Ken Rosenthal: Cubs to pick up options on Ward and Trachsel?

[YearofDaCubs]

Per Rosenthal from Foxsports.com the Cubs are going to pick up the options.

Ward is a no-brainer but Trachsel WTF!?

 

Rotoworld:

 

FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal expects the Cubs to exercise their options on Steve Trachsel and Daryle Ward for 2008.

Ward, owed $1.2 million next year, figured to have his picked up. However, it's a surprise that they'd want anything more to do with Trachsel, who was 1-3 with an 8.15 ERA after being picked up from the Orioles. They may figure he'd have some trade value at $4.75 million for 2008, but we're guessing they're wrong.

[YearofDaCubs]

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/7315170

[Guest]

You've got to be kidding me on Trachsel. That would be a nightmare. Just give him his $0.1M buyout and be done with him.

[YearofDaCubs]

You've got to be kidding me on Trachsel. That would be a nightmare. Just give him his $0.1M buyout and be done with him.

I agree, I hope Rosenthal is really wrong here because NOBODY will offer us anything for Trachsel.

[shnsajax]

You've got to be kidding me on Trachsel. That would be a nightmare. Just give him his $0.1M buyout and be done with him.

 

I would love to be worth $100,000 just to go away. Maybe the O's will want him back for Tejada :cry:

[erik316wttn]

This is why Hendry should be fired immediately.

 

If Steve Trachsel is on this team next year, Hendry should never be allowed to work in baseball again.

[anabiono]

This is why Hendry should be fired immediately.

 

If Steve Trachsel is on this team next year, Hendry should never be allowed to work in baseball again.

 

this has got to be a joke...not your quote...but trachsel...give me a break

[UMFan83]

YAY 101 YEARS!

[Soul]

This can't be real. Just can't be.

 

No way man. Trachsel? No damn way. :evil: :evil:

[Banedon]

Wow...way to completely destroy offseason hope early on and not let us dangle with anticipation.

[MSG T]

This can't be real. Just can't be.

 

No way man. Trachsel? No damn way. :evil: :evil:

 

Oh.My.God.

 

This has to be a mistake. Right. Say it's a mistake. Please. Pretty please... with sugar on top. Jim can't possibly be THIS dumb, can he?

[erik316wttn]

This can't be real. Just can't be.

 

No way man. Trachsel? No damn way. :evil: :evil:

 

Oh.My.God.

 

This has to be a mistake. Right. Say it's a mistake. Please. Pretty please... with sugar on top. Jim can't possibly be THIS dumb, can he?

 

Any time the question is "Is Jim Hendry really this dumb?" the answer is always "yes."

[E.J.]

I'm not surprised at all. I've come to expect the Cubs to do the exact opposite of what they should do.

[Guest]

HAHAHAHAHA. Wow.

 

There better be no shortage of finances this offeseason if you can blow $4.75 M on Tracshel.

Edited October 10, 2007 by CaliforniaRaisin

[JGalt73]

To what question is Steve Trachsel the answer?

[MSG T]

This can't be real. Just can't be.

 

No way man. Trachsel? No damn way. :evil: :evil:

 

Oh.My.God.

 

This has to be a mistake. Right. Say it's a mistake. Please. Pretty please... with sugar on top. Jim can't possibly be THIS dumb, can he?

 

Any time the question is "Is Jim Hendry really this dumb?" the answer is always "yes."

 

I know. Never ask a question that has that obvious of an answer. Still, to quote my 7 year old son- Trachsel sucks.

 

You'd think an adult could figure that out.

[erik316wttn]

This can't be real. Just can't be.

 

No way man. Trachsel? No damn way. :evil: :evil:

 

Oh.My.God.

 

This has to be a mistake. Right. Say it's a mistake. Please. Pretty please... with sugar on top. Jim can't possibly be THIS dumb, can he?

 

Any time the question is "Is Jim Hendry really this dumb?" the answer is always "yes."

 

I know. Never ask a question that has that obvious of an answer. Still, to quote my 7 year old son- Trachsel sucks.

 

You'd think an adult could figure that out.

 

Yeah, that's really sad.

 

Your kid knows that Trachsel sucks, yet a grown man getting paid a very handsome salary doesn't. There are little leaguers on just about every field in America who know how to play sound, fundimental baseball, yet major leaguers getting paid millions don't.

[Exile on Waveland]

I refuse to believe this is true. Surely, surely not. After my initial shock, I can now not stop laughing. Steve Trachsel. Wow.

[SouthSideRyan]

I don't believe this is possible. I'm going to continue to sit in my corner with my hands over my ears

 

lalalalallalalalalalalllalalalalalalalalalala

[jersey cubs fan]

I knew there was something more than Jim just being nice when he was pimping Trachsel's quality starts with the Cubs.

 

 

Man, this just can't be true. What an absolutely horrible start to the offseason this would be. Millions of dollars just flushed down the toilet because Jim Hendry is an absolutely worthless GM. My lord. Please, don't be true. This can't happen.

 

Byebye step forward, hello three steps back.

[MSG T]

I knew there was something more than Jim just being nice when he was pimping Trachsel's quality starts with the Cubs.

 

 

Man, this just can't be true. What an absolutely horrible start to the offseason this would be. Millions of dollars just flushed down the toilet because Jim Hendry is an absolutely worthless GM. My lord. Please, don't be true. This can't happen.

 

Byebye step forward, hello three steps back.

 

And yet people still blame goats, black cats and Bartman.

[erik316wttn]

I think Hendry is desperate for his trade to pan out, and is therefore giving Trachsel a chance to redeem himself, therefore redeeming Hendry.

 

I still think it sucks, but unless Hendry is legally [expletive], this has to be the only explination.

[soapy]

Can't wait until Arod (or whoever) becomes "too expensive" when we're staring at the bloated salaries of guys like Blanco, Eyre and Trachsel.

[jersey cubs fan]

I think Hendry is desperate for his trade to pan out, and is therefore giving Trachsel a chance to redeem himself, therefore redeeming Hendry.

 

I still think it sucks, but unless Hendry is legally [expletive], this has to be the only explination.

 

No, he already thinks the trade panned out. He gloated over that one win against Houston like it was the biggest game of the year. He just thinks Trachsel is good because he's an incompetent general manager.

[C.C.]

Per Rosenthal from Foxsports.com the Cubs are going to pick up the options.

Ward is a no-brainer but Trachsel WTF!?

 

Rotoworld:

 

FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal expects the Cubs to exercise their options on Steve Trachsel and Daryle Ward for 2008.

Ward, owed $1.2 million next year, figured to have his picked up. However, it's a surprise that they'd want anything more to do with Trachsel, who was 1-3 with an 8.15 ERA after being picked up from the Orioles. They may figure he'd have some trade value at $4.75 million for 2008, but we're guessing they're wrong.

 

Expects? I'm sure he's wrong here.