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I don't fault Z for that.  Like you said, we needed more talent to plug holes, and a 4-for-1 is a decent way to start that.  It's not his fault that Vargas started sucking at the wrong time, or Bedard tweaked something and put his tradability in jeopardy.  We're not trading Pineda or Felix.
So Fister was the one pitching himself to the forefront of the trade market.  Talented guy, not your ace but certainly a contributor, cheap, would win a lot of games if he got run support at any time...
And we hauled 4 good prospects out of Detroit for him.  I don't think Beavan will be 80-90% of Fister, but I think Furbush could be (if he can stay healthy as a starter).  That leaves 3 prospects to make up the difference.  Problem is, I like concentrated WAR.  I think it's harder to get one 4 WAR pitcher than two 2 WAR pitchers, so I always want to get skyscraper WARs when I can and allow for 2 WAR surprises from the minors, FA or trades.   
For me, Martinez is the key.  I think Wells will stay as a 4th OF if nothing else - having a RH pinch-hitter for power in a lineup of lefties (which we seem to be amassing) isn't a bad thing, either.  Ruffin is a pen arm who could be great but will at least get a long look.  Furbush will try to start, with a fallback plan as a setup lefty that would be non-optimal but still useful.
Francisco Martinez, though, makes the deal great, or just a wash/slight loss.  Because we can get a pen arm or a 4th OF in another, lesser deal.  I can get a setup lefty by trading Vargas and keeping Fister, making the rotation stronger and cheaper in the process.  Or I can use one of my half-dozen outfield potentials for a 4th OF instead of needing to make a deal.
But a 3B with average and decent power?  That'd be nice.  It'd be nicer if he could walk his way on base, but that's not going to happen.  I'll be satisfied with average and power.  Next year I'm VERY interested to see him when he comes through town.
Furbush is showing he can start and have success.  He has some nasty stuff at times.  Wells will be on the 25 man, as will Ruffin.  So there's 3 men on the 25 for one gone.
But I think the true value of the deal is in the maturation of Francisco, and while I'm not bullish on him...Jack's got a GREAT eye for talent.  I wouldn't be surprised if F-Mart is our starting 3B in a year or two, which would make this 4-for-1 a very successful trade, even if Detroit is hoisting a trophy and spraying Fister with bubbly in the meantime. 
~G