11-12-2009, 11:02 PM
<!--quoteo(post=68854:date=Nov 12 2009, 08:57 PM:name=KBwsb)-->QUOTE (KBwsb @ Nov 12 2009, 08:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=68847:date=Nov 12 2009, 06:48 PM:name=funkster)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (funkster @ Nov 12 2009, 06:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Um Marmol and Castro is way too much for Granderson.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Castro will probably be the Cub's starting SS from late 2010 till 2020. He projects to be a genuine star.
I like Granderson, and would always welcome someone from my home area of Blue Island/Robbins, Ill.
But that trade would be insane.
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I'm as high on Castro and Cubs prospects as maybe anyone here. I don't think that's a secret. However, despite the big time emergence of Castro, he still hasn't proven a thing in the big leagues, and Marmol is a bullpen arm when it all boils down to it. Granderson has a career .823 OPS while playing home games in Detroit's chasm of a baseball park. Last year, he was <b>incredibly</b> unlucky with a .275 BABIP and a 21% LD% (if you don't know how those numbers translate in terms of luck, just look at the underlined word). He still managed a .780 OPS. The guy is a quality ball player. I would be disappointed to not see Castro flourish with the Cubs, and I'm a big believer in Marmol as a closer. But, this would be a pretty decent trade from the Cubs perspective.
That being said, it's much easier to find a Granderson type than it is to find a + defensive shortstop with offensive ability and a reliever with Marmol's ability. If Castro turns out to be all they're saying he will, this trade would turn out unbelievably lopsided.
Castro will probably be the Cub's starting SS from late 2010 till 2020. He projects to be a genuine star.
I like Granderson, and would always welcome someone from my home area of Blue Island/Robbins, Ill.
But that trade would be insane.
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I'm as high on Castro and Cubs prospects as maybe anyone here. I don't think that's a secret. However, despite the big time emergence of Castro, he still hasn't proven a thing in the big leagues, and Marmol is a bullpen arm when it all boils down to it. Granderson has a career .823 OPS while playing home games in Detroit's chasm of a baseball park. Last year, he was <b>incredibly</b> unlucky with a .275 BABIP and a 21% LD% (if you don't know how those numbers translate in terms of luck, just look at the underlined word). He still managed a .780 OPS. The guy is a quality ball player. I would be disappointed to not see Castro flourish with the Cubs, and I'm a big believer in Marmol as a closer. But, this would be a pretty decent trade from the Cubs perspective.
That being said, it's much easier to find a Granderson type than it is to find a + defensive shortstop with offensive ability and a reliever with Marmol's ability. If Castro turns out to be all they're saying he will, this trade would turn out unbelievably lopsided.