Bedard/Santana trades.. Who got the better deal?

This is something that I have not touched on until now. Two ace's, two trades. Who got the better deal on their staff ace? Baltimore or Minnesota? The poll is on the right, find it and vote.

Seattle's haul:

Erik Bedard - 28 years old, will be 29 very soon. Career W/L 40-34, 3.83 ERA, and 639 K's in 114 games. Definite #1 top of the rotation starter. He is a young guy, but in baseball years he is middle aged. Baltimore traded him to Seattle for 5 players.

Baltimore's haul:

Adam Jones (CF) - 22 years old, and he won't even be 23 until August. 6'2, 210lbs, bats and throws right. Supposed to have an above average arm, good speed, and 30+ homerun potential. It may take 2 more years for his full potential and power to get here.

George Sherill (P) - 30 years old, a left-handed reliever who has posted a career 3.65 ERA, W/L record of 10-8, and 138 strike outs. Should be some much needed help for this bullpen. Seattle plucked him from an independent league. Good find Seattle.

Chris Tillman (P) - 19 years old, projected to be a starter. Standing at 6'5 and 195lbs, he has raw talent. Still a few years away from the big leagues but his arm should fully develope in the Orioles pitching-rich farm system. Expect to see him pitch in AA this year, working on his mechanics. With a 10- 14, 4.93 line, he needs to change something. He has time.

Anthony Butler (P) - 20 years old, a south-paw projected to be a starter. Standing at 6'7 205lbs. I think this guy is a sleeper. Minor league 7-9, 3.95ERA, in 34 games. Those look like reliever numbers. Look for him to work on and change his mechanics. Alot of potential here.

Kam Mickolio (P) - 23 years old, a righty that stands at 6'9 256lbs. A monster. He was converted into a reliever last year. Minor league career W/L 7 -4, 2.72 ERA, in 50 or so games. He won't be in Norfolk long. He will be in Baltimore by June.

That's Baltimore's haul for Bedard.. Not too shabby eh?


New York Mets haul -

Johan Santana (P) - Probably the most feared pitcher in the game besised Steve Traschel.. OK Just kidding. Trax isn't scary at all, but Johan Santana is. Very scary.

Career W/L 93-44, 3.22 ERA, 1381 K's in 251 career games. Holy crap thats good.

Minnesota's haul -

Philip Humber (SP)- MINOR league career W/L 18-19, 4.11 ERA, 266 K's in 54 games.. Better than I could do. With better hitting in the big leagues, this guy better learn to pitch better or change something up.

Carlos Gomez (OF) - Minor league career .278 BA in 338 games. Not a lot of power but he has the ability to hit the ball and get on base. K's alot and doesn't appear to be patient at the plate. He will be a solid, serviceable outfielder.

Kevin Mulvey (SP) - Career 12 - 11, 3.02 ERA, in 31 Minor League games.. Wow he blew right through the Minors. He looks really good.

Deolis Guerra (SP) - Career 9 - 14, 3.28 ERA, in 40 Minor League games. I will admit that I do not know much about Deolis. His W/L record is not so hot but looking at his ERA (3.28) it looks like he has bad hitting protecting him. Much like all the no descisions the Jeremy Guthrie suffered at the hands of aging veterans last year.

Well there you have it folks. The two big trades last offseason. I know, call me partial to Baltimore all you wan't but they simply got the better deal. Johan Santana is a better pitcher, actually I believe he is just a more established pitcher then Bedard. Baltimore, in my opinion, got a far better deal than Minnesota did.

WINNER : BALTIMORE

Now this one is pretty simple too. Seattle pretty much wiped out their entire farm system to give to Baltimore. Do you think Bedard is going to sign an extension or resign in 2 years? Good luck! That Canadian will be Toronto bound. Sure Seattle is close to Canada, but it's on the opposite end.

For New York it was simple. Win now. Buy everybody you can. They have no farm system at all. They somehow managed to land the hottest pitcher in the game AND signed him to an extension worth atleast 137.5 MILLON DOLLARS. OUCH!

WINNER : NEW YORK METS

The poll is on the right folks.