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You're right that swapping Fister still seems to be JZ's least worthwhile trade, but... we've got Wells for a 4th outfielder and RH bench bat and Ruffin in the pen (Ruffin is another guy I'd like to see get meaner) as well as Martinez.
As to Beaven - a former first round pick - maybe as J0_EM11 was postulating in the Catricala thread that some of the guys JZ acquired were intended as bridge/showpiece guys (look, two first-rounders!), so that Beaven is exactly that - not intended to really replace Fister, but to bridge to the guys who can. He really wanted Smoak, but needed for the trade to look good as well, while he continued drafting who he really wanted. But again, he needs to get value when Ramirez is ready, so let's see if he can show as a #4-5 for somebody else, while we build our 2 #1s (Felix & Walker), 2 #2s (Hultzen & Paxton), and 2 #3s (Noesi & Ramirez) into a rotation!