Guthrie traded to Rockies for Hammel & Lindstrom

[Lucky Jim]

But a team who views Guthrie as a final piece to help them get in the playoffs cares a little less about this.

Its not that its not important but the goal is the playoffs, not a draft pick.

Right. But the draft-pick will still be deducted from the spend, likely. The playoffs serve a leveraging function, but they rarely do they create complete irrationality.