But would Morse alone have gotten him in return? I think we should have packaged Morse together with one or two bench players and gotten something more substantial. But with Morse gone, who's left to trade?
I'm pretty certain that Morse would have gotten him. I would think the Red Sox would trade Morales for AJ Cole. That said, I wouldn't trade AJ Cole for Morales if I'm the Nats. If they need that extra starter that badly, just sign Vasquez or Roy Oswalt.