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diehard24 said:So does the Miley trade represent a bold new direction where the Sox will hang their hats on SIERA, FIP, and XFIP? If this data supports Miley as a clear #3 or even a #2, why didn't the Dbacks get more? With three years of control, why wasn't he more coveted?
Cherington and co were probably asking themselves those same questions as they rushed to sign the trade paperwork.
You can't just assume there's some hidden catch that will make Miley a lemon - don't fall into the reactive devaluation fallacy. I'm not saying you're doing this, but we should avoid any line of reasoning that borders on thinking that a given offer of a player must be less valuable than we think it is, simply because the other side - with whom we're competing - is willing to offer it. Sometimes, you just win a trade.