This may sound dumb, but I sort of think you need a few players to turn out well when you deal them in order to make folks think that you aren't out to short them badly. If you insist on killing it in every deal, no one will deal with you. That was supposed to be the problem in Tampa Bay with the GM before Friedman took over. The Kazmir deal was so lopsided against the Mets that all of his offers were equally lopsided and not viable for starting negotiations. If Treinen is a stud for Oakland, folks will think Rizzo doesn't only offer crud in deals.
Rivero works in favor of that theory.
