The > upper levels of the Yankee farm system may be too barren to > trade, as they are surely too smart to trade Nick Johnson > (possibly the best hitting prospect since Frank Thomas, > imho) for anything, so they may be crippled in terms of > offense. They might take some poor sap of a GM for a ride > by trading Alfonso Soriano, though, come to think of it.
So so far you are one hundred percent right about Johnson and Soriano. Alfonso has been a real bust. Boy are you prescient. Me: Not sure if this was sarcastic or not...as I've already posted, I think I was _wrong_ about Soriano, and have explained the reasons why I was wrong about him. Although, on the flip side, he hasn't exactly been Albert Pujols either. But his clear improvement in plate discipline is an extremely healthy sign for his future in the Majors. As for Johnson - given that he spent a year without being able to swing a bat, his performance in the minors this year has been exemplary. Gautam
