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Felix goes something like 25-6 and wins the Cy by acclamation. Heck, if they are top half in runs scored Felix still goes 22-10 and wins it.
I admit my first reaction to the trade was "Why Jaso?!?" although I certainly wouldn't have traded any of the top prospects to get Morse. But if Jaso wasn't going to get any more playing time this year than last, why not get get a (mostly) everyday player with considerably higher production for him? Jaso and Morse played essentially the same number of games last year (108/102) but Morse had 70 more plate appearances in his 6 fewer games. A lot of Jaso's AB's were as a pinch hitter. Granted, he excelled in that role, but I think there's more value in a player who can put up the higher numbers over the course of every game rather than a spot start or pinch-hitting appearance. One could even argue that if there had been a Morse in last year's lineup there may not have been the need for so many late-game pinch-hitters to try and win or tie a close game. I usually say that I figure whoever the GM is knows more about baseball than I do (I exclude Bavasi; my little sister could out-GM him) so I'll hold off until I see how all of the pieces in this puzzle fit together. And I'm pretty sure that some of the pieces we have right now aren't going to be in the final picture.