There is a social media account called “Freezing Cold Takes” that exposes sports takes that age incredibly poorly. To my knowledge, I have avoided being highlighted by the account, but I certainly gave them fodder back in 2023 when the Royals traded Aroldis Chapman to the Rangers. In return, the Royals acquired a 25-year-old left-hander name Cole Ragans who had a history of injury and unimpressive numbers. That led me to write that the return was “a bit a underwhelming” and that prioritizing a low-ceiling MLB-ready pitcher like Ragans “will only keep them from getting back to contention.
The risk and reward of the Cole Ragans deal
