The Phil Rogers Follies: Pitchers

Hey, Phil, how about you remind us again how the Cubs are going to regret letting Mark Prior go?Yes, the man who said yesterday that the Cubs should release one of the most productive pitchers in baseball also said they should have kept one of the least productive pitchers in baseball.(Nothing against Mark Prior, but he was and is broken.)As a reminder, here's what Phil had to say on Feb. 18, 2008:I have been in the minority of those who felt the Cubs made a mistake by cutting their ties to Prior in December. Those feelings are even stronger now.If Prior can get himself right, he has the potential to fill one of the team's biggest needs -- a No. 2 starter behind Carlos Zambrano. The Cubs could have invested another $3 million in Prior -- and, yes, hundreds of man hours by trainers and coaches -- and given themselves the possibility that he could follow Zambrano in a playoff rotation. General Manager Jim Hendry picked the exit ramp instead, and this could prove to be a very bad decision, even if Prior was going to leave as a free agent after 2008.So, to recap: Get rid of Z. Keep Prior. Got it. Keep stealing that Trib money, Phil.