this was never a potential trade. it was bruce saying that hendry valued hill so highly that he probably wouldn't have traded him straight up for dunn last year. It's very telling, too. Because Hill was Hendry's "prized prospect" and he's absolute junk. ....and Marshall was known only to those who follow our minor league system closely, yet he is far and away the better hurler. That's because Hill was far and away closer to the Major Leagues level-wise than Marshall. BA ranked Marshall 7th in the system prior to '05, Hill 24th(of note: Hill broke out during '05). Prior to this year, Hill was 5th and Marshall was 6th, and that was with Hill having the best season of his life, and Marshall having his cut short with injury. Essentially you have it backwards. Marshall was always well thought of as a prospect, while Hill needed an All-World season to cement his status as a good prospect.