March 26, 2004
BASEBALL: Patterson Up
Nice little move by the Expos to pick up onetime hot prospect John Patterson in exchange for Randy Choate, a serviceable but replaceable reliever. Still just 26, Patterson has struck out 74 batters in 85.2 major league innings while walking 37. He needs to improve that walk number and get the gopher balls under control; there's no question that Patterson's still a project. But he's still got upside.