A hilarious look back at the Jacobs trade.
this thread on Fangraphs from October 31. Great stuff from all sides. Dave Cameron of Fangraphs fights the good fight, but ultimately surrenders to such logic as: jacobs also catches. he adds corner infield, bench and dh depth at the least, for an offensivly challenged club, at the price of a reliever. ownership could just as easily pocketed jacobs salary from their revenue sharing funds received. they reinvested in the club, regardless of outcomes, i appreciate their effort. Classic. Most supporters of the trade make arguments similar to the arguments we heard in favor of the Yuni trade: Jacobs > Gload, so it's a good move (Yuni > TPJ, so it's a good move). The old vacuum problem raises its ugly head again.