The more I think about this, the more it annoys me.
Let's start with this, because I don't want to sound like I think the sky is falling. This trade is almost certainly not going to hurt us. By far the likeliest outcome for Kyle Wren's career is...no career. He likely won't make it to the bigs. If he does and he has a career, it'll probably be as a 4th/5th outfielder. There's a very small but non-zero possibility that he'll be a useful leadoff hitter and center fielder.
And there's nothing wrong with trading that sort of player. You shouldn't hesitate to trade that sort of prospect at all if you can get a solid return. But we didn't- we acquired a pitcher who has consistently gotten his head kicked in at the minor league level.
The only reason we made this trade is because of who Kyle's father is.
Hart can talk about giving Kyle Wren a "fresh start," but who demanded that fresh start? It wasn't Wren. He didn't demand a trade. Didn't ask for one. Didn't suggest one. He hasn't sulked or let his focus drift. By all accounts he's continued to work hard and play hard.
So, again, why does Kyle Wren need a "fresh start?" You have two possibilities here, as I see them. First, Hart doesn't think Wren will get a fair shake with the organization and will be treated poorly because of who his father is and things would be untenable for Kyle with the Braves. If that's the case, it speaks really, really poorly of the organization.
The second possibility is that Hart and Schuerholz really are just purging Wrens and traded a reasonable prospect for an utter non-prospect because of their disdain for the previous GM. That speaks really, really poorly of Hart and Schuerholz.
Either way, it's a troublesome trade, even if it doesn't ever really affect us.
