First, I agree that superstars shouldn't be traded off of managerless teams. Only Pedro would have qualified. Everyone else was fair game.

Now the good stuff. Here is a breakdown of the players if they were to be traded in one for one deals.

Pedro Martinez vs Edgar Renteria
Bill Mueller vs Troy Glaus
Cesar Izturis vs Ray Durham
LaTroy Hawkins vs Adam Eaton
Mariano Rivera vs Kevin Millwood
Roger Clemens vs Byung Kim
Rafael Palmeiro vs Erubiel Durazo
David Riske. vs Round 2 Rookie


I'd choose the right column in every instance except for maybe the Pedro/Renteria comparison, but its still close with Renteria being a top 5 SS. The others easily favor the right column for both youth and quality.