Cubs Trade Felix Sanchez to Tigers
“The way Mercker and Remlinger have battled injury problems already this year, I look for a for lefty like Felix Sanchez to have a nice impact on the team this year. He’s started more games than he’s relieved in the minors and so could be more than just a LOOGY, if Dusty Baker will allow it.”
–Me, in response to the question “Which, if any, of the Cubs pitching prospects will make an impact on the team this year?” in the Cubs Roundtable before the season.
“The Cubs traded left-handed pitcher Felix Sanchez to the Tigers on Thursday in exchange for right-hander Jon Connolly and a player to be named.”
–Associated Press, 4/29/2004
Well, my prediction has already proved wrong, but you have to like the numbers the guy the Cubs got for Sanchez put up in A-ball last year. A 1.41 ERA in 166 innings. He looks to be a control guy: He had 104 K’s and 38 BB’s last year in his 25 starts. He also completed one-fifth of his starts, which tells you either that the Tigers don’t care about pitch counts for 20-year-olds, or Connolly is very economical on the mound. Given his control, the latter could definitely be the more accurate statement.