Comments on: Bryan Morris Finds a Home in the Bullpen

By: Jay Yovanovich

Jay Yovanovich — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 18:12:00 +0000

Absolutely awful trade.

By: Lee Young

Lee Young — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 13:04:00 +0000

This is the trade that spawned the “Bad Deal Neal” nickname. But, in Neal’s defense, he should get more credit for the Nady and McLouth trades. When you’re dealing for prospects, well, there’s a reason they’re called prospects. You just never know. No GM hits on every one of their trades. Yes Bay was our ‘biggest chip’, but we more than made up for it with other deals.

JMHO

By: Hank Stull

Hank Stull — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 18:27:00 +0000

Just seems like a lot of our pitchers in the system just turn out to be relievers. I know relievers are important but you need good starting pitching, and I thought Bryan Morris was gonna be a good starting pitcher

By: John Lease

John Lease — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 18:13:00 +0000

If he can contribute at the Major League level, he’s worth something. Not nearly enough for the Pirates marquee player. Hopefully the people who gave the recommendations on that deal are gone, I doubt it was only Neal H.

By: leadoff

leadoff — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 17:44:00 +0000

They are not overvalued, starting pitching in the modern era is only good for 6 maybe 7 innings making relief pitching much more valuable than ever, IMO, an 8th inning setup guy is nearly as important as a closer, but a shut down back of the rotation pitching staff in invaluable, ask the Yankees, knowing all they have to be is ahead going into the ninth because they have Rivera waiting to make it an 8 inning game.

By: Hank Stull

Hank Stull — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 17:31:00 +0000

another failed Prospect… Really hope we can develop a Starting Pitcher instead of an army of relievers, one good thing about all of this is that Closers are really overvalued right now and we can get a good return

By: typesteve

typesteve — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 17:04:00 +0000

Even though we did not get the best players in return for bay , what would have been worse would have been 4 pirates 2 had signed bay long term. Maybe Morris will become shut down reliever.

By: leadoff

leadoff — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 16:58:00 +0000

If Morris turns out to be a very good closer, it won’t be a horrible trade.

By: Tacho Bill

Tacho Bill — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 16:15:00 +0000

How disappointing. Man, that was a horrible trade.