NH "overvalues" his prospects

I say GOOD! Willingham and Ludwick aren't worth our prospects and the Mets and Astros are going to ask for the moon for Beltran and Pence (especially Pence since he is under control until 2013).

If we stand pat because we overvalue our prospects then I say fine!

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Depends on how they mean “over-value”. Do they mean that he think his prospects are better than other teams do and therefore he won’t get much for them? Or does he overvalue them in terms of he’s just not willing to part with many of them? Guess we’ll find out

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by TravisDW on Jul 21, 2011 8:35 AM EDT reply actions

Sounds like a rival exec is upset NH isn't giving prospects away.

Typical, but I don’t understand why these comments always come out in relation to the Pirates, and no one else.

I mean the Angels GM asked for Garrett Jones in return for Jeff Mathis.

by element1286 on Jul 21, 2011 9:09 AM EDT reply actions

Exactly

If Neal overvalues his prospects, then other GMs clearly overvalue their decrepit veterans. (coughbriancashmancough) I know which I want my GM doing.

Kamerion Wimbley is the truth

by Raybin on Jul 21, 2011 9:18 AM EDT up reply actions

your could probably throw

The Braves gm in that sentence too.

" Lord Stanley, scratch thier names on your fabled cup" Mike Lange june 12, 2009

by oldtimehockey09 on Jul 22, 2011 3:06 AM EDT up reply actions

Can't protect them all under Rule 5.

Better to get something for them via trade rather than watch them walk away for the $50,000 claiming price in December.

What are we at the park for except to win? I'd trip my mother. I'd help her up, brush her off, tell her I'm sorry. But mother don't make it to third. ~Leo Durocher

by dr_roxtar on Jul 21, 2011 9:09 AM EDT reply actions

This is how you do it!

Neil is making every single prospect in the Pirates organization look better than the other teams single guy. Its making those teams mad cause they want to stock up their system. So come trade dealing they can meet in the middle. The big market teams don’t over value cause they can just buy the next big free agent. Props to Neil! I hope closer to deadline a team becomes desperate like the Mets cause if they can’t get rid of him they will take almost anything…

by Joey Mooney on Jul 21, 2011 9:16 AM EDT via mobile reply actions

Of course this is all posturing

GMs give Rosenthal tidbits like this in the hope it will improve their negotiating position.

by maguro on Jul 21, 2011 9:57 AM EDT reply actions

+1

by BSpar on Jul 21, 2011 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions

This is a bad thing?

I would think many if not all GM’s would over value their prospects.

by Enchinga on Jul 21, 2011 2:25 PM EDT reply actions

Yes, it's a bad thing

Just like it would be bad to under-value prospects.

by Pghfan987 on Jul 21, 2011 6:59 PM EDT up reply actions

Yes, in a sense it's bad to over value prospects BUT

At this point I’d rather Neal overvalue them than undervalue them. I think that’s the general consensus here.

by Justin Mos on Jul 21, 2011 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions

Perhaps other GMs

are the ones undervaluing our guys.

by Mr. E on Jul 22, 2011 12:17 AM EDT up reply actions

Sounds like this guy (the GM in quesiton)

is mad because he cant haz all our stuff. Eventually these guys will get it in their head that we are not sellers and will not part with guys who this club see’s as its future. Get with the times rival gm guy, its a different time in the burgh and we aren’t giving that up for one shot.

" Lord Stanley, scratch thier names on your fabled cup" Mike Lange june 12, 2009

by oldtimehockey09 on Jul 22, 2011 3:10 AM EDT reply actions