tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29893900.post6620047597565477231..comments2024-03-18T17:36:55.778-04:00Comments on Mondesi's House: Not a Good Night for Pittsburghmondesishousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16196483886553780303noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29893900.post-89691971716642894412010-06-24T13:57:06.380-04:002010-06-24T13:57:06.380-04:00Thinking that 32 year old Eric Hinske is a prospec...Thinking that 32 year old Eric Hinske is a prospect tells me all I need to know about your baseball knowledge.<br /><br />I mean, Hinske did win rookie of the year...in 2002.<br /><br />I guess you could kind of call Jesse Chavezz a prospect, but it's pushing it for a 26 year old middle reliever. Aki sucked, but Chavez was no great shakes either and wasn't even a high-leverage reliever. At least Aki had a good track record.Natehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07565979944355875510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29893900.post-33575612815730761822010-06-24T13:34:41.573-04:002010-06-24T13:34:41.573-04:00@ Steve
Thanks for discrediting yourself by calli...@ Steve<br /><br />Thanks for discrediting yourself by calling Eric Hinske a prospect.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04523236755993371842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29893900.post-43064139678866358082010-06-24T12:58:13.899-04:002010-06-24T12:58:13.899-04:00Steve - To call Eric Hinske a prospect is just pla...Steve - To call Eric Hinske a prospect is just plain wrong. He was 31 years old last year when sent packing and he made his MLB debut in 2002. On top of all that, he didn't want to be in Pittsburgh and was a cancer in the clubhouse. That was a good move IMO.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29893900.post-90599636060364191662010-06-24T12:55:31.685-04:002010-06-24T12:55:31.685-04:00Was anyone defending this particular trade even be...Was anyone defending this particular trade even before eveland got cut?<br /><br />@ Steve - Are you really gonna call Eric Hinske a "prospect" with a straight face? Is hinske contributing somewhere? Is chavez? NH has traded garbage veterans for garbage prospects... sure prospects aren't all gonna work out, but those 'veterans' weren't anything special.<br /><br />No one's gonna defend Iwamura's performance, but maybe you should quit while your ahea... maybe you should just take a break?HomeRunFromBehindTheMeatballshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09153804542539188315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29893900.post-70198920220086699982010-06-24T12:49:33.021-04:002010-06-24T12:49:33.021-04:00OK Adam, maybe I'm out of line on the actual n...OK Adam, maybe I'm out of line on the actual number of propects "pissed" away" but off the top of my head; Eric Hinske and Jesse Chavez come to mind. Maybe they aren't the players to build a team around but they're at least contributing at the MLB level right now and better than the players the Pirates got in return. Yup, that sure beats high A ball prospects and a $5 million dollar waste of a roster spot in my mind.<br /><br />If it'll make you feel better I'll stop commenting on Neal's handling of prospects and focus on what he's really good at, trading veterans for garbage.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14645147302738910500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29893900.post-85856592412571858842010-06-24T12:33:56.689-04:002010-06-24T12:33:56.689-04:00That trade was terrible from day one.
I think Uvi...That trade was terrible from day one.<br /><br />I think Uviedo ends up being a reliever, which devalues him a lot, but he's still an interesting player that we gave up for someone that everyone knew couldn't cut it in the Majors. It honestly blew my mind.<br /><br />That said, yeah, when has this ever happened with Huntington before? This is the only prospect-for-veteran trade I can think of off the top of my head that the guy has made.Natehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07565979944355875510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29893900.post-19893107364390892132010-06-24T12:26:13.353-04:002010-06-24T12:26:13.353-04:00@okeldokel If you're going to exhume anyone, l...@okeldokel If you're going to exhume anyone, let's go straight to Branch RickeyKozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03745252975054935259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29893900.post-17184531126994342022010-06-24T11:49:11.105-04:002010-06-24T11:49:11.105-04:00Name the other prospects Huntington has "piss...Name the other prospects Huntington has "pissed" away?<br /><br />You're acting like this Eveland thing is a trend on NH's part which really couldn't be further from the truth. His trades have almost exclusively been veterans for prospects.<br /><br />I'm not gonna pull a Nate and try deflect all criticism, but when it's baseless and flat wrong factually, I think it needs to be pointed out. You're full of it Steve.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04523236755993371842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29893900.post-40934748187787275892010-06-24T11:32:05.236-04:002010-06-24T11:32:05.236-04:00Even the Yankees couldn't afford to piss away ...Even the Yankees couldn't afford to piss away prosects with so many bad trades at the rate the Pirates do. No wonder Huntington's priority is on stocking the farm teams...he needs to keep feeding the rest of the league, as the Pirates sure as hell don't know what to do with prospects.<br /><br />Seems that for every 1 Pirates prospect that makes it up to PNC Park, 2 more go to another big league venue. I bet Neal gets more Christmas cards than any other GM.<br /><br />C'mon Nate, where's the spin that this isn't Huntington's fault, or a bad decision? And no, it's not too early to judge, the Pirates get the bad end of a deal again even if Uviedo does nothing more with Toronto. His tiny bit of success there is still a lot more than Eveland ever gave the Pirates.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14645147302738910500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29893900.post-48090692954105549362010-06-24T11:18:37.425-04:002010-06-24T11:18:37.425-04:00What a mess! Can we exhume Sid Thrift?What a mess! Can we exhume Sid Thrift?okel dokelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13034193951055275779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29893900.post-56514562636749314482010-06-24T11:15:18.485-04:002010-06-24T11:15:18.485-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14645147302738910500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29893900.post-85726305785265226362010-06-24T11:14:12.103-04:002010-06-24T11:14:12.103-04:00I just read the link Steve posted:
Just when I th...I just read the link Steve posted:<br /><br />Just when I think the Pirates organization can't get any worse, any more stupid, or somehow crash to another "Rock Bottom", they turn around and totally prove me wrong!<br /><br />Wow.........BurressWithButterflywingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12466557816631165674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29893900.post-89788914523832337622010-06-24T11:06:36.893-04:002010-06-24T11:06:36.893-04:00I had read somewhere that Uviedo was coming on str...I had read somewhere that Uviedo was coming on strong and had a solid upside.......<br /><br />I have an aversion of bringing in anyone whose name sounds like Cleaveland.BurressWithButterflywingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12466557816631165674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29893900.post-16345572926402111782010-06-24T10:52:59.631-04:002010-06-24T10:52:59.631-04:00To be fair, those are minor league numbers... but ...To be fair, those are minor league numbers... but still. LOLz Piratez!!! again.Kozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03745252975054935259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29893900.post-44146677989312046372010-06-24T10:44:19.049-04:002010-06-24T10:44:19.049-04:00How are all those years of control working out for...How are all those years of control working out for you now Neal?? Another great move by the best management team in sports.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29893900.post-52150481722918109862010-06-24T10:42:22.685-04:002010-06-24T10:42:22.685-04:00http://www.postgazette.com/pg/10175/1068025-100.st...http://www.postgazette.com/pg/10175/1068025-100.stm<br /><br />Typical Pirates trade. Eveland cut and Uviedo is a starter with at 2-0, with a .203 opponents batting ave.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14645147302738910500noreply@blogger.com