Would you have sacrificed a season to spend big next year?

[SouthSideRyan]

The 2007 Cubs will not be a great team. By 2009 at the latest we'll most likely have a terrible team on a bang-for-the-buck basis, if we don't already. Better hope we win in the next 2 years.

 

Exactly.

 

Seriously I would love to see serious steps foward WITHOUT dumping money at guys and saying "look at this, we're improving and it only cost is a gazillion dollars."

 

This team is barely a .500 team right now.

 

In two years, considering all the farm really has to offer right now is Sean G., and Pie (I'm no Patterson fan), we might be in a pathetic shape.

 

Veal?

[Guest]

by 2009, the cubs can draft a whole lot of talented young players.

[A New Era]

by 2009, the cubs can draft a whole lot of talented young players.

 

hahahaha, very true.

 

By then though, I expect atleast 2 of Hill, Marshall, Guzman, Marmol, Veal to be on the starting rotation and being very good. As well as one of Pie and Patterson and also being very good. You will also have some contracts coming off the books also.

[KingKongvs.Godzilla]

The 2007 Cubs will not be a great team. By 2009 at the latest we'll most likely have a terrible team on a bang-for-the-buck basis, if we don't already. Better hope we win in the next 2 years.

 

Exactly.

 

Seriously I would love to see serious steps foward WITHOUT dumping money at guys and saying "look at this, we're improving and it only cost is a gazillion dollars."

 

This team is barely a .500 team right now.

 

In two years, considering all the farm really has to offer right now is Sean G., and Pie (I'm no Patterson fan), we might be in a pathetic shape.

 

Veal?

 

I meant quick help.

 

Plus, Veal walked a horrible 82 guys in 154 IP, and was a year or two older than you want in A or High A.

 

I like him, but he's very raw.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

How is splitting your age 21 season between Low and High A a year or two older than you want?

[Rusch33]

I'm not going to read through the whole thread, but Schilling has already said this year is his last year if i recall right.

[TruffleShuffle]

I meant quick help.

 

Plus, Veal walked a horrible 82 guys in 154 IP, and was a year or two older than you want in A or High A.

 

I like him, but he's very raw.

 

As someone pointed out, being 21 years old at Low A/High A is completely normal, especially for a guy who played college or community college ball. And while his walk rate needs to come down, his WHIP was still around 1.10 last year.