Writes Sickels: "The Halladay/Lee trade is a strong blow; losing Drabek, Taylor, and D'Arnaud rips the guts out of the system. Getting Aumont, Gillies, and Ramirez in return helps some but none of them are as good as the three they lost."

His rankings back that up, as he notes that Drabek and Taylor would have received B+ grades, and d'Arnaud a B- or possibly even a straight B. As it stands now, the club boasts just 4 prospects above the C+ range.

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