I feel the same way.
But I think about who we'll be fighting all year and all those lefty bats. The sox are going to tee off on pineda.
The sox aren't even on my radar right now.
I heard an interesting perspective from a friend of mine who does scouting for one of the Yankee blogs. He said if Pineda were a Yankee prospect, and had the rookie year he just had, then we traded him for Jesus Montero, we'd all be going ape shit over it.
There's an impact bat on the market every year - heck, there's a monster one out there for the taking right now. It's much easier to acquire that than it is for a legit #2 with #1 upside who is 22 and under control. The Mariners only made this deal because they have some great arms in the minors.