Re: If I owned the Devil Rays...

Craig Richardson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

: That's exactly what I'm talking about.  Basically, I look upon every
: developing pitcher as a potential bargaining chip.  Sure, I lose out
: on the Cubs' young guns, but remember the upside my Mariners' Gil
: Meche, Ken Cloude, and Ryan Anderson had at one point?  Teams show a
: tremendous reluctance to part with 20-yo pitching prospects, even when
: it might land them a 26-yo /pitcher/.

Note that this has been one of Brian Sabean's key strategies: he basically 
uses all his high draft picks on arms, and then packages them to get 
useful stuff.  

It's such a good strategy that Sabean's made it work despite having pretty 
miserable talent judgement.  

JHB