Not unreasonable, but we have not seen this guy. As much as I hate shapeero, his scouts know more than we do. Last year I'd never heard of Diaz when we got him and he turned out decent and now we are complaining that we didn't get enough for him. This may be a similar situation.
Fine, can we at least get a minor leaguer with an ERA under 4.00 for him though???
If he can't get his ERA under 4.00 in PCL how the feck is he gonna get it under 4.00 in the big leagues??????
I'm totally with you on that one
As fans, we need to just realize what our situation is and it is not going to change unless and until our current prospects max out on their potential. This is because it is obvious that management is not willing to make any bold or even impactful moves that is going to increase payroll no matter how much the fan base is ignored and returns the sentiment in kind with decreased interest, attendance and viewership.
Always take a PCL league ERA with a major grain of salt. Thornton is only a mid level prospect with nice stuff... but pacific pacific coast league era’S are always significantly inflated.
For a frame of reference, he was listed as Houston's 25th top prospect.
I hear you now. I didnt know the PCL was like that
For sure it was respectable, but I'd hope that the player of the year, let alone a unanimous choice, would have had a season that was significantly better than decent. In the ballpark of an all-star season, at least in the discussion if not actually considered.
