Corey Patterson traded to Balt. (per Levine)

[RynoRules]

For:

 

Minor league pitcher

Minor league infielder

 

Names TBA in next 30 minutes

Edited January 9, 2006 by RynoRules

[Mark Priors Calves]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2285777

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

I guess this will end the Soriano speculation.

[USSoccer]

The board is going to crash....

 

 

...and good luck, Corey. I hope you turn it around!

[Tim]

I guess this will end the Soriano speculation.

I didn't buy that anyway.

 

I have to say that while I acknowledge the reasons behind the move, I would have done differently.

[daske17]

I think the lesson the Cub outfielders need to learn from this is to not fall out of favor with management/fans. We'll send you to Baltimore.

 

Maybe Corey can have Sammy's old locker.

[MPrior]

Man. If we got two minor leaguers for him, I really can't imagine them being that good. Unless the other teams' interest really pushed up the price, I guess.

[Tim]

The board is going to crash....

 

 

...and good luck, Corey. I hope you turn it around!

I'm here and prepared to race to fix it this afternoon.

[ltb]

for bass and britton?

[rawaction]

Good luck Corey. Show the AL that you still have talent.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Good luck to you Corey.

[UK1679666180]

I hope it's Britton as one of the names TBNL. Edited January 9, 2006 by UK

[RynoRules]

Good luck Corey; you could'ah been a conten-dah!

[Mark Priors Calves]

nate spears and carlos...something, I couldn't catch it.

[Mark_R]

two a ball players Carlos Perez and I didn't catch the other name.

[Mark Priors Calves]

both guys were in A-Ball, spears is the IF.

[Chris]

Time to pick up Corey stuff on ebay

[Mark_R]

nate spears and carlos...something, I couldn't catch it.

 

They interupted Rex Grossman for THIS!?

[Mark Priors Calves]

nate spears and carlos...something, I couldn't catch it.

 

They interupted Rex Grossman for THIS!?

 

ha ha, they all sounded so excited about that too.

[Burtonbell]

Changing the sig now...

 

Good luck Corey, hope you do well. I know I will miss ya. Could you please torment the White Sox for the next 10 some odd years now?

[Burtonbell]

Time to pick up Corey stuff on ebay

 

I got an autographed Patterson Jersey I could offer ya :wink:

 

I got a Patterson All Star 2003 jersey as well. Can we hope that Eric comes up to the bigs and takes Corey's number? That would save me some money. lol!

[Chris]

Time to pick up Corey stuff on ebay

 

I got an autographed Patterson Jersey I could offer ya :wink:

 

I got a Patterson All Star 2003 jersey as well. Can we hope that Eric comes up to the bigs and takes Corey's number? That would save me some money. lol!

 

Right now I'd give what people are selling his stuff on ebay for. Not exactly a high dollar risk at this point.

 

The Cubs were smart in trading Corey to the AL, ha ha

[Mark Priors Calves]

A sad day for a lot of Cub fans. It really seemed that Patterson had turned the corner in the spring and early summer of 2003. His offensive decline has been well documented, but I was hoping it wasn't too late for him to turn it around. I wish him well and hope he has a great career in Baltimore.

[Old Style Man]

Baseball America's Will Lingo on Nate Spears:

 

" That's an interesting comparison between Spears and Roberts. I went back and looked at our report on Roberts when he was No. 10 on the Orioles list before the 2001 season, and here's what it says: "His tools aren't overwhelming, but the package is greater than the sum of its parts." That's a lot like what we say about Nate Spears now, though Roberts' tools back then probably graded a shade ahead of Spears' across the board. The Orioles prospect list is also stouter now than it was then. But if you're asking me to guess, then no, I don't think Spears will develop power and I think he'll be a utility guy."

 

Mods, go ahead and edit if I included too much.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Spears will turn 21 in May. He played at high A last season and hit 294/349/429. He's listed as a SS. In 2004, at low A, he hit 275/358/407.

 

Perez will be 24 in May and pitched at class A last season. I can't find much to like about him.

 

He had a 4.28 ERA there and was old for the league. He's a 6'1'' lefty, but I don't see much to be excited about here.

 

Spears could be a decent prospect. Perez is roster filler.