The latest baseball trade rumor, coming from the Phillies' continuous shopping of Bobby Abreu: the slugger going to the Cubs for... pitcher Mark Prior, a true #1 starter who is only 25 years old and three years away from free agency. The Phillies, if they can make this trade, should do it in a heartbeat, no matter how much of Abreu's contract they have to pick up.
UPDATE: Oops... Jayson Stark says this one's not happening either. We're now 0-for-5 on Abreu rumors for the offseason.
Posted by Stephen Silver at December 6, 2005 04:15 PMPrior has durability issues. Is 12-15 starts from Prior worth Abreiu?
Posted by: J. Lichty at December 6, 2005 04:20 PMGood trade...wait, then who's playing right field?
Posted by: Johnny at December 6, 2005 10:51 PMgood trade...wait, who's playing right field?
Posted by: Johnny at December 6, 2005 10:53 PM