Ahhhhhhhh! Ian Stewart

[Galt]

He was supposed to be my big stud in the minor league draft. Even took him over Gordon in the first round.

He's been absolutely atrocious this year, and I'm thinking of cutting bait on him. Both Kouzamanoff and Fields are available as FAs and I could pick them up. (as are Slowey, Crowe, and Saltamacchia)

My other minor leaguers are: Carlos Gonzalez, Erick Aybar, Hunter Pence, and Matt Garza, and I wouldn't want to drop any of them.

[raiders_umpire]

I would hate to just drop my first round pick, as there might be somebody in your league that would trade you something for him. Send some offers out and see if anybody bites.

[Galt]

We are not allowed to trade minor leaguers. Stupid rule or not, that's one of the reasons I'm looking and bailing on Stewart.

[Bosy Billups]

Dude, John Galt, don't drop Stewart. He will be great, but is just going through a big slump. He is a winner though, acknowledges the slump, and will be back.

Remember that he got nothing but rave reviews from even Helton, et al, in Spring Training. In fact, I would watch out for people who are trying to buy low on him (or even worse, people who are waiting to pick him up from free agency).

[nathan050904]

You'd be absolutely nuts to drop Ian Stewart. The guys going to be a stud. He is still only 21 years old.