Barrett traded to SD!
Barrett traded to SD!
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Barrett traded to SD!
Just reported by Mike and Mike, Barrett traded to SD for player to be named later(not officially, but still waiting on who it was).
I actually liked Barrett, o'well, good luck Michael!
I actually liked Barrett, o'well, good luck Michael!
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How does Bowen help us? Our offense has struggled for most of the year and we trade one our 5 best hitters. Why not just play out the year and let him walk, or at least trade him for a prospect or something.
Edit: It will be interesting to see how this affects San Diego's pitching, which so far has been by far the best in baseball. We'll see if Barrett can't handle pitchers, or if he just can't handle Cubs pitchers.
Edit: It will be interesting to see how this affects San Diego's pitching, which so far has been by far the best in baseball. We'll see if Barrett can't handle pitchers, or if he just can't handle Cubs pitchers.
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I find it odd that this was all Chicago could get. Either it was a sheer panic move to trade him this fast or Barrett has a worse reputation around the league than I thought.
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Okay, so we did get a prospect, it's not as bad as I thought. Still a badly timed move, especially in the midst of A-Ram's injury and Lee's upcoming suspension.
Kyler Burke was apparently once considered one of the top high school players in the country...but looking at his stats it doesn't look that way.
Kyler Burke was apparently once considered one of the top high school players in the country...but looking at his stats it doesn't look that way.
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GYBE... exactly. If they wanted to move Barrett at least they could have waited until Aramis' return and after Derrek Lee's suspension. They really could have used his offense during this upcoming stretch of games.
Things must have been far worse with Barrett than any of us realized. Otherwise Hendry was an idiot for moving Barrett for what, to me at least, is next to nothing. Honestly I'd rather have Koyie Hill as our starting catcher rather than Rob Bowen.
Way to go Hendry.
Things must have been far worse with Barrett than any of us realized. Otherwise Hendry was an idiot for moving Barrett for what, to me at least, is next to nothing. Honestly I'd rather have Koyie Hill as our starting catcher rather than Rob Bowen.
Way to go Hendry.
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It looks like a bad trade on a name-for-name basis, but it's not awful.
The catcher the Cubs got back is actually having a better offensive (and assumedly defensive) year than Barrett, is 5 years younger, and doesn't start fights with his teammates.
The Cubs were obviously not going to resign Barrett at the end of this year anyway, so they got what they could for him - an average-ish replacement and a prospect.
It's probably not a 'win' of a trade, but then, the Cubs were the ones dealing from weakness. They clearly really wanted to get rid of the guy.
The catcher the Cubs got back is actually having a better offensive (and assumedly defensive) year than Barrett, is 5 years younger, and doesn't start fights with his teammates.
The Cubs were obviously not going to resign Barrett at the end of this year anyway, so they got what they could for him - an average-ish replacement and a prospect.
It's probably not a 'win' of a trade, but then, the Cubs were the ones dealing from weakness. They clearly really wanted to get rid of the guy.
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treyZz wrote:Drafted #35 overall last year.. SD rushed Burke up the ladder and little quickly, but he's still a good prospect.
Makes sense SD would rush him, they're desperate for offensive help. Where would you rank him in the Cubs system? Top 5? I know we don't have a lot of high ceiling prospects.
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IbreakNeckZ101 wrote:Ohh and its funny how all the regulars in this board all agree that barrett was done... and all the new ppl are mad that he got traded...
So which would you consider me? Never in my post did I say that keeping Barrett for the longhaul was a good idea. My only issue with it was the timing. It was clear to everyone that Barrett's time in Chicago was coming to an end, I just wish we could have gotten a bit more back in a trade for one of the better offensive catchers in baseball. Also if we had decided to move him, fine, just do it after Derrek Lee has served his time and Ramirez was back off of the DL.
Like I said in my earlier post, I am fine with Koyie Hill. I think the Cubs, when at full strength, will maybe be a better team with him calling the game.