Quintana Trade

First impression is I like it.  Quintana is a very good pitcher.  He will benefit from changing leagues as well as playing with a team that can actually play defense.  The biggest problem so far has been the starting pitching.

As far as giving up top prospects, this is the way contenders and rebuilding teams work.  Jimenez may be a future superstar, but he is 20 years old and playing in Class A.  It's not like they traded a golden boy like Bryant before they brought him up.  Similarly with the pitcher Cease, another A ball prospect.

Five years from now, we might change our minds, but the Cubs need to win the division at a minimum to retain their confidence.  I should also remark that the Cubs got better returns when they dealt off Feldman and Hammel and Samardzjia in their rebuild phase.