When striking a trade, fans and pundits often rush to determine who “won” the deal. Sometimes it is indeed possible to do so, but it is often short-sighted to rush to a conclusion. Rather, one should wait almost a decade to determine who “won” the deal – after all, the Cleveland Indians are still following the ripples of the Ubaldo Jimenez trade.
The ripples previously mentioned came back into focus yesterday when the Cleveland Indians acquired Andrew Miller from the New York Yankees. Miller is one of the best closers in the league, and his addition came at quite a hefty cost.