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Garza and Bartlett are two of my favorite players...Rincon is very useful in the Bullpen, but I don't care could our bullpen is amazing without him...


Can you tell me anything about Young, Harris or Predie...

We rule 5'd Predie before but he didn't make the squad and you guys took him back...

Young is intriguing, and I would hate to see him go.

Played every game, has a canon for an arm, batted around .290 all year adding 93 rbi's. Hits in the clutch too.

His OBP, and power isn't where it will be, IMO, Young is a legitimate .300 30 and 100 guy.

Harris had a great year at the plate. His biggest obstacle is defensively at SS. He lacks range, and his arm is really a tad below adequate. Nice offensive player though.

Predie ain't ready for much.

It's an interesting trade, but I haven't had enough time to let it sink in yet.

horrible trade for Tampa. I can see why they'd give up Delmon but Brendan Harris as well?

Couple qquestions on Harris.

Can he hit in the 1 or 2 slot?
Can he play 2B since his D is a weakness?

Also, don't be too sad Garza is a #1 in the making with a live power arm and he was rushed to the majors imo. He'll be your Beckett down the road.

I hope that's the case on Garza.....I haven't really seen him much.

Harris is not a leadoff hitter, but could work well in the 2 slot IMO.

He's a good contact hitter, and hits well to all fields.

2B is his best option. He played a little there last year. His range seems very weak as he never seems to get a clean jump on the ball.

I don't know why.

I really liked him offensively. As a SS however, he is less than adequate defensively.

He's a gritty player.

Garza will be your #1 by '10. He was drafted 1st rd in 2005. Yes 2005.

Minor league pitcher of the year for all of baseball in 2006 (USA today) and called up in Aug 06.

Had 11 K game already. Only been in 26 gms (24 starts).

Thanks for the Harris info. I hope they move him to 2nd bs.

Everyone speaks very highly of Garza's potential.

As the trade has sunken in, I am more at peace with the loss of a potential all star.

I think this trade has very much improved the core of the pitching staff.