Padres Rumors: Nady, Barrett, Jenkins, Prior

"Kevin Towers would've sent him to the Astros for Luke Scott"

WRONG!!

The Astros asked for him for Luke Scott and were denied.

Horatio,
I disagree. I think Prior could work out very well for them. He is a cheap option, and if my a miracle he returns to form, they have their Ace that they have been looking for without giving up a single prospect. Granted, its obviously a longshot, but Prior is a high risk, high reward player. If they get that high reward, they are going to be thrilled they signed him. If not, oh well, 5 mil to the Mets is nothing.

This certainly doesn't fit in, but looks like this site is a #2 seed! Show some love fellas.

http://www.bustedcoverage.com/?page_id=1124

Did I misinterpret this?

"The Astros gleaned that the Padres were willing to swap Double-A catcher Nick Hundley for corner outfielder Luke Scott, later dealt to the Orioles."

As someone who watched Prior over the years I haven't seen a hint of bad attitude or inflated ego. He's a boring quote, but that's about it.

You are both wrong about Prior. Prior had a huge attitude problem. Tim, you weren't looking hard enough. No offense, but when Prior was actually on the mound, this site wasn't up and running. The entire reason why the Cubs didn't just offer him $3.5M or so for this year was because of his attitude. He just didn't want to play for the team.

On the other hand, that first dude is a little off. Prior will be excited about playing for another team and proving himself. I don't see him bringing a distateful attitude to another ball club.

GIAMBI = PAVANO. can't they just IR them both and collect insurance $? lol

I have always followed the Cubs very closely. Every newspaper article, a million books. Trust me I didn't overlook any information.

Prior does not and never had an attitude problem. The media portrayed him as such, and LOVED to paint him as a wuss. This is a guy trying to pitch through a tattered shoulder, he's a huge wuss. Please. Any idea that Prior has an attitude problem is pure media hype. The media simply dislikes guys who are bad quotes.

Thanks for that background Tim. When word came out of the Cubs trying to get Prior to sign an extension for an '09 club option, remembering that quote is what convinced me there is no way in hell he'd be doing Chicago any type of favors. However, it's a shame how juvenile message boards can be and that you'd have to defend yourself to a TrueCubsFan who hasn't given us anything to believe why his opinion as "a fan" back in '03 means anything more then yours.

By the way, Mark Prior as the #5 SP (with the potential to end the year as the #3) in his hometown at the pitcher's haven that is Petco Park makes too much sense. Maybe that's why the Astros are closing in on Rusch, Kevin Towers gave him a head's up that they're close with Prior and let Glendon walk away. Kevin made the same gentleman's move with Todd Greene when they signed Mike Piazza in '06. That's what I'm hoping for at least...