So we agree that he's better. He's obviously younger. He's under team control for four years. But Buerhle is the better option because he's more expensive?
I'd also say that trading for four years of arbitration with a good left handed starter isn't exactly the cheapest way out either.
It's conjecture at this point, but some may believe that the FO thought otherwise. If you buy into LAC isn't Gio going to make a lot more for the next X years in arbitration than the four guys we just traded?
