I don't think that's necessarily true. Seattle's front office is pretty astute, and they have their reasons for thinking Storen will be better. It's really just a challenge trade.
I hear that Atkins likes to negotiate in person so that Shapiro can kick meetings off by flopping his giant balls out on the table and establishing dominance.
lol @ this thread. Two ageing, struggling relief pitchers with identical salaries. Determining which one will be more valuable over the next 20 innings is pretty much the closest thing you get to a coin flip in baseball. Calling this a great move seems like a bit much.
Maximum is 12 prospects right now. 14 is in the offseason cut if you choose to protect only 18 MLB players. And any extra picks you had this draft evaporated when the draft started.