Take the names and reputations out of the equation and consider for a moment the basic facts of what happened yesterday: The Nationals acquired one of baseball’s best closers of the last decade, a 6-time All-Star and World Series champion in the midst of a dominant season, giving up only a second-tier prospect while convincing the trading club to pick up nearly all of his salary for the rest of this season and convincing said player to accept a $2 million pay cut for next season.
Shouldn’t everybody be doing cartwheels down South Capitol Street right now?
Perhaps some people are, but it sure seems like the vast majority are wholly upset by the trade Mike Rizzo consummated Tuesday afternoon with the Phillies.