Hamels, Lee, Happ 603
Posted on
July 30, 2009 by
Jason
Jonathan, how much does a top three of Cole Hamels, Cliff Lee, and J.A. Happ scare you?
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Doc to Philly? It’s Meant to Be. 26,926
Posted on
July 26, 2009 by
Jonathan
It’s tough for baseball fans to be familiar with the top prospects from every team. Each year, when the trade deadline comes around, I feel woefully unprepared for the minor-league name-dropping that ensues.
What I always like to remember is that I don’t know those names for a reason. The prospects are still prospects. They haven’t proved to anyone that they can make it in the Major Leagues. And if there is one thing we have learned over the years about MLB scouting, it’s that it is an inexact science at best.
From that simple revelation, I don’t need any minor league knowledge to know what the big trade this year ought to be. For the Phillies and Blue Jays the path is clear. They must strike a deal for Roy Halladay. They’d be crazy not to.
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