Cubs trade Barrett to Padres for Rob Bowen & Kyler Burke

[nilodnayr]

So, I've been out of town since 5:00 am wednesday morning, therefore I had no idea about this. Anyone wanna fill me in as to how good/bad this trade was?

 

I liked barrett :(

 

Depends on if you believe the cubs would have offered arbi to Barrett. If you believe they would have (as I do), then it was REALLY bad as they would be giving up two high draft picks. If you believe that they wouldnt have offered him arbi then it was just a mildly bad trade. Bowen is hitting well this year but thats inflated by a ridiculously high (and unsustainable) BABIP. He has a decent ISoD, but strikes out 30% of the time so he'll always have a low average to give him a meh OBP. His defense was touted scouting wise as a prospect, but is debatable now. Don't pay attention to his SB% as the SD pitchers don't hold runners. Basically hes a pretty decent backup catcher. Hes probably not better than Soto.

 

Burke is was a supplemental pick last year, so he was highly thought of, but as a position player (corner OF) out of highschool, hes ridiculously raw. Hes athletic, but has sucked horribly in his pro career. Hes got upside, but hes really really far away and has a good chance of flaming out.

 

In my opinion, this trade hurts the team now and hurts the team in the future.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

So, I've been out of town since 5:00 am wednesday morning, therefore I had no idea about this. Anyone wanna fill me in as to how good/bad this trade was?

 

I liked barrett :(

 

Depends on if you believe the cubs would have offered arbi to Barrett. If you believe they would have (as I do), then it was REALLY bad as they would be giving up two high draft picks. If you believe that they wouldnt have offered him arbi then it was just a mildly bad trade. Bowen is hitting well this year but thats inflated by a ridiculously high (and unsustainable) BABIP. He has a decent ISoD, but strikes out 30% of the time so he'll always have a low average to give him a meh OBP. His defense was touted scouting wise as a prospect, but is debatable now. Don't pay attention to his SB% as the SD pitchers don't hold runners. Basically hes a pretty decent backup catcher. Hes probably not better than Soto.

 

Burke is was a supplemental pick last year, so he was highly thought of, but as a position player (corner OF) out of highschool, hes ridiculously raw. Hes athletic, but has sucked horribly in his pro career. Hes got upside, but hes really really far away and has a good chance of flaming out.

 

In my opinion, this trade hurts the team now and hurts the team in the future.

 

nilo says it better that I could.

 

I would have said we traded Barrett for a back-up catcher and a bag of crap.

[bhogg]

Barrett has sucked all year long. His defense is pitiful. His offense is nowhere near where it has been the past few years.

 

Who's fault is that?

 

The guy instigated a fight last year against the sox. It was uncalled for.

 

This year, instead of being an ass to the other team, he does it with our 2 best pitchers.

 

Again, who's fault is that?

 

 

He can whine, bitch, and moan about Lou or whatever, but the reason he got traded is because HE is a hot-headed piece of crap catcher with a somewhat decent (but now declining) bat.

 

I honestly don't see the big deal with what he did with Hill.

 

And it's inexcusable to put all the blame on Barrett for what happened in that fight.

 

exactly

 

 

 

I would guess that if he were producing, none of this would have happened.

[NCCubFan]

I NEED A SCAPEGOAT DAMN IT

Blame CT. :D