So... was the Cobb trade actually worth it?

[Bahama O's Fan]

10 hours ago, Sports Guy said:

Btw, I think there is merit to the point of the OP.

If Cobb was here and stayed healthy, it likely would have hurt us.  By that I mean, we are still probably a sub 60 win team but are more in line with the 2nd-4th pick as opposed to the first pick.

That being said, putting out a more watchable product is important.  I didn’t feel it was important in 2019 and to a lesser extent in 2020 and 2021 but moving forward, the product needs to start being watchable and not just when GRod is pitching or Adley is hitting.  
 

Put it another way…If Cobb was on the team heading into next season and he had just completed a solid year, I wouldn’t make the deal that was made.  If someone would have wanted to trade us a better prospect and eaten most of his salary, that would be fine but the type of deal we did, I don’t think we should do going into this season.

I agree. It is time to start to put a competitive product on the MLB field. Too many fans will be gone if this goes on much longer. Even if we lose, make it an enjoyable experience. 

[NelsonCruuuuuz]

For someone that is such great talent evaluator, he sure hasn’t hit on many flyers. Or in pieces he has acquired. Where exactly has he excelled at talent evaluation? I like Mateo, Urias & Gutierrez but they are still a huge tbd. This dude riding that Astros tenure to the extreme.

[owknows]

2 hours ago, NelsonCruuuuuz said:

For someone that is such great talent evaluator, he sure hasn’t hit on many flyers. Or in pieces he has acquired. Where exactly has he excelled at talent evaluation? I like Mateo, Urias & Gutierrez but they are still a huge tbd. This dude riding that Astros tenure to the extreme.

Stale french fries again? Where's the Filet Mignon? This guy obviously doesn't know how to pick through a McDonald's dumpster.