Agree that DePoet made a Smith for Dyson trade, and the meat identified loosely as Gallardo might have been sneakened in as a side dish.
DePoet got Gamel, because the Yankees were overstocked with OF's.
DePoet got Dyson because4 of the recent KC success which, it turns out, made them not able to afford the ante and face significant roster changes.
While y'all are playing chess, DePoet is playing with a domino theory ... and his initial proclamation of a"more athletic" team are coming to fruition, and he needs to win, NOW, with a balanced attack.
How many bases did Smith steal, or how often did he go in as a pinch runner. His pinch hitting ability is matched or improved on by the additon of Dyson (and, read about, the KC crowd is not happy with his trade).
Smith has been hung out as a trade chip for a month, and, evidently, no takers in any trade emerged.
I can't imagine DePoet didn't have the Karns/Dyson set to go immediately after Smith was traded for some warm meat in Gallardo who still could be tasty if propertly prepared. Yeah, I doubt Gallardo gives them anything but "flexibility" at the bottom of the rotation unless the M's know something, and aren't just guessing about.
But the first domino to tumble had to be Smith.
After several different clubs have traded him, you can't wonder but what there are questions about Karns that we are not privy to, as his career is closer to the privy than to starting MOR plumbing which operates properly when you push the handle. It is not just the M's who have traded him.
Recent reports, idle speculation from would-be media types, for the most part, are that there are no takers for Hammel except the M's, and there must be a reson for that on a one year cheapo deal with big incentives.
DePoet is not done yet, but he has secured a spring training squad with more potential, and far better prospects, than this team had one year ago.
Hey, I've been wrong on MCClutch (though that was possibly close a month or so ago) and Archer (as top Ray SP).
Our trade chips now seem to be L. Martin, Cishek, a young OF (not named O'Neill), or a young pitcher (not named Diaz) in a trade for a Ray with a lesser sting, or, perhaps a Red Bird, or .... some other vet young mid-rotation starter.
The Astros have loaded up, but, DePoet is still trying to beat them over the moon.
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