See, when I said Casper Wells earlier, I was kidding. His value comes from having a little pop in his bat, which he will lose at the Safe, and from getting on base by getting HBP all the time - his eye sucks.
Carp is the same guy, only LH with a better eye. What are we seeing in Wells that makes him more than a 4th OF?
And Francisco Martinez, the guy who aspires to be Alex Liddi? Yes, he's been rushed through the Detroit system (AA at 20 despite not being given enough time to master even one level yet) and yes, he has tools...but really? He's not a good fielder either, so don't think he's some slick-glove wizard at 3B who just needs to hit a bit to contribute.
Furbush can really pitch...sometimes. He's got great potential as a starter if he can stop being hit so much, and is a reliever at worst. But Fister is far more reliable and neither is a fireballer. I would rather have Fister + Carp than Furbush + Wells, so Jack must believe Furbush is on the cusp of something wonderful.
Of course, so is Fister.
Don't get it. Maybe both we and Detroit will look back at this as a favorable swap of pitchers, like League and Morrow (possible).
Maybe Wells is a mensch who is about to become Jayson Werth (also possible).
Maybe somebody else will give us a hitter for Furbush but wouldn't for Fister, so we're getting our ducks in a row for that trade (less likely, but whatever).
Maybe the PTBNL is Castellanos (it's not).
But right now, I don't get it. So I guess I need to trust my talent evaluator who just gave up 4 years of Fister for his left-handed, less-reliable cousin, a 4th OF, a 3B prospect who is unlikely to pan our and a PTBNL.
Sorry, Carp - somebody's taking your spot again. Maybe we'll let you DH for a coupla days until Wily Mo comes up.
We'll see how it pans out, I guess.
~G
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