Trade Analyzer: Jason Marquis for Luis Vizcaino

The day the Chicago Cubs sent pitcher Jason Marquis to the Colorado Rockies for reliever Luis Vizcaino, I wrote this. I’m sure both GMs feel like they won because of the contracts they unloaded.  This one could really go lop-sided either way, or it could end up being helpful or inconsequential to both sides.  Chances are we’ll know by mid-season if there was a winner.  Here’s to hoping it’s the Rockies in a landslide. And landslide it is for Dan O’Dowd.  Even Minnesota’s election officials and Supreme Court wouldn’t need eight months of hearings to reach that conclusion. Marquis acknowledges an appreciative and intelligent St. Louis Cardinal fanbase. For the purpose of complete and thorough analysis only, let’s take a look each player’s...