Cowhide Joyride receive:
Ryan Howard, Steve Chishek, Frank Francisco, Carl Pavano, and a 9th and 13th round pick
Prestige Worldwide receive:
Madison Bumgarner, Ricky Nolasco, Jonathan Papelbon, and Drew Storen
Following his packing it in email, Dave got pretty good value for four players that will definitely help out Lars. Howard is obviously a great player and is a quality sixth keeper to go with Fielder, Weeks, Zimmerman, Andrus, and Lincecum, though it may behoove Dave to upgrade another position since he already has a hulking homer-hitting firstbasemen. The picks are middle of the draft, which is all right, nothing spectacular, but all right for what he was giving up, which was no one incredibly special.
While not incredibly special, they definitely address a problem area for Lars, which was pitching and only thins a position he already has AGon at. His offense is loaded, but bullpen has definitely been a problem and he got two mainstays who will keep him competitive in the saves category. Outside of Chacin and Price, Lars’ starters were a whole lot of mediocrity. Bumgarner is having a great season and is definitely an asset, while Nolasco can be brilliant or a complete mess. Unfortunately for Lars, he has a number of volatile pitchers who will occasionally make a mess of his ratios. But the trade was a good one overall and I highly doubt the loss of Howard will hurt this team going forward this season.
Overall, the trade was pretty even and addressed areas of concern for both owners.
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