Moose was a 2 win player with those 38 homers. Donaldson was second only to a guy named trout in WAR the last 5 years. That comment is ridiculous. Donaldson gambled, the Jays gambled....both lost. The Jays won't be able to trade him for much and Donaldson's free agent dollar value has plummeted. He likely would have got more from an extension with Shatkins prior to the season. That said, we traded Roy Halladay and basically got nothing, so prospects are a gamble too.
The best move might be gambling again and signing Donaldson to an extension at a much reduced rate. I wouldn't be surprised if JD signed a one year deal in the offseason.