Zachary Levine responds to Astros fans concerned with all the Houston-Philadelphia deals:

The biggest names have gone to Philadelphia while the bulk of the successful players have gone to the Astros.

Looking at the two major trades in terms of the value statistic wins above replacement (for major leaguers only), the Astros have gotten the better of the trades and have Jonathan Villar, whom Baseball America just ranked the Astros’ No. 3 prospect.

The idea, however, is not to win trades but improve both teams. Trades should happen because teams want to improve weaknesses with the other team’s complementary strengths. If GMs try to take advantage of a trading partner, other GMs will stop dealing with them. Trading is not a competition.