But who would make that trade WITH us? Why would they give up a more reliable and better pitcher than Eovaldi so they could get Eovaldi?
It has to make sense for both sides somehow.
2 of Eovaldi's last 3 IL stints were to clean up 'loose bodies' from his last TJ surgery. That seems like bad luck more than being injury-prone.
The other was for a minor calf strain.
The most surprising thing about Lackey's contract is that it actually yielded a plus value by FanGraphs calculations, when you factor in the minimum wage season in 2015.