Dan McGrath of the Chicago Tribune says dont pull a Lou Brock with Corey Patterson.

The late, great Daily News was celebrating the Cubs' acquisition of Ernie Broglio, a durable, accomplished right-handed pitcher who had gone 67-50 for the St. Louis Cardinals between 1959 and 1963.

The cost? Only Lou Brock, a moody, underachieving, young (25) outfielder, a .258 hitter over two-plus seasons, a slightly built left-handed swinger who struck out three times as often as he walked and seemed fixated on going deep when he should have been harnessing and utilizing his great speed.

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Try to remember he's 24 years old. It's a hard game he's trying to play, and some get it later than others. The torn-up knee hardly hastened his development.

I have tried explaining that point. It goes in one ear and out the other on most people.