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Not thrilled with this deal but not too bummed..
I think we ended up with:
1) A 2 WAR corner outfielder who is cheap.
2) An exciting prospect in Francisco Martinez
3) Pretty sure we're getting Drew Smyly based on the rumors going around. That's a Jason Vargas type lefthander. Maybe with a little more upside.
4) Above average lefty specialist (don't believe in the delivery of Furbush, not gonna be a starter IMO)
It isn't a great return, but if Martinez ends up maximizing some of those tools, we could easily end up on the better end of this deal. 
Going forward I stick Wells out in LF and let him get everyday at-bats. I platoon Carp and Pena at DH. I think that DH platoon could be cheap and solid for the next couple yrs. We can also get Carp some extra ABs, by letting Wells play some CF, and sticking Carp in LF