Rich Hill Deal Completed

Submitted by Rob G. on Mon, 02/02/2009 - 10:57am

As expected, the to the Baltimore Orioles has gone down for the very important . Let's hope it's another Kevin Hart. The and the Cubs version of Ken Rosenthal...Bruce Levine.

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Submitted by Charlie  on Mon, 02/02/2009 - 11:14am  
Has nothing to do with this post, but since there have been numerous discussions lately about the Cubs farm system and draft history, I thought you might all be interested in this article at Hardball Times: http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/val... It's an analysis of the general productivity of position players vs. pitchers in the earliest rounds of the draft--and it concludes that drafting position players early makes the most sense according to the numbers. Bobby Brownlie and Mark Pawelek concur. Tyler Colvin isn't sure yet.

Submitted by Dusty Baylor  on Mon, 02/02/2009 - 11:18am  
Bye Rich Hill...had one decent season anyway...

Submitted by Ryno  on Mon, 02/02/2009 - 11:47am  
I have to believe the point of this trade is for past or future favors. Hill wasn't sharp last year, but he could very well pitch major league ball this year and what we'll get in return will likely be a dime-a-dozen low-level prospect at best.

Submitted by crunch  on Mon, 02/02/2009 - 12:11pm  
pie..hill..cedeno...bye 140m payroll with little expectations from the minors beyond SP/RP...hello. welcome to boston.

Submitted by jacos  on Mon, 02/02/2009 - 7:38pm  
Dustin Pedroia says hi

Submitted by crunch  on Mon, 02/02/2009 - 7:45pm  
i can see hanley ramirez from my house.

Submitted by crunch  on Mon, 02/02/2009 - 12:14pm  
21ip 23h 23bb 16K 7wp what a winter...bye hill.

Submitted by TJ  on Mon, 02/02/2009 - 12:22pm  
Why not keep Hill into spring training? He certainly couldn't do any worse and if he does well, we could get more or even keep him. It is being reported that we will only get a low level prospect. I don't understand this move at this time. Also, why are we helping McPhail when he screwed us around all last off season over Roberts? I understand that Hill's pitching coach is with Baltimore, but all the more reason why we should have gotten more than a presumed low level prospect. I know it is for a player to be named later, but I think the parameters for the player are not that great.

Submitted by crunch  on Mon, 02/02/2009 - 12:29pm  
hill's value is probably toileted in reality. there's not much to build on after a horrible minor league send-down followed by an inexcusably bad winter. the chances of his value rising when ST rolls around and lou/etc. have to find work for everyone is pretty low...especially since hendry/lou/etc. seem to want Samninja starting some games this spring.

Submitted by Stevens  on Mon, 02/02/2009 - 12:47pm  
Wasn't it Angelos who refused to part with Roberts?

Submitted by DJH  on Mon, 02/02/2009 - 1:00pm  
I remember Angelos killing the deal...you are correct. If people are really going to question losing Hill for a low level prospect, I propose this questions...Do you really not think his curve ball and mediocre fast ball are replaceable? Good luck Rich. If you come back, that will be a great story...but I sure don't want to sit around watching you walk every mediocre batter when we play Pittsburgh and Cincinnati.

Submitted by Rob G.  on Mon, 02/02/2009 - 1:05pm  
i think what killed the deal was the Cubs not wanting to include Felix Pie along with 3 or 4 other prospects (including Sean Gallagher). All the reports out of Baltimore were that the deal never got to Angelos.

Submitted by joshb  on Mon, 02/02/2009 - 12:56pm  
hill has a very low chance of ever regaining his form. And even then, didn't he only have like 2 pitches? He's completely screwed up in the head now. Can't hit water if he fell out of a f'ing boat. And helping McPhail? Seriously? All I've gotta say is that I'd be super pissed if I were an Orioles fan. My GM has a man crush on his shitty prospects he had back in the day that all flopped with the Cubs. If I were the owner I'd be writing McPhail an email.. Dear McPhail, you are hereby banned from calling Jim Hendry without written permission.

Submitted by Rob G.  on Mon, 02/02/2009 - 12:57pm  
new post up, Wuertz traded to A's

Submitted by spongebob  on Mon, 02/02/2009 - 6:52pm  
Agreed TJ...exactly what i was saying last few days. If we got the perverbial PTBNL wouldn't it be more of an upside to find out if he sucks in spring training and get the PTBNL later...it's going to be bad news if he turns it around in spring training and Harden gets hurt oh wait he is..or Dempster becomes a pumpkin again!

Submitted by mastrick  on Mon, 02/02/2009 - 7:13pm  
Good luck to Hill, IMO he wasn't worth a spot on the 40 man given his poor performances in 2008 (demoted all the way to rookie ball) and terrible winter ball results (pelted with trash in Latin America.) I wouldn't put him on a par with Sudden Sam McDowell in terms of potential but it sure would be a sad thing to waste if it turns out that way.