When fans get excited for the Winter Meetings, I’m guessing the Patrick Wisdom-Drew Robinson swap is not what they had in mind. It is trading a player unlikely to do anything significant for another player unlikely to do anything significant. Two guys who are too old to be prospects, that would consider themselves lucky to be a part of the MLB bench. If we’re being generous, the Cardinals traded their 25th man for the Texas Rangers’ 25th man.
As uninspiring as this deal sounds, it’s a rather shrewd baseball move. It’s a smart move.