Non Tenders

[questionmarkgrace]

Any of them worth taking a flyer on? Seems like there are a lot of bigger names than usual.

 

Rockies: Manny Delcarmen

Mets: Sean Green Chris Carter, John Maine

Nationals: Joel Peralta, Wil Nieves, Chien-Ming Wang

Dodgers: Russell Martin, George Sherrill, Trent Oeltjen

Giants: Chris Ray, Eugenio Velez

Pirates: Lastings Milledge, Argenis Diaz, Donnie Veal, Brian Burres

Diamondbacks: Blaine Boyer, Ryan Church, Augie Ojeda, D.J. Carrasco

Marlins: Jose Veras, Ronny Paulino

Padres: Tony Gwynn, Scott Hairston, Matt Antonelli, Luis Perdomo

Brewers: Todd Coffey, Joe Inglett

Astros: Sammy Gervacio

Braves: Matt Diaz

Blue Jays: Fred Lewis, Jeremy Accardo

Red Sox: Hideki Okajima, Andrew Miller, Taylor Buchholz

Mariners: Ryan Rowland-Smith

Rays: Lance Cormier, Willy Aybar, Dioner Navarro, J.P. Howell

Royals: Josh Fields

Rangers: Dustin Nippert

Angels: Kevin Frandsen

Athletics: Jack Cust, Travis Buck, Edwin Encarnacion

Yankees: Alfredo Aceves, Dustin Moseley

Orioles: Matt Albers

White Sox: Bobby Jenks, Erick Threets

Tigers: Zach Miner

[TruffleShuffle]

okajima and delcarmen were good relievers not that long ago.

 

fred lewis is pretty much the ideal fourth outfielder but the cubs already have four.

 

john maine was a solid back of the rotation guy but his stuff was never that great, so if injuries have caused him to lose a little, then he's useless.

 

we could get our hands back on augie and donnie veal!

[Northside Blues]

i wonder how much money russell martin will get. he'd be an ideal backup C for us. He could catch and spell Ramirez from time to time. There's also room for upside. we have too many catchers on the forty man to even think about it, unfortunately.

[wvcbxl]

Augie Ojeda

 

:sick:

 

Someone please hide that list from the Cubs' management

[Rob]

I'd love to get Russell Martin as a backup catcher, but that's probably pretty unlikely.

 

Edwin Encarnacion on the other hand, may be willing to go as low as a minor league deal. I'd love to stash him at Iowa in case of a Ramirez injury. At some point, it'd be nice to be able to call up an actual 3B instead of playing a backup 2B out of position.

[Clem Fandango]

We need Jack Cust so he can teach the team the importance of drawing walks

[Backtobanks]

I'd love to get Russell Martin as a backup catcher, but that's probably pretty unlikely.

 

Edwin Encarnacion on the other hand, may be willing to go as low as a minor league deal. I'd love to stash him at Iowa in case of a Ramirez injury. At some point, it'd be nice to be able to call up an actual 3B instead of playing a backup 2B out of position.

 

I don't really see the point with Baker, Dewitt, and Barney around.

[jersey cubs fan]

If they wind up with Berkman than they probably need to sign a RH hitter to platoon with him, unless Baker is going to do that.

[rawaction]

I'd love to get Russell Martin as a backup catcher, but that's probably pretty unlikely.

 

Edwin Encarnacion on the other hand, may be willing to go as low as a minor league deal. I'd love to stash him at Iowa in case of a Ramirez injury. At some point, it'd be nice to be able to call up an actual 3B instead of playing a backup 2B out of position.

 

I don't really see the point with Baker, Dewitt, and Barney around.

 

I don't see the point of Baker, Dewitt and Barney being around.

[Post Count Padder]

Andrew Miller might be worth a shot. He's still only 25 or 26, isn't he?

 

And getting Martin would be great. It would be nice to have a backup catcher who isn't a total black hole on offense.

[davell]

Russell Martin will get a starting gig somewhere.

[jersey cubs fan]

I had no idea Russell Martin was even a candidate to be somebody's backup.

[Clem Fandango]

Andrew Miller might be worth a shot. He's still only 25 or 26, isn't he?

 

I would take a flier on him for sure. Maybe Rotshchild can fi...... aww crap.

 

Seriously though, I would take a chance on Miller. His performance will dictate a very cheap contract so it wouldn't be that much of a risk to give it a shot

[Rob]

I'd love to get Russell Martin as a backup catcher, but that's probably pretty unlikely.

 

Edwin Encarnacion on the other hand, may be willing to go as low as a minor league deal. I'd love to stash him at Iowa in case of a Ramirez injury. At some point, it'd be nice to be able to call up an actual 3B instead of playing a backup 2B out of position.

 

I don't really see the point with Baker, Dewitt, and Barney around.

 

Barney doesn't hit at all, and Baker can't hit righties. If Ramirez goes down for an extended time, we don't any backups that can even really approach replacement level production at 3B on a daily basis.

[daske17]

I had no idea Russell Martin was even a candidate to be somebody's backup.

 

Can anyone explain why Martin was cut? He seemed like he was going to be a mainstay in the Dodgers lineup. His OPS dropped sharply the past two years, but he still seemed a good player.

[Rob]

I had no idea Russell Martin was even a candidate to be somebody's backup.

 

Can anyone explain why Martin was cut? He seemed like he was going to be a mainstay in the Dodgers lineup. His OPS dropped sharply the past two years, but he still seemed a good player.

 

Too expensive already.

[jersey cubs fan]

I had no idea Russell Martin was even a candidate to be somebody's backup.

 

Can anyone explain why Martin was cut? He seemed like he was going to be a mainstay in the Dodgers lineup. His OPS dropped sharply the past two years, but he still seemed a good player.

 

I wouldn't exactly say he was cut. They non-tendered him, right? He made $5m last year and I would assume he was going to look for a big raise this season. LA probably didn't want to spend that much of a guy who could be a declining catcher.

[javy knows my name]

Any interest in Taylor Buchholz for middle relief?

[Southpaw191679666239]

Any interest in Taylor Buchholz for middle relief?

 

*raises hand*

 

But my concern is him bouncing from team to team in the past 12 months.

[davell]

I had no idea Russell Martin was even a candidate to be somebody's backup.

 

Can anyone explain why Martin was cut? He seemed like he was going to be a mainstay in the Dodgers lineup. His OPS dropped sharply the past two years, but he still seemed a good player.

 

I wouldn't exactly say he was cut. They non-tendered him, right? He made $5m last year and I would assume he was going to look for a big raise this season. LA probably didn't want to spend that much of a guy who could be a declining catcher.

 

 

He wanted 5 mill again, but with a mill in incentives he could reach.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Delcarmen(wasnt he an uber-prospcet for the Red Sox a few years ago), Okajima, Jenks, Milledge, Maine, Church, Sherrill, and Wang are all flyer worthy.

 

And I see no harm in re claiming Donnie Veal for little to no cost, unless of course MacPhail has already pounced on him.

 

Has`Cust ever fielded a position at any point in his big league career?

[Clem Fandango]

Has`Cust ever fielded a position at any point in his big league career?

 

OF... and I'm pretty sure he was one of the worst in baseball. Like Adam Dunn bad

[CubsInNC]

What about a Fukudome/Diaz platoon, and ship off Colvin for a prospect, or included in a deal for AGonz (with whatever value he has). We'll have Jackson close to ready for 2012, we already have Byrd and Soriano under contract.

[Southpaw191679666239]

What about a Fukudome/Diaz platoon, and ship off Colvin for a prospect, or included in a deal for AGonz (with whatever value he has). We'll have Jackson close to ready for 2012, we already have Byrd and Soriano under contract.

 

You can forget about Gonzalez.