old rookie (JP Sears) who is primarily a reliever, and two other guys who are borderline to make the MLB. The top prospect they gave up in that trade was a 24 year old pitcher (Ken Waldichuk) who has since made his MLB debut for the A's. 17.2 innings pitched. 7.13 ERA, -0.3 WAR, 1.585 WHIP, 53 ERA+. Historically, the teams that trade a bunch of prospects for a true superstar almost always come out ahead. As much of a disaster as Montas has been, I don't think the Yankees are losing sleep over giving up Waldichuk. If anything, they may regret not giving up [I]more[/I] in order to land Castillo instead of Montas, who was their backup plan to Castillo all along. [/QUOTE]
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