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Juan Pierre to Cubs

Valadius Dec 07 2005 10:13 AM

Report: Cubs acquire OF Pierre from Marlins December 7, 2005 CHICAGO (Ticker) - The Florida Marlins' salary purge apparently is continuing. According to an ESPN1000 radio report, the Chicago Cubs have acquired center fielder Juan Pierre from the Marlins for pitchers Sergio Mitre, Ricky Nolasco and Renyel Pinto. The Marlins already have parted ways with pitchers A.J. Burnett, Josh Beckett and Guillermo Mota, catcher Paul Lo Duca, first baseman Carlos Delgado, second baseman Luis Castillo and third baseman Mike Lowell. The 28-year-old Pierre batted .276 with two homers, 47 RBI and 57 steals for the Marlins last season. Mitre went 2-5 with a 5.37 ERA in 21 games with the Cubs in 2005, spending the majority of his time with Class AAA Iowa, where he went 5-6 with a 4.33 ERA. Nolasco and Pinto are highly regarded prospects.

Edgy DC Dec 07 2005 10:18 AM

I think we need a contest to see who can come up with who the Yankee centerfielder will be.

sharpie Dec 07 2005 10:21 AM

Johnny Damon seems to be the only one left standing in the way of Bubba Crosby.

Yancy Street Gang Dec 07 2005 10:25 AM

What's Roger Cedeņo up to these days?

Valadius Dec 07 2005 10:26 AM

Probably busy eating Mo Vaughn deli sandwiches.

metirish Dec 07 2005 10:30 AM

So the Cubs get there lead-off hitter, I pity the fool that gives Damon 5+ years...

Elster88 Dec 07 2005 10:32 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Dec 07 2005 10:41 AM

I pity the fool unless it's the Yankees. ____________________ This post had the designation 105) Joe Christopher

metirish Dec 07 2005 10:33 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Dec 07 2005 11:40 AM

True, I kinda hope they get him, I mean he's not even that good...Cooby will love me now because I'm her fave player..

smg58 Dec 07 2005 11:38 AM

Mitre hasn't inspired any confidence at this level, Nolasco was the Cubs' #7 prospect, and Pinto didn't crack the top 10. The Cubs got off pretty easy, and pesumably the Yankees really didn't try to beat that offer. The danger with somebody like Pierre is that his whole game revolves around speed, and it's only a matter of time before he loses a step. Still, it does not look like the Cubs risked a whole lot. Loria doesn't really think anybody will pay to go see his team next year, does he?

DocTee Dec 07 2005 11:43 AM

My money's on the Yanks going for Milton Bradley.

Elster88 Dec 07 2005 11:45 AM

I like it. Sheffield and Fisher Price on the same team. I predict one of them murders the other by late May.

metirish Dec 07 2005 11:47 AM

Well don't you just know that the influence of winners like Torre and Jeter will make Milton a model Yankee...I mean just wearing the uniform is enough to change some players......

TheOldMole Dec 07 2005 11:50 AM

The awful thing about this Marlins salary dump is that it's worked for them once before.

Elster88 Dec 07 2005 11:51 AM

Their next World Series Championship comes due in 2009.

Willets Point Dec 07 2005 11:55 AM

DocTee wrote: My money's on the Yanks going for Milton Bradley. Do you really think the Yanks would take that RISK? They no longers have a MONOPOLY on acquiring all-star caliber sluggers, and Bradley's attitude problems could make them SORRY. Anyone in Yankees management with any CLUE of personnel management would find such a deal to be TABOO, especially if they have MEMORY of the the bad chemistry of the Bronx Zoo era teams. It would really BOGGLE the mind if they made the TRIVIAL PURSUIT to acquire Bradley, but if they do so I guess that's LIFE.

seawolf17 Dec 07 2005 11:58 AM

/groans

Elster88 Dec 07 2005 12:01 PM

Excellent job of working in Trivial Pursuit. You should have done it without the caps to see who got it.

Centerfield Dec 07 2005 12:02 PM

Willets, A Rheingold is your's if you can find a way to get HUNGRY HUNGRY HIPPOS into context.

Willets Point Dec 07 2005 12:09 PM

If only Wells still pitched for the Yankees.

Johnny Dickshot Dec 07 2005 12:10 PM

I thought at first Willets was parodying Ms. Met.

Valadius Dec 07 2005 12:17 PM

You could have easily fit Operation in there.

Elster88 Dec 07 2005 12:18 PM

Hippos would be easier with Mo on the team. Giambi's a big guy, but that's from steroids.

Zvon Dec 07 2005 04:59 PM

Im REALLY surprised the Skanks did not go for this guy. Whats their problem this off season? Both Philly and NY papers have said they are interested in the Phils outfielder Jason Michaels. But Pierre is one a those guys that makes things happen. Guess I should be glad the MFYs are looking like a deer caught in the headlights these days.

sharpie Dec 07 2005 05:01 PM

According to USA Today they didn't like his defense and want to get Torii Hunter or Joey Gathraight.

Zvon Dec 07 2005 05:11 PM

sharpie wrote: According to USA Today they didn't like his defense and want to get Torii Hunter or Joey Gathraight. Torii Hunter! Best fielding centerfielder in the game right now. Love watchin that guy roam center. Decent hitter. Just coming off a broken ankle tho...

Rotblatt Dec 08 2005 10:12 AM

I don't think there's any way the Yankees have the goods to get Hunter. Cano's not an option since the Twins have Castillo and pretty much all six of their pitchers are better than Wang, IMO. And the Yanks have no prospects to speak of, so I don't see how this deal gets done. It's refreshing seeing the Yankees over a barrell with no money to bail themselves out.

Elster88 Dec 08 2005 10:31 AM

I thought I read somewhere that the Twins want Cano if they are trading Hunter to the Yanks.

Frayed Knot Dec 08 2005 10:51 AM

I don't think that deal - Cano for Hunter - was ever anything other than fan speculation to begin with. Usually it would go something like this: Yanqui Fan: "So how do we land Torii Hunter" Host: "Well, it'll cost you Robinson Cano just for starters" YF: "Oh well forget it then ... unless they'll take Jaret Wright instead" And now that the Twinkies have traded for Castillo they've got even less use for Cano.