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Post by CardinalsGM on Apr 28, 2008 17:20:47 GMT -5
Please I don't need a guy with minimal loyalty, no leadership skills, and suffering clutch performance. Hagerty would pitch to the death for my club. And he'd pitch like shit! Like your staff last year? Sorry, couldn't pass up the chance.
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Post by aaronjh on Apr 28, 2008 17:24:35 GMT -5
And he'd pitch like shit! Like your staff last year? Sorry, couldn't pass up the chance. All's fair in love and tanking.
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Post by ngilman on Apr 28, 2008 22:23:37 GMT -5
Jared Weaver will be a stud. Prior is looking for a contract, long term. Cubs are rebuilding and add Weaver to Justin Verlander, potentially the future best 1-2 punch in the league. You want 5 star talent when giving up a top notch pitcher he gets that here. The Cubs added depth to the system with some SP prospects, but none of those guys are sure things. Prior IS developed and IS unbelievably good. Weaver MIGHT be good, but he could just as easily take a hit and never develop. Same with Smit and Alvarez. Verlander is just as unknown of a quantity. Trading Prior just means the Cubs will guarantee themselves more games against potentially the best young pitcher in the game.
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Post by Dan on Apr 28, 2008 23:16:04 GMT -5
Jared Weaver will be a stud. Prior is looking for a contract, long term. Cubs are rebuilding and add Weaver to Justin Verlander, potentially the future best 1-2 punch in the league. You want 5 star talent when giving up a top notch pitcher he gets that here. The Cubs added depth to the system with some SP prospects, but none of those guys are sure things. Prior IS developed and IS unbelievably good. Weaver MIGHT be good, but he could just as easily take a hit and never develop. Same with Smit and Alvarez. Verlander is just as unknown of a quantity. Trading Prior just means the Cubs will guarantee themselves more games against potentially the best young pitcher in the game. So having to pay a guy in the upcoming off season a fairly large deal will be good for a team who is rebuilding? That does not make sense. While Verlander and Weaver most likely will be potential stars it is a risk you have to take when you are rebuilding and ultimately it seems to be a smart move. All prospects are risks, but Weaver is the most ready draft prospect from this draft alone and will be up in triple a by next season. Who cares that he is within your division, and who knows what other people were offering.
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Post by Lumley316 on Apr 29, 2008 0:45:12 GMT -5
Thanks Dan that is so true with prospects. Doing this deal also increasing my chances greatly of landing a top 5 pick nest season too.
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Post by bbednarko on Apr 29, 2008 19:27:05 GMT -5
The first part of the trade has been processed.
Once the Draft is complete, Jered Weaver will be added to Chicago's roster.
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Post by Mark on May 1, 2008 2:23:11 GMT -5
I would never have traded Prior within the division... Overrated, and a dumb way to do things. I understand the logic behind it, but you're going to hurt yourself in the long run if you consider the other teams in your division too much. Put out the best team that you can put out. I like what Lums gets here. Like it a lot for both.
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Post by yankeesgm on May 1, 2008 16:14:04 GMT -5
Quite happy to have McBride and Lopez on my team still. McBride is likely going to start the season as the #5 starter, so it'll be rough in the early going, but look for a much younger team this and next season from the Bronx
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Post by stinie3 on May 25, 2008 0:25:53 GMT -5
transaction completed
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