I don't want to sound like that guy, but...can commissioners who process trades actually indicate it in the thread when they do so? In the past there has been backup and it makes it easier for me at least to see whether or not a deal is totally done so I'm not wasting my time checking the sheet.
No, of course not. I'd have played him most weeks expecting improvement, but looking back would you have been better off sitting him during most of the first half? Absolutely. It sucks that he was unlucky but it is what it is.
No time is more crucial than another. Him being good in April is the same as being good now. Mike Trout just had quite the slump, it happens to everyone. Bautista has had a great year and he absolutely should be upset.