Ryan Dempster goes to Rangers

[splitterpfj]

Per Jon Heyman.

[torts]

in the final minute, a deal was made

[dlk9s]

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[RockCoCougars]

I'm going to guess that the Cubs got Perez.

[jjfanec]

Rosenthals reporting 2 Class A pitchers

[PrinceEatMeat]

I'm going to guess that the Cubs got Perez.

 

Perez? Haha, yeah right. They wouldn't give him up for Greinke. They got two Class A players. One position player, and one pitcher. I bet the Cubs are wishing he approved the Atlanta trade right about now. I'm sure they'd rather have Delgado.

[RockCoCougars]

I'm going to guess that the Cubs got Perez.

 

Perez? Haha, yeah right. They wouldn't give him up for Greinke. They got two Class A players. One position player, and one pitcher. I bet the Cubs are wishing he approved the Atlanta trade right about now. I'm sure they'd rather have Delgado.

 

What's so great about Perez? Look at the stats. I would have been irate if he would have been the major piece coming back for Greinke.

[jjfanec]

@Evan_P_Grant

Sources: Rangers send 3B Christian Villanueva and RHP Kyle Hendricks to Cubs for Dempster.

 

Not sure who this guy is but Cubs fan think his report is legit. Not sure what kind of return this is for Dempster

[pretendastronaut]

Sources: Rangers send 3B Christian Villanueva and RHP Kyle Hendricks to Cubs for Dempster.

 

[And That]

Villanueva was the Rangers' 8th best prospect coming into 2012, according to BA, and the #100 prospect on their top 100 prospect list. Hendricks was not ranked.

[Funketown]

Villanueva looks like a pretty nice pickup, but the Rangers obviously gave up far less than the Angels. I'm sure the Cubs would have rather had the Delgado package.

[TooLiveBrew]

9. 3B Christian Villanueva – Baseball-reference player profile

 

The Rangers place a huge emphasis on physical tools and there are literally millions of dollars of young prospects sitting behind the 5-foot-11, 160-pound Villanueva on the Rangers prospect list. But Villanueva’s ability to use his physical tools may surpass any other player in the system at this point.

 

Despite his average build, Villanueva has some serious juice in right handed bat. He hit .278-17-84/.803 with 30 doubles as a 19-year old in the South Atlantic League and has a well controlled swing that squares up ball consistently and shows his potential as a situational hitter as well as a power source. He also stole 32 bases in only 38 attempts, demonstrating plus base-running instincts to make up for only marginal straight-line speed.

 

If anything, Villanueva draws more positive attention for his defense at third base than his offensive potential. He’s quick and sure handed and has enough arm strength for any position on the field. Villanueva has experience in the middle of the infield and it will be interesting to see if he might develop into an Ian Kinsler-type second baseman, especially given the Rangers glut of third basemen.

PG pre-2012 writeup