2011 media predictions

[J.R.]

Mineaswell get started.

 

Evan Brunell at CBS:

 

The Cubs will have some growing pains in 2011 as the team shakes free of the old regime and begins a new one in town with plenty of cash to sign upcoming free agents. Not only are the Cubs in too transitional of a stage to play heavily in the free-agent market this offseason, the market is poor as well. Next season will have some strong free agents that the Cubs could jump at. Look for Chicago to finish around 85 losses.

I think this is BS:

 

At this point in DeWitt's career, he is essentially a backup so the Cubs have to go and get another player. Inking Bill Hall could pay major dividends if his comeback in Boston was for real and should be available for short years and reasonable dollars.

http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/22297882/25245724

[UMFan83]

I think predicting how the 2011 season will play out during the previous year's LCS is a bit pointless.

 

Although I do think its gonna be really hard for the Cubs to get outside of a 75-85 loss range next year unless a lot goes right in the offseason.

[The Logan]

At this point in DeWitt's career, he is essentially a backup so the Cubs have to go and get another player. Inking Bill Hall could pay major dividends if his comeback in Boston was for real and should be available for short years and reasonable dollars.

 

Last time I checked, Bill Hall still sucks

[Guest]

Given what Ricketts wrote to the season holders, 2011 isn't going to be the only "transition season" for the Cubs. If 2011 goes as bad as I think it will there will be a lot of empty seats in Wrigley. If that happens there will be tremendous pressure on the family to win now. Right now there's not very many innovative thinkers at Clark and Addison, so I see a lot more transition than stability in terms of winning. But hey, they do have one of the more stable front offices in baseball, sadly.

[Bote McBoteface]

Mineaswell

 

 

Really?

[UMFan83]

Given what Ricketts wrote to the season holders, 2011 isn't going to be the only "transition season" for the Cubs. If 2011 goes as bad as I think it will there will be a lot of empty seats in Wrigley. If that happens there will be tremendous pressure on the family to win now. Right now there's not very many innovative thinkers at Clark and Addison, so I see a lot more transition than stability in terms of winning. But hey, they do have one of the more stable front offices in baseball, sadly.

 

If they approach this offseason like a 2 year rebuilding effort, they could easily put themselves in a position to contend in 2012. But we all know the Cubs are never going to commit to a rebuilding year. Or at least they will never admit to it.

[17 Seconds]

Mineaswell

 

 

Really?

 

joke from a while go on the board (thanks to cubbiebum)

 

btw, wtf happened to him? did he get banned?

[SouthSideRyan]

FREE DA BUM

[Bote McBoteface]

Mineaswell

 

 

Really?

 

joke from a while go on the board (thanks to cubbiebum)

 

btw, wtf happened to him? did he get banned?

 

 

You know what's funny? I remember that thread.

 

Oops. #-o

[chuckywang]

Soriano must have a bounce-back year if the Cubs want to go anywhere next year. I'm guessing he has to OPS .900+ with 30+ homers again.

[woodprior04]

Soriano must have a bounce-back year if the Cubs want to go anywhere next year. I'm guessing he has to OPS .900+ with 30+ homers again.

 

I doubt Soriano has another year like that in him. He's 35 next year so I would almost be happy with him repeating his .818 OPS. What we really need is to actually get real production from 1B and 3B. If Ramirez has a comeback year, someone like Dunn comes in to play 1B and Soto repeats (and actually gets over 400 AB) this offense could be pretty good. Castro putting up a .800 to .850 OPS wouldn't hurt either, but I don't know if we can expect that just yet.

[hawkeyecub]

Given what Ricketts wrote to the season holders, 2011 isn't going to be the only "transition season" for the Cubs.

 

I missed this, can anyone elaborate?

[BigbadB1679666149]

Given what Ricketts wrote to the season holders, 2011 isn't going to be the only "transition season" for the Cubs.

 

I missed this, can anyone elaborate?

 

It means they can't afford to fix everything that is broken, thus they won't attempt to fix everything that is broken.

 

As a fan, you should expect that they won't be making you all hot and bothered for the start of the 2011 season with their offseason acquisitions.

[kujay]

Yeah where does that dude get the idea that they'll have "plenty of cash?" Everything I've seen and heard suggests there won't be any big expenditures.

[Soul]

That was the one phrase that stuck out to me, too.

 

Other than that, he's picking the Cubs to be around 85 losses, which is where we finished this year. Picking a team to finish where they did the year before is typical media prediction blah blah.

[wvcbxl]

Tim Marchman on the SI site:

 

The Cubs are doing the right thing by staying out of the free-agent market

 

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/tim_marchman/11/05/nl.central.hot.stove.forecast/index.html#ixzz14UpGgSsD

Cubs are on 2nd page.