El Turco wrote:go take out your anger on the gm that traded one of the best young pitchers in the world for a 38 year old knuckleballer.
No disagreement there. I hated that trade when it happened and I hate it even more now. Thor and TDA have both turned into studs while Dickey was never more than a fifth starter for us (an outcome that could have been seen from a mile away).
With that said, AA probably would have traded him in another deal if it wasn't for Dickey. He was making a big push that off-season and was hell-bent on emptying out the farm. He just emptied it for the wrong player.
Other than that, all his moves as GM have been fantastic. He basically got the league MVP and ROY for free.