Levine - Cubs sign Cintron (ESPN1000)

[Little Slide Rooter]

This is starting to give me a headache. First we trade Jacque Jones, a center fielder, our biggest current need for Omar Infante, a middle infielder which we really didnt need, and then turned around and traded Infante for a reliever which we really didnt need, and now we went and signed yet another middle infielder which we didnt need.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Cintron = Macias '08

 

Cintron = Izturis

 

There you go.

 

well cintron would = izturis if the plan is to start him. i'm thinking more along the lines of "first pinch-hitter every game regardless of situation"

 

If Cedeno goes somewhere in a trade, and Theriot starts out with a thud, what do you think is gonna happen?

anarchy

[Ding Dong Johnson]

This is starting to give me a headache. First we trade Jacque Jones, a center fielder, our biggest current need for Omar Infante, a middle infielder which we really didnt need, and then turned around and traded Infante for a reliever which we really didnt need, and now we went and signed yet another middle infielder which we didnt need.

Infante isn't a reliever, not that it makes anything any better

[David]

This is starting to give me a headache. First we trade Jacque Jones, a center fielder, our biggest current need for Omar Infante, a middle infielder which we really didnt need, and then turned around and traded Infante for a reliever which we really didnt need, and now we went and signed yet another middle infielder which we didnt need.

Infante isn't a reliever, not that it makes anything any better

 

Eh?

[salukifudd]

Cintron = Macias '08

 

Cintron = Izturis

 

There you go.

 

well cintron would = izturis if the plan is to start him. i'm thinking more along the lines of "first pinch-hitter every game regardless of situation"

 

If Cedeno goes somewhere in a trade, and Theriot starts out with a thud, what do you think is gonna happen?

 

Marquis for Derek Jeter?

 

That would be soooo clutch.

[Banedon]

This is starting to give me a headache. First we trade Jacque Jones, a center fielder, our biggest current need for Omar Infante, a middle infielder which we really didnt need, and then turned around and traded Infante for a reliever which we really didnt need, and now we went and signed yet another middle infielder which we didnt need.

Infante isn't a reliever, not that it makes anything any better

 

I don't think he said that he was.

[Little Slide Rooter]

If this is true, does this mean the Brian Roberts deal is dead, ordo they just want a bunch of middle infielders? Neifis still out there. Does Roberto Alomar still play? Rey Ordonez seems to try a comeback every year.

[Banedon]

If this is true, does this mean the Brian Roberts deal is dead, ordo they just want a bunch of middle infielders? Neifis still out there. Does Roberto Alomar still play? Rey Ordonez seems to try a comeback every year.

 

Jeff Blauser plz.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

reading is fundamental -- screw off!

[David]

If this is true, does this mean the Brian Roberts deal is dead, ordo they just want a bunch of middle infielders? Neifis still out there. Does Roberto Alomar still play? Rey Ordonez seems to try a comeback every year.

 

If it meant anything with regard to Roberts, it would mean the opposite. They wouldn't just sign Cintron because Roberts isn't coming, IMO. It could easily mean, however, that Cedeno is or will be headed somewhere.

[Mizzou]

How is his glove?

 

I'm just looking for a reason to like this acquisition.

[OleMissCub]

Cintron? If the Cubs need a clubhouse attendant they can just hire Roast.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

If it's a minor league deal it isn't much to get worked up over. Unless a trade happens, he doesn't make the team. My guess is that the Cubs preferred to get him into camp in case a MI gets hurt or is traded.

 

Cintron sucks; we all know that. But if Cedeno were traded, we don't have a lot of depth at the SS position behind Theriot. I don't like it, but at least it isn't a major league contract.

[WrigleyField 22]

Yea, this is a nothing contract. Every team signs crappy players to minor league contracts. Really with Hendry's track record, we don't usually have to worry unless that player got a major league deal. I think we're safe.

[RynoRules]

Maybe we need some depth at AAA. This reminds me of Grissom's minor league deal a couple of years back. So long as its a minor league deal I don't care.

[GoCubsGo1679625768]

per Chicago's baseball gnome, it is a minor league deal

http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports_hardball/2008/02/waiting-on-aram.html

[GoCubsGo1679625768]

double post

:hello:

[davearm2]

Yeah, now I'm convinced Roberts is coming. And it wouldn't surprise me one bit to see Cintron start quite a few games.

In Iowa, maybe.

[RammyFanny]

Hello, BRob.

[CUBZ99]

The OH is talking like the O's had offered Cintron a major league deal. Wonder why he would have accepted a minor league deal from the Cubs, unless there was the understanding that after the trade happened he would be added to the roster.

[Outshined_One]

I'm okay with it as a minor league deal.

 

That's about the extent I'm okay with this deal, however.

[UMFan83]

The OH is talking like the O's had offered Cintron a major league deal. Wonder why he would have accepted a minor league deal from the Cubs, unless there was the understanding that after the trade happened he would be added to the roster.

 

Yeah kinda bizarre that he would accept a non-guaranteed chance to be a 25th man over a guaranteed deal to likely be the starting SS. Can the lure of winning be that great with this man?

[Dallas Green]

This should mean the Roberts deal is making progress, Cintron would replace Cedeno as #2 SS on depth chart.

[Sweet Swinging Billy]

Yeah yahoo sports is reporting the same thing.

 

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=Auzk5TuuC4mV8dfXKQHj4Lapu7YF?slug=txcubscintron&prov=st&type=lgns

[GoCubsGo1679625768]

Wasn't Cintron a pretty highly regarded prospect once upon a time?