I'm not sure where Law was on Cody Reed, but he was/is an excellent prospect to go along with Finnegan (for Cueto).What's the best recent comp (2 month rental where the team loses the compensation pick)? I was thinking Cespedes last year, but he had that clause in his contract where he couldn't get the QO, so the Tigers had less incentive to hang onto him. Johnny Cueto? I feel like he had a bit more value than Reddick does now, and he got the Reds a guy who was the Royals' 5th best prospect per Keith Law (and not in the overall top 100), and two guys who Law didn't have in the Royals top 15. So Brian Johnson or Michael Kopech, and two lesser pieces?
For Zobrist, the A's obtained Manaea, a really good pitching prospect.
The Royals paid a high price in both instances. Of course, they won the W.S. and so it was worth it.