I say if we can get a really quality pitcher for him do it in a heartbeat.
The fact is even if he is considered a "can't miss prospect" it's still about a 50/50 chance he'll ever do anything worth noting in baseball.
From what i've read about him I think that he's overrated in everyway and his defense doesn't sound that great...
When it comes to defense Jose is not a bad player at all.
His problem is when the game isn't on the line he tends to get lazy, when he gets lazy he gets sloppy. Our problem with him now though is that even though he has been a consistant player with the bat the pattern is not something you'd want to see from anyone.
There are times he goes up there and chases pitches in the dirt and doesn't even make contact even once through the entire at bat.
While he's good to have around for his occasional pop we could certainly do better.
And for the record.... :fyou JOSE!
Look guys i'm not saying that Ramon Ortiz is the second coming of Cy Young.
I just think that he would be a cheap option that can be decent enough to be a solid 5th starter.
In other words I don't want to give up a ton of prospects and I think that he's not going to cost us that much.
I realize it's fun to think about getting an ace pitcher but the reality is that I don't think any of us are willing to pay the price to get one.
Just get someone decent!
We need to get Ramon Ortiz...
We will be fine in the playoffs with just Burherle, Loazia, Show, and Garland...
He will come cheap and he will get us enough wins to win the division.
There is no way we allow a fifth stater in Wrigley field.
We need to embarass the cubs.
If we lose even one game to the cubs we will never hear the end of it... :fthecubs