670 the Score reports Pie called up

[Mephistopheles]

you dont know who curtis granderson is?

[E.J.]

yay we called up curtis granderson.

 

????

 

who is he and source

 

ugh....it was a comparison. good job connecting it.

 

sorry dunno who he is

 

CF for the Detroit Tigers.

[Brian]

and he's from Chicago.

[killthegoat06]

yay we called up curtis granderson.

 

????

 

who is he and source

 

ugh....it was a comparison. good job connecting it.

 

sorry dunno who he is

 

CF for the Detroit Tigers.

 

ooo ok

[killthegoat06]

Any word on who was sent down?

[Danny82]

yay we called up curtis granderson.

 

You make it sound like that is such a bad thing.

 

Granderson had very good numbers in the minors (.377/.495/.872) while about three years older than Pie at every level.

[RichHillIsABeast]

The Pie/Granderson comparison is a poor one, IMO. Their age differences at each level is a big deal, like the poster above said.

[Mephistopheles]

look at their age all you want. look at the minor league numbers all you want. for what they are now, it's a very valid comparison. it says nothing about who will be who 5 years from now.

[Soriano12]

Because Curtis Granderson sucks... :roll: Give me a break.

[UMFan83]

Because Curtis Granderson sucks... :roll: Give me a break.

 

No but he's not the star that everyone is envisioning Pie at eventually be.

 

(of course its only Granderson's second year)

[RichHillIsABeast]

look at their age all you want. look at the minor league numbers all you want. for what they are now, it's a very valid comparison. it says nothing about who will be who 5 years from now.

 

What makes it a valid comparison in your eyes?

[Bruno7481]

Because Curtis Granderson sucks... :roll: Give me a break.

 

No but he's not the star that everyone is envisioning Pie at eventually be.

 

(of course its only Granderson's second year)

 

Of course, lets ot ruin the smartaleck activity around here. Where would the fun be in that?

[Bruno7481]

look at their age all you want. look at the minor league numbers all you want. for what they are now, it's a very valid comparison. it says nothing about who will be who 5 years from now.

 

What makes it a valid comparison in your eyes?

 

I guess because he says so...

[Mephistopheles]

.283 .336 .466 - Pie

.262 .345 .473 - Granderson

 

guys with 15 or steals and 20 hrs max. thats their pecota. pretty fast guys in CF who hit left.

[jersey cubs fan]

Because Curtis Granderson sucks... :roll: Give me a break.

 

No but he's not the star that everyone is envisioning Pie at eventually be.

 

(of course its only Granderson's second year)

 

Not everybody is envisioning Pie as a star. I'm hoping for a decent player who produces at a level a lot higher than he's paid for the next few years. That would be an enormous accomplishment for this organization, and something they desperately need since they are going to be overpaying so many veterans.

[jersey cubs fan]

.283 .336 .466 - Pie

.262 .345 .473 - Granderson

 

guys with 15 or steals and 20 hrs max. thats their pecota. pretty fast guys in CF who hit left.

 

We might not get that from Soriano this year.

[Bruno7481]

.283 .336 .466 - Pie

.262 .345 .473 - Granderson

 

guys with 15 or steals and 20 hrs max. thats their pecota. pretty fast guys in CF who hit left.

 

I'd at least like to see him play in the major leagues before I refrence his "pecota."

 

He doesn't have to be star, I don't think he will be. Doesn't mean he can't be a good player though. He beats the hell out of a lot of the crap they have brought up in years past.

[Mephistopheles]

it doesnt take pecota to project them both to have similar k rates, similar HR rates, similar steals, same position, similar defensive ability with granderson having a batter walk rate. it's very good comparison. perfect? of course not but it's better than anyone else in the game. if you can come up with a better one, be my guest.

[Bruno7481]

it doesnt take pecota to project them both to have similar k rates, similar HR rates, similar steals, same position, similar defensive ability with granderson having a batter walk rate. it's very good comparison. perfect? of course not but it's better than anyone else in the game. if you can come up with a better one, be my guest.

 

I'd say its a decent comparison, doesn't make me wrong, or you right. Nobody is right or wrong right now, lets see how the kid does.

[LetsGoCubs89]

he's in the lineup, check yahoosports box score

[frostwyrm]

We have 5 outfielders who need regular playing time. Somebody has to go. I'm sure the Cubs would like to move Jones but they already tried that in the offseason and failed.

[jersey cubs fan]

We have 5 outfielders who need regular playing time. Somebody has to go. I'm sure the Cubs would like to move Jones but they already tried that in the offseason and failed.

 

Pie will go when Soriano is healthy.

[CubColtPacer]

We have 5 outfielders who need regular playing time. Somebody has to go. I'm sure the Cubs would like to move Jones but they already tried that in the offseason and failed.

 

It may not have been a failure of the Cubs to move Jones-they weren't willing to move Jones until they could find a CF to replace him, and they never could do that. Without the need to find a CF to replace him, he likely will be easier to move.

[inari]

Guzman was the one optioned? Stupid, stupid, stupid...

[frostwyrm]

We have 5 outfielders who need regular playing time. Somebody has to go. I'm sure the Cubs would like to move Jones but they already tried that in the offseason and failed.

 

Pie will go when Soriano is healthy.

 

We don't know that. If Pie goes on a tear while Fonz is gone it will be very difficult to justify sending him back to Iowa, particularly if Jones is still struggling.