Jayson Stark:Cubs Open Check Book, Raise Expectations

[goonys evil twin]

Wade Miller has never received a CY vote...Prior placed 3rd in 2003.

 

Oh I see, we are starting players based on their Cy Young voting.

 

Lets pick up David Eckstein while we're at it, he's got a World Series MVP so I can't see how he can fail.

 

I believe that was in response to somebody referring to Wade Miller as a guy who has been a Cy Young candidate in the past. If Wade comes back and performs, he might be good, but there's next to no way he'll be great. Prior could come back and be great, which is what he was before last year.

[Guest]

ok, shouldn't have posted that and disappeared. My point is this, Floyd is a better hitter than Murton against righties when healthy. If Cliff is healthy, playing him in left against righties gives the cubs a better chance to win than playing Murton. Matt has a lot of potential but we need a left fielder to slug more than .423 against righties.

 

I know that sounded like a smart-alec remark but sometimes a lot of people seem to get too hung up on playing Murton no matter what. Seeing as Floyd will likely get hurt anyway, I wouldn't mind seeing a straight platoon in LF. If we only had another partner for Jones, we might have something.

 

That's reasonable. I said throughout the whole will they or won't they situation with Floyd that it could turn out to be best for the team. The problem I'd have with a straight platoon is how few ABs Murton will get, and how much more likely it will be for Floyd to get hurt if he plays that often. I'd much rather go 50/50, or 70/30 in Murton's favor, than give Floyd almost every AB against RHP. And as you point out, they are still handicapped by having Jones in there against any LHP. They'd be much better off with a guy like Michaels as their 5th OF.

 

That might be a good solution. I think there are quite a few lefties in the Central though, aren't there? Doesn't really change what you said I guess.

[BigbadB]

Not as many lefties in the division as there used to be.

[David]

Wade Miller has never received a CY vote...Prior placed 3rd in 2003.

 

Oh I see, we are starting players based on their Cy Young voting.

 

Lets pick up David Eckstein while we're at it, he's got a World Series MVP so I can't see how he can fail.

 

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