Interesting Read About Past Trades

[Yeah...THAT Guy]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/column...arting9/090722

Talks about some of the pitchers that have been traded recently and what the initial reaction was and what the results have been. I found it pretty interesting.

[CMH]

Re: Interesting Read About Past Trades

Nice read indeed.

Seems 50-50 based on the 9 chosen.

The good thing for anyone going after Halladay: a traded ace mostly always pitches effectively after being shopped.

For Toronto: it's tough enough judging major league talent. To judge young minor league prospects is extremely difficult and you can never know if you'll break even on the deal. If one player becomes a star, you win. That's the only way it works.

[Yeah...THAT Guy]

Re: Interesting Read About Past Trades

I just thought that I would add, what an amazing trade the Indians made when they traded Colon. If they had held on to Phillips (not sure who they got for him) that would have been an incredible trade.

[Coug00]

Re: Interesting Read About Past Trades

Sometimes you get a guy and he's a little different than he looks from outside," former Mariners pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre told the Seattle Times. "Not to knock him, because he's a great talent, but basically he didn't have the leadership qualities I thought we were getting.

This shows how incompetent the old Seattle FO and coaches were that they had no idea about Bedard being quiet and shy. Thank god they're gone...specifically Bavasi and Mel "fastball" Stottlemyre.

Funny, with the new regime Bedard is a great guy and quality teammate, who is simply quiet.

[rsox]

Re: Interesting Read About Past Trades

I just thought that I would add, what an amazing trade the Indians made when they traded Colon. If they had held on to Phillips (not sure who they got for him) that would have been an incredible trade.

Phillips and Eric Wedge butted heads in Cleveland which is why the Indians traded him to the Reds. The Indians recieved P Jeff Stevens in return.

[steelcurtain311]

Re: Interesting Read About Past Trades

The Santana trade remains the worst, in my opinion. There was no one better at the time, and the Twins completely blew it. They didn't get one A prospect in the deal, and they gave up the best pitcher in baseball, at his prime age. The Mets have one somewhat decent prospect in their whole organization in Fernando, but they somehow manage to not even get him, it was a laughably bad return for giving up their franchise at the time.