They aren't a bad group.. you just don't know who you will get on any given day. All of them can go 6 giving up 2 or less from time to time.. or blow up in the first inning.
In is press conference the other day, Elias expressed that they have algorithms in place that have been success for years in assisting them with player evaluations when looking at trades. So I think he's removed some of the subjectivity from the equation on his side.