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jfranco13 · 08-10-2004, 08:45 AM

I'm not sure the Perez/Bay deal was bad at the time for the Padres. Giles was a legitimate superstar and they gave up 2 unproven rookies, one of whom was a 24-year old OF who had little MLB experience and had bounced around a few teams. Those guys don't usually turn out as well as Bay did.

You can make excuses for the Padres. To some degree, GIles' numbers have been held down by Petco. And he had a down 2002 because of injuries, and he had a slow 2003 because of trade rumors. Before that he was one of the top 5 hitters in baseball and he was still young.

08-10-2004, 08:45 AM	#11 (permalink)
jfranco13 Crazy Location: Pittsburgh, PA	I'm not sure the Perez/Bay deal was bad at the time for the Padres. Giles was a legitimate superstar and they gave up 2 unproven rookies, one of whom was a 24-year old OF who had little MLB experience and had bounced around a few teams. Those guys don't usually turn out as well as Bay did. You can make excuses for the Padres. To some degree, GIles' numbers have been held down by Petco. And he had a down 2002 because of injuries, and he had a slow 2003 because of trade rumors. Before that he was one of the top 5 hitters in baseball and he was still young. __________________ We may lose, and we may win, but we will never be here again.