Hunter Pence to be traded to Philadelphia

• Ty Webb

  

  Ken Rosenthal tweeted that the deal is expected to be completed tonight.
  
  Houston will get 4 players in return.
  
  Jonathan Singleton, Jarred Cosart and 2 players to be named.
• Midstate01

  

  Just saw the vid on mlbtv of him coming off the field in an inning and giving hugs in the dugout. He looked like he was crying.
• Midstate01

  

  Doesn't seem like Philly really gave up as much as ppl thought a team would
• Midstate01

  

  Never mind. They gave up better prospects then I thought
• Tiger2003

  

  Midstate01;846189 wrote:Never mind. They gave up better prospects then I thought

  
  Nah they didnt lose Brown or Worley. Will have Pence for sure through the 2013 season. I love this trade.
  
  Yes we lose Singleton and Cosart but the other 2 aren't supposed to be major prospects.
• Midstate01

  

  Tiger2003;846202 wrote:Nah they didnt lose Brown or Worley. Will have Pence for sure through the 2013 season. I love this trade.
  
  Yes we lose Singleton and Cosart but the other 2 aren't supposed to be major prospects.

  
  Both top 50
• Laley23

  

  Midstate01;846209 wrote:Both top 50

  
  No way. I doubt the Phillies gave up FOUR top 50 kids.
• Laley23

  

  btw, I guess Pence wasnt such a pipedream afterall? I think some of us brought him up like 2 months ago to much ridicule.
• Tiger2003

  

  Midstate01;846209 wrote:Both top 50

  Singleton yes he is a great prospect but that is all we know....I have my concerns with Cosart just like many other people do. Josh Zeid and his 5.65 ERA can leave he is not a big loss for the Phillies. I also like the 1 million the Phillies are getting for taking Pence.
• Tiger2003

  

  Laley23;846222 wrote:No way. I doubt the Phillies gave up FOUR top 50 kids.

  
  They didn't. They gave up Singleton and Cosart that is it. The other 2 guys are just additional guys.
• dat dude

  Actually, Cosart and Singleton are both top 25 prospects. They were the top 2 prospects in the Phillies organization.
• Tiger2003

  

  dat dude;846236 wrote:Actually, Cosart and Singleton are both top 25 prospects.

  Who's list are you going by?
• Sonofanump

  How tall is Pence, like 8'11"?
• Midstate01

  

  Both means 2. Lol.
• Midstate01

  

  dat dude;846236 wrote:Actually, Cosart and Singleton are both top 25 prospects. They were the top 2 prospects in the Phillies organization.

  
  BAseball america has then #43 and #44
• wes_mantooth

  

  They gave up a lot for him, but that is what good organizations do...they play for NOW. Bad organizations sit on their hands or bring light hitting japs to their team.
• Laley23

  

  Midstate01;846276 wrote:Both means 2. Lol.

  
  He said "we gave up Singleton and Cosart, but the other too are not major prospects"
  
  Then you said "both are top 50"
  
  I read that as you meant the add ins were also top 50 since Tiger was basically acknowledging the first 2 were.
• Tiger2003

  

  I am so confused....why do you guys think we gave up so much for him?
• Midstate01

  

  Laley23;846283 wrote:He said "we gave up Singleton and Cosart, but the other too are not major prospects"
  
  Then you said "both are top 50"
  
  I read that as you meant the add ins were also top 50 since Tiger was basically acknowledging the first 2 were.

  
  Ohhh ok. In that case I misread his post. I thought he said he didn't think think either of the two named players were high ranked prospects.
• Laley23

  

  Midstate01;846307 wrote:Ohhh ok. In that case I misread his post. I thought he said he didn't think think either of the two named players were high ranked prospects.

  
  Yeah, confusing either way. We just read it differently.
• Tiger2003

  

  Midstate01;846278 wrote:BAseball america has then #43 and #44

  
  A couple of other rankings have them out of the Top 50.
• Midstate01

  

  Laley23;846309 wrote:Yeah, confusing either way. We just read it differently.

  
  Yea I did. My bad
• Tiger2003

  

  Projected line up
  
  Rollins 6
  Polanco 5
  Utley 4
  Howard 3
  Pence 9
  Victorino 8
  Ibanez 7
  Ruiz 2
  
  I actually love this lineup. Pence will add protection to Howard and have Shane and Raul in the bottom could spark so damage in the bottom of the lineup.
• dat dude

  Tiger2003;846243 wrote:Who's list are you going by?

  
  Keith Law. Updated two weeks ago.
• Sonofanump

  I think BA is usually dead on.