There's a lot of good discussion/whining going on in the last Freddy Sanchez thread, and I don't want it to blow up my computer every time I open it...

Cliff's Notes version of my reaction for the vultures who want a quick hit of despair: The Giants a better team, and if they make the playoffs by a game or two in the next couple of seasons, it was probably a worthwhile deal, regardless of what Alderson does. But the Giants have trouble scoring runs because they a) don't get on base and b) don't hit for power, and they moved one of their more tradeable assets for a player who doesn't do either a) or b) particularly well.