FLA-CIN trade

[Hammer]

Florida trades:
SP Ryan Tucker (4.5 prospect stars, MLC)

Cincinnati trades:
SP Aaron Harang (3.5 stars, 3.178 mil)

[Providence A's]

wtf? a 10,4,9 talent SP alone is worth Harang? wow

[albbla2000mu]

harang is 8-7-8 turning 29 and werent not winning this year
Tucker is 20, nice rating right now, throws 96 and has good consitentcy

...I had by my count 4 diff specs that were 4.5 or higher offered to me, he was the one I liked best.

[Providence A's]

did you misread my PM? Because was offering more than one player...I was prepared to give you 2 or 3 of those specs depending if you wanted someone else, too. As long as you got who you wanted...I thought it was going to take more than one spec with terrible control.

[albbla2000mu]

I read your PM. I strongly considered it. Control isnt everything...espcially since he has already met his talent rating in control. He should still be a good pitcher, this isnt my first trade in my life afterall, ; )

[Providence A's]

I know you read it because you replied; I didn't mean it like that...sorry...I just meant I wasn't sure if you knew I was offering more than 1 of those guys.

[albbla2000mu]

yeah, I realized that...and I know the ML pitcher you offered was better than his rating. But I felt Tucker had more upside down the road for me. Especially winning this year is far from my main concern.

[Dry1313]

Yeah...you could have gotten more allbablalalblablablbalbabal.

[albbla2000mu]

...I may have been able to get 2 4.0 level specs. But, thats not what I wanted. believe me, I know...i had about 6-7 teams ask about him.

[nick]

I too felt that Harang may have been worth a little bit more, because of the control issue.

But I passed this trade for one reason, for the record: Tucker is only 20, and his control is filled out... if he gets a boost, even if it's 2 points in the talent department, he's going to be an animal. Even without that boost, he's still damn solid.

Could he have gotten more? Maybe... but I found it fair, and it is what's in the eye of the beholder.

[Kingdom]

Anibal Sanchez > wild thing there