It's a Merry-Go-Ross.
And apparently, he's a hot commodity. There was a bit of a bidding war for him this time around and the Jerk won out (well, won the right to trade, not the trade).
Chalupa may have been able to bring back even more as rumors state, but he went with the deal that brings in youth, rather than takes it away from him.
He's rebuilding and a strong group of young stars with potential is what he wants to have heading into 2015. Noah Syndergaard and George Springer join a Henry Owens, Adam Eaton and Joc Pederson, to name a few. Some aren't in the bigs yet, but when they get there, they could be the core of a solid lineup moving forward.
For Chalupa, it's three deals in a three days. What does he have next?
Only time will tell.
For the Jerk, it's two deals in the offseason of "I will not trade this offseason!"
With the Ross boomerang landing back in his lap, at the end of the day, he basically traded Wil Myers, George Springer, Archie Bradley and Clay Buccholz for Sonny Gray. It's probably not the best route to go get Gray and keep Tyson Ross, but it's the way he chose.
The only thing he has to worry about is the same thing that has happened in the last couple seasons — young stars blossoming after being traded. He's had that happen way too often.
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