When the Chicago Cubs traded Eloy Jimenez, Dylan Cease, Bryan Flete and Matt Rose to the Chicago White Sox for Jose Quintana? I thought they were fleeced. Jimenez and Cease were two of the most significant prospects in the system, and Cease was one of our ‘homegrown’ pitchers. Quintana had good stuff but was a .500 pitcher with a sub-4.00 ERA. Not what you would expect to trade your two biggest prospects for.
Given time to reflect on the deal, it doesn’t seem that bad. No, really. We’ve got a small sample size for Jimenez and Cease, so take that as you will.