Dave:

yup - a southpaw throwing 98 mph is very impressive indeed - and from reports, it looks like Felix Diaz is in the mix for the 5th spot in the Chicago White Sox rotation this season....

but that is the price you have to pay to get Lofton for the stretch drive in 2002 and an All-Star like AJ Pierzynski, although i'm still puzzled by the fact that Torrealba is still on the team with Alberto Castillo signed for the 2004 season - there must have been a deal to trade Torrealba that fell through... then again, from all reports, the Giants were trying to get AJ at the trading deadline in 2003 - what would they have done with 3 catchers then? nobody would have traded for Santiago then, so the obvious answer is that Torrealba was also on the trading block then.....