so long Mark

I guess I should make mention of the departure of Mark Prior. I don't have any tremendous thoughts on Prior's move back West.

I think it was time to move on. The Cubs just don't have the money to drop on yet another rehab prospect. Prior is from San Diego and the Padres are a good fit for him. The Padres got a 27-year-old pitcher that has shown periods of dominance for $1.0MM and a heavy incentives package. He joins a San Diego rotation of Maddux, Peavy, and Chris Young. Randy Wolf, another pitcher with a good resume who is coming off of shoulder surgery, recently signed on with the Padres as well.

I wish Prior luck. The memories of 2003 are fond, despite the ending, but the Cubbies needed to do this. It didn't seem like a relationship that was blossoming in any way.