If Casey McGehee was our third baseman

[imb]

we'd be in first place

 

THNX ARAMIS

[BeerHere]

I posted something similar to this a few weeks ago - no doubt McGehee has been outstanding. I wanted to know where the failure was. Cubs brass chose to leave McGehee off the 40 man and (if I remember correctly) he was picked up in the rule-5 draft. Someone somewhere in the Brewers organization saw something in the guy that the Cubs missed. McGehee is approaching 30 though.

[SouthSideRyan]

McGehee was waived by the Cubs becasue he sucked.

[dew1679666265]

I posted something similar to this a few weeks ago - no doubt McGehee has been outstanding. I wanted to know where the failure was. Cubs brass chose to leave McGehee off the 40 man and (if I remember correctly) he was picked up in the rule-5 draft. Someone somewhere in the Brewers organization saw something in the guy that the Cubs missed. McGehee is approaching 30 though.

 

He has a career .741 OPS in the minors and he's a third baseman. There was very little indication he'd turn into the productive player he's been.

[fromthestretch]

McGehee is approaching 30 though.

 

He's 27.

[Guest]

Casey McGehee is terrible, and I'm going to relish his descent back to awfuldom.

[Tim M]

I posted something similar to this a few weeks ago - no doubt McGehee has been outstanding. I wanted to know where the failure was. Cubs brass chose to leave McGehee off the 40 man and (if I remember correctly) he was picked up in the rule-5 draft. Someone somewhere in the Brewers organization saw something in the guy that the Cubs missed. McGehee is approaching 30 though.

 

No, they didn't. McGehee wasn't any good in the minors. Him turning into a productive player is a fluke that not even the Brewers saw coming. They were probably hoping he could be a decent utility man for a year or two.

[bukie]

McGehee is approaching 30 though.

 

He's 27.

27 is approaching 30 if you start from 0.

[jersey cubs fan]

He has a career .741 OPS in the minors and he's a third baseman. There was very little indication he'd turn into the productive player he's been.

 

I'd kill for some mid 700's OPS out of third base this year.

[dew1679666265]

He has a career .741 OPS in the minors and he's a third baseman. There was very little indication he'd turn into the productive player he's been.

 

I'd kill for some mid 700's OPS out of third base this year.

 

I see your point. If he was still a Cub, McGehee would be OPSing about .500 right now, though.

[rocket]

He has a career .741 OPS in the minors and he's a third baseman. There was very little indication he'd turn into the productive player he's been.

 

I'd kill for some mid 700's OPS out of third base this year.

 

I see your point. If he was still a Cub, McGehee would be OPSing about .500 right now, though.

 

but he'd be at least doing it for near the league minimum

[treebird]

basically what he's trying to say here is that aramis has all the talent in the world, but until he lurns to hustle and be a team player like mcgeyhee he's just not going to get it together

[Soul]

There was very little indication he'd turn into the productive player he's been.

 

The Crew had some kind of indication. I'm not sure what it was, but they knew something. Whatever happened, the Cubs failed to see McGehee's potential. And it does hurt, especially now.

[SouthSideRyan]

There was very little indication he'd turn into the productive player he's been.

 

The Crew had some kind of indication. I'm not sure what it was, but they knew something. Whatever happened, the Cubs failed to see McGehee's potential. And it does hurt, especially now.

 

They took a flyer on a guy to be their 25th man(which he was when the season started) behind studs like Craig Counsel and Frank Catalonotto. Hey, I really see something I like in this McGehee lad, let's give him 16 ABs through the first month and a half season.

[Clem Fandango]

There was very little indication he'd turn into the productive player he's been.

 

The Crew had some kind of indication. I'm not sure what it was, but they knew something. Whatever happened, the Cubs failed to see McGehee's potential. And it does hurt, especially now.

 

Suppose the Cubs did see it... where the hell would McGehee fit into our team this year or last year? No one could've predicted such an abysmal start by Lee and Ramirez, even if he proved that he could be useful at the corners, he'd be blocked in every way shape or form by a superior player. He would be useless, even if the Cubs saw he had potential

[SouthSideRyan]

I bet it really stung the Giants when we saw what we did in Neifi for 2004.

[Derwood]

if frogs had wings....

[Fred Hornkohl]

if frogs had wings....

 

Hey !! That's my line !! :evil:

[davearm2]

McGehee is approaching 30 though.

 

He's 27.

27 is approaching 30 if you start from 0.

Then he's also approaching 80 :)

[sweetpeteman]

I still can't get over the fact that the Cubs just gave away Josh Hamilton.

[Rob]

I still can't get over the fact that the Cubs just gave away Josh Hamilton.

 

I sure hope that's sarcasm.

[SouthSideRyan]

And don't get me started on Tim Lincecum!!

[Sammy Sofa]

There was very little indication he'd turn into the productive player he's been.

 

The Crew had some kind of indication. I'm not sure what it was, but they knew something.

 

And you know this....how?

[17 Seconds]

LD% - 12.0

GB% - 49.4

BABIP - .312

 

highly dubious

[Soul]

There was very little indication he'd turn into the productive player he's been.

 

The Crew had some kind of indication. I'm not sure what it was, but they knew something.

 

And you know this....how?

 

because they signed him. They aren't signing players who they think will automatically suck. Neither do the Cubs.