"center piece of that trade was meant to be Ramirez"... good 'observation' metOb...
alderson was swapping PAGAN a piece he really wasnt thrilled with (see the NY DAILY NEWS artcile about grumpy '11 Angel) and didnt really want to pay for SOLID BULLPEN ARM with a very good track record.
Torres was just a throw in.
Ramirez did not perfrom.
It really wasnt a bad plan, just didnt work out.