I began writing my thoughts on the Ken Giles trade today (three days later, ehem) and how I still had not completely warmed up to it. I was of a similar mind set to Jayson Stark, who told Mike Missanelli on Thursday, "I'm a fan of the idea. I'm a fan of the concept. I'm a fan of the reasoning. I'm not a huge fan of the trade itself."
The Padres received two top-100 ranked prospects when they traded Craig Kimbrel last month, but the Phillies gained just one. Stark said of the deal, "I had two teams tell me I wish they'd [the Phillies] come back to us.