Trachsel DFA'd by Orioles

[NCCubFan]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3435994

 

Hendry better not even THINK about signing him this year.

[chuckywang]

Why does he continue to pitch when he clearly doesn't have it anymore?

[daske17]

Why does he continue to pitch when he clearly doesn't have it anymore?

 

Because there's someone willing to pay him.

[Tracer Bullet]

Why does he continue to pitch when he clearly doesn't have it anymore?

 

You wouldn't play baseball for $1.5m?

[Clem Fandango]

I'm still befuddled as to how he managed to be on a starting rotation each year he was in the big leagues and not be a AAA lifer... you'd think there'd be much better minor league options than Steve Trachsel, but apparently not. I feel bad for NY and the $24 million he swindled from them over 7 years there

[Little Slide Rooter]

Why does he continue to pitch when he clearly doesn't have it anymore?

 

You wouldn't play baseball for $1.5m?

 

Id destroy vllages for 1.5 m.

 

Anyway, once youve been DFAd by the Orioles, its pretty much curtains. Its time to call it a career Steve.

[PrimeTime]

Instead of DFA...They should just name it RBS ( Released By Suckiness )

[Post Count Padder]

Farewell Steve. Do everyone a favor and retire.

[SouthSideRyan]

Scott Moore, Jake Renshaw, Rocky Cherry.

[CubColtPacer]

Scott Moore, Jake Renshaw, Rocky Cherry.

 

More upset about the acquisition of Trachsel (actually, most upset about the usage of Trachsel) then the players given up for him. It was pretty obvious that the Cubs had absolutely no desire to keep the first two (they weren't even part of the planned September callups) and looking at those 3 right now, there really isn't a legitimate prospect among the 3.

[SouthSideRyan]

Scott Moore, Jake Renshaw, Rocky Cherry.

 

More upset about the acquisition of Trachsel (actually, most upset about the usage of Trachsel) then the players given up for him. It was pretty obvious that the Cubs had absolutely no desire to keep the first two (they weren't even part of the planned September callups) and looking at those 3 right now, there really isn't a legitimate prospect among the 3.

 

I never thought much of Cherry, but Renshaw and Moore certainly could've got something more valuable in return.

[CubColtPacer]

Scott Moore, Jake Renshaw, Rocky Cherry.

 

More upset about the acquisition of Trachsel (actually, most upset about the usage of Trachsel) then the players given up for him. It was pretty obvious that the Cubs had absolutely no desire to keep the first two (they weren't even part of the planned September callups) and looking at those 3 right now, there really isn't a legitimate prospect among the 3.

 

I never thought much of Cherry, but Renshaw and Moore certainly could've got something more valuable in return.

 

Maybe packaged together with a couple more players. For example, Sickels has Moore as a C+ and Renshaw is not even a C. Moore was the only guy with any trade value at all, and he didn't have much.

[jiml60]

I'm still befuddled as to how he managed to be on a starting rotation each year he was in the big leagues and not be a AAA lifer... you'd think there'd be much better minor league options than Steve Trachsel, but apparently not. I feel bad for NY and the $24 million he swindled from them over 7 years there

 

How did he swindle them? Sure he sucks but NY should have known that and not signed him. I'll bet if you were in Trachsel's position you would sign the contract also.

[chuckywang]

Why does he continue to pitch when he clearly doesn't have it anymore?

 

You wouldn't play baseball for $1.5m?

 

Ok, allow me to rephrase. Why do teams pay him to pitch when he clearly doesn't have it anymore?