Quick Thoughts: Yankees/Mariners

Last night the Yankee and the Mariners agreed to a four player deal with the Yankees sending potential catcher and "savior" Jesus Montero and  Hector Noesi to the Mariners for Michael Pineda and a young pitching prospect named Jose Campos.

Then seemingly 5 minutes later, the Yankees turned around and signed starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda to a 1-year $10 million deal.

Some quick(ish) thoughts:

• First and foremost Brian Cashman played this one pretty brilliantly. After having seemingly everyone convinced the Yankees were doing to have a quiet(ish) offseason and enter the season with a few ?'s in the rotation he goes out and gives the Yankees the best rotation in the AL. Overnight. #stealth
• As I just said, these moves give the Yankees the best rotation (and team) in the AL, at least on paper. Less than 24 hours ago the Yankees had several holes in the rotation and right now they have excess parts to spare. Some combination of Sabathia, Kuroda, Pineda, Nova and Burnett/Hughes/Garcia gives the Yankees a lot of depth and whether they decide to use it as insurance for injury or trade some of it away, the Yankees are going to be well off.
• I would hesitate to say that the Mariners got the short end of the stick in this trade because Jesus Montero is one hell of a building block, but the Padres and A's got 4 prospects for their young pitchers (Mat Latos/Gio Gonzalez) and the Mariners only got one here. Granted, Jesus is better than any of the players the Padres or A's received, but by only getting one guy back the Mariners aren't spreading out their risk.
• I'd be lying if I said I knew about Jose Campos before this deal, but he's not just a throw in. He's young (19 years old), big (6-4), throws hard (~92-95 mph) and struck out 85 batters in 81.1 innings last year in the lower minor leagues only issuing 13 walks. There is obviously no guarantee that he becomes a quality major leaguer, but at this stage in their respective careers, he's a better piece than Hector Noesi.
• The Mariners will likely be smart and try out Montero at catcher but a lot of Montero's value will be tied to him actually staying there. Although there is a chance he becomes a impact hitter like Miguel Cabrera, in which case it doesn't matter where he plays on the diamond (or at all). 
• Pineda has all the tools to be an ace (throws hard and accurate), but we shouldn't jump the gun and call him one just yet. He's definitely an ace against righties, but unfortunately there are lefty hitters out there and Pineda will continue to struggle against them until he develops a passable change-up. 

There is so much more to talk about (each player's respective ball parks certainly play a huge factor) but we'll get to that in a little bit. Overall considering both moves the Yankees did, I have to say it's a win for the Yankees. But, that doesn't mean it's a loss for the Mariners, as Jesus Montero is a damn good prospect. I can't to see how it plays out, how many days until pitchers and catchers?