What the heck were they thinking?

Pitching prospect versus position prospect. What do you value more. Apparently GM Saffron likes pitching and GM elgman likes a solid everyday player. This was proved in the Tony Benavente for Zachrey Todd deal.

Charlotte obtained 3B Benavente who was the 31st overall pick in season 11. Tony had spent the last 3 seasons with the Woods big league club but started this season in AAA as Saffron decided to go with Gary Mabry this season. In his 246 games in the majors Tony hit .269 with 30 homers.

Cleveland picked up 21 year old starting pitcher Todd who was the 38th overall pick last season. Zachrey has a horrible rookie season going 2 and 12 with a 7.56 era. Todd was assigned to the Woods Low A ballclub.

Both clubs are very happy with the initial results of the trade as both players have picked up their game with the change of scenery. Benavente is hitting .348 after 72 games and Todd is 6 and 2 with a 2.59 era. Sometimes everybody wins. This may be a case in point.