02-11-2010, 03:28 PM
<!--quoteo(post=79293:date=Feb 11 2010, 01:13 PM:name=KBwsb)-->QUOTE (KBwsb @ Feb 11 2010, 01:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Palmeiro was more than a "contact hitter," even when on the Cubs.
In his last year on the Cubs, as a 23 year-old, he was an All-Star, and finished 2nd in the league in hitting (to Tony Gwynn). That's not the type of guy you trade away.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
A guy could get killed for saying this kind of stuff out loud...
I hated the trade at the time, and never understood the Mitch Williams fascination. Whether or not he was "expendable", it always seemed like we got reamed on that one.
In his last year on the Cubs, as a 23 year-old, he was an All-Star, and finished 2nd in the league in hitting (to Tony Gwynn). That's not the type of guy you trade away.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
A guy could get killed for saying this kind of stuff out loud...
I hated the trade at the time, and never understood the Mitch Williams fascination. Whether or not he was "expendable", it always seemed like we got reamed on that one.