Rosenthal: Cubs Showing Interest in Jenkins

[CubColtPacer]

The Cubs should be interested in Jenkins. They should have him on the priority list behind Fukudome and Crawford, but if neither of those pan out Jenkins is a decent backup plan.

[Bruce Miles]

First we pick up Trachsel's option and now this? Curse you, Jim Hendry of Ken Rosenthal's fantasyland.

 

Here is our winner. Jenkins is seen as an absolute last resort and as a platoon player. The Cubs' No. 1 target is Fukudome. He has yet to say he's coming to North America. That's a huge, huge decision in Japan. On Crawford, the (Devil) Rays don't need to trade him. He has a favorable contract, and they, like all teams, could use a left-handed hitter. They'd have to be blown away by an offer, and the Cubs aren't going to blow them away. This stuff about Hill and Marmol and another guy for Crawford is nonsense. My guess is that once Fukudome says he wants to come over here, the Cubs will go hard after him. That doesn't mean they'll get him, but they're prepared to make a good offer. I look for the payroll to be about $115 million, by the way.

[Post Count Padder]

First we pick up Trachsel's option and now this? Curse you, Jim Hendry of Ken Rosenthal's fantasyland.

 

Here is our winner. Jenkins is seen as an absolute last resort and as a platoon player. The Cubs' No. 1 target is Fukudome. He has yet to say he's coming to North America. That's a huge, huge decision in Japan. On Crawford, the (Devil) Rays don't need to trade him. He has a favorable contract, and they, like all teams, could use a left-handed hitter. They'd have to be blown away by an offer, and the Cubs aren't going to blow them away. This stuff about Hill and Marmol and another guy for Crawford is nonsense. My guess is that once Fukudome says he wants to come over here, the Cubs will go hard after him. That doesn't mean they'll get him, but they're prepared to make a good offer. I look for the payroll to be about $115 million, by the way.

Thanks for the update Bruce. What kind of offer would you see the Cubs making to Fukudome, and who do you see as the most likely fall back option?

[BigbadB]

Was I in sleep mode at one point? What's this business about picking up Tracshel's option?

[Bruce Miles]

First we pick up Trachsel's option and now this? Curse you, Jim Hendry of Ken Rosenthal's fantasyland.

 

Here is our winner. Jenkins is seen as an absolute last resort and as a platoon player. The Cubs' No. 1 target is Fukudome. He has yet to say he's coming to North America. That's a huge, huge decision in Japan. On Crawford, the (Devil) Rays don't need to trade him. He has a favorable contract, and they, like all teams, could use a left-handed hitter. They'd have to be blown away by an offer, and the Cubs aren't going to blow them away. This stuff about Hill and Marmol and another guy for Crawford is nonsense. My guess is that once Fukudome says he wants to come over here, the Cubs will go hard after him. That doesn't mean they'll get him, but they're prepared to make a good offer. I look for the payroll to be about $115 million, by the way.

Thanks for the update Bruce. What kind of offer would you see the Cubs making to Fukudome, and who do you see as the most likely fall back option?

 

Well, it won't be Soriano money, but it'll be a good offer. I'm not sure of numbers. On the fallback, let's not discount a trade, whether it's the unlikely Crawford scenario or another avenue. (The Rays also are a difficult team with which to deal. They have a hard time pulling the trigger.) It's not a great or attractive free agent market, so the Cubs are very active in pursuing trades. I'm told some big-name players will be on the trading block all around baseball. But again, it takes two teams to make a deal.

[CubColtPacer]

Was I in sleep mode at one point? What's this business about picking up Tracshel's option?

 

Rosenthal reported that the Cubs were likely to pick up Trachsel's option. Obviously, a few days later that turned out not to be true when the Cubs declined it, but there was a lot of hand wringing here during that time. :D

[soapy]

Was I in sleep mode at one point? What's this business about picking up Tracshel's option?

That was a joke (by TT). I believe Rosenthal reported at one point that the Cubs were likely to pick up Trachsel's option. Everyone here freaked (myself included), but it wasn't true at all.

 

ETA: What CCP said.

[BigbadB]

Bruce, please give Hendry my wish list. Thanks in advance! :D

 

SS- Jhonny Peralta

RF- Fukudome

[BigbadB]

Was I in sleep mode at one point? What's this business about picking up Tracshel's option?

 

Rosenthal reported that the Cubs were likely to pick up Trachsel's option. Obviously, a few days later that turned out not to be true when the Cubs declined it, but there was a lot of hand wringing here during that time. :D

 

Ah. I missed the sarcasm. Could have sworn I remember Tracshel getting his walking papers.

[CubColtPacer]

First we pick up Trachsel's option and now this? Curse you, Jim Hendry of Ken Rosenthal's fantasyland.

 

Here is our winner. Jenkins is seen as an absolute last resort and as a platoon player. The Cubs' No. 1 target is Fukudome. He has yet to say he's coming to North America. That's a huge, huge decision in Japan. On Crawford, the (Devil) Rays don't need to trade him. He has a favorable contract, and they, like all teams, could use a left-handed hitter. They'd have to be blown away by an offer, and the Cubs aren't going to blow them away. This stuff about Hill and Marmol and another guy for Crawford is nonsense. My guess is that once Fukudome says he wants to come over here, the Cubs will go hard after him. That doesn't mean they'll get him, but they're prepared to make a good offer. I look for the payroll to be about $115 million, by the way.

Thanks for the update Bruce. What kind of offer would you see the Cubs making to Fukudome, and who do you see as the most likely fall back option?

 

Well, it won't be Soriano money, but it'll be a good offer. I'm not sure of numbers. On the fallback, let's not discount a trade, whether it's the unlikely Crawford scenario or another avenue. (The Rays also are a difficult team with which to deal. They have a hard time pulling the trigger.) It's not a great or attractive free agent market, so the Cubs are very active in pursuing trades. I'm told some big-name players will be on the trading block all around baseball. But again, it takes two teams to make a deal.

 

Bruce, if you're still here, do you see the middle infield as being set now, or are the Cubs still possibly looking for an upgrade there? Is Theriot the confirmed starter? Are they going to make it an open competition between Theriot, Cedeno, and Infante? What are they trying to do with DeRosa with the Matsui talk?

[Bruce Miles]

First we pick up Trachsel's option and now this? Curse you, Jim Hendry of Ken Rosenthal's fantasyland.

 

Here is our winner. Jenkins is seen as an absolute last resort and as a platoon player. The Cubs' No. 1 target is Fukudome. He has yet to say he's coming to North America. That's a huge, huge decision in Japan. On Crawford, the (Devil) Rays don't need to trade him. He has a favorable contract, and they, like all teams, could use a left-handed hitter. They'd have to be blown away by an offer, and the Cubs aren't going to blow them away. This stuff about Hill and Marmol and another guy for Crawford is nonsense. My guess is that once Fukudome says he wants to come over here, the Cubs will go hard after him. That doesn't mean they'll get him, but they're prepared to make a good offer. I look for the payroll to be about $115 million, by the way.

Thanks for the update Bruce. What kind of offer would you see the Cubs making to Fukudome, and who do you see as the most likely fall back option?

 

Well, it won't be Soriano money, but it'll be a good offer. I'm not sure of numbers. On the fallback, let's not discount a trade, whether it's the unlikely Crawford scenario or another avenue. (The Rays also are a difficult team with which to deal. They have a hard time pulling the trigger.) It's not a great or attractive free agent market, so the Cubs are very active in pursuing trades. I'm told some big-name players will be on the trading block all around baseball. But again, it takes two teams to make a deal.

 

Bruce, if you're still here, do you see the middle infield as being set now, or are the Cubs still possibly looking for an upgrade there? Is Theriot the confirmed starter? Are they going to make it an open competition between Theriot, Cedeno, and Infante? What are they trying to do with DeRosa with the Matsui talk?

 

I've been away for about a week, so I'm getting caught up here. I've got to look into the Matsui thing more. Myself, I can't see it, but...who knows? I would think DeRosa would be the starter at second, and Theriot would start at short but get more backup than he got this past season. But I've got to research this Matsui talk a little more.

[Guest]

First we pick up Trachsel's option and now this? Curse you, Jim Hendry of Ken Rosenthal's fantasyland.

 

Here is our winner. Jenkins is seen as an absolute last resort and as a platoon player. The Cubs' No. 1 target is Fukudome. He has yet to say he's coming to North America. That's a huge, huge decision in Japan. On Crawford, the (Devil) Rays don't need to trade him. He has a favorable contract, and they, like all teams, could use a left-handed hitter. They'd have to be blown away by an offer, and the Cubs aren't going to blow them away. This stuff about Hill and Marmol and another guy for Crawford is nonsense. My guess is that once Fukudome says he wants to come over here, the Cubs will go hard after him. That doesn't mean they'll get him, but they're prepared to make a good offer. I look for the payroll to be about $115 million, by the way.

Thanks for the update Bruce. What kind of offer would you see the Cubs making to Fukudome, and who do you see as the most likely fall back option?

 

Well, it won't be Soriano money, but it'll be a good offer. I'm not sure of numbers. On the fallback, let's not discount a trade, whether it's the unlikely Crawford scenario or another avenue. (The Rays also are a difficult team with which to deal. They have a hard time pulling the trigger.) It's not a great or attractive free agent market, so the Cubs are very active in pursuing trades. I'm told some big-name players will be on the trading block all around baseball. But again, it takes two teams to make a deal.

 

Bruce, if you're still here, do you see the middle infield as being set now, or are the Cubs still possibly looking for an upgrade there? Is Theriot the confirmed starter? Are they going to make it an open competition between Theriot, Cedeno, and Infante? What are they trying to do with DeRosa with the Matsui talk?

 

I've been away for about a week, so I'm getting caught up here. I've got to look into the Matsui thing more. Myself, I can't see it, but...who knows? I would think DeRosa would be the starter at second, and Theriot would start at short but get more backup than he got this past season. But I've got to research this Matsui talk a little more.

 

I was really hoping Infante meant that the Matsui thing would die down but it doesn't seem that way. It's a good idea to have a fellow Japanese native for Fukudome but I think a cheap reliever would be a better idea.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Was I in sleep mode at one point? What's this business about picking up Tracshel's option?

 

Rosenthal reported that the Cubs were likely to pick up Trachsel's option. Obviously, a few days later that turned out not to be true when the Cubs declined it, but there was a lot of hand wringing here during that time. :D

 

Ah. I missed the sarcasm. Could have sworn I remember Tracshel getting his walking papers.

same here, I almost crapped myself

[Backtobanks]

Relax guys...while he isn't the best option, he's not the worst either.

 

I'm sure if we were to get Jenkins for RF, it'd be a Murton/Jenkins platoon.Murton can hit LHs, and Jenkins has some LH pop. He was also a much better hitter in day games last year (.303/.349/.563 in 142 AB)

 

If we can get Jenkins on a 1-2 year deal for less than 10 mil (total, not per), I'll take a Jenkins/Murton platoon. I think I'd honestly rather have Murton take all the ABs, but Hendry/Piniella seem dead set on having a LH bat in this lineup, despite the fact that we struggle more with LHs than RHs anyways.

 

I agree. Anytime there is a hint of a rumor, people have to rant about what a bad decision it would be. After a few minutes to analyze the situation, it isn't as terrible as some are making it out to be. Obviously, Jenkins shouldn't be Hendry's first option, but he's not a bad choice as a reasonably-priced, 3rd-option, platoon player.

[Guest]

Was I in sleep mode at one point? What's this business about picking up Tracshel's option?

 

Rosenthal reported that the Cubs were likely to pick up Trachsel's option. Obviously, a few days later that turned out not to be true when the Cubs declined it, but there was a lot of hand wringing here during that time. :D

 

Ah. I missed the sarcasm. Could have sworn I remember Tracshel getting his walking papers.

same here, I almost crapped myself

 

And that's different from normal how?

[TheDude]

Its one thing that he really isn't good. But his first name just bugs the hell out of me. Who spells it Geoff? Jeff!

For crying out loud.

 

Anyone who is British or of British heritage. So many, many people.

[JeffH]

Instead of the Cubs signing Jenkins, I'd like to see the Bears sign him.

 

Give him uniform number 4.

 

Then, at least they'd have a quarterback who LOOKED like a Hall of Famer.

[UMFan83]

Why are people shocked? The Cubs have shown interest in every LH hitting OF out there. Doesn't mean that he's our first choice.

[JeffH]

Bruce, while you're doing research, please try to find out what you can about any Cub interest in Francisco Cordero.

 

Also, what's going on with the Kerry Wood situation?

[E.J.]

Was I in sleep mode at one point? What's this business about picking up Tracshel's option?

 

Rosenthal reported that the Cubs were likely to pick up Trachsel's option. Obviously, a few days later that turned out not to be true when the Cubs declined it, but there was a lot of hand wringing here during that time. :D

 

Ah. I missed the sarcasm. Could have sworn I remember Tracshel getting his walking papers.

same here, I almost crapped myself

 

And that's different from normal how?

 

Do you ever sleep?

[Tracer Bullet]

First we pick up Trachsel's option and now this? Curse you, Jim Hendry of Ken Rosenthal's fantasyland.

 

Here is our winner. Jenkins is seen as an absolute last resort and as a platoon player. The Cubs' No. 1 target is Fukudome. He has yet to say he's coming to North America. That's a huge, huge decision in Japan. On Crawford, the (Devil) Rays don't need to trade him. He has a favorable contract, and they, like all teams, could use a left-handed hitter. They'd have to be blown away by an offer, and the Cubs aren't going to blow them away. This stuff about Hill and Marmol and another guy for Crawford is nonsense. My guess is that once Fukudome says he wants to come over here, the Cubs will go hard after him. That doesn't mean they'll get him, but they're prepared to make a good offer. I look for the payroll to be about $115 million, by the way.

Thanks for the update Bruce. What kind of offer would you see the Cubs making to Fukudome, and who do you see as the most likely fall back option?

 

Well, it won't be Soriano money, but it'll be a good offer. I'm not sure of numbers. On the fallback, let's not discount a trade, whether it's the unlikely Crawford scenario or another avenue. (The Rays also are a difficult team with which to deal. They have a hard time pulling the trigger.) It's not a great or attractive free agent market, so the Cubs are very active in pursuing trades. I'm told some big-name players will be on the trading block all around baseball. But again, it takes two teams to make a deal.

 

Bruce, if you're still here, do you see the middle infield as being set now, or are the Cubs still possibly looking for an upgrade there? Is Theriot the confirmed starter? Are they going to make it an open competition between Theriot, Cedeno, and Infante? What are they trying to do with DeRosa with the Matsui talk?

 

I've been away for about a week, so I'm getting caught up here. I've got to look into the Matsui thing more. Myself, I can't see it, but...who knows? I would think DeRosa would be the starter at second, and Theriot would start at short but get more backup than he got this past season. But I've got to research this Matsui talk a little more.

 

Can you confirm that there's about a 0% chance that Murton is starting in RF. If we miss out on Fukudome, any chance that Hendry realizes that Murton isn't really a bad option at all?

[squally1313]

I didn't really think it was necessary to start a new thread just to throw a new name around, but I was just wondering if someone smarter than me could tell me the general consensus on the Diamondbacks Carlos Gonzalez....I saw a blurb on rotoworld saying that they were looking for a starter to replace Livan, and that he was their best trading chip available. All I really know about him is that he is a 21 year old left handed outfielder....

 

Basically I'm just wondering if A. He could potentially be ready to play in the majors next year/platoon in right in Murton B. If he's not quite ready and platooning him would just stunt his growth and C. Do we have anything near what it takes to go after him, if he's even worth it?

 

I'm aware this is completely out of nowhere, but I've been trying to look at anything to try and fix this right field thing, since it looks like the Cubs are set with "fan-favorite" Theriot at short. The Diamondback's need starting pitching, and we seem to have a surplus of potential starters...a 21 year old Lefty corner outfielder wouldn't be too bad to acquire, assuming the price wasn't too steep...

[Guest]

Was I in sleep mode at one point? What's this business about picking up Tracshel's option?

 

Rosenthal reported that the Cubs were likely to pick up Trachsel's option. Obviously, a few days later that turned out not to be true when the Cubs declined it, but there was a lot of hand wringing here during that time. :D

 

Ah. I missed the sarcasm. Could have sworn I remember Tracshel getting his walking papers.

same here, I almost crapped myself

 

And that's different from normal how?

 

Do you ever sleep?

 

It's awake time even on the Left Coast, I have to get ready for work!!

[E.J.]

Was I in sleep mode at one point? What's this business about picking up Tracshel's option?

 

Rosenthal reported that the Cubs were likely to pick up Trachsel's option. Obviously, a few days later that turned out not to be true when the Cubs declined it, but there was a lot of hand wringing here during that time. :D

 

Ah. I missed the sarcasm. Could have sworn I remember Tracshel getting his walking papers.

same here, I almost crapped myself

 

And that's different from normal how?

 

Do you ever sleep?

 

It's 7 am, got to go in for work! It's awake time even on the Left Coast.

 

NSBB before work? That's impressive. I usually spend the first 30 minutes of work looking at NSBB and perusing the cub-related articles for the day.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Was I in sleep mode at one point? What's this business about picking up Tracshel's option?

 

Rosenthal reported that the Cubs were likely to pick up Trachsel's option. Obviously, a few days later that turned out not to be true when the Cubs declined it, but there was a lot of hand wringing here during that time. :D

 

Ah. I missed the sarcasm. Could have sworn I remember Tracshel getting his walking papers.

same here, I almost crapped myself

 

And that's different from normal how?

I normally don't almost crap myself