Minor League Discussion & Boxes 5-29-2006

[Brian]

so is Rapada the real deal?? Or is he just smoke and mirrors sidearm junk stuff that won't translate in the bigs??

[Transmogrified Tiger]

so is Rapada the real deal?? Or is he just smoke and mirrors sidearm junk stuff that won't translate in the bigs??

 

He's been pretty decent prior to this year, but he's a 25 year old in AA. I'm not sure what his stuff is like though, nothing on him from BA or the McKamey prospect book.

[Chris]

so is Rapada the real deal?? Or is he just smoke and mirrors sidearm junk stuff that won't translate in the bigs??

 

He's been pretty decent prior to this year, but he's a 25 year old in AA. I'm not sure what his stuff is like though, nothing on him from BA or the McKamey prospect book.

 

He uses 4 pitches. His delivery is something to watch as well.

[NCCubFan]

Wasn't Rohlicek one of the guys we got for Flash Gordon from Houston?

Yes. I'm thinking David Cash may have been the other, but I'm not sure about that.

[Guest]

Wasn't Rohlicek one of the guys we got for Flash Gordon from Houston?

Yes. I'm thinking David Cash may have been the other, but I'm not sure about that.

Cash definitely came from SF -- I believe as part of the deal for Mueller, but I'm not sure about that part.

 

The other player inveolved in the Flash trade is long gone.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Wasn't Rohlicek one of the guys we got for Flash Gordon from Houston?

Yes. I'm thinking David Cash may have been the other, but I'm not sure about that.

Cash definitely came from SF -- I believe as part of the deal for Mueller, but I'm not sure about that part.

 

Technically, the Cubs traded Bill Mueller for Jeff Verplancke. A year later, they traded Verplancke (as a PTBNL) back to the Giants (with Gerard McCall) for Dave Cash.

 

The other player inveolved in the Flash trade is long gone.

 

Besides Rohlicek, the Cubs got Mike Nannini and Travis Anderson for Gordon. As you referred to, Nannini went to the Marlins in the Derrek Lee trade.

[Diffusion]

Marmol watch

 

58 IP, 42 H, 1 HR, 25 BB, 67 K, 2.33 ERA in 11 starts