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Originally Posted by Rams Fan
I view it as Mo falling on his sword knowing next year is not going to be good and to give Bloom a fresh slate.
Which I don’t mind.
Personally would’ve hired someone else than Bloom as he’s guilty by association and he got a horrible return for Mookie.
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He was never gonna set the world on fire with the return for Betts, especially when he had the edict from ownership to trim payroll so he had to include Price in the deal.
They gave up quite a bit of prospect capital with including Price in the trade. And greatly reduced the number of teams willing to make the move because most don't have the financial wherewithal to eat Price's contract.
So with fewer potential trade partners and a massive financial liability in tow, they weren't gonna get a haul for Betts.
And frankly, Connor Wong is a pretty good player.
But yeah, Jeter Downs looks like a bust.
Sometimes when a deal is that mediocre from the jump, it says more about the player than the deal. I argued this very point when I said that the Cardinals didn't 'fleece' anyone on the Goldschmidt or Arenado deals. When all the trading team can get for their star player is a pile of mediocre prospects, that means NOBODY in the league was willing to step up with a top 25 sort of guy.
I think his hands were tied in the Betts deal and the league knew it. So he just couldn't develop a market for him.
That all being said - **** him anyway for hitching his wagon to these guys.