Abreau and Lidle Trade

first three opinions on the abreu trade:

ben

Pat Gillick sucks. He needed to get alot more than salary relief in dumping Abreu and Lidle.

bumble

I don't know what they got in return, but in the end I don't care.

ko'c

Was this REALLY the best deal we could get?

here is what baseball america thinks

Though the Yankees farm system is improving, this trade was all about money. New York will absorb the remainder of Abreu's contract ($13 million salary in 2006, $15 million in 2007 and either $16 million or a $2 million buyout in 2008) and the rest of Lidle's $3.3 million salary for this season. Because the Yankees took on roughly $23 million in financial commitments, they didn't have to part with any of their best prospects. Smith is the only player Philadelphia received who's playing above low Class A. Henry, who has the best pedigree of the group as a first-round pick in 2005, has struggled mightily in his first full season.

busy now, i'll have more later