White stockings trade Joe Borchard

[CubinNY]

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/whitesox/cs-060320soxborchard,1,4372875.story?coll=cs-home-headlines

 

for lefty reliever Matt Thornton.

[donobr]

Sox admit their mistake and move on,Cubs could learn from this and stop praying for lost causes to reverse their dismal performances.

[Shawon12]

Sox admit their mistake and move on,Cubs could learn from this and stop praying for lost causes to reverse their dismal performances.

 

He was out of options. The Sox didn't admit their mistake soon enough.

[Blueheart05]

Sox admit their mistake and move on,Cubs could learn from this and stop praying for lost causes to reverse their dismal performances.

 

The guy was drafted in 2000 and given a hefty, 5+ Million, signing bonus. They expected great things from him. He was a bust but they've known that for quite some time without any action... They moved him so that they could get something out of their investment before a team snatched him up for nothing.

[bc2k]

Sox admit their mistake and move on,Cubs could learn from this and stop praying for lost causes to reverse their dismal performances.

 

The guy was drafted in 2000 and given a hefty, 5+ Million, signing bonus. They expected great things from him. He was a bust but they've known that for quite some time without any action... They moved him so that they could get something out of their investment before a team snatched him up for nothing.

 

"The 6-foot-6 Thornton, 29, was 0-4 with a 5.21 ERA in 55 appearances for the Mariners last season. Thornton will compete for a left-handed relief spot."

 

:lol:

[Derwood]

Does this mean Jon Rauch is next? :lol:

[UK1679666180]

Never learned to hit a breaking ball, he can hit FBs or hanging breaking pitches very well, but throw a good slider and he'll reach and miss.

[Tim]

Never learned to hit a breaking ball, he can hit FBs or hanging breaking pitches very well, but throw a good slider and he'll reach and miss.

A couple of our top-10 prospects fit a similar profile, unfortunately.

 

Hopefully, they will make the adjustment better than Borchard.

[UK1679666180]

I've always said, that Harvey reminds me of Borchard. Obviously, at this stage Borchard was a good QB at Stanford as well as a gifted OF.

 

Despite the knee injury his senior year in HS, Harvey is more athletic than Borchard.

[Mark_R]

Does this mean Jon Rauch is next? :lol:

 

He was dealt to the Nats long ago..