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May 16, 2010
BP Unfiltered
The Paper Trail of May 16
by John Perrotto
--The Chicago Sun-Times' Rick Morrissey writes that fans of the Cubs are hopeful beyond reason.
--The Seattle Times' Larry Stone writes that for aging superstars, the end is rarely welcome.
--The St. Petersburg Times' Gary Shelton writes that signing Pat Burrell was the biggest mistake the Rays ever made.
--The Denver Post's Dave Krieger writes that Cy Young talk heats up for Ubaldo Jimenez.
--The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Michael Hunt writes that the slide is getting ugly for the Brewers at Miller Park.
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So signing Burrell to a reasonable (at the time) two-year deal was a worse move than:
Drafting Tim Beckham over Buster Posey
Trading Evan Meek for cash
Bobby Abreu - Kevin Stocker
Drafting Wade Townsend over Andrew McCutchen
Yeah....ok.
While certainly not a highlight of the franchise, it seems a bit too early to have Tim Beckham on there. This was not a Bryan Bullington situation, Beckham and Posey were seen as the top 2 talents in the draft and Tim Beckham is still 20 years old and could still turn out to be a good player.
Either way Bobby Abreu for Kevin Stocker was all sorts of awful. Maybe he meant worst move since dropping the Devil.