Baines for me has been a shadow of the Baines we saw a few seasons ago.
I think he needs to dig in hard now if he is to embrace the next level. He won't be sold now (imo) in this window as we don't have time to find a replacement, and moving Distin over is great when everybody is fit, but an injury or two and we would be in trouble.
Unless Moyes has already held talks with other players, the move would be detrimental to us, and Baines doesn't need to rush in, as he is on the verge of being the next England Left Back, and his profile and value will augment accordingly.
The fact we play United soon is a concern, as Baines head will be in the clouds, but for me, Pienaar brings the best out of Baines, and you can clearly see his effectiveness lessens when Baines plays in a strange team like England.
If Moyes can get one or two more players in, I don't see why we can't look to be adding our own silverware sometime soon. I think we would have won the cup last year had Pienaar been available to play.