Comments on: Eaton and Chen

By: gnomez

gnomez — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 19:35:39 +0000

TO turn this into a “worst trade ever” discussion, Mark Mulder for Dan Haren, Daric Barton, and Kiko Calero ranks pretty high. Then again, so will Matt Holliday for Brett Wallace, Clayton Mortensen, and Shane Peterson.

By: Deacon Drake

Deacon Drake — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 21:01:37 +0000

Wow… now that Chen has had a chance to embarrass himself at the major league level, I think it is safe to say more bad decisions in KC.

By: Craig

Craig — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 21:17:43 +0000

Keep in mind that Dayton Moore probably knows Chen from their days with the Braves. At one point Chen was a highly regarded farmhand for the Braves and I think Moore was on staff with the Braves front office at that time. Also, one other thing to keep in mind about Chen is that he is LH. I don’t recall him being a LOOGY candidate but I think just throwing from that side gets you at least a few extra chances in baseball.

From the Royals perspective you get a look at him and perhaps get some AAA rotation filler. I think they already signed his evil twin; Haracio Rameriz (also a former braves prospect and LH) to a deal as well.

By: Stephen Colquitt

Stephen Colquitt — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:10:22 +0000

Exactly, he said ‘arguably’ when clearly there is no argument. The Padres/Rangers trade doesn’t even come close to the lopsidedness of Cleveland’s fleecing of Montreal—the discrepancy between the two deals so far has been to the order of nearly 4 Value Wins per season.

By: You're Kind of an Idiot, Aren't You?

You're Kind of an Idiot, Aren't You? — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:05:14 +0000

Then what the hell are you racking your brain for?

By: KingKirkpatrick

KingKirkpatrick — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:14:11 +0000

Well, perhaps I am misinterpreting, but it does sound like you’re criticizing the Royals for choosing Chen just a little bit, but it’s not a big deal. My bad for misunderstanding your intention, I suppose.

Chen will probably not even get one inning for KC; definitely right about that.

By: Jay in BMore

Jay in BMore — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:55:57 +0000

Not to turn this into a “worst trade ever” discussion, but the O’s sending Curt Schilling, Steve Finley and Pete Harnish to the Astros for a rapidly deteriorating Glen Davis still gets me going all these years later. Schilling’s personality and propensity for opening his mouth too often aside, to give up that arm at the start of his career was absolutely foolish. Finley turned into a more than serviceable CF and even tossed in a few AS worthy seasons as well. Harnish even produced more than Davis in his less than memorable career. Big fat UGH!

By: Kevin

Kevin — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:18:30 +0000

I know you said arguably, but I still think the Colon for Sizemore, Lee, and Phillips was more lopsided. Big Fat Bartolo Colon left Montreal like three weeks later, and even though he robbed Johan of a Cy Young in ’05, he really hasn’t been worth a couple of 30-30 guys at premium positions and a Cy Young winner.

By: Eric Seidman

Eric Seidman — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:16:35 +0000

Not really criticizing the Royals here… more criticizing Bruce Chen. There is absolutely no risk in signing Chen, there just also won’t be any reward.

By: KingKirkpatrick

KingKirkpatrick — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:14:20 +0000

Criticizing the Royals for a MINOR LEAGUE SIGNING of a guy who has had at least a little success in the past??? That’s pretty ridiculous. There is ZERO RISK. Nothing bad can possibly come from this. Why not try it?? He’ll almost certainly never even put on a KC uniform after the end of March….by the fluke chance that he finds something, he’ll still have trouble making the team. If you’re gonna criticize the Royals for this, you have a TON of minor league and other signings to go through and criticize teams for that are “no reward” or “medium reward” or whatever.