The Glass Eye: Breaking Down the Pirates' Trade

The Glass Eye: Breaking Down the Pirates' Trade: "Dave Glass, Special for Gant Daily
The Glass Eye: Breaking Down the Pirates' Trade
Well the white flag finally flew on the Bucs' season, as Pirates' GM Neal Huntingdon traded Xavire Nady and Damaso Marte to the Yankees for 4 prospects: Jose Tabata, Ross Ohlendorf, Jeff Karstens, and Daniel McCutchen. Let's look at each of these prospects and see what the Pirates got.

Karstens, 25, is a right-handed pitcher who has spent the entire year at AAA Scranton. In 12 starts he is 6-4 with a 3.80 ERA, 55 strikeouts and only 15 walks in 68 innings pitched. He spent a small amount of time with the Yankees in '06 and '07 and preformed very poorly, with a 5.65 ERA and 10 HRs allowed in 56 major-league innings. He is not listed among the Yankees' top prospects on either BaseballProspectus or BaseballAmerica.com. My guess is he was acquired to give organizational starting depth, with only a small chance of becoming a quality major-leaguer."