To me, DFAing Barnes is fine. He's always been a JAG masquerading as an elite reliever. The classic fungible guy who get's cut and resigned throughout this career. The issue is that there is about 3 other guys who fit the same bill as that, but were worse than Barnes in Mills, Ort, and Braiser, and a bench bat who doesn't have a role on this team in Dalbec. It's curious to be sure. If they end up trading him and clearing some payroll, I guess it's ok, but why we're holding on to MOB (Mills, Ort, Brasier) is beyond me.