mark prior

[gforce1124]

does anyone have lingering doubts about prior's long term value this year? i know he's had 2 nice starts, but maybe some cub fans can tell us if there are any questions regarding his health still? bottom line, is he back to the prior of 2003 and what are the odds that we catch a glimpse of 2004 again?

[Invictus]

id say he's healthy - there have been no words out about his "lingering health issues." I follow pretty closely, and the most i've heard about a cubs pitcher injury is that carlos has a blister . Prior has had two quality starts in a row - my rule of thumb i guess would be if he has one more quality start (not neccesarily in a row, anyone can get touched up from time to time), one more quality start and he's prior of 03. my personal opinion.

[citti34]

HEALTHY

[catch22]

Speaking of the Cubs, what about Wood? Is his shaky start have anything to do with his health?