I think Bryant would be the only guy I'd trade Benintendi for. But, I dont see how that helps the Cubs. They'd be taking a bat away. They're looking to add onto what they have. Not get a player who hit less homeruns then the guy they'd be giving up to get him.
I don't think Dave Dabrowski should even be close to getting fired. He's made some really good moves and people need to realize that. It's not his fault that the team tends to fall apart at the end of the season and doesn't do anything in the playoffs. That's a managers inability to get his team ready for the postseason, not Dave's ability to put together a team.
I don't think it was the entire reason. But, this team was widely unpopular, this last season and Farrel was one of the many reasons. That's a public relations nightmare and when that happens, you make moves accordingly.
After reading all of this and looking at the money invested reinsures to me why Farrell got fired. If you can't make it out of the first round two years in a row with this amount of money invested, you shouldn't expect anything else. I say the Red Sox should go after Logan Morrison. I always enjoyed watching the guy when I lived in Tampa.