Some interesting, rarely discussed offseason targets

[Jazz]

It's very obvious that right now Hendry is being as open as he has ever been regarding who he will sign, and who we will pursue via trade, but there are names mixed into the rubble that could play some dividends if we look into them.

 

Todd Walker

 

This is a name that should make alot of people warm and fuzzy remembering the good old days of grudz and twalk at 2nd. We just didn't know what we had in that, probably our best platoon in the last 5 years.

 

Anyway, Walker IS a free agent, and posted some pretty good numbers after he was traded. He put up a .256/.344/.406 in a pitchers park. I know he might not want to come back to wrigley after the way we treated him, but his bat would look awful nice coming off the bench, and starting at pretty much any position when one of our starters goes down.

 

Willy Mo Pena

 

Right now, in Boston, he is being wasted on the bench behind Trot Nixon. When Drew or whatever FA they sign comes in, its going to be crowded. They won't ask for to much, maybe a straight up exchange, Eyre for Pena which I will do in a heartbeat. He has pretty good power coming off the bench. In a half season with Cincinatti, he put up a .259/.316/.527. I'd love to see what Perry could do with him. He might even steal some starts from Murton if he struggles.

 

Oliver Perez

 

Where in the world did this guy go. I remember in 2004 he was being hailed as a potential Cy Young canidate, and with those filthy numbers, and a couple of plus pitchers, he would probably have competed for a number of them in his career if not for his control problems and injuries. I liken him to Mark Prior in terms of trade value, but with 2 less good years of work to add to his value. Near the end of this season, the velocity started to come back on his fastball after it had dipped into the 80's, and was starting to go into the mid 90's. He also pitched ok during the NLCS (he was 1-0, but he got a no decision in game 7 in which they lost). The Mets have 7 guys right now who will be ready to start come opening day, and Oliver might be the odd man out there. I'd offer them Izturis, or a B prospect and hope that they bite.

[Uber]

Id love to have Walk back, anyone that doesn't is a communist (sorry Sulley).

[oldcubsfan]

Id love to have Walk back, anyone that doesn't is a communist (sorry Sulley).

 

Call me a commie, no chance of him returning.

[sonicdethmonkey0]

how bout milton "DO NOT PASS GO DO NOT COLLECT 200 DOLLARS" bradley... is he a free agent?

[David]

how bout milton "DO NOT PASS GO DO NOT COLLECT 200 DOLLARS" bradley... is he a free agent?

 

Not a free agent. Plus, there'd be a million threads by now on how we need to get him (and how we need to stay the hell away from him), I'm sure, if he were.

 

I'd like to see Hendry inquire about what he would cost in a trade, though.

[sonicdethmonkey0]

bradley would certainly be a better option than cliff floyd, by my estimation.

[davearm]

It's very obvious that right now Hendry is being as open as he has ever been regarding who he will sign, and who we will pursue via trade, but there are names mixed into the rubble that could play some dividends if we look into them.

 

Todd Walker

 

This is a name that should make alot of people warm and fuzzy remembering the good old days of grudz and twalk at 2nd. We just didn't know what we had in that, probably our best platoon in the last 5 years.

 

Anyway, Walker IS a free agent, and posted some pretty good numbers after he was traded. He put up a .256/.344/.406 in a pitchers park. I know he might not want to come back to wrigley after the way we treated him, but his bat would look awful nice coming off the bench, and starting at pretty much any position when one of our starters goes down.

 

Willy Mo Pena

 

Right now, in Boston, he is being wasted on the bench behind Trot Nixon. When Drew or whatever FA they sign comes in, its going to be crowded. They won't ask for to much, maybe a straight up exchange, Eyre for Pena which I will do in a heartbeat. He has pretty good power coming off the bench. In a half season with Cincinatti, he put up a .259/.316/.527. I'd love to see what Perry could do with him. He might even steal some starts from Murton if he struggles.

 

Oliver Perez

 

Where in the world did this guy go. I remember in 2004 he was being hailed as a potential Cy Young canidate, and with those filthy numbers, and a couple of plus pitchers, he would probably have competed for a number of them in his career if not for his control problems and injuries. I liken him to Mark Prior in terms of trade value, but with 2 less good years of work to add to his value. Near the end of this season, the velocity started to come back on his fastball after it had dipped into the 80's, and was starting to go into the mid 90's. He also pitched ok during the NLCS (he was 1-0, but he got a no decision in game 7 in which they lost). The Mets have 7 guys right now who will be ready to start come opening day, and Oliver might be the odd man out there. I'd offer them Izturis, or a B prospect and hope that they bite.

It'll be interesting to see what Boston does with their outfield.

 

Crisp and WMP are both somewhat intriguing, if the price is something like Eyre or perhaps Eyre + Izturis.

 

WMP and Jones would make a pretty darn powerful CF platoon.

[XZero771679666304]

It's very obvious that right now Hendry is being as open as he has ever been regarding who he will sign, and who we will pursue via trade, but there are names mixed into the rubble that could play some dividends if we look into them.

 

Todd Walker

 

This is a name that should make alot of people warm and fuzzy remembering the good old days of grudz and twalk at 2nd. We just didn't know what we had in that, probably our best platoon in the last 5 years.

 

Anyway, Walker IS a free agent, and posted some pretty good numbers after he was traded. He put up a .256/.344/.406 in a pitchers park. I know he might not want to come back to wrigley after the way we treated him, but his bat would look awful nice coming off the bench, and starting at pretty much any position when one of our starters goes down.

 

Willy Mo Pena

 

Right now, in Boston, he is being wasted on the bench behind Trot Nixon. When Drew or whatever FA they sign comes in, its going to be crowded. They won't ask for to much, maybe a straight up exchange, Eyre for Pena which I will do in a heartbeat. He has pretty good power coming off the bench. In a half season with Cincinatti, he put up a .259/.316/.527. I'd love to see what Perry could do with him. He might even steal some starts from Murton if he struggles.

 

Oliver Perez

 

Where in the world did this guy go. I remember in 2004 he was being hailed as a potential Cy Young canidate, and with those filthy numbers, and a couple of plus pitchers, he would probably have competed for a number of them in his career if not for his control problems and injuries. I liken him to Mark Prior in terms of trade value, but with 2 less good years of work to add to his value. Near the end of this season, the velocity started to come back on his fastball after it had dipped into the 80's, and was starting to go into the mid 90's. He also pitched ok during the NLCS (he was 1-0, but he got a no decision in game 7 in which they lost). The Mets have 7 guys right now who will be ready to start come opening day, and Oliver might be the odd man out there. I'd offer them Izturis, or a B prospect and hope that they bite.

It'll be interesting to see what Boston does with their outfield.

 

Crisp and WMP are both somewhat intriguing, if the price is something like Eyre or perhaps Eyre + Izturis.

 

WMP and Jones would make a pretty darn powerful CF platoon.

 

Pena in CF would be a train wreck. Personally, I like the idea of Crisp.

[WrigleyField 22]

Pena in CF would be a train wreck. Personally, I like the idea of Crisp.

 

Crisp's name is 100x better than Rocky Cherry's and Clay Rapada's combined. Count me in.

In reality, I don't really want him

[David]

Not as good as Coco Crisp, but Milton Bradley is a pretty cool name too.

[WrigleyField 22]

Not as good as Coco Crisp, but Milton Bradley is a pretty cool name too.

 

Just got an excellent idea...

[davearm]

It'll be interesting to see what Boston does with their outfield.

 

Crisp and WMP are both somewhat intriguing, if the price is something like Eyre or perhaps Eyre + Izturis.

 

WMP and Jones would make a pretty darn powerful CF platoon.

 

Pena in CF would be a train wreck. Personally, I like the idea of Crisp.

Well at least according to BP's Rate2 stat, Pena's done alright as a CF... 108 in 124 career games.

[XZero771679666304]

It'll be interesting to see what Boston does with their outfield.

 

Crisp and WMP are both somewhat intriguing, if the price is something like Eyre or perhaps Eyre + Izturis.

 

WMP and Jones would make a pretty darn powerful CF platoon.

 

Pena in CF would be a train wreck. Personally, I like the idea of Crisp.

Well at least according to BP's Rate2 stat, Pena's done alright as a CF... 108 in 124 career games.

 

Defensive metrics = less than worthless

 

You only have to watch WMP in the field to know.

[erik316wttn]

I'd welcome Walker back with open arms. Unfortunately it doesn't seem like he's coming back.

[YearofDaCubs]

I would take a flier on Perez if the price was right.

[Omar]

Not as good as Coco Crisp, but Milton Bradley is a pretty cool name too.

 

Just got an excellent idea...

 

Cookie Crisps and Coco Puffs combined?

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

I would like to see Hendry look into Walker, but it won't happen. I'd also like to see Craig Wilson for the bench, but my guess is he's looking to start somewhere.

 

Richard Hidalgo is tearing it up in winter league action last I checked. He'd make an interesting bench option.

[Jazz]

Another name that was discussed a while ago, but not so much anymore is KC outfielder Emil Brown. Brown is 31, but he's cheap. Right now they are trying to shop Sanders as well as Brown, looking for cheap young SP, and bullpen help. If you don't up trading Jones, Brown would be an OK choice for a platoon partner. His 3 year splits vs. lefties are promising (.848 OPS).

 

Another platoon partner choice is Ryan Freel. versus Left handed pitching, he put up a pretty good line .303/.424/.413. It would take some creative dealing, but hey if we can deal with the white sox, why cant we deal with the reds :D?