Way Too Early To Call This A Great Trade

First of all, the Dodgers pretty much had to make the Hanley trade for several reasons even though it could very well blow up in their face.


Secondly, I hope Hanley turns over a new leaf and stops being a butthead, regains the form he hasn't had for two years and plays an important role in getting the Dodgers to the playoffs.


Thirdly, I laugh out loud at the stat boys who are forever blasting Ned over a million here or a couple million there and now say almost nothing about the $40 Million the Dodgers have thrown up in the air in hopes Hanley regains his form. Tragic Illness has written thousands of words and beat a herd of dead horses about C Cap and others over paltry amounts. Now when it comes to a financial risk only a desperate Dodger team would make the $40 Million or so hardly gets mentioned.


Fourthly, when is the last time a former star has had two bad years in a row and come back and regained his form. I'm looking at you Andruw Jones.


Fifthly, I'll bet anyone that can post $1,000 that Nate Eovaldi will be a better major league pitcher than Zach Lee.


Sixthly, wait a minute. I have to interject something here. I just read from the fountain of silliness Phattonez7. He just made the argument that Hanley's two below average years is mostly due to luck because that's what his advanced metrics say. Quit it Phatt, you're killing me.


Sixthly, habitually disgruntled players usually are on their best behavior when they join a new team. Hopefully, that will mean we see Hanley at his best whatever that currently is. Plus, gives Donnie Baseball and Kemp a chance to mold him the best they can.


Seventhly, the Dodgers did not make a stunningly smart move here. What they did was throw $40 Million at another baseball team for the player that team was really, really hoping to get rid of.


Eighthly, I wish I had a dollar for every time I read stat boys talking crap about trading for players that use to be good.


Ninethly, if I was the Cubs I'd tell the Dodgers and Dempster to shove it. I'd tell the Dodgers beat the Braves offer or get lost. Mr. Dempster we're calling your bluff. Hope you have a nice time rotting away with our horrible club this summer.


Tenthly, the Dodgers had to do this trade to compete this year. They had to way overpay ($40 M). They needed to show those damn "Casual Fans" that they'd spend crazy for the good of the order. It builds excitement in the fan base. Best of all it made the Stat Boys act like fans rather than the metric citing bobbleheads they normally are.