No, it could have been though. An official involved in discussions that sent
Roberto Alomar,
Danny Peoples, and
Mike Bacsik to the
Mets for
Earl Snyder,
Billy Traber,
Matt Lawton,
Alex Escobar, and
Jerrod Riggan said that the
Mets made low-A prospect
Jose Reyes available. However, the Indians felt they did not have enough information on him and were content with taking
Alex Escobar. All Indians fans can do now is scratch their heads.
Why didn't they do it? Many Cubs fans will recall the trade that sent
Dontrelle Willis,
Jose Cueto,
Julian Taveras, and
Ryan Jorgensen to the Marlins for
Antionio Alfonseca and
Matt Clement. Now
Alfonseca is fighting for a spot with the Phillies and
Matt Clement is recovering from injury. Or when the
Astros trade what they thought was a washed up prospect in
Curt Schilling to the
Phillies for
Jason Grimsley.
Curt Schilling is still successfully pitching and has a World Series title while
Jason Grimsley is the subject of many steroid talks. All you can really say is "if they only knew".
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1 comment:
Wow I shudder the thought, that would be one time where I would agree Reyes could have been our leadoff hitter and move Grady to hit third. Amazing on what could have been.
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