Cubs trade Pie

[Ace]

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Well, technically, the deal we'd be regretting is the signing of Joey Gathright that forced this deal.
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I'm gonna guess that Hendry knew that Pie was gonna be gone prior to signing Gathright. I don't think his signing forced the Cubs to do anything they weren't already gonna do.
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Yep.
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Yes, but the signing DID force it. They went from planning to trade Pie to HAVE to trade Pie. Quite different.
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He wasn't going to play over Fuk and Reed. All they were going to use him for was speed. Instead they were able to sign a guy that does the same thing and maybe better, and acquire 2 pitchers for Pie.
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I agree with you. I think it was a good trade. I was disagreeing, on a technicality, with ruby.