Why not use Brandon Sing as trade bait?

[ThePenguin11]

.296 avg

.407 obp

.583 slg

 

21 HR

59 RBI

25 Doubles

61 BB / 84 K

 

(32 HR / 94 RBI last year)

 

Why isn't his name being tossed out there as trade bait? With Ramirez in place for the next 3.5 years he's become an expendable commodity. Even if we have him in the OF now he's got to have some real value. With Murton and Garut we have youth in place and he's already 24. Is there something about him that another GM wouldn't want?

 

I never hear anything about him being a prized prospect, but I could see another GM out there giving up a good player hoping to have him in place in the next year or two at the ML level.

[CoolHandLuke]

I don't think having Ramirez for a while has much to do with sing, as he is not and I dont think ever was a thirdbaseman.

[E.J.]

I don't think having Ramirez for a while has much to do with sing, as he is not and I dont think ever was a thirdbaseman.

 

Sing is blocked by Lee. He's a first baseman. He's also spent a good amount of time in the outfield this year.

[ThePenguin11]

http://www.attheyard.com/MinorLeagueFeatures/PDFs/FeatureArticle_Sept2004.pdf

 

Selected out of an Illinois high school in the 20th round in 1999, Sing did not begin to hit consistently until he found a defensive home. A shortstop in high school, he played third base during his first two-plus seasons in the Cubs' organization before moving to first base in 2001 an manning the outfield corners in 2002. He finally settled at first base in 2003, only to be limited to 81 games because of his illness.

 

Either way, with Lee and Ramirez in place he's a very tradeable commodity. He spent two years at third and has obviously become a first basemen. I would think there would be some desire for GM's to go after him. Also, I found it interesting that the article I pulled it from also features Ryan Howard and Dallas McPherson.

 

I guess Dopirak would also be a candidate since he plays 1B.

[rawaction]

You never hear minor leaguers' names in trade talks, because most people have no idea who they are. You hear about the big time prospects, but Jones, Harris, Beltran, and Murton were involved in the Nomar trade and all you heard were "minor leaguers" were involved.

[ThePenguin11]

You never hear minor leaguers' names in trade talks, because most people have no idea who they are. You hear about the big time prospects, but Jones, Harris, Beltran, and Murton were involved in the Nomar trade and all you heard were "minor leaguers" were involved.

 

I guess that sounds right. But I guess the real question is 'What is keeping Brandon Sing from being considered one of our elite prospects?' He's obviously got tremendous power combined with patience. He's only a year older than Murton so I'm not so sure that his age (24) is the reason.

[E.J.]

You never hear minor leaguers' names in trade talks, because most people have no idea who they are. You hear about the big time prospects, but Jones, Harris, Beltran, and Murton were involved in the Nomar trade and all you heard were "minor leaguers" were involved.

 

I guess that sounds right. But I guess the real question is 'What is keeping Brandon Sing from being considered one of our elite prospects?' He's obviously got tremendous power combined with patience. He's only a year older than Murton so I'm not so sure that his age (24) is the reason.

 

Here's a good thread from the Minor League Forum talking about Sing:

 

Sing Appreciation Thread

 

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[USSoccer]

I think Dopirak would be better trade bait than Sing, whom I'd prefer to hang onto just in case.....

 

...however, Dope is just brutal this year. Super bad.