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I don't like how they are planning on using Reed either. The guy was once a top prospect, struggled mightily, and is finally putting up numbers somewhere that are in line with what made him a top prospect at one point in his career. And you traded a hell of a lot (at the time, mind you) to get the guy.
I thought the Reed trade was a great deal at the time. And I recall that just about everybody on the old OT Mariners thread from the Sonics board agreed. It was sort of analogous to the Bedard trade, with Reed starring in the role of Adam Jones. Bavasi got that one right, but it still turned sour.
And before Urban Zealot comes in and tells me this proves young prospects can't be relied on, I'll mention that Freddy Garcia has been doing even worse than Reed, Olivo and Morse lately. Plus we didn't acquire in a high-quality major league relievers and two first tier pitching prospects in the deal.
