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I'm wishing we would have made the Tejada trade.

I have to agree. Right now, Hendry doesn't deserve any credit. He helped ruin Patterson for the Cubs.

Somehow he has been able to create at least a little bit of a demand for Patterson, or so it seems.

Per ESPN. 2005 Salary: $3,500,000 Toronto is picking up some of the salary. I think right around half of it.

You are going to see the Orioles hold onto Tejada until the All-star break. The only problem with that, is that Miggy will end up having a bad first half of a season and the Orioles won't get nearly as much as they could if he were traded today. Orioles management isn't vert bright.

It will come down to this: Boston has to deal Manny and get something in return. Baltimore needs to deal Tejada and get something in return. Unless they want prospects, both teams are better off trading with each other, inside the same division or not.

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After reading this thread, I have to change my mind and follow everyone else and hope Prior stays. I really like the idea of staying away from Tejada and only going after Zito. If the Cubs do trade Prior, I wonder if Hendry will go after Zito anyways. I hope he would have enough sense to.

Any word on what Levine had to say?

The IF becomes a strenght, but then the pitching becomes a weakness. I'm not the one who said it would be the worst in my lifetime. But I'm much more likely to side with the person who makes that claim than the person who has no problem dealing Prior because he's only won 18 games once so far in his career. There's a really good chance that Prior will have the best career of anybody the Cubs developed in my lifetime outside of Maddux, and he wasn't traded. So it could end up being the worst trade. Let's say Tejada comes here, has a nice 2-3 years then settles into one of those guys living off his reputation (occasionally looking great but largely much less productive than his former self). During that time the Cubs pitching is highly questionable, Lee returns to normal and the team fails to make any postseason noice. Meanwhile, over the next 10 years Prior develops into a top 5 pitcher in the game, consistently posts a 3.50 ERA or lower, wins 12-20 games a year, and picks up a Cy Young. This set of circumstances is hardly far from possible, and would leave most Cubs fans absolutely disgusted by the results of the trade. The Cubs would have to win it all in 2006 or 2007 to make that trade seem justified, but their pitching would have taken such a big hit that their odds would be no better than if they just maintained status quo. There is a chance that this might happen. There is also a chance that Prior's arm falls off. It's obvious that most people on this board feel that the risk highly outweighs the reward. I just don't feel that the Cubs starting pitching is not as good as everyone makes it out to be. Hopefully I'm wrong.

If the Cubs acquired Tejada they would have one of the best IF's in the league. How is that not a strength? Now don't get me wrong, I love Prior, I just don't see how this is the WORST Cubbie trade in your lifetime. When you are looking at Tejada's achievments, do you just throw them out the window? He still had a great year last year for a SS. Would having one of the best INF's in the league really be a strength if we had to decimate our rotation in order to get it? It's never a good idea to create one hole to fill another. You're right. Having Neifi start at SS is a much better option.

If the Cubs acquired Tejada they would have one of the best IF's in the league. How is that not a strength? Now don't get me wrong, I love Prior, I just don't see how this is the WORST Cubbie trade in your lifetime. When you are looking at Tejada's achievments, do you just throw them out the window? He still had a great year last year for a SS.

Wood hasn't panned out because he's had all sorts of arm trouble. Prior hasn't reached his potential because of freak injuries. There's no reason to expect Wood's pattern to change. There are reasons to expect Prior's to. Worst Cubbie trade in my lifetime. Bleh. Can you explain how it is the worst trade during your lifetime? Prior has won 18 games once. Tejada is an MVP and perennial all-star, along with being possibly the best SS in the game.