Jack Z had arguably the best young tandem at the top of his rotation and not what one would describe as an embarrassment of riches in the rotation to pull from. I understand his offense is the text book definition of putrid but come the hell on with this caving on Michael effing Pineda. Not a chance in hell I’d say this was even for an effing DH, not a damn catcher. Of all the damn teams he had to end up on for phuck sake.

I don’t get this trade for the Mariners, they already have a 1B in Smoak. And Campos is a pretty good prospect as well, better than Noesi.

Pineda has some pretty dramatic platoon splits and Yankee stadium will make him look all the worse against lefties. He is still a two pitch pitcher, a potential ace in the making but still a work-in-progress that may never fully overcome fatigue and platoon difficulties. As awesome of a rookie campaign as Pineda had, he is not without question marks. He is way less established than Mat Latos, for example.

Also, my understanding is that the M’s system is stacked with young arms that project as top of the rotation types. Perhaps they felt that selling high on Pineda to get hitting was their best bet moving forward. Of course, I think Montero has been overhyped, so we’ll see who wins this trade in the end; frankly it has the potential to blow up in both team’s faces if one player crashes and burns.

this is an intriguing trade. At the surface, you’d think the primary pieces aren’t the best fits in their new homes. Montero is going to a park that is death for right handed batters & Pineda is going to a park that is harsh to flyball pitchers. Montero has an extra year of control so that might’ve been a motivating factor in Seattle’s decision. If Montero can hit like he’s been hyped up to be(I saw someone compare him to Mike Piazza FWIW), it won’t matter if he sucks behind the plate.

The funny thing about this deal is that the Mariners could’ve gotten Montero for a Cliff Lee rental. Instead, the M’s traded Lee for Smoak, who hasn’t really done anything of note. Bet Jack Z wishes he moved Lee to the Yankees back in 2010 now.

Sabathia/Nova/Pineda/Kuroda

Fuck em.

Seattle is baseball’s Antarctica, so nobody has any idea what’s going on there, and all Yankees prospects are hyped into the ionosphere. The feeling I’m getting from browsing different sites (including Lookout Landing) is that the Yankees may have come out ahead a bit.

It’s rare that two young uber-talents get exchanged like this. My mind drifts towards the winter of 1993-94, when the Expos dealt Delino DeShields for a skinny kid with a mustache and a jheri curl named Pedro….

Its just odd

Montero has another year of control, but other than that…I would assume Jack Z knows what he’s doing.

We know Montero isn’t going to be catching, so this puzzles me a bit- the Mariners have a few 1B/DH types as it is right now.

It’s more that I hate the idea of it, but whatever. I know what organization I root for. I know not to get too attached to anyone.