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Forrest Whitley who was a player rumored in the Cole deal was suspended 50 games for a drug related matter. I am now glad he was not included in that deal.

Yep sign Huntington for another 10 years for not including him the Cole deal and for the Bryce Brentz pickup yesterday. Simply phenomenal.

7B77762D242D25282F302A1D0 wrote: Forrest Whitley who was a player rumored in the Cole deal was suspended 50 games for a drug related matter. I am now glad he was not included in that deal.


I assume they (Houston, Pittsburgh) knew it was going down and the probable outcome.



*Modified*

Not saying Whitley would have been included, just pointing it out.

444F474B4E4F541117605941484F4F0E434F200 wrote: Forrest Whitley who was a player rumored in the Cole deal was suspended 50 games for a drug related matter. I am now glad he was not included in that deal.


I assume they (Houston, Pittsburgh) knew it was going down and the probable outcome.



*Modified*

Not saying Whitley would have been included, just pointing it out. 


Who knows? Remember how Marte knew he was to be suspended an kept it from the team? I hope Whitley at last let it be known.

if he's still a better prospect, I'd still take the better guy minus fifty games.

53616D6D794B68616C696661000 wrote: if he's still a better prospect, I'd still take the better guy minus fifty games.
I agree, but how risky that is depends on whether he learns from his mistakes or keeps making them.

40727E7E6A587B727F7A7572130 wrote: if he's still a better prospect, I'd still take the better guy minus fifty games.


Are they allowed to be traded under suspension?



I would still take him too even with the huge risk of missing an season in the future looms.

Doesn’t matter because Neal Huntington has proved he has absolutely no clue at all how to acquire other teams top prospects for his top players. It’s always “well we tried to get this guy or that guy but it didn’t work out. Huntington is all talk and no action as far as I’m concerned. My opinion of him has really went completely down the toilet after this last off-season. He is not the GM that is gonna turn this team around again and get them back to the playoffs.

0E29383C39241B2F383939245D0 wrote: Doesn’t matter because Neal Huntington has proved he has absolutely no clue at all how to acquire other teams top prospects for his top players. It’s always “well we tried to get this guy or that guy but it didn’t work out. Huntington is all talk and no action as far as I’m concerned. My opinion of him has really went completely down the toilet after this last off-season. He is not the GM that is gonna turn this team around again and get them back to the playoffs.


How do other teams trade for opposing team's top prospects?

5D565E5257564D080E794058515656175A56390 wrote: Doesn’t matter because Neal Huntington has proved he has absolutely no clue at all how to acquire other teams top prospects for his top players. It’s always “well we tried to get this guy or that guy but it didn’t work out. Huntington is all talk and no action as far as I’m concerned. My opinion of him has really went completely down the toilet after this last off-season. He is not the GM that is gonna turn this team around again and get them back to the playoffs.


How do other teams trade for opposing team's top prospects?
This article says not a single top 100 prospect has been traded this off season. Teams are reluctant to part with them.