Friar Forecast contributors on Anthony Rizzo deal

My take on the Anthony Rizzo/Andrew Cashner swap is decidedly rotten. I figured It’d be interesting to gather the opinions of the rest of Friar Forecast on the deal. Chris Kelly will have his analysis as part of his Monday article, but here’s what Daniel, Scott, and Ben thought about the trade. Daniel Gettinger In swapping Anthony Rizzo and Zach Cates for Andrew Cashner and Kyung-Min Na, the San Diego Padres made a trade that is difficult to defend. To see why, let’s make a few assumptions, that would seemingly tilt the deal in the Padres favor: 1) Anthony Rizzo profiles similarly to Adam LaRoche, a solid but highly replaceable first baseman. * As Myron already outlined, although Rizzo is not a perfect prospect, he is relatively young, has had great success in the minor leagues, and is still highly rated by scouting gurus such as John Sickels. Prior to his 2011 campaign, in which he hit .331/.404/.652 in AAA, Geoff Young suggested Adam LaRoche as a good comp. for Rizzo. Althou...