3 straight series losses is concerning. Also concerning is that our Pythagorean record is only 52-42. Our weaknesses may be getting exposed a little lately.
It was notin that first asked that question. I think what he was getting at was, all that really matters is total value. Hence my silly little 'Mookie vs. Ted' scenario.
But isn't every single one of Mayer's tools better than Kavadas's?
If you want to make an absurd comparison, here's one: Mookie vs. Ted. Ted would probably have fine being a DH, based on the stories about his attitude toward fielding.
What I would say is that Cole is a terrific pitcher who was on his game last night. Last time we faced him he was a terrific pitcher who was off his game, and we got 3 homers and 6 runs off him in 5 innings.
I'm talking about teams with legit small revenues and payrolls.
Anyway, the first step would be to find any team who traded 5 players of that caliber in their prime or pre-prime. I have my doubts there are any.