So much pain here

[Bull]

Pie, Patterson, Gallagher and the 2005 draft on the front page. It really hurts.

[toonsterwu]

I really don't consider Gallagher and E. Patterson to be "hurtful" subjects for the Cubs. Disappointed, perhaps, but we got value for them in the Harden deal, and if I recall A's fans correctly, Gallagher might've been damaged by their manager (something about coming out after a rain delay). We arguably sold at the highest point on Gallagher. I loved Gallagher, but prospects are meant to be utilized, and I can't fault the thinking behind that trade.

 

Now, that 2005 draft, that hurt. After the "polished and mature for his age" Pawelek and Donald Veal, it seemed like a bleh draft then, and it looks like an awful draft now. I don't really recall - were Johnston and Reynolds actually hyped up as anything pre-draft?

[Guest]

I really don't consider Gallagher and E. Patterson to be "hurtful" subjects for the Cubs. Disappointed, perhaps, but we got value for them in the Harden deal, and if I recall A's fans correctly, Gallagher might've been damaged by their manager (something about coming out after a rain delay). We arguably sold at the highest point on Gallagher. I loved Gallagher, but prospects are meant to be utilized, and I can't fault the thinking behind that trade.

 

Now, that 2005 draft, that hurt. After the "polished and mature for his age" Pawelek and Donald Veal, it seemed like a bleh draft then, and it looks like an awful draft now. I don't really recall - were Johnston and Reynolds actually hyped up as anything pre-draft?

 

Dylan Johnston was considered a slight reach, had an interesting bat but he couldn't play up the middle, which limited his ceiling. Reynolds had a ceiling of a utility player if you got really lucky. What a horrible draft.

[Bull]

I really don't consider Gallagher and E. Patterson to be "hurtful" subjects for the Cubs. Disappointed, perhaps, but we got value for them in the Harden deal, and if I recall A's fans correctly, Gallagher might've been damaged by their manager (something about coming out after a rain delay). We arguably sold at the highest point on Gallagher. I loved Gallagher, but prospects are meant to be utilized, and I can't fault the thinking behind that trade.

 

Now, that 2005 draft, that hurt. After the "polished and mature for his age" Pawelek and Donald Veal, it seemed like a bleh draft then, and it looks like an awful draft now. I don't really recall - were Johnston and Reynolds actually hyped up as anything pre-draft?

Well, mostly Pie.