Is Joe Morgan Right? Re:Hendry

[SweetZombieJesus]

hendry's biggest sin is that there were fantastic bargains to be had in the offseason in positions of need and he blew something like $10m on Miles, Heilman and Gregg alone

 

yup it's hendry's fault for not waiting for the market to completely tank like it did and everyone in baseball knew it except him. :roll:

[dew1679666265]

hendry's biggest sin is that there were fantastic bargains to be had in the offseason in positions of need and he blew something like $10m on Miles, Heilman and Gregg alone

 

yup it's hendry's fault for not waiting for the market to completely tank like it did and everyone in baseball knew it except him. :roll:

 

The market was slow all offseason. There were plenty of players Miles' level and better who signed minor league deals or cheap one-year deals before and after Miles.

 

As for Heilman and Gregg, I don't have much of a problem with either of them.

[Soonernation]

hendry's biggest sin is that there were fantastic bargains to be had in the offseason in positions of need and he blew something like $10m on Miles, Heilman and Gregg alone

 

yup it's hendry's fault for not waiting for the market to completely tank like it did and everyone in baseball knew it except him. :roll:

 

The market was slow all offseason. There were plenty of players Miles' level and better who signed minor league deals or cheap one-year deals before and after Miles.

 

As for Heilman and Gregg, I don't have much of a problem with either of them.

 

 

Orlando Hudson anyone?

[17 Seconds]

it's pretty embarrassing when even joe morgan understands how bad you fucked up this team

[17 Seconds]

hendry's biggest sin is that there were fantastic bargains to be had in the offseason in positions of need and he blew something like $10m on Miles, Heilman and Gregg alone

 

yup it's hendry's fault for not waiting for the market to completely tank like it did and everyone in baseball knew it except him. :roll:

 

uhh, most gm's waited out the market because you could see the way it was going. hendry didn't.

 

but hey, he had to lock up miles while he still could. if he waited a while, somebody else may have snagged him! that would have been disastrous.

[Guest]

hendry's biggest sin is that there were fantastic bargains to be had in the offseason in positions of need and he blew something like $10m on Miles, Heilman and Gregg alone

 

yup it's hendry's fault for not waiting for the market to completely tank like it did and everyone in baseball knew it except him. :roll:

 

The market was slow all offseason. There were plenty of players Miles' level and better who signed minor league deals or cheap one-year deals before and after Miles.

 

As for Heilman and Gregg, I don't have much of a problem with either of them.

 

 

Orlando Hudson anyone?

 

How much was Hudson's contract, anyway?

[chasinf5s]

Don't think Marquis would be an upgrade over anybody in our rotation.

 

maybe true but the fact Hendry gave him away so a minor leaguer could pitch for a week and then be sent down shows just how very bad he actually is

[chasinf5s]

hendry's biggest sin is that there were fantastic bargains to be had in the offseason in positions of need and he blew something like $10m on Miles, Heilman and Gregg alone

 

yup it's hendry's fault for not waiting for the market to completely tank like it did and everyone in baseball knew it except him. :roll:

 

The market was slow all offseason. There were plenty of players Miles' level and better who signed minor league deals or cheap one-year deals before and after Miles.

 

As for Heilman and Gregg, I don't have much of a problem with either of them.

 

 

Orlando Hudson anyone?

 

How much was Hudson's contract, anyway?

 

3.8 for a year

4.9 for 2 years (aaron miles)

[dew1679666265]

3.8 for a year

4.9 for 2 years (aaron miles)

 

Hendry likely didn't want Hudson because he doesn't have the reputation of being able to play SS. Miles has that rep.

 

I don't agree with that line of thinking, but it's likely what Hendry thought.

[Hawk4Hall]

Hendry put together a terrible bench in the offseason and when the injuries hit it was exposed.

 

Hendry should be fired if the Cubs to not make the playoffs with the payroll he had.

[Guest]

3.8 for a year

4.9 for 2 years (aaron miles)

 

Hendry likely didn't want Hudson because he doesn't have the reputation of being able to play SS. Miles has that rep.

 

I don't agree with that line of thinking, but it's likely what Hendry thought.

 

Heh. Miles doesn't have the reputation to bat 3rd either, but Hudson sure is doing it.

 

I can't knock Hendry on Hudson. Hudson is about as injury prone as Bradley. That's probably why Hudson ended up getting such a cheap contract. But, Hendry sure can make deals that swing back around and smack him in the back of the head so hard that he can't see straight for weeks on end.

[17 Seconds]

Hendry put together a terrible bench in the offseason and when the injuries hit it was exposed.

 

Hendry should be fired if the Cubs to not make the playoffs with the payroll he had.

 

the sad thing is that many people will still let him off the hook because of injuries, even thought the tea still wouldn't be very good if they were healthy.

 

not to mention one of the guys who keeps getting injured is a guy who is always injured, yet was still given a huge contract by mr jim hendry. it still boggles the mind that hendry thought it was okay so sign bradley and trade derosa in the same offseason. way to think ahead, jim

 

i guess he really needed to free up derosa's salary so he could go for peavy even though it's obvious now that he wasn't able to trade for jake because of ownership

 

just a comically bad offseason in pretty much every way.

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3.8 for a year

4.9 for 2 years (aaron miles)

 

Hendry likely didn't want Hudson because he doesn't have the reputation of being able to play SS. Miles has that rep.

 

I don't agree with that line of thinking, but it's likely what Hendry thought.

 

Heh. Miles doesn't have the reputation to bat 3rd either, but Hudson sure is doing it.

 

Hudson is about as injury prone as Bradley. .

 

umm, he is?

 

the reason he came so cheap is because teams didn't want to give up the draft pick

[dew1679666265]

3.8 for a year

4.9 for 2 years (aaron miles)

 

Hendry likely didn't want Hudson because he doesn't have the reputation of being able to play SS. Miles has that rep.

 

I don't agree with that line of thinking, but it's likely what Hendry thought.

 

Heh. Miles doesn't have the reputation to bat 3rd either, but Hudson sure is doing it.

 

I can't knock Hendry on Hudson. Hudson is about as injury prone as Bradley. That's probably why Hudson ended up getting such a cheap contract. But, Hendry sure can make deals that swing back around and smack him in the back of the head so hard that he can't see straight for weeks on end.

 

I wasn't the biggest fan of Hendry's offseason moves, but he's gotten some awful luck as well. There was no reason to think Bradly would perform this poorly, same with Marmol, Soto should be at least a decent amount better and Soriano's awful slump is getting a bit out of the ordinary.

 

I thought injuries would hurt us if anything did this season, but some unexpected poor performances have really made things look worse than they should be.

[chasinf5s]

the Cubs have blown 8 out of 19 saves this year

[Guest]

3.8 for a year

4.9 for 2 years (aaron miles)

 

Hendry likely didn't want Hudson because he doesn't have the reputation of being able to play SS. Miles has that rep.

 

I don't agree with that line of thinking, but it's likely what Hendry thought.

 

Heh. Miles doesn't have the reputation to bat 3rd either, but Hudson sure is doing it.

 

Hudson is about as injury prone as Bradley. .

 

umm, he is?

 

the reason he came so cheap is because teams didn't want to give up the draft pick

 

Missed the back end of the last 2 straight seasons because of wrist injuries. Augie Ojeda was kicking our butts in the playoffs, remember?

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3.8 for a year

4.9 for 2 years (aaron miles)

 

Hendry likely didn't want Hudson because he doesn't have the reputation of being able to play SS. Miles has that rep.

 

I don't agree with that line of thinking, but it's likely what Hendry thought.

 

Heh. Miles doesn't have the reputation to bat 3rd either, but Hudson sure is doing it.

 

Hudson is about as injury prone as Bradley. .

 

umm, he is?

 

the reason he came so cheap is because teams didn't want to give up the draft pick

 

Missed the back end of the last 2 straight seasons because of wrist injuries. Augie Ojeda was kicking our butts in the playoffs, remember?

 

he still plays the majority of each season, which is something bradley doesn't do.

[Guest]

3.8 for a year

4.9 for 2 years (aaron miles)

 

Hendry likely didn't want Hudson because he doesn't have the reputation of being able to play SS. Miles has that rep.

 

I don't agree with that line of thinking, but it's likely what Hendry thought.

 

Heh. Miles doesn't have the reputation to bat 3rd either, but Hudson sure is doing it.

 

I can't knock Hendry on Hudson. Hudson is about as injury prone as Bradley. That's probably why Hudson ended up getting such a cheap contract. But, Hendry sure can make deals that swing back around and smack him in the back of the head so hard that he can't see straight for weeks on end.

 

I wasn't the biggest fan of Hendry's offseason moves, but he's gotten some awful luck as well. There was no reason to think Bradly would perform this poorly, same with Marmol, Soto should be at least a decent amount better and Soriano's awful slump is getting a bit out of the ordinary.

 

I thought injuries would hurt us if anything did this season, but some unexpected poor performances have really made things look worse than they should be.

 

Yeah, I was a big Bradley fan even with the injuries. I finally gave up on him last year, and I was more interested in the Cubs getting someone who didn't get hurt so much. Rawaction roped me back in on Bradley. I'm regretting it now. Especially watching Ibanez crush balls all over Pennsylvania.

[dew1679666265]

umm, he is?

 

the reason he came so cheap is because teams didn't want to give up the draft pick

 

Yeah, I think it had more to do with giving up a pick and the fact that his best career OPS+ was 108 before this year.

 

As for injuries, he's only played less than 100 games once in his career - his rookie year. He's not comparable to Bradley in that aspect.

[dew1679666265]

Yeah, I was a big Bradley fan even with the injuries. I finally gave up on him last year, and I was more interested in the Cubs getting someone who didn't get hurt so much. Rawaction roped me back in on Bradley. I'm regretting it now. Especially watching Ibanez crush balls all over Pennsylvania.

 

As much as I liked Bradley's production potential, his injuries were too much for me. I wasn't a big Ibanez fan either, though.

 

I wanted Dunn.

[chasinf5s]

Yeah, I was a big Bradley fan even with the injuries. I finally gave up on him last year, and I was more interested in the Cubs getting someone who didn't get hurt so much. Rawaction roped me back in on Bradley. I'm regretting it now. Especially watching Ibanez crush balls all over Pennsylvania.

 

As much as I liked Bradley's production potential, his injuries were too much for me. I wasn't a big Ibanez fan either, though.

 

I wanted Dunn.

 

who completely destroys the ball at Wrigley Field, i havent seen many players hit home runs as far as he can

 

seriously they sounded the sirens once and evacuated he hit them so far

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odk0k1Updok

 

 

yes i know, it was against houston but i just had to

 

[Guest]

he still plays the majority of each season, which is something bradley doesn't do.

 

I forgot that he was offered arbitration, but it was like he wasn't even available this past offseason because you never even heard his name. Probably moreso for his free agent status, but I wouldn't completely rule out back to back end of season injuries as a concern.

[dew1679666265]

Yeah, I was a big Bradley fan even with the injuries. I finally gave up on him last year, and I was more interested in the Cubs getting someone who didn't get hurt so much. Rawaction roped me back in on Bradley. I'm regretting it now. Especially watching Ibanez crush balls all over Pennsylvania.

 

As much as I liked Bradley's production potential, his injuries were too much for me. I wasn't a big Ibanez fan either, though.

 

I wanted Dunn.

 

who completely destroys the ball at Wrigley Field, i havent seen many players hit home runs as far as he can

 

seriously they sounded the sirens once and evacuated he hit them so far

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odk0k1Updok

 

 

yes i know, it was against houston but i just had to

 

The only concern I had about Dunn was his defense, but I felt like if Bradley missed his usual amount of time (60+ games) that Dunn would be better for the duration than whoever went out to right field when Bradley wasn't there.

 

I still really want Bradley to prove me wrong, though.

[fivepercent]

3.8 for a year

4.9 for 2 years (aaron miles)

 

Hendry likely didn't want Hudson because he doesn't have the reputation of being able to play SS. Miles has that rep.

 

I don't agree with that line of thinking, but it's likely what Hendry thought.

 

Heh. Miles doesn't have the reputation to bat 3rd either, but Hudson sure is doing it.

 

I can't knock Hendry on Hudson. Hudson is about as injury prone as Bradley. That's probably why Hudson ended up getting such a cheap contract. But, Hendry sure can make deals that swing back around and smack him in the back of the head so hard that he can't see straight for weeks on end.

 

I wasn't the biggest fan of Hendry's offseason moves, but he's gotten some awful luck as well. There was no reason to think Bradly would perform this poorly, same with Marmol, Soto should be at least a decent amount better and Soriano's awful slump is getting a bit out of the ordinary.

 

I thought injuries would hurt us if anything did this season, but some unexpected poor performances have really made things look worse than they should be.

 

Agreed.

[chasinf5s]

Yeah, I was a big Bradley fan even with the injuries. I finally gave up on him last year, and I was more interested in the Cubs getting someone who didn't get hurt so much. Rawaction roped me back in on Bradley. I'm regretting it now. Especially watching Ibanez crush balls all over Pennsylvania.

 

As much as I liked Bradley's production potential, his injuries were too much for me. I wasn't a big Ibanez fan either, though.

 

I wanted Dunn.

 

who completely destroys the ball at Wrigley Field, i havent seen many players hit home runs as far as he can

 

seriously they sounded the sirens once and evacuated he hit them so far

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odk0k1Updok

 

 

yes i know, it was against houston but i just had to

 

The only concern I had about Dunn was his defense, but I felt like if Bradley missed his usual amount of time (60+ games) that Dunn would be better for the duration than whoever went out to right field when Bradley wasn't there.

 

I still really want Bradley to prove me wrong, though.

 

Me too but sadly im really beginning to think he is one of those athletes who gets hurt whenever he doesn't feel like playing but doesn't really care because he will still gets paid. He does not deserve to wear the number he wears either in my opinion.