Carlos Quentin to CHW, Chris Carter to AZ

[splitterpfj]

MLB Radio ran it, so I'll go with it...official announcment expected any time.

 

http://www.metsblog.com/2007/12/03/news-dbacks-to-trade-quentin-to-white-sox/

[PeaveyFury]

Official MLB.com link:

 

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071203&content_id=2315850&vkey=hotstove2007&fext=.jsp

[1e Corbeau]

Quentin was a name mentioned early on as a the potential LF solution. Carter put up a 906 OPS at Kannapolis as a 20 yr old, which is nothing to sneeze at, I suppose. Like trading something a little less than Taylor Green, in my estimation.

Worth it? Flipping an unknown 20 yr old mid-round pick for a guy who has already made it to the show? Good move for the Sox is my gut reaction without knowing anything specific on Carter.

[TooLiveBrew]

Wait - Ken Williams knows this guy actually has carried a pretty good OBP thus far, right? Maybe they feel his shoulder trouble will help bring that to an Ozzie Guillen-accepted level.

[And That]

This trade initially confused the bejeezus out of me because the Diamondbacks already had a decent prospect named Chris Carter. (In August they traded him to the Nationals, who traded him to the Red Sox for Wily Mo Pena.)

 

And then I thought about it, and everything was ok.

[brosto1]

I was really hoping to send Arizona a pitcher for Quentin, perhaps I was over-valuing him. Carter is a decent prospect, but either I am undervaluing him or Arizona got a poor return for a guy that I think will still be an above average corner OF beginning sometime next year.

[recte44]

This move doesn't make any sense for Arizona, other than they must have really soured on Quentin quickly.

[EdgarDiazRocks]

bah humbug!

 

Quentin was mine! MINE I SAY!

 

Great gamble on the White Sox part.

[pogokat]

Carter was easily one of the most impressive hitters in the sally league this year...he took jeffress deep in his debut...

 

he's a long way away, but if we had someone like him, i would be dissapointed we made this deal...

[dadofandrew]

Quentin has no options left, and he's hard to judge because his AAA stats are Tucson aided. At first glance, I like the deal for the D'Backs. Carter would seem to be a grade A 1B prospect.

[mls4]

I think the Brewers should have tried to get Quentin, at that price.