Tommy Hunter to Cubs for Junior Lake (Deal Done)

[Aristotelian]

Mychal givens, come on down. Tommy was aggravating ng at times but he was on the mound when we clinched the division in 2014. Plenty of good moments to balance the bad.

[Redskins Rick]

Before we jump all over the guy, I just want to say that I have always liked Tommy Hunter as a person and he has been a good fit with the team chemistry during our playoff year run the past few years. He may not be DoD out in the pen, but he's been decent for us, and as Buck says, "these guys aren't meat." I like Tommy and wish him well, whether that be finishing 2 more months in Baltimore or heading out to another team.

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[ReclaimTheCrown]

Hunter's neither great nor terrible. But if the idea floated here (trade Hunter, call up Garcia) is carried out, let's be clear: that's a downgrade for the next two months. I'm not necessarily against the move if the prospect has some upside, but that's not a move that helps us in 2015.

Totally agree, and not entirely sure why so much enthusiasm for this move. Especially if you assume we will DFA Bud, that creates two spots in the pen to fill. Givens, Wright, Wilson, Garcia, or Mac - two of those would now be in the bullpen, which is a lot of pressure for a contending team.

I am first on board for replenishing the system, but if we are going for it this year, let's not dabble around the edges to try to pick up some mediocre prospects.

[mrpennybags]

I assume the 'prospect' would be a pretty fringy guy. If we got a B prospect for him that'd be a steal. He's a pretty good reliever but probably our 5th or 6th best guy in the pen.

[BMann]

Admittedly, this fan base has been pretty spoiled by guys like O'Day, Miller, and Britton the last two years, so average guys like Hunter (and even Matusz) catch a lot of heat for not being as good as some of the best in the game. I'm guilty of it, too!

[Hank Scorpio]

They won't get much for 2 months of Tommy Hunter, I don't think.

[Dipper9]

Admittedly, this fan base has been pretty spoiled by guys like O'Day, Miller, and Britton the last two years, so average guys like Hunter (and even Matusz) catch a lot of heat for not being as good as some of the best in the game. I'm guilty of it, too!

If Matusz wasn't a #5 overall pick I think people would have a completely different feeling about him. He's been pretty solid since nestling into the role he's in. Its just the failed starter and #5 pick status that gives everyone a bad taste about Matusz.

[Crazysilver03]

Screw Garcia. Givens. That's a potential upgrade over Hunter.

Or you can get rid of Hunter and Norris and call up Garcia and Givens.

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[Just Regular]

Seems like this is just giving Hunter's Aug/Sep salary slot to Revere or Parra.

We have closer facsimiles of Hunter for league-minimum (Givens, most likely) then, and not so much in LF/RF.

[Babypowder]

Seems like this is just giving Hunter's Aug/Sep salary slot to Revere or Parra.

We have closer facsimiles of Hunter for league-minimum (Givens, most likely) then, and not so much in LF/RF.

But what prospects are we giving up for Revere and Parra? That's the question.

[RandyMilligan]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I was told Os would much rather deal Norris than Hunter, but have had no takers on Norris. For weeks they've wanted more flex in bullpen</p>— Dan Connolly (@danconnollysun) <a href="

">July 31, 2015</a></blockquote>

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Just DFA Norris already I mean really.

That's a shocker. There's no takers on Norris.

[orioles119]

What about this guy?

http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=vogelb000dan

With Rizzo entrenched at 1B, this makes too much sense.

[Ripken]

Tommy Hunter threw beer on me while celebrating the division clincher last year. I'll never forget that... but he can go.

[fansince71]

They won't get much for 2 months of Tommy Hunter, I don't think.

Quite the contrary...Bosio will move him to the other side of the rubber and he will dominate.

[eddie83]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I was told Os would much rather deal Norris than Hunter, but have had no takers on Norris. For weeks they've wanted more flex in bullpen</p>— Dan Connolly (@danconnollysun) <a href="

">July 31, 2015</a></blockquote>

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Just DFA Norris already I mean really.

The whole MASN thing is really starting to concern me. We are going to trade someone who is pitching well to create flexibility in the pen but we are keeping Norris who is terrible? We need money that much to deal Hunter? I see today how a team like the D'Backs want Chapman and how they are going to increase payroll.