I often wonder if history would have been different for the Cubs had Mark Prior been willing to sign with the Twins, who had the number one pick the year Prior was drafted. Prior had made it clear he would not play for the Twins, so they took Joe Mauer with the number one pick, the Cubs took Prior with the second pick.
Yes, good thing for the Twins. They avoided signing to a long term, albatross contract one of the most talented players in recent times to come along at a key position and have him turn out to be mysteriously injury prone.
