On BTV, the package the Cardinals received had a surplus value of $7.4mill, while a proposal of Brainer Bonaci and Chase Meidroth had a surplus value of $5mill. And also didn’t have a pitching prospect.
Assuming the Cardinals wanted the same positions and sticking with BTV, the Sox could have offered a package of Shane Drohan ($5mill) and Chase Meidroth ($3.3mill) and maybe made the trade.
So should the Sox have made that deal? With Sale, Houck and Whitlock coming back?