QUOTE (Lillian @ Apr 3, 2018 -> 11:03 PM)
I think that the assessed value of Rutherford, as a prospect, at the time, made it a fair trade. Some of us are just not sold on Rutherford being as good as he has been regarded. Remember, when he was acquired, he had performed pretty well, except for the lack of power.
His stock had started plummeting at the time of the trade. A few scouts were disappointed in the weak contact he was making and vehemently disagreed that he could play CF