Mark Prior

[Gmoney08]

It really is hard to believe, still!! I thought he was gonna be a franchise guy, possibly a future HOFer. W

 

And to think we could have traded him straight up for Tejada.

 

There's a bunch of myths surrounding that supposed trade... there was never a straight up offer.

 

The Cubs offered Prior for Tejada and Bedard.

 

The Orioles offered Tejada for Prior and Pie.

 

I thought a young Erik Bedard was involved as well. I thought it was the Cubs wanted Tejada and Bedard for Prior. The Orioles wanted more back from the Cubs if Bedard was involved.

 

Also this was after the 04 season or was it 05 when his trade value was already down a bit.

 

Im sure a deal after the 03 season involving Prior could have netted us anyone in baseball.

[Little Slide Rooter]

 

Im sure a deal after the 03 season involving Prior could have netted us anyone in baseball.

 

And then Dusty never gets the chance to kill multi time Cy Young winner Mark Prior

Miguel Tejada is still busted for roids and long gone from the Cubs by now

Eric Bedard still has his consistant injury problems.

[Pushfrog98]

Prior still wants to pitch:

"I will do everything I can to prepare myself to pitch in the Major Leagues again," he said. "I know I have the ability and I haven't given up on myself in any way."

from mlbtraderumors.com

[iirishluck]

What can Prior do after his playing days? When baseball is all you've known for your entire life, and it comes to an end before you're 30, what do you do?

 

 

Start spending the $10,000,000 signing bonus he got before he even got directions to Wrigley?

 

I would argue Dusty Baker should be forced to pay that back.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

His signing bonus was $4M. The entire contract was $10.5M

[Sammys Boombox]

I just reread a part of the segment in Three Nights in August about the game Prior pitched in that series. I was there in Prior jersey. La Russa thought the Pujols/Prior match-up over their careers would be a great one. Too bad Prior was the one who fizzled out. I wonder where the two organizations would be if it were the other way around.

[illiniguy]

I just reread a part of the segment in Three Nights in August about the game Prior pitched in that series. I was there in Prior jersey. La Russa thought the Pujols/Prior match-up over their careers would be a great one. Too bad Prior was the one who fizzled out. I wonder where the two organizations would be if it were the other way around.

That's not how things work out.