He was asked directly whether the Rays would have taken another outfielder besides Arozarena in the trade package.
Okay, but would we have gotten Liberatore back?
At the time, everybody was thinking the Cardinals got a steal because we gave up Jose Martinez and Arazorena for Liberatore and Rodriguez. It turns out, Liberatore and Arazorena were ranked pretty equally after the trade.
This is not the trade I would argue the Cardinals lost.
What if the other player the Rays would have accepted for Liberatore was TON?
What if they would have accepted Thomas, but we would not have gotten Liberatore, but rather some pitcher we’ve never heard of?