It was termed a “minor” trade at the time, and given the bombshells to come for the Marlins in a winter of mostly unpopular deals, it was easy to understand why.
Acquiring Caleb Smith and Garrett Cooper from the Yankees for international signing bonus money in November didn’t exactly move the needle on the Hot Stove meter, not like their ones to follow involving Marcell Ozuna, Dee Gordon, Christian Yelich and Giancarlo Stanton.
But it’s starting to receive a serious second look now.
“It could end up being a great trade for us,” manager Don Mattingly said.