tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post930576295380654125..comments2023-11-05T06:49:09.637-06:00Comments on Twins Geek: Everything Cliff Lee....Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13907268840665045299noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-75883047933443038722010-07-06T22:50:57.657-05:002010-07-06T22:50:57.657-05:00In reading your post you failed to mention two ver...In reading your post you failed to mention two very important points that make the Lee trade for Minnesota worthwhile.<br /><br />One, Seattle wants an offensive hitting prospect.<br /><br />And two, if the Twins assume that Mauer is healthy and wants to get the full use of Mauer Ramos really won't have a major league career in Minnesota. So trade him for something useful even if it's a Walter Hansonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-981505761870803362010-07-06T12:34:35.219-05:002010-07-06T12:34:35.219-05:00Hopefully Bill Smith learned from the Santana trad...Hopefully Bill Smith learned from the Santana trade that the Mariners fans will be pushing for them to trade Lee and not get 'nothing' for in him in free agency. The general public doesn't understand the value of the draft picks. I also hope he remebers the iron-clad law for tradeds: one team must get screwed.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01817581712484938382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-40897583330718746142010-07-06T09:16:18.214-05:002010-07-06T09:16:18.214-05:00For some reason, I thought I had read somewhere th...For some reason, I thought I had read somewhere that the Tigers had, in fact, been talking to the Ms about Lee. I can't find anything now (other than a mention that they've been among the teams scouting him... but who hasn't been?), so it may have been my imagination. I just remember thinking, "wow, that would suck if the the Tigers somehow ended up with him."JimCrikkethttp://www.knuckleballsblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-12223859069380631352010-07-06T08:23:57.636-05:002010-07-06T08:23:57.636-05:00Seth, Carrasco was the toughest to find a comp. Bu...Seth, Carrasco was the toughest to find a comp. But entering 2009, Corrasco profiled as that Phils top pitching prospect. Here was his writeup at rotowire.com...<br /><br />"After a successful stint in Double-A Reading for much of the 2008 season, Carrasco, the Phillies' 20-year-old top prospect, was promoted to Triple-A Lehigh Valley in early-August and saw continued success. Over the Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13907268840665045299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-31396531179537251062010-07-06T07:02:32.803-05:002010-07-06T07:02:32.803-05:00Seth, that was the biggest stretch, but here's...Seth, that was the biggest stretch, but here's the thing: entering 2009 Corrasco was a young SP with a K/9 of 9 who was supposed to nab the 5th spot in the Phils rotation. That sounds like Slowey to me. <br /><br />Now, he's been nowhere near that good since. But when he was traded, he still had that shine from the previous season ( not unlike Hicks & Ramos).Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13907268840665045299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-42090682223456191462010-07-06T01:34:16.133-05:002010-07-06T01:34:16.133-05:00Not sure how Kevin Slowey is the equivalent of Car...Not sure how Kevin Slowey is the equivalent of Carlos Carrasco, but great stuff!!SethSpeakshttp://www.SethSpeaks.netnoreply@blogger.com