Hendry: Sam Fuld is an untouchable

[JohnF]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/cs-071204cubsbits,1,3042172.story

 

 

Hendry said Pie and Fuld are among the club's untouchables, along with Tyler Colvin and Jeff Samardzija.

 

Only in the Cubs organization is Sam Fuld considered an untouchable. Well it's not like we would've been able to get anything for him anyway. Unbelievable! ](*,) ](*,) ](*,)

Edited December 5, 2007 by NCCubFan
Correct player's first name in thread title

[inari]

You've gotta be kidding me.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Sam Fuld.

 

And wow, good thing he said that, now that all those teams will stop clogging up the phone lines with offers for Fuld he can get some work done.

[rocket]

sam fuld probably would have netted cabrera and willis by himself.

[rocket]

wait a second, fuld is a lefty. good thinking, jim.

[Outshined_One]

Sam Fuld will put David Eckstein's heart and grit to shame.

[CUBZ99]

Lets be serious. Who would ask for Fuld in a trade? I don't see the harm in Hendry's comments.

[rocket]

Lets be serious. Who would ask for Fuld in a trade? I don't see the harm in Hendry's comments.

 

I guess if I were a GM I'd never consider a prospect whose ceiling is a 4th outfielder untouchable, but maybe that's just be being a dumb armchair GM.

[treebird]

i dont think hendry knows what that word means

[Mephistopheles]

He isn't even a fourth outfielder. He's more of a fourth outfielder on a triple a team (ie 9th OFer). The guy has slugged all of 12 home runs in 3 minor league seasons after failing to slug 400 as a college senior with an aluminum bat!

 

fuld sucks people.

[circlecitycub]

I think his September performance can be summed up as pinch runner, pinch runner, pinch runner, pinch runner, pinch runner, pinch runner, good catch, pinch runner, pinch runner, pinch runner, pinch runner, great catch.

[Butterscup1679666578]

This is a great move by Hendry. Why would you trade a reigning MVP? Great job Jimbo, time to call it an offseason.

[wvcbxl]

wait a second, fuld is a lefty. good thinking, jim.

 

:lol:

This comment made my day.

[Outshined_One]

Since when did Sam Fuld belong to the caste that handles dead bodies?

[snoodmonger]

Lets be serious. Who would ask for Fuld in a trade? I don't see the harm in Hendry's comments.

 

I don't care that he said it. I care that he believes it. It shows a total inability to evaluate talent. The man in charge of turning our team into a legitimate contender sees Sam Fuld as an untouchable player. That doesn't bother you?

[badnews]

He isn't even a fourth outfielder. He's more of a fourth outfielder on a triple a team (ie 9th OFer). The guy has slugged all of 12 home runs in 3 minor league seasons after failing to slug 400 as a college senior with an aluminum bat!

 

fuld sucks people.

 

On their minor league careers Fuld has outslugged Reggie Willits, who spent more time at hitter-friendly parks than Fuld, and I keep seeing Willits bandied about in nice trade talks.

 

I'm not saying Fuld's great, I'm saying he could have value and I'm not going to totally dump on him before he craps out in the majors. There's a certain low level of play that will get teams interested, and that's when you can play center field, hang around a .720 OPS or so with a .350 OBP, steal 15-20 bases and some team decides they'd rather have that guy leading off than paying $15 million a year for someone slightly better.

[CuseCubFan69]

I have no problem with Hendry saying this.

[hawkeyecub]

Between this and his "Life would be easier..." comments, Jim has directly provided punchlines for months to come.

 

Honestly Sam Fuld?

[Rob]

I hate to say this, but I can actually see a sane thought process behind this.

 

Hendry, for whatever reason (i.e. scouts), has decided that Fuld actually has a chance to develop into something worthwhile... whether that be a good 4th outfielder, or a bad starting center fielder, or whatever... it'd be something with a lot more value once he does manage to develop.

 

Now, some other GM might've asked about Fuld, thinking he'd be nice roster filler for AAA, and been willing to offer Hendry peanuts for him. Hendry notices that it's entirely possible more people would come calling, not willing to give up anything of value for him.

 

Yeah, I'd call him untouchable too.

 

Think about it, on the off chance that Fuld has some huge fluke year filling in for an injured Pie, Hendry has already planted a seed that could get other GMs around the league thinking he's actually worth something (he meaning both Hendry himself and Fuld). Come this time next season, or even a few seasons from now, Hendry could stand to make a bit extra off the kid selling him off to some other unsuspecting GM.

 

The problem is, that wasn't actually Hendry's thought process... but maybe the new GM could benefit from it if Hendry isn't around long enough after Fuld's fluke year to hand him a 3 year contract worth a few mil a season.

[CuseCubFan69]

I'm just thinking of a cheap backup 4th OF along with talking up his prospects. The Yanks do it and it's ok, the Cubs and their idiots.

[frostwyrm]

I have no problem with Hendry saying this.

 

I have no problem with him saying this, but I do have a problem with him believing this. Fuld offers nothing except the ability to swing a bat left-handed and run fast, which is all Kaz Matsui had to offer. Murton is neither fast nor left-handed, so he will be traded for peanuts. I think Hendry sincerely believes Fuld is an extremely valuable prospect.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Oh man...oh man...oh man.

 

Holy hell....what is the world coming to when Sam Fuld is labeled "untouchable."

[Guest]

That's a lot of untouchables for an avg farm sysyem.

[TruffleShuffle]

Funny how the Tigers had two prospects that were better than any of the guys that Hendry mentioned, and they were able to part with them to improve their team.

[AllStarMe]

Maybe he meant like with a ten foot pole?