He’s pitched less than 7 innings so far in Arizona and only 30 more than that during the entire 2009 season.

We all understand that the trade was not primarily based on baseball skills and is therefore almost certainly doomed to not turn out favorably for the Royals. Is the trade one of many decisions where Dayton makes it hard to believe that he understands his own process? Absolutely. Is it likely to have a large impact on either team’s chances of winning a World Series? Probably not.

I’m not saying that Dayton shouldn’t be criticized for making bad moves just because he makes so many of them (Not every trade can bring us Yuniesky Betancourt). I just think Gutierrez needs to spend a full year in another organization before we can really begin to evaluate how much we gave up.