Cubs looking at (Cody) Ross?

[Clem Fandango]

If anything he'd be a decent power bat off the bench. I wouldn't mind it for the right price

[BigbadB]

I think people may be overlooking that Ross in center field is kind of a cheat. That's fine for the Marlins, they've apparently given up on the idea of playing defense, I don't know about here, though. How much is Cody Ross in center field than Murton? Ross in center field is one of those cheats similar to when teams would play Dustan Mohr in center field, and you'd look up their positions and say "Oh yeah, Mohr, he's a center fielder, he's played there" but really, not really.

 

Aside from that, this has typical Cub move written all over it. Pay out the ying-yang for a guy who had an impossibly good year who has only been available on the waiver wire about 5 times in his career.

 

While I can agree that he is probably not the most ideal CF platoon guy defensively, Pie more than makes up for him there in that regard. Pie becomes a good late inning replacement guy for Ross since it gets Pie's lefty bat in the line up in the late innings against RHP, but the improved defense will be helpful for the pen. I see Pie playing every game against RHP and Ross playing until the LH starter gets knocked out.

 

There are a lot of lefty starters in the NL these days. It would be nice to have a RH complement to Pie. Where's Dustin Mohr when you need him? :D

[nilodnayr]

I think people may be overlooking that Ross in center field is kind of a cheat. That's fine for the Marlins, they've apparently given up on the idea of playing defense, I don't know about here, though. How much is Cody Ross in center field than Murton? Ross in center field is one of those cheats similar to when teams would play Dustan Mohr in center field, and you'd look up their positions and say "Oh yeah, Mohr, he's a center fielder, he's played there" but really, not really.

 

Aside from that, this has typical Cub move written all over it. Pay out the ying-yang for a guy who had an impossibly good year who has only been available on the waiver wire about 5 times in his career.

 

While I can agree that he is probably not the most ideal CF platoon guy defensively, Pie more than makes up for him there in that regard. Pie becomes a good late inning replacement guy for Ross since it gets Pie's lefty bat in the line up in the late innings against RHP, but the improved defense will be helpful for the pen. I see Pie playing every game against RHP and Ross playing until the LH starter gets knocked out.

 

There are a lot of lefty starters in the NL these days. It would be nice to have a RH complement to Pie. Where's Dustin Mohr when you need him? :D

 

I agree that we can hide his defensive issues so it won't be that big of a problem. Also, even though 2007 was for sure an abberation, he did have roughly a 250 IsoP in the minors in 2005 and 2006. Although, he was playing in Las Vegas so its not terribly impressive, he did have 36 HRs in 631 ABs those 2 years. Also, I don't think it would take a ton to get him. If it did take more than an arm or two, then I would definitely pass.