11-18-2009, 10:34 AM
Ace- I'm calling you out for the article you wrote on BN, your more recent one. Refusing to trade Castro no matter what is nuts. Trading Castro and only getting Granderson in return is nuts-er. Here's my reasoning- whether or not you think Castro is going to fill out and hit for more power (from what I've seen he looks like he's 12 and if he projects for more power the Hanley Ramirez comparisons are right on) his stock is only getting higher. He could have a crappy year at a higher level of competition and still be a valuable trading chip just because he's so young and has yet to have a bad season. Secondly, Granderson. Dude, I can't tell you how lukewarm I am on this guy. He's had four full seasons, two of which were good, two of which were mediocre. In all four seasons he struckout a shit-ton and did absolutely nothing against LH pitching (.210 career). Considering that he'll invariably be misused as a leadoff hitter and should really have a RH counterpart to platoon with- ugh. He'd be a nice complimentary piece if he were to bat 5th so if we're able to get him for lesser prospects I'm all for it. But, if the Tigers insist on Castro, thanks but no thanks. The Cubs can get more for him.