Maybe so, but you are all looking at this trade in the worst possible light. Varsho is better than what he has shown. He has had the worst two months of his career.
Atkins took a chance that 2022 Varsho (27 hr's) is the player we would get. He may still be that guy, but this is turning out to be the worst season of his short four year career. Not fair to judge the trade based on this season alone.
Maybe Atkins gets creative and trades Kirk (for enough soda pop to keep the machine filled the rest of the season) and move Varsho behind the plate to platoon with Jansen.