Ex-Prospect Watch

Just updated the stats of Choi, Hill, and Cruz to your right. And as I was writing this Hee Seop Choi just hit his 8th home run of the year, his 2nd in as many days.

Hill hasn't been seeing alot of AB's lately because Jose Castillo has been showing some power in the time he has played. Still Hill sports a .300 BA and a .400 OBP. He is not stinkin up the joint.

My assessment of the trades to this point in the season are as followed.

Hill for Aramis Ramirez. No contest. Am-Ram is living up to expectations and then some. A+

Choi for Lee. Choi gets a massive edge here. Anytime when you could of had a player making league minimum out performing someone who makes millions you give it to the kid. D-

Cruz for Pratt. Trade competent major league pitcher for mental case? Last I checked Andy Pratt had walked 9 batters in 6 innings of work in the minors and is sporting a huge ERA down there also. F-

Things that make you go hmmmmm:

Pratt is the son of Tom Pratt, the pitching coach for the Cubs' Class A farm team at Daytona.

In a strange coincidence, the scout who signed Choi was former Cubs Pacific Rim coordinator Leon Lee, who is Derrek Lee's father.

Two trades in the last year to aquire an employee's son. Hmmmm.