Quoting: DoubleADoubleK
The value is there, kinda quality for quantity w/upside. Certainly fills most needs for NYR. I don't want to, but I would. COL can get even more separately, yet quantity. Nice
Yeah it's definitely a bit of "quantity" there, but as you say I think it gives NYR a few useful pieces in one swoop.
From Colorado's perspective we could as you say pick up numerous picks by trading them separately, namely:
- Zadorov = 2nd + 3rd
- Jost = 2nd + 3rd
- Kamenev = 3rd/4th
That would effectively make the trade 2 2nd's + 3 3rds + 1 3rd/4th for the #22 pick and Andersson.
If we say for arguments sake that Andersson is worth a 2nd + 3rd (same as Jost, though I think Jost has more value at the moment), then it becomes:
2 2nd's + 3 3rd's + 1 3rd/4th for #22 + 2nd + 3rd
or cancelling out
2nd + 2 3rd's + 1 3rd/4th for #22.
Looks like a fair swap, though it's a lot of pieces on Colorado's side. It's effectively 4 picks within #45 to 100 in exchange for the #22 pick. Granted, this is a VERY simplistic view of it, but I think it helps to establish something of a baseline to see that the trade is reasonably fair.
Given Colorado's lack of success in finding talent outside of the 1st round in the last decade or so I'd probably lean towards accepting this trade instead of picking up a bunch of later picks for those players. Colorado is also in a position to consolidate assets due to having really strong depth and top-heavy prospect pool, so this would make sense for them.