In JD's early years he was great at dumpster-diving and finding some nuggets he could flip for prospects (Kenny Lofton, Eric Gagne, Andruw Jones). Couldn't flip Sammy Sosa, but Sosa did produce while here. Wouldn't be sad to see him return to that mode during this period.

JD absolutely fleeced Boston for Gagne, one of the worst trades (for Boston) ever ... Babe Ruth notwithstanding.

Another plus for JD is, the prospects he's given up while in buy mode haven't lit the baseball world on fire elsewhere. Jorge Alfaro?