Kendall evaluation

[Warren Brusstar]

Hendry's inability to see Kendall's downside is the main reason the Cubs haven't won a World Series in almost 100 years?

 

:shock:

 

The decision making process by Cubs' personel people is the main reason the Cubs have won. It's highlighted in this instance by a GM who ignores issues like age and how it can negatively affect a player, especially a catcher who is already showing signs of nearing the end.

 

I agree that poor management explains the Cubs' failure to win the World Series over the last 60 years. But that's hardly a remarkable statement.

 

Attributing the failure to win a World Series from 1907-1945 to poor management is about as accurate as attributing the Oakland A's failure to win a World Series the last ten years to poor management. More than anything else, it was just bad luck.

[kente777]

I just don't get what Hendry sees in certain people. I mean he's not a stupid person. What could possess him to think Kendall would be a good move over using Soto and Hill?

 

one word -- VETERAN. Hendry thinks we need another vet for the playoff push -- even if that veteran is on the downside of his career. But that is the difference between us and Hendry....Hendry doesn't see him on the downside...and that ladies and gentlemen, is very sad AND the main reason the Cubs haven't won a World Series since 1908.

 

Ken

 

Hendry's inability to see Kendall's downside is the main reason the Cubs haven't won a World Series in almost 100 years?

 

:shock:

 

Geez...don't people know how to read?? I didn't say Hendry's inability...I said HIS PHILOSOPHY.....adhered to by Cubs management since the dawn of time. Hendry simply grabbed the baton handed to him.

Edited July 25, 2007 by kente777

[Warren Brusstar]

Not to derail this Hendry/Kendall bashing party....but hes only started 5 games guys...Pujols first fiave games with the birds this year he got 1 hit.......he's a 3-4 outting away from being the being solid.

 

The fact that he's 33 and hasn't had a good season since 2004 features prominently in my assessment of the trade.

[Outshined_One]

Not to derail this Hendry/Kendall bashing party....but hes only started 5 games guys...Pujols first fiave games with the birds this year he got 1 hit.......he's a 3-4 outting away from being the being solid.

 

The fact that he's 33 and hasn't had a good season since 2004 features prominently in my assessment of the trade.

 

Must...resist...Pujols...age joke...temptation...

[dew1679666265]

Not to derail this Hendry/Kendall bashing party....but hes only started 5 games guys...Pujols first fiave games with the birds this year he got 1 hit.......he's a 3-4 outting away from being the being solid.

 

The fact that he's 33 and hasn't had a good season since 2004 features prominently in my assessment of the trade.

 

In fairness, he had a good OBP (.360 range) last year, a .345 the year before and .399 the two years before that. He hasn't had a good OPS because his slugging has been terrible, but that's always been an issue.

 

I'm pretty down on Kendall right now too, but he's had on-base success as recently as last season, so I'm still hoping he can turn it around. It's looking like we won't have a good catching situation no matter what happens.

[pitchcs]

I just don't get what Hendry sees in certain people. I mean he's not a stupid person. What could possess him to think Kendall would be a good move over using Soto and Hill?

 

one word -- VETERAN. Hendry thinks we need another vet for the playoff push -- even if that veteran is on the downside of his career. But that is the difference between us and Hendry....Hendry doesn't see him on the downside...and that ladies and gentlemen, is very sad AND the main reason the Cubs haven't won a World Series since 1908.

 

Ken

 

Hendry's inability to see Kendall's downside is the main reason the Cubs haven't won a World Series in almost 100 years?

 

:shock:

 

Geez...don't people know how to read?? I didn't say Hendry's inability...I said HIS PHILOSOPHY.....adhered to by Cubs management since the dawn of time. Hendry simply grabbed the baton handed to him.

 

 

Yeah, people know how to read. But when you write what is bolded, people get confused.

[YearofDaCubs]

Kendall is bad defensively and his bat is as bad as it was for the A's this year. The guy has to go. bring up Soto, release Kendall and call it a day.

[Twiggy]

I don't even know why he was brought in here besides being a veteran.

[Warren Brusstar]

I just don't get what Hendry sees in certain people. I mean he's not a stupid person. What could possess him to think Kendall would be a good move over using Soto and Hill?

 

one word -- VETERAN. Hendry thinks we need another vet for the playoff push -- even if that veteran is on the downside of his career. But that is the difference between us and Hendry....Hendry doesn't see him on the downside...and that ladies and gentlemen, is very sad AND the main reason the Cubs haven't won a World Series since 1908.

 

Ken

 

Hendry's inability to see Kendall's downside is the main reason the Cubs haven't won a World Series in almost 100 years?

 

:shock:

 

Geez...don't people know how to read?? I didn't say Hendry's inability...I said HIS PHILOSOPHY.....adhered to by Cubs management since the dawn of time. Hendry simply grabbed the baton handed to him.

 

If you're going to use silly hyperbole, you should expect to be called on it.

[dew1679666265]

I don't even know why he was brought in here besides being a veteran.

 

I would suspect his good OBP last year along with a strong second half performance weighed heavily in the decision. As well as the fact that Kendall had success under Gerald Perry while he was in Oakland and Lou and Perry probably felt they could fix him.

 

I'm not giving up on him yet, but as many have stated, it's looking bad early on.

[jersey cubs fan]

I just don't get what Hendry sees in certain people. I mean he's not a stupid person. What could possess him to think Kendall would be a good move over using Soto and Hill?

 

one word -- VETERAN. Hendry thinks we need another vet for the playoff push -- even if that veteran is on the downside of his career. But that is the difference between us and Hendry....Hendry doesn't see him on the downside...and that ladies and gentlemen, is very sad AND the main reason the Cubs haven't won a World Series since 1908.

 

Ken

 

Hendry's inability to see Kendall's downside is the main reason the Cubs haven't won a World Series in almost 100 years?

 

:shock:

 

Geez...don't people know how to read?? I didn't say Hendry's inability...I said HIS PHILOSOPHY.....adhered to by Cubs management since the dawn of time. Hendry simply grabbed the baton handed to him.

 

If you're going to use silly hyperbole, you should expect to be called on it.

 

Why are people pretending he thinks Hendry is to blame for all 100 years?

[kente777]

I just don't get what Hendry sees in certain people. I mean he's not a stupid person. What could possess him to think Kendall would be a good move over using Soto and Hill?

 

one word -- VETERAN. Hendry thinks we need another vet for the playoff push -- even if that veteran is on the downside of his career. But that is the difference between us and Hendry....Hendry doesn't see him on the downside...and that ladies and gentlemen, is very sad AND the main reason the Cubs haven't won a World Series since 1908.

 

Ken

 

Hendry's inability to see Kendall's downside is the main reason the Cubs haven't won a World Series in almost 100 years?

 

:shock:

 

Geez...don't people know how to read?? I didn't say Hendry's inability...I said HIS PHILOSOPHY.....adhered to by Cubs management since the dawn of time. Hendry simply grabbed the baton handed to him.

 

 

Yeah, people know how to read. But when you write what is bolded, people get confused.

 

I bolded one word -- philosophy. That was what I emphasized, not Hendry. It only goes to show, people read what they want to read.

[Soriano12]

I understood your point Kent.

[kente777]

I just don't get what Hendry sees in certain people. I mean he's not a stupid person. What could possess him to think Kendall would be a good move over using Soto and Hill?

 

one word -- VETERAN. Hendry thinks we need another vet for the playoff push -- even if that veteran is on the downside of his career. But that is the difference between us and Hendry....Hendry doesn't see him on the downside...and that ladies and gentlemen, is very sad AND the main reason the Cubs haven't won a World Series since 1908.

 

Ken

 

Hendry's inability to see Kendall's downside is the main reason the Cubs haven't won a World Series in almost 100 years?

 

:shock:

 

Geez...don't people know how to read?? I didn't say Hendry's inability...I said HIS PHILOSOPHY.....adhered to by Cubs management since the dawn of time. Hendry simply grabbed the baton handed to him.

 

If you're going to use silly hyperbole, you should expect to be called on it.

 

Do you really think that my use of hyperbole was silly? Hyperbole is usually based on fact which is exactly what I have stated -- fact. Do you not see that the Cubs have always gone after the washed up vet for many, many years? This is exactly what we got in Kendall....and with that philosophy we will never win the big one. Washed up vets rarely turn into superstars at the end of their career. No one should be surprised that Kendall is sucking.

 

I hope that Hendry got Kendall with the idea of pulling off a big trade, but somehow I am not optimistic.

Edited July 25, 2007 by kente777

[kente777]

I understood your point Kent.

 

Thanks, man!

[Soul]

Ahahahahahhaahhh.

 

I'm sorry, I just read the thread title and that was enough.

 

Kendall. Evaluation.

 

 

HAhahahahahahah.

[inari]

The only thing that makes me feel good is that I think that if Kendall continues to struggle in all facets of the game, the Cubs will have no problem casting him off when Henry gets back.

[YearofDaCubs]

The only thing that makes me feel good is that I think that if Kendall continues to struggle in all facets of the game, the Cubs will have no problem casting him off when Henry gets back.

Don't be so sure. I can see him still staying on the team, even if he sucks. we've seen crazier things before.

[pitchcs]

I just don't get what Hendry sees in certain people. I mean he's not a stupid person. What could possess him to think Kendall would be a good move over using Soto and Hill?

 

one word -- VETERAN. Hendry thinks we need another vet for the playoff push -- even if that veteran is on the downside of his career. But that is the difference between us and Hendry....Hendry doesn't see him on the downside...and that ladies and gentlemen, is very sad AND the main reason the Cubs haven't won a World Series since 1908.

 

Ken

 

Hendry's inability to see Kendall's downside is the main reason the Cubs haven't won a World Series in almost 100 years?

 

:shock:

 

Geez...don't people know how to read?? I didn't say Hendry's inability...I said HIS PHILOSOPHY.....adhered to by Cubs management since the dawn of time. Hendry simply grabbed the baton handed to him.

 

 

Yeah, people know how to read. But when you write what is bolded, people get confused.

 

I bolded one word -- philosophy. That was what I emphasized, not Hendry. It only goes to show, people read what they want to read.

 

 

What you typed above (see above, this isn't that difficult) does not mention the word philosophy, and it was the first thing you wrote. So stop trying to pawn your typing mistake on other people's reading abilities.

Edited July 25, 2007 by pitchcs

[JimSorgi]

You know Kendall is bad when people want to see Koyie Hill starting.

[inari]

The only thing that makes me feel good is that I think that if Kendall continues to struggle in all facets of the game, the Cubs will have no problem casting him off when Henry gets back.

Don't be so sure. I can see him still staying on the team, even if he sucks. we've seen crazier things before.

 

I don't think Lou is a demi-God like some people here, but I do think he holds his players accountable. If Kendall continues to be a negative contributor on both offense and defense, and especially if he continues to clash with the pitchers, I can't imagine Lou will just sit back and take it.

[don_kessinger_was_good]

I really don't understand some people's thought processes. Kendall cost the Cubs all of $500K cash over the big league minimum; Rob Bowen; and the Great Jerry Blevins, Minor League Superstar.

 

We saw enough of what Bowen could and could not do.

 

$500K cash is peanuts to the Cubs.

 

So you take a flyer on whether Kendall is truly awful awful awful and finished, or maybe he had a lousy 1st half and could do something akin to recent years of posting 340+ OBPs; which would be a genuine improvement for the Cubs. You put him back in his comfort zone in the National League and see if he has something left. It's not like some veterans don't post horrible half-seasons, and then go nuts the second half....it seems to happen every year to someone.

 

The evidence to date looks like Kendall can't deliver the goods, but the cost to find out was trivial. I am one of the biggest Hendry bashers around, but not on this deal. It was a very low risk gambit. If Kendall continues to reek, then so long as Lou forces him to grab perma-pine and/or Hendry waives him, then I say no harm, no foul.

[CoolHandLuke]

I really don't understand some people's thought processes. Kendall cost the Cubs all of $500K cash over the big league minimum; Rob Bowen; and the Great Jerry Blevins, Minor League Superstar.

 

We saw enough of what Bowen could and could not do.

 

$500K cash is peanuts to the Cubs.

 

So you take a flyer on whether Kendall is truly awful awful awful and finished, or maybe he had a lousy 1st half and could do something akin to recent years of posting 340+ OBPs; which would be a genuine improvement for the Cubs. You put him back in his comfort zone in the National League and see if he has something left. It's not like some veterans don't post horrible half-seasons, and then go nuts the second half....it seems to happen every year to someone.

 

The evidence to date looks like Kendall can't deliver the goods, but the cost to find out was trivial. I am one of the biggest Hendry bashers around, but not on this deal. It was a very low risk gambit. If Kendall continues to reek, then so long as Lou forces him to grab perma-pine and/or Hendry waives him, then I say no harm, no foul.

 

The bigger picture cost is that the move blocked a young guy who could possibly perform pretty well from starting a majority of the games the rest of the season. Monetarily and in number of players the cost was very negligible but the cost should also include the production difference between Kendall and Soto (which obviously we don't know but it certainly seems like Soto would have put up tolerable numbers compared to what we have gotten from the catcher position since Barrett's departure)

[Lefty]

 

 

 

I hope that Hendry got Kendall with the idea of pulling off a big trade, but somehow I am not optimistic.

 

What if that was the "big trade?"

Edited July 25, 2007 by Lefty

[coreyMVP]

I certainly would not bash Hendry for the deal, as the cost to the Cubs was minimal.

However, the deterioration of Kendall's ability is shocking.