Hunter Pence to be traded to Philadelphia

• jordo212000

  

  Footwedge;846629 wrote:LOL Jordo on listing the Pirates, Indians and D Backs as contending. Contending for what?

  
  They are in the playoff hunt. If they make the playoffs, they can win the World Series. That is what most people mean when they use the word "contention"
  
  Because of your free lesson you provided me with, I am happy to say that this lesson will also be free of charge.
• Tiger2003

  

  Footwedge;846629 wrote:LOL Jordo on listing the Pirates, Indians and D Backs as contending. Contending for what?

  
  How are they not contending.
  
  As of today....
  
  Pirates 2.5 games back
  DBacks 4 games back
  Indians 1.5 games back
  
  So how are they not contending?
• se-alum

  

  Tiger2003;846431 wrote:I guess the difference right now is the Phillies want to win now, next year and the year after. The Braves on the other hand are looking to win 5-7 years down the road. I think the trade was great move. Everyone gets so caught up on your farm system. How the hell do you know if they will produce you don't. But you do know Pence will he has done it now in Pros you know what your getting.
  Your not hoping one of your prospects live up to the hype.

  
  Teams w/ monster payrolls don't have to worry much about their farm systems. Teams with small market payrolls have to be very protective of their farm system.
• Tiger2003

  

  A strong belief in the ATL organization that the package they offered for Pence was markedly better than deal HOU made with Philadelphia.
  web • 7/30/11 12:52 PM
• Tiger2003

  

  Pence gets screwed on his first atbat.
• Tiger2003

  

  Pence is 0-3.
• Tiger2003

  

  Pence just got his first hit and RBI in the 8th to give the Phillies 7-4 lead. He will finish the night at 1-5. Just happy he got that first hit out of the way.
• jordo212000

  

  Philly will have a nice big window over the next few years, but after that they are going to need to turn into the Yankees - Red Sox if they want to keep winning. Meaning that they are going to need to overpay for veterans in free agency

  
  
  Oh come on now there Jordo. The tribe picks up a 273 banjo hitter....and the Phillies pick up a 308 hitting stud. It's all good for baseball, right? I mean, why have a cap at all? How dare the
  
  
  
  Phils increase their payroll and interupt the baseball monopoly of the Yanks and Red Sox?
  
  
  
  When will people understand that only having a few teams competing is what us baseball purests yearn for?
  
  
  
  LMAO while SMH.

  How do you respond to the Indians trading for Ubaldo Jimenez haha?