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They'll have to put him in the discount clearance aisle.

Good riddens...Corey Patterson part 2

QUOTE(#5):

Originally posted 10:24 AM ET  12.17 by Tell it like it is

This guy sucks, but most Cubs prospects do.

thank you for that astute observation

QUOTE(#6):

Originally posted 11:26 AM ET  12.17 by Cubsfanil

thank you for that astute observation

What about Ryan Theriot? Sean Marshall? Carlos Marmol? Carlos Zambrano?

QUOTE(#3):

Originally posted 08:36 AM ET  12.17 by CardsFan2

They'll have to put him in the discount clearance aisle.

We call that the Cardinals Organization.

Pie hasn't done much for the Cubs, so if they can get something in return for him that would be great. Maybe Felix just needs a change of scenery to boost his career.

Does the name Lou Brock ring any bells ? The Cubs obviously gave up on the internal development strategy when they ran Andy McPhail out of town. Now they don't have the money to be the Yankees-West.

Looking Forward to Another 100 years of futility.

QUOTE(#9):

Originally posted 12:50 PM ET  12.17 by bookdog

Does the name Lou Brock ring any bells ? The Cubs obviously gave up on the internal development strategy when they ran Andy McPhail out of town. Now they don't have the money to be the Yankees-West. Looking Forward to Another 100 years of futility.

Lou Brock has even said that he would have made the same trade the way he was playing.

The best part of living near Chicago is that everything we flush eventually ends up downstate!

I would love to see Pie be given a fair shot. I mean a really fair shot. This guy has had only 260 at bats in the big leagues. Lou-P doesn't like the guy so he won't give him a fair shot. He wins the Job in centerfield out of spring training last season but winds up with only 83 at bats for the season. And gets stuck battin eigth where he will se no good pitches to hit. If I was a big league manager and my pitcher threw the opposing taems eigth place hitter anything near the plate I would yank his **** out of the game immediately. So the Cubs are going to give up on their top prospect after only 260 big league at bats. But that's not surprising and that is why the Cubs haven't won the World Series in over 100 years. It is frustrating as a die hard Cub fan when this **** keeps happening. Joey Gathright you give up on your top prospect for this guy what a joke. Outside of pitching the Cub organization hasn't developed any star talent form it's monor league system in the last 20 years. The Cubs give a guy Like Matt Murton 400 or 500 at bats but you trade your top prospect after only 260 at bats pathetic. Ryan Theriot has suceeded beacuse he was given 537 at bats in 2007 and 580 in 2008. That is why we have to give huge money to free agent position players which in turn handcuffs the organization when they have a chance at Guys like Jake Peavy thier is no money left. Well fellow Cub fans be prepared for another long wait before we even make it to a world series.

I think Pie still has potential, but when you're positioning yourself for today (which the Cubs most assuredly are), not for tomorrow, you go with the proven quantity. Even though Gathright isn't a world beater, at least you know what you're going to get from him. Besides, the role Gathright will fill, basically a bench player, is not a good spot for someone as young as Pie. it's not fair to him and it's not beneficial to the club. Hopefully they can package Pie with a couple other players and get either a left-handed hitting outfielder (doubtful) or a passable starting pitcher. They'll need to unload Marquis to open up a starting role, but that's just another reason to do it.

How can the Cubs get rid of Pie? Remember, he's a "can't miss" prospect.

Cubs will regret getting rid of him.

When were you going to give Pie a "fair shot" last year? You're in a tight playoff race and he's swinging at everything and missing almost everything....and you're going to run him out there instead of Edmonds and Reed Johnson? Look at the lineup -- this team wins in the next 2 years or you can forget about it for awhile. This is no time to be letting a rookie work out the bugs. And nothing against rookies....I still remember Jerome Walton and Dwight Smith. The difference is, they got their shot and they took advantage of it. Pie hasn't ever done that, and this organization doesn't have the time for him to figure it out.

QUOTE(#13):

Originally posted 01:54 PM ET  12.17 by ChiSoxmark

How can the Cubs get rid of Pie? Remember, he's a "can't miss" prospect. Cubs will regret getting rid of him.

What a surprise, coming from a Sox fan. Why don't you have your do-nothing GM make a trade offer, if you like Pie so much?

QUOTE(#13):

Originally posted 01:54 PM ET  12.17 by ChiSoxmark

How can the Cubs get rid of Pie? Remember, he's a "can't miss" prospect. Cubs will regret getting rid of him.

Just like we did Patterson....

QUOTE(#15):

Originally posted 01:57 PM ET  12.17 by Santo Says: I Found a Rake!

What a surprise, coming from a Sox fan. Why don't you have your do-nothing GM make a trade offer, if you like Pie so much?

No thanks. We don't need Pie. We have Jerry Owens.

QUOTE(#13):

Originally posted 01:54 PM ET  12.17 by ChiSoxmark

How can the Cubs get rid of Pie? Remember, he's a "can't miss" prospect. Cubs will regret getting rid of him.

No argument here. That's the problem when dealing with young players. You take the risk of them coming back and biting you in the rear when they go to another team. Fact is, sometimes you have to cut the strings because of lack of performance or just a simple trade when younger players and cheaper ones are in demand.

QUOTE(#3):

Originally posted 08:36 AM ET  12.17 by CardsFan2

They'll have to put him in the discount clearance aisle.

A clearance aisle for Pie, it must be way past its expiration date.

Teams like the White Sox 2005, The 2003 Marlins, The Tampa Rays 2008, The Colorado Rockies of 2007 they got to be as good as they were by letting young talent develop. Those teams had and in the case of the rays still have great young core players. What would have happened if The Mariners gave up on Alex Rodriguez after 200 at bats beacause after 200 at bats in the big leagues A-Rod batting avg was 219, or if the Cleveland Indians gave up on Manny Ramirez after 200 at bats his avg was slightly above 200 also. I am not saying that Pie is in their class but I am saying that you have to give a guy more than 200 at bats before you call him a bust. In the case of the Cubs you are going to eventually have to have some of your prospects lead you to the World Series. If you keep trying to buy world series you wind up with guys like D-Lee who is past his prime or a stop gap player every season like Jim Edmonds or collosal bust like Soriano, Marquis,Fukudome.