People are still going to criticize the trade, but the players we received back in those deals, even Dickey weren't the problem. It was the Ryan Goins' of the world being inserted into the lineup on a daily basis.
Not saying I endorse the deal, back then or now but I have more of an issue with management not properly building depth on the team. Many people wanted guys like Gentry, McCarthy, etc on the team. Instead we got Steve Tolleson