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What is true though, is that if the rumors are true, Z is giving up a laughingly small amount for one of best pitchers in baseball.
Great trade... but again we note that Seattle is one place in the world that underrates its own prospects. No cheering in the press box, I suppose.
Aumont is a #8 overall, after all, and Juan Ramirez has been compared to Felix Hernandez. Gillies, they can have. But I'm sure that the teams acquiring them consider Aumont and Ramirez to be Grade A prospects.
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Your broad point? Of course. Who'd have thought we'd trade for a Halladay or Lee and not even touch our top half-dozen prospects.