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a)  Then your argument is very thin.  Most prospects could be classified as 'potential to be useful at the big league level'.  Clearly Jack Z, Pedro grifol, et al thought these two prospects were very un-likely to be useful at the big league level for the mariners.  And calling Branyan a rent-a-bat is just semantics.  He's under contract for a year, could well be retained beyond that.  And Z, and TAD, and jemanji, and others, have stated some very sound reasons to acquire him in this situation.  So you can't argue from your absolutist standpoint and imply that any other opinions are idiotic.  It's just not the case.  It shows a fundamental misunderstanding of the nature of trades, the volatility of prospects and veterans, and the differences between players involved in trades.
b)  If this was my blog, and you mocked me as you did jemanji in your post, when the mocking wasn't warranted, you'd be banned for life.