Time to back up the truck

[JonnyRed]

This team is going absolutely nowhere, and as much as I would like to believe that we can turn it around, I'm not so sure anymore.

 

So, who do we keep?

 

My votes go to:

 

Lee

A-Ram (although my patience is going quickly with him)

Murton

Cedeno

Barrett

Z

Prior (still too young, too talented and too cheap to trade)

Marshall

Howry

Eyre

Dempster

 

Oh yeah, the entire coaching staff should be fired after we get blown out tomorrow...

 

Thoughts?

[Wilson A2000]

OK Mike Murphy

[sweetpeteman]

Everybody is available for the right price, however, I would not shop

 

Z

Prior

Lee

Marshall

 

 

Everybody else is available (From our major league team). Even Prior is on the edge.

 

People I would not over shop, but state that they may be available

 

Cedeno

Murton

ARam

Barrett

Eyre

Howry (These two can probably get a good amount)

Dempster

Novoa

Maddux

Wood

Theriot

 

People who would definitely be shopped:

 

Mabry (nothing against him, he just is expendable)

Jones

Pierre

Hairston

Ohman

Bynum (still young, even if we can only get a PTBNL for him)

Rusch

Hill

 

People who would be outright released, and have young guys brought up:

 

Perez

Blanco

[JonnyRed]

OK Mike Murphy

 

I know I hate it when Murphy does this, but really, what's there to like about this team. No one appears to be playing with any heart right now. We never work the count despite having little to no success early in counts, our fundamentals are horrible and the sad thing is, I don't see it changing.

[cheapseats]

OK Mike Murphy

 

I know I hate it when Murphy does this, but really, what's there to like about this team. No one appears to be playing with any heart right now. We never work the count despite having little to no success early in counts, our fundamentals are horrible and the sad thing is, I don't see it changing.

 

This isn't a personal attack on you, but "heart" isn't the problem.

 

They're not a very good team.

 

FIRE! and INTENSITY! doesn't turn Pierre into a good player.

[cubfan1955]

The problem is that we have a whole lot of people with zero trade value. And if we trade anyone with any value we'll be even worse than we are now if that's possible. And letting the man rebuild the team that created this mess isn't a particularly attractive option either. The Cubs suck right now...and probably will for a long time. There is no way out of this mess except to start over completely, with a whole new front office, minor league operation, and manager and coaches. And that takes years.

[Backtobanks]

This team is going absolutely nowhere, and as much as I would like to believe that we can turn it around, I'm not so sure anymore.

 

So, who do we keep?

 

My votes go to:

 

Lee

A-Ram (although my patience is going quickly with him)

Murton

Cedeno

Barrett

Z

Prior (still too young, too talented and too cheap to trade)

Marshall

Howry

Eyre

Dempster

 

Oh yeah, the entire coaching staff should be fired after we get blown out tomorrow...

 

Thoughts?

 

There aren't too many other players that are worth trading. I think Wood is more valuable to the team than he is as trade bait (at least until he proves he's healthy.) Maddux and Walker are the only guys who might get you something in return.

[cheapseats]

Believe it or not, there are other teams that overvalue Pierre's skills. We could get something for him.

 

This team is going absolutely nowhere, and as much as I would like to believe that we can turn it around, I'm not so sure anymore.

 

So, who do we keep?

 

My votes go to:

 

Lee

A-Ram (although my patience is going quickly with him)

Murton

Cedeno

Barrett

Z

Prior (still too young, too talented and too cheap to trade)

Marshall

Howry

Eyre

Dempster

 

Oh yeah, the entire coaching staff should be fired after we get blown out tomorrow...

 

Thoughts?

 

There aren't too many other players that are worth trading. I think Wood is more valuable to the team than he is as trade bait (at least until he proves he's healthy.) Maddux and Walker are the only guys who might get you something in return.