Such a bad take on all this....
Teams directionless path....seriously I would say just the opposite. I don't think Jed walks on water (and I never liked the Happ extension at all) but to say he has set this team on a directionless path is crazy.
Lots of big league ready prospects with veteran presence all over the roster and lots of payroll room to last years payroll (let alone to luxury tax level) is a good combo and sounds like excellent planning. What Jed does with it will be the real question and his long term legacy will be based on it as well.
The fact you write an article about trading Happ and don't completely say this is a nonsense article as Ian Happ has a full NTC and loves Chicago and the chance of him waiving it is near zero. Would I like them to find a way to trade Happ this off-season....yes. Do I think it will happen? No! I would say less than 1% chance and it would take Jed going to him and telling him he would be in a platoon next season and he should expect to start 80-90 games for Ian to say ok, then trade me. I honestly think there is a better chance that Jed extends Happ this off-season (please don't do that Jed) then trades him.
