Another Big Trade: Rich Harden To The Chicago Cubs
No sooner do I spend a couple hours away from the computer then the Oakland A’s and Chicago Ciubs make a blockbuster trade just a notch below that made byt the Milwaukee Brewers and Cleveland Indians incolving C.C. Sabathia.
Here is what the A’s and Cubs did while I played wiffle ball with the kids.
Chicago Cubs get:RHP Rich Harden, $7MM club option for ‘09RHP Chad Gaudin, 2nd year arbitration
Oakland A’s get:RHP Sean Gallagher, 0-1 viagra kaufen yearOF Matt Murton, 2-3 year2B/OF Eric Patterson, 0-1 yearC Josh Donaldson, Low A
While I think the A’s did very well to get three major-league ready players who are under their control for years, I can’t help thinking that this offer is not exactly selling Harden as if one believes he isn’t moments from getting hurt. Why else add Chad Gaudin?
According to Baseball America’s Prospect Handbook 2008, the A’s landed the 5th, 7th and 12th rated prospects in Gallagher, Donaldson and Patterson. The prospect most fans will be unfamilar with is Josh Donaldson, a supplemental 1st round pick in the 2007 draft out of Auburn University.
From BA:
a former third baseman, donaldson started transmissible as a sophomore at auburn in 2006. the position shift and a earnest summer in the cape cod federated with sent his draft run-of-the-mill skyrocketing, and he went 48th overall in june [2007]. after signing as a replacement for $625,500, he rated as the short-season northwest league’s top position probable. donaldson provides more offense and athleticism than most catchers. he’s pushy and looks to pull pitches for power early in counts, but can shorten his stroke and use the opposite meadow. he controls the strike zone and projects as a .280 hitter with 15-20 homers a season. he has slightly above-average arm ability and threw out 38% of basestealers in his pro debut. his speed is ordinary. his inexperience shows behind the coating, thought the cubs believe he’ll become a honest-to-God defender. he had 11 passed balls Cilias 20mg in 45 games and sometimes hurried his loosing and undermined his arm sturdiness. chicago has built up its catching vividness, so it may sponsor things dull-witted with donaldson and fail him concentrate on his work behind the plate. he’ll probably unstop 2008 in low kind a.
With the emergence of Geovanny Soto, one can see why letting Donaldson go made sense. A 22-year-old with a 217/276/349 in Peoria is not someone to worry about when your team hasn’t won a World Series in 100 years, glowing projection aside.
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