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In 3 Seasons he is 27-29 with a 3.37 ERA and 1 Complete Game

Stupid Stupid trade by the Reds but that's what there known for, trading away there best players

I think you are seriously undervaluing Mat Latos. He has been a very good pitcher the last couple of years.

In 2010, his first full year in the bigs, he had a 2.92 ERA. In 2011, he had a 3.47 ERA. Those are stats very comparable to Johnny Cueto's last two years. Also, you really can't judge him by his win-loss record, because he pitched for a team in the Padres that provided him with TERRIBLE run support. With an offense like the Reds', he will probably win 15-16 games every year.

The only worry I had about latos was that he piches in a pitchers' park, and that coming to Cincy would inflate his ERA. But actually, his road ERA was better than at home, so I guess there's no need to worry there either.

I do still think the Reds gave up too much in this trade. It won't show up this year, because neither Grandal or Boxberger would've been on the major-league roster, but losing them will hurt in the future.

Still, if the goal of the trade was to make the Reds better in 2012, this trade ABSOLUTELY does that.