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The proposition was that a pitcher they are NERVOUS about, that they VALUE VERY HIGHLY, it's THAT pitcher they want to avoid shaky results with.  A guy like Felix, he's going to be in the minors long after the sportswriters are wondering where he is.
Pineda's the only guy on your list who was a high-leverage asset, and they knew they weren't risking any performance setbacks.
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Okay, let's re-state it again, counselor.  A high-profile starting pitching prospect, the Seattle Mariners' GM committee doesn't want to see a 4.75 ERA in year one.  They want to see a Pineda type rookie season, and they'll keep him in the minors until such time as they deem it VERY likely that he will be excellent in April of his rookie season..
Right now this applies to Danny Hultzen, Taijuan Walker, and James Paxton.  The principle in abstract applies to a Carter Capps SP conversion.
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If you're going to post mainly when you see something you don't like, that's all right, I guess.
But then it becomes important that you understand the author correctly.  If you want the role of auditor on a chat board (as opposed to co-conversationalist), you have an extra responsibility not to ding people without having the facts straight.  It's incredibly annoying to have an auditor ding you when he was careless and mistaken.
I know.  I used to be an auditor.
Me personally, I just try to watch my "ratio's" when on somebody's website.  Your material is strong, obviously; it's a shame that we're in a stubborn argument every time we're talking.