It would just be the Cubs luck that they let him go, he moves past the shoulder issues and becomes a Cy Young winner. I like the fact they are not depending on him anymore but should they let him go?
2007-10-30 22:13:32 · 14 answers · asked by yhprum34 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
That is the risk that you take in moving forward, someone may get better and do great things but at this point it is 2007 not 2003...you move on and do not look back; you can not work off of "Could be" or "Potential", I hate the word "Potential" no one is EVER as good as their "potential". Prior and WOods both may be decent relievers for somoene else but right now they are doing no good for the Cubs, they will NEVER be dominate starters again, they just do not have enough left in those many times repaired arms.
Maybe they can go to the Reds to be with Dusty again!
2007-10-31 04:10:11 · answer #1 · answered by bdough15 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If not the Cubs, someone should definitely take a chance on Mark Prior.
When he has been healthy he has been dominant. While that is few and far between, a short term make good contract isn't a bad idea. If you could sign Mark Prior for one year 1.5 million, give or take. For a lot of teams in the league it's a no risk scenario. If he doesn't pan out, oh well. However, if he returns to form, or even proves to be a mediocre pitcher, it's a steal.
Should the Cubs bring him back, maybe they've had enough. Although, they did keep bringing Wood back. So maybe they haven't.
2007-10-31 06:06:54 · answer #2 · answered by socko5167 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely not. Prior hasn't been able to stay healthy since 2003. Having just had shoulder surgery last year, he came back and could not break 90 mph in his stint at spring training. Not only that, he showed signs of strained effort and that will inevitably lead to more injuries. Dump him.
Woods, on the other hand, showed at least SOME resilience at the end of this year. He's still young enough to get a few good years out of him. That said, Woods has not been able to stay healthy for extended periods of time which tells me his arm doesn't have what it takes to throw 200 innings a year. That's why they moved him to the relief role and even then it was a very limited role.
I'd say it's time to part ways with both of these pitchers and concentrate on farming arms. Drafting and trading for the young talent out there.
2007-10-31 06:08:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely NOT! Both Prior and Wood have been the biggest bust in baseball. Both with great "potential" but potential doesn't win championships. It's time the Cubs unload both and move on. They need to pick up a couple of decent pitchers. Everything else is set for them to contend for the next several years.
2007-10-31 07:18:31 · answer #4 · answered by The Mick 7 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
They should let Prior and Wood go. Just like I think that the Braves should have gotten rid of Andruw Jones years ago when they could get something from him. Eventually all of the "potential" in the world has to come to fruition or you move them along.
2007-10-31 10:22:01 · answer #5 · answered by kmcpmgoodson 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At some point in time you cut your losses and move on, and I believe the Cubs have reached that point with Prior.
2007-10-31 08:34:12 · answer #6 · answered by Frizzer 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I think they should cut out the risk scenarios and go for someone new. With his issues, unless they graft a totally new shoulder and all, the guy will never be back to his old dominant self.
2007-10-31 06:47:25 · answer #7 · answered by Kutu 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
They should try and sign him instead of Wood. With Dusty Baker in Cincy, I believe Prior will follow him there though.
2007-10-31 11:32:12 · answer #8 · answered by pondo61 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Move on, Prior and Woods are both done.
2007-10-31 05:38:00 · answer #9 · answered by DaKnights 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
2 words to describe Prior -
Mental Midget
2007-10-31 09:39:37 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋