those questions, the one you want answered and the one you don't want answered, are both addressed several times in this thread, most recently in the last post of mine you quoted. so if you're not reading my posts, and i wouldn't entirely fault you for that, you should at least be reading your own.

i'll recap for you.

 Originally Posted By: MisterJLA
Did they get a good return on what they gave up?


 Originally Posted By: Rob Kamphausen
they made a bum deal


to clearly translate, the twins did not get a good return on what they gave up. they made a bad move and a poor trade.

it was especially poor in that they had several better offers on the table that they rejected. so not only did they make a bad move in the singular terms of the mets trade, they made a bad move by picking this avenue over more beneficial ones.

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