Curtis Granderson Is Gonna Be A Yankee

It certainly looks like Curtis Granderson will be roaming the spacious center field of the (new!) Yankee Stadium come Opening Day 2010.  I know a lot of Cubs fans wanted him, but I'm not sure why.

Corey Patterson is just burning up the league right now.  At the age of 30, he's tearing the cover off the ball and still is in the prime of his career.  He hit 25 home runs, knocked in 107 runs batted in and stole 31 bases.

(Man whispers in my ear.)

Really?  That didn't happen.  He only hit .071 in 11 games with Milwaukee last year.  That's too bad.  Oh, now I see what you're saying.  Those were his projected stats over 650 plate appearances in 2003.  My bad.

Well, what about Felix Pie?  He's got to be coming off a monster season.  Why would you want to let him go and replace him with Granderson?  OK, so he's not an All-Star yet.  But he did post a .283/.341/.451/.792 line with 15 HRs 57 RBIs and 17 steals.  Under Rudy Jaramillo, Pie must be poised for a breakout 2010 year, he'll be 25 in February.

(Man returns.  Whispers in my ear yet again.)

Oh.  My mistake.  Those were Pie's 2006 numbers after a full season of Triple A ball.

And he was traded to Baltimore last season?  Cool.  Who did the Cubs get in return?  Brian Roberts?  Miguel Tejada?  Erik Bedard?  Nick Markakis?

Garrett Olson?  Henry Williamson?

Never heard of 'em.

Oh well.  Who needs Granderson anyway?

I understand why some general managers are cautious to give up their prospects.  All I'm saying is that Starlin Castro better have Ernie Banks' power numbers, Ozzie Smith's defense and Hanley Ramirez's speed.