Marlins want Pie

[Joe_Cub]

I don't really think it's a big deal. Of course the Marlins are going to ask for Pie. I'm sure Hendry wanted Cabrera thrown into the deal as well. You have to start high in your asking price. I'm not too worried about it.

 

What he said.

 

Name the last time Hendry traded the best prospect in the organization and got fleeced. (no, the Dontrelle trade does not qualify)

 

Cruz for Pratt?

 

Cruz was the best prospect in the org?

 

Close to, although he had a bit of major league time under his belt.

 

does it even matter if the best prospect does squat?

[UMFan83]

How about Rich Hill and something like Richard Lewis for Pierre

[USSoccer]

How about Rich Hill and something like Richard Lewis for Pierre

 

Lewis had a totally craptacular season. He's worth about as much as I am in a trade.

[UMFan83]

How about Rich Hill and something like Richard Lewis for Pierre

 

Lewis had a totally craptacular season. He's worth about as much as I am in a trade.

 

I know, I just don't want to give anyone else good.

[USSoccer]

How about Rich Hill and something like Richard Lewis for Pierre

 

Lewis had a totally craptacular season. He's worth about as much as I am in a trade.

 

I know, I just don't want to give anyone else good.

 

hahaha, gotcha!

[CaliforniaRaisin]

I don't really think it's a big deal. Of course the Marlins are going to ask for Pie. I'm sure Hendry wanted Cabrera thrown into the deal as well. You have to start high in your asking price. I'm not too worried about it.

 

What he said.

 

Name the last time Hendry traded the best prospect in the organization and got fleeced. (no, the Dontrelle trade does not qualify)

 

Cruz for Pratt?

If Juan Cruz is the best prospect in our organization, or if he ever was, then I shudder at the thought of the future of the Cubs.

 

"Two years ago, Juan Cruz ranked with Mark Prior as the top prospects in the Cubs farm system. But Cruz has been unable to claim a spot in Chicago's rotation and the club tired of waiting for him to live up to his potential. On Thursday, the Cubs stopped waiting, trading him and minor league lefthander Steve Smyth to the Braves for two prospects, lefty Andy Pratt and second baseman Richard Lewis."

 

From Baseball America.

 

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He was also the #6 prospect in ALL OF BASEBALL in 2002 according to BA, ahead of Mark Teixeira and Joe Mauer among others.

I am intrigued as to what anyone in Baseball America saw in Cruz. Apart from his impressive first start late in 2001, he never once did anything close to living up to his potential.

 

What they saw was him dominate the minor leagues at a young age with a 95+ mph fastball, a solid changeup and a killer slider. He deserved all the props he got. He hasn't lived up to it, but that doesn't mean they were wrong.

 

Of course that was before Age Gate caught up with Juan.