With no money available at the moment for FA signings we are forced to get creative. This is by no means a trade I like doing but we need to bulk up our pitching and there's very little on offer in the upcoming Rookie Draft. So it is a necessity more than anything else and the best we can summon up in the circumstances.
While Sam was our best position player, he was also one of our most expensive and - most importantly of all - the only one at the top of our payroll that other clubs were interested in. Jimmy Grant was great for us last year but with Arky dropping off the cliff we need a shortstop (two, actually) and with Benny Zientara at AAA ready to fill his 2B slot he was dispesible as well. Sibby gives us some good backup around the IF and at 25 should have both upside and longevity going for him.
Same goes for Bill Bevens, with both pitchers acquired having some TC years left. That should buy us some time, if nothing else.