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Zithers posted...

to be fair matthew liberatore was a top 10 SP prospect for awhile and adolis garcia was terrible in the minors as a 26 or 27 year old

i think that arozarena trade still speaks to differences in talent evaluation. the rays know how valuable good cheap players are than anyone, why trade what was seen by the industry at the time as a future top of the rotation starter for a fringe outfielder? as it turns out, the Rays did not like the shape of Liberatore's fastball and how it would play in the majors, so they sold on him before other teams found out.