They both had expiring contracts. You think that a team is going to give up the farm--literally--to get a pitcher with an expiring contract?
The Jimenez deal with a head scratcher. CC and Lee made sense.
I meant that it WAS a head scratcher. I didn't understand that one at all. And the Indians should have known something was going on when Colorado was trying to deal a "good" pitcher who was controllable and not even arbitration eligible for 2 more seasons. Red flags all over the place.
Lee still had 1 1/2 years left on his deal. I understood why both he and CC were traded, but not getting a single quality player in return is mind-boggling. Poor scouting by the Indians.