I am with you as far as trade value . IMO that ' s why they signed him in the first place . But even if he replicates what he did last year it won ' t exactly be excellent trade bait . Solid value . But he wont get you a whole lot more then a lottery ticket . Still worth it Also , Rodriguez has made a career out of being just another bench player . Hes versatile , which is nice . But from what I can tell Peterson has moved around the diamond a bit himself . I don ' t think it is a bad signing at all , I just think it is absolutely because they hope to flip him at the deadline . And I feel it ' s silly to give up on Peterson so quickly . although , I didn ' t watch him everyday like you did so I ' ll take your word over mine .