yeah, when someone else is paying almost your entire salary, that's almost always a bargain.... especially when you're gonna get the chance to beat them multiple times the rest of your tenure.....
Unless, you're paying them to have him in their lineup to actually hurt their team:
0-4, 1K. Now 0-2 with RISP.
(I don't actually believe this, mind you, and I would have traded him to the Astros if I this were the case)