^^ Less than 24 hours after taking over GM, had 2 offers come in for the combo of Best and Barkin.Des Moines gets:
SP Stephen Best (ML)
SS Larry Barkin (ML)
Jacksonville gets:
2B Ka'im Muntasir (ML)
SP Bob Anderson (AAA)
SP Derek Dyce (AAA)
1B Tyson Barber (AAA)
LF Pedro Hozven (AA)
SP Fatin Asad (A)
I liked both players a lot, but felt JAX wasn't going to be in a position to win with these 2. My feeling on it was that I'd offload a pitcher I likely wouldn't re-sign (Best), and that I could get value back for Barkin (who I really liked) and was on a cheap contract. Felt this haul was a good way to spread risk around and give me some options to rebuild the farm and get ready for serious contention in a few years.
Was not easy to evaluate the 2 offers -- I wish I could've combined parts from both of them LOL. But overall I felt this was a fair deal. Anderson is coming back from UCL injury, but there's enough here to offset him potentially not being as effective as advertised.
Would love to get some perspective on this deal as a new person. Thanks.