Jose Reyes

[davearm2]

Jose Reyes has had 3 6+ WAR seasons, and another at 5.8. Prince Fielder has had 1 6+ WAR season.

I don't think you'll find many that think Reyes is not a good player. The problem is, he will cost a lot of money and plays a position where we don't have a huge hole to fill. Prince Fielder will cost a lot of money and fill a huge hole. Priorities, man.

His injury history has to be on that list too. Probably at the top of the list, even.

[Rob]

Jose Reyes has had 3 6+ WAR seasons, and another at 5.8. Prince Fielder has had 1 6+ WAR season.

I don't think you'll find many that think Reyes is not a good player. The problem is, he will cost a lot of money and plays a position where we don't have a huge hole to fill. Prince Fielder will cost a lot of money and fill a huge hole. Priorities, man.

His injury history has to be on that list too. Probably at the top of the list, even.

 

Yeah, I honestly don't know which scares me more between Fielder's weight and Reyes's legs.

[Sammy Sofa]

Yeah, I honestly don't know which scares me more between Fielder's weight and Reyes's legs.

 

Reyes, easily. Prince is fat, but fortunately he doesn't have a history of injury to worry about.

[Backtobanks]

Yeah, I honestly don't know which scares me more between Fielder's weight and Reyes's legs.

 

Reyes, easily. Prince is fat, but fortunately he doesn't have a history of injury to worry about.

 

As Bob Sanders posted, it's an easy choice picking a fat guy at a position of need over a crippled guy at a position that's filled.

[KingKongvs.Godzilla]

Sorry...what do you mean by this? I've read Rob's post and yours about 4 times now and I can't figure it out.

 

Yeah I see what you mean...wow did that post not fit at all. Sorry...

 

If Reyes comes at a low enough price (say 5/65-75 or even 6 with those numbers) then he'd be a great secondary signing to one of the 1B bats. I wouldn't mind this if they lost out of the three big pitching names that might be on the FA market. The lineup would be pretty much set for years with Reyes - Castro - Fielder/Puojols at the top.

Gotcha.

 

I don't agree, but now I get what you're saying.

 

I'm not in love with the idea either. No point in moving either him or Castro, plus I share the worries about his legs. However, IF the Theo Epstein does it, especially in year 1, then surely there's is a light guiding the move to success.

[Cubs Fan Dan]

I really do not think Fielder is that fat.... Just me.

[Sammy Sofa]

I really do not think Fielder is that fat.... Just me.

 

Compared to most baseball players? Despite the typical jokes, yeah, he is.

[TruffleShuffle]

dude he's listed at 5'11" and 275 pounds, of course he's fat.

[Derwood]

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[shnsajax]

Jose Reyes has had 3 6+ WAR seasons, and another at 5.8. Prince Fielder has had 1 6+ WAR season.

I don't think you'll find many that think Reyes is not a good player. The problem is, he will cost a lot of money and plays a position where we don't have a huge hole to fill. Prince Fielder will cost a lot of money and fill a huge hole. Priorities, man.

 

Well there is a lot of talk that Castro is eventually going to 2nd. Having Castro replace Barney would be a significant upgrade. Still with that 1st base is more important to me too.

[Sammy Sofa]

Jose Reyes has had 3 6+ WAR seasons, and another at 5.8. Prince Fielder has had 1 6+ WAR season.

I don't think you'll find many that think Reyes is not a good player. The problem is, he will cost a lot of money and plays a position where we don't have a huge hole to fill. Prince Fielder will cost a lot of money and fill a huge hole. Priorities, man.

 

Well there is a lot of talk that Castro is eventually going to 2nd. Having Castro replace Barney would be a significant upgrade. Still with that 1st base is more important to me too.

 

Even if Castro moves the Cubs are still relatively deep with MI talent.

[El Duderino]

I really do not think Fielder is that fat.... Just me.

 

http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/2384/201012172958971l.jpg

[shnsajax]

I really do not think Fielder is that fat.... Just me.

 

http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/2384/201012172958971l.jpg

 

I'll never understand how a vegan is that fat. Does he eat whole sticks of butter?

[TruffleShuffle]

I really do not think Fielder is that fat.... Just me.

 

http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/2384/201012172958971l.jpg

 

I'll never understand how a vegan is that fat. Does he eat whole sticks of butter?

 

vegetarian, not vegan.

[Guest]

I really do not think Fielder is that fat.... Just me.

 

http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/2384/201012172958971l.jpg

 

I'll never understand how a vegan is that fat. Does he eat whole sticks of butter?

Butter is not in a vegan diet.

[Guest]

He's neither vegetarian nor vegan (whichever he was) anymore.

 

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Did-St-Louis-BBQ-slay-vegetarian-Prince-Fielder?urn=mlb-wp24815

 

Once there, he must have enjoyed one of the vegetarian side dishes like the deep-fried corn on the cob or the sweet potato fries, both of which are excellent.

 

Right, Mike?

 

"He had a rack of ribs," Emerson says.

 

Well, then.

 

As our table laughs, Emerson takes the opportunity to tell a funny story, the veracity of which doesn't really matter because it's a boastful tale told by a barbecue joint owner and who doesn't like one of those? Emerson says that before Fielder came into Pappy's, he had been mired in a slump "like 1 for 20 or something."

 

"After he ate here, I think he went something like 4 for 8," Emerson says. "I told [Cards pitcher] Adam Wainwright(notes) about it and that night he yelled at Prince from the dugout and asked how he liked our ribs."

[ScrubMD]

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I still don't know how they got Eddie Murphy to look that young.