It was originally McCarthy + Street, then I got offered Kazmir for Street (same guy who offered Cruz for Cishek). Sometimes luck just falls into your lap.
Big picture, I definitely wish I'd just kept Freeman, but it was the Choo trade where I lost the most value. North sodomized me in the Price and Shields trades, and won a championship as a result.
No I didn't, I traded Freeman for Price because I knew I had a deal for Ortiz (Glasnow). Then I traded Price for Choo (barf) and Choo + Archer for Bautista.
Buxton for Sale + Freeman was a pretty good win-now trade, although obviously Buxton could still be a superstar. Giolito + Ventura for Shields will go down as a putrid trade for me.