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Opinion | Baseball can be cruel. Just ask Pearson and Tiedemann, the top Blue Jays pitching prospects from then and now

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Top Jays pitching prospect Ricky Teidemann, left, will require Tommy John surgery while former top pitching prospect Nate Pearson, right, was traded to the Cubs on Saturday.


Gregor Chisholm is a ɫɫÀ²-based baseball columnist for the Star. Follow him on Twitter: or reach him via email: gchisholm@thestar.ca.

Nate Pearson was supposed to be the next big thing for the Blue Jays. He was expected to become the best homegrown pitcher the club produced since the late Roy Halladay. Instead he leaves town having barely made an impact.

Pearson, who a few years ago was considered one of the top prospects in baseball, was traded to the Chicago Cubs on Saturday afternoon. In return, the Jays acquired minor-league prospects Josh Rivera and Yohendrick Pinango.

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Gregor Chisholm is a ɫɫÀ²-based baseball columnist for the Star. Follow him on Twitter: or reach him via email: gchisholm@thestar.ca.

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