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Old 12-01-2006, 08:25 PM   #6
Rojo
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Re: Tidbit from BA's Twins prospect chat

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Originally Posted by edabbs44 View Post
Hey, remember what Wayne said about the market for relievers last year?

Honestly though, he was a top 10 prospect in the Reds organization. How do you give up a top 10 guy for someone with a $5 million salary and a 7 ERA? That's straight from the Isaiah Thomas book, "Building a Dynasty".
Because most times top 10 prospects aren't that good and Lohse was winning big league games by the time he was Ward's age.
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