Gorzelanny to Washington

[nickofypres]

The Nationals have acquired Tom Gorzelanny from the Cubs for three prospects, according to Bruce Levine of ESPNChicago.com. The Cubs will obtain two pitchers and an outfielder from Washington, according to Levine. The deal is pending a physical

~mlbtr

 

[The Bandit]

depending on the specs it looks like a good deal to me

 

[Jntg4]

3 prospects! NICE!

 

[Jntg4]

Expected.

 

[cubsneedmiracle]

Hopefully we did good on this.

 

[FirstTimer]

Bryce Harper?

 

[daddies3angels]

2:02pm: Outfielder Michael Burgess is one of the prospects heading from the Nationals to the Cubs, according to Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports (on Twitter).

 

[bobferg]

Outfielder Michael Burgess is among prospects going from #Nats to #Cubs in Gorzelanny trade, source tells FOXSports.com. #Chicago #DC #MLB

From Jon Morosi on Twitter

 

[cubsneedmiracle]

Burgess.. not terrible.

 

[bobferg]

Power upside, but he struggles putting a bat on the ball.

 

[CODE_BLUE56]

Bryce Harper?

 

[Northside_slugger]

We weren't going to get high level prospects anyways, but i am glad they got him off their books. Prospects, are just that, prospects. They could work out or may not. There is still a lot of development for all these guys, and with new coaching, it could sky rocket one of their careers. Just like in the Mark DeRosa trade, i doubt anybody was excited about Chris Archer when we first saw the name, but he turned out pretty good ever since he came into our organization.

 

[Northside_slugger]

About Burgess-

From Ben Balder of Baseball America-

New Cubs RF Michael Burgess: big raw power, big arm strength, even bigger swing

From Jon Morosi of FoxSports.com-

Scout who knows Burgess says he has strong build, excellent throwing arm, and good raw skills. Struck out a lot last year.

 

[daddies3angels]

Right-hander A.J. Morris is also going from the Nationals to the Cubs, according to MLB.com's Bill Ladson (Twitter link).

 

[Northside_slugger]

RHP A.J. Morris is one of the pitchers traded to the Cubs.

Per William Ladson (Nats reporter)

 

[daddies3angels]

im just a little faster then u lol

 

[THERIOT2]

I'll cut him some slack,he's just gonna be 22,and how many guys are polished by then,speaking of course about position players. I had hoped for a 1B prospect in any deals Hendry makes. He certainly has enough prospects to move,the only danger I see is moving the wrong guys.I'm still not happy about Lee in the Garza deal no matter how the Cubs spin it.

 

[bobferg]

Chris (NYC)


I have a draft crush on AJ Morris this year, what's your take on him? He fit in the 3rd-5th round area?
Jim Callis
(2:29 PM)


That's about right. Morris has had a terrific season for Kansas State, consistently showing a low-90s fastball and a good slider. If he had more of a changeup and was a little bigger, he'd be a potential first-rounder.

From a sportsnation webchat. Got to like the fact that he could have been a first rounder if he was taller. They said the same about Roy Oswalt.

 

[daddies3angels]

I like the OF but not huge on Morris

 

[bobferg]

Sammy Solis, on his teammates at the Nationals instructional league camp: "It is absolutely ridiculous. I've never seen so many power arms on one team before, and I've played on some elite teams. A.J. Morris is my roommate. I saw him throw for the first time the other day, and I was blown away. He sits [at] 93, 94 miles an hour with a nasty slider - I mean, it doesn't get any better than that. Robbie Ray and A.J. Cole, those guys are 18 years old and they're just as good as I am. So it's pretty ridiculous to see how good these guys are, and the potential that the Nationals have."

So far so good. Both guys have upside.