The 2013 deals were worse, but jury is still out on Norris, Boyd, and Hoffman as well. The JD trade was a no brainer, had no problems with that one, but the others were all suspect to varying degrees.
Disagree about being able trade Tulo and getting value back like what the Jays traded originally. Great defensive player but old and expensive. Not sure how many teams would absorb that deal and give up good prospects in return.