Roscodog wrote:Hill's a big bat, with very good def at a premium position. He doesn't come cheap. Looking at Jerlins lineup for this year and future years is impressive.
I agree, but he gave up a
1. #1 ace type SP (coming off a bad (for him) year I'll grant you)
2. a LH hitting Catcher with pop who tradtionlly has a great arm and is one of the top 5 defensive catchers, ( to me a rarer commodity than a 1 at 2b)
3. Probably the best defensive 4th OF in the set, a guy who can pinch run, and make a start for you in injury situations and not kill your lineup, and a guy who is likely going to play everyday now and may just blossom
4. a DH, that's all I got for Willingham
That's a steep price for a guy that isn't a 1, loses 10 points in the clutch vs RHP and will likely never have a card this good again.