Are the Prospects Worth it ?

by Eli Greenspan on Aug 1, 2007 9:47 AM EDT

In a trade season when deals fell through over unknown prospects being fought over, it got me thinking how often do these prospects, pried from the hands of savvy GMs, live up to their hype? Consider these few who were part of midseason deals who actually did: Randy Johnson was traded from Montreal to Seattle in 1989 for LHP Mark Langston. RHP Trevor Hoffman went from Florida to San Diego in 1993 for OF Gary Sheffield and OF Grady Sizemore went from Montreal to Cleveland in 2002 for RHP Bartolo Colon. Can anybody think of any others?

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yes when AJ left the twins to san fransico for Liriano, boonser, adn nathan

by Anonymous on Aug 1, 2007 11:14 AM EDT reply actions

Randy Johnson to Astros for prospects Carlos Guillen, Freddy Garcia and John Halama.

by Anonymous on Aug 1, 2007 12:59 PM EDT reply actions

Carlos Guillen and Freddy Garcia for Randy Johnson in 1998

by Anonymous on Aug 1, 2007 1:00 PM EDT reply actions

larry anderson for bagwell and a few years earlier mike boddicker for curt schilling and brady anderson. and check out this arod conversation:http://www.mypetpeeves.com/plog/index.php/archives/2414

by Anonymous on Aug 1, 2007 2:29 PM EDT reply actions

Soon to be: The prospects the Braves gave up for Tex.

by Anonymous on Aug 1, 2007 5:46 PM EDT reply actions

when the mets traded scott kazmir for carlos zambrano.

by Anonymous on Aug 1, 2007 9:01 PM EDT reply actions

Try Victor Zambrano smart guy.

by Anonymous on Aug 1, 2007 9:46 PM EDT reply actions

it was milton bradley from montreal to cleveland not sheffield. Come on that wasn't even close to being right!

Pedro Martinez for Delino Deshields..

by Anonymous on Aug 2, 2007 8:08 AM EDT reply actions

Ok I re-read it and it was Hoffman for sheff.. your right.. I read it wrong

by Anonymous on Aug 2, 2007 8:09 AM EDT reply actions

John Smoltz for Doyle Alexander

by Anonymous on Aug 2, 2007 4:52 PM EDT reply actions

"yes when AJ left the twins to san fransico for Liriano, boonser, adn nathan"

The AJ deal was an off season deal, not midseason.

by Anonymous on Aug 3, 2007 11:11 AM EDT reply actions

It was actually Brandon Phillips, Grady Sizemore and Cliff Lee for Bartolo Colon. Wow. What a trade. Wasn't Jay Buhner for Ken Phelps. How about Jason Varitek for Heathcliffe Slocomb.

by Walker on Aug 3, 2007 8:43 PM EDT reply actions