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[Cubswin11]

heyman on mlb network says cubs are really interested in mike gonzalez

 

Are they just going to ignore the fact that Scott Maine's been really good this season? Braddock would be a decent buy low candidate, but Mike Gonzalez is just another 30 year old on the tail end of his career.

We need some more old school veteran pitchers on the team to throw at Harper when we go play in Washington, because that's what your supposed to do to these youngins'.....

[SouthSideRyan]

heyman on mlb network says cubs are really interested in mike gonzalez

 

Are they just going to ignore the fact that Scott Maine's been really good this season? Braddock would be a decent buy low candidate, but Mike Gonzalez is just another 30 year old on the tail end of his career.

 

Scott Maine's been really good for a month out of the bullpen. That means virtually nothing.

[erik316wttn]

heyman on mlb network says cubs are really interested in mike gonzalez

 

Are they just going to ignore the fact that Scott Maine's been really good this season? Braddock would be a decent buy low candidate, but Mike Gonzalez is just another 30 year old on the tail end of his career.

We need some more old school veteran pitchers on the team to throw at Harper when we go play in Washington, because that's what your supposed to do to these youngins'.....

 

That's old school, baby!

[Little Slide Rooter]

heyman on mlb network says cubs are really interested in mike gonzalez

 

Are they just going to ignore the fact that Scott Maine's been really good this season? Braddock would be a decent buy low candidate, but Mike Gonzalez is just another 30 year old on the tail end of his career.

 

Scott Maine's been really good for a month out of the bullpen. That means virtually nothing.

 

It means that if we need another lefty for the pen we should call him up instead of a 34 year old retread.

[TruffleShuffle]

gonzalez was really good as recently as 2009 and outpitched his ERA the last 2 years. he's the kind of guy you can get a handy return on if he still has good stuff. certainly worth kicking the tires there.

[Little Slide Rooter]

gonzalez was really good as recently as 2009 and outpitched his ERA the last 2 years. he's the kind of guy you can get a handy return on if he still has good stuff. certainly worth kicking the tires there.

 

I'm sure he's pitched for multiple teams by now, and if he looked anything like he did in '09 and before someone would have picked him up by now. Since he was with the Pirates, I sometimes forget that he was really good at one point, but so were a lot of former closers in their mid 30's that nobody wants anymore.

[Benchwarmer]

Enough with these place holder deals, let the kids play.

[TruffleShuffle]

gonzalez was really good as recently as 2009 and outpitched his ERA the last 2 years. he's the kind of guy you can get a handy return on if he still has good stuff. certainly worth kicking the tires there.

 

I'm sure he's pitched for multiple teams by now, and if he looked anything like he did in '09 and before someone would have picked him up by now. Since he was with the Pirates, I sometimes forget that he was really good at one point, but so were a lot of former closers in their mid 30's that nobody wants anymore.

 

do you even know what you're talking about or are you just unleashing your usual brain dump onto the page? he didn't even have his best years with the pirates. he still has a very good K rate and had the same fastball velocity the last two years that he's always had. he was terrific in the second half last year, and although RH batters hit him harder last year than they normally had in previous years, he was still very tough against LH batters. the reason he hasn't been signed by anybody is because he had offseason knee surgery and wasn't going to be ready to pitch until at least a couple of months into this season, so teams are waiting to see how he recovers from the surgery.

 

of course all this information was readily available on the internet, but since you never look anything up, we get your usual post replete with ignorance and worthlessness instead.

[Little Slide Rooter]

I acknowledge that I was too busy to complete my Mike Gonzalez research project, but at the rate that closers are dropping like flies an strong left handed relievers are always in demand, if he throws for scouts and looks like he's worth a damn a contender is sure to pick him up, probably for more money than we'd pay him so that we can trade him for a fringe prospect in a few months.

[XZero771679666304]

Research project? It takes less than a minute to go to B-R or Fangraphs, type in his "Mike Gonzalez" and scan his numbers.

[Little Slide Rooter]

It takes less time for me to know that we may as well go with one of our internal options rather than sign a 34 year old recovering from knee surgery.

[XZero771679666304]

It takes less time for me to know that we may as well go with one of our internal options rather than sign a 34 year old recovering from knee surgery.

 

 

That's not the point. If you're going to saturate the board with posts, at least a few of them should be informed.

[Little Slide Rooter]

It takes less time for me to know that we may as well go with one of our internal options rather than sign a 34 year old recovering from knee surgery.

 

 

That's not the point. If you're going to saturate the board with posts, at least a few of them should be informed.

 

Fine. I have been informed that we're building for the future and stocking long term assets. That information suggests that unless he's willing to accept a minor leagu deal, which I doubt due to the demand for relievers, especially of the with closing experience variety is not going to happen.

[davell]

Depending on money, I'd be perfectly fine with signing Gonzalez. That said, I'd want to sign him, hope he pitched well, so maybe he could be dealt. If he's signed at this point, is he eligible to be dealt by the deadline?

[Guest]

It takes less time for me to know that we may as well go with one of our internal options rather than sign a 34 year old recovering from knee surgery.

 

 

That's not the point. If you're going to saturate the board with posts, at least a few of them should be informed.

 

Fine. I have been informed that we're building for the future and stocking long term assets. That information suggests that unless he's willing to accept a minor leagu deal, which I doubt due to the demand for relievers, especially of the with closing experience variety is not going to happen.

Playing Scott Maine doesn't really do a lot for the future. Signing Gonzalez and trading him to a contender if he shows something does.

[Little Slide Rooter]

It takes less time for me to know that we may as well go with one of our internal options rather than sign a 34 year old recovering from knee surgery.

 

 

That's not the point. If you're going to saturate the board with posts, at least a few of them should be informed.

 

Fine. I have been informed that we're building for the future and stocking long term assets. That information suggests that unless he's willing to accept a minor leagu deal, which I doubt due to the demand for relievers, especially of the with closing experience variety is not going to happen.

Playing Scott Maine doesn't really do a lot for the future. Signing Gonzalez and trading him to a contender if he shows something does.

 

Well you forgot to add the worthlessness and ignorance part, but what it comes down to for me is how much he'd cost vs. what we'd get for him. A lot of teams have lost closers, teams a lot closer to contention than we are. When he's ready to throw, he'll have an audience. If he looks good, he'll get offers that we could beat, but it probably wouldn't be worth it for us. Also, if it's a one year he's likely tochose a contender.

 

I do think that we could use a lefty for the pen as Russel is becoming more of a late inning reliever who throws with his left arm than a left handed reliever, and Maine or Beliveau should get the call, although I'd be intrigued by Braddock for cheap.

[Guest]

The other thing is that you might be able to get him on a 2012 + 2013 team option contract. That way we'll be in a better position to get real use from him or up his value for acquiring teams.

[Little Slide Rooter]

But that wouldn't correspond with our new found Logans Run organizational philosophy.

[El Duderino]

he just signed with the nationals, so... poo

[Clem Fandango]

Case closed

 

Nationals signed LHP Mike Gonzalez to a minor league contract.

Gonzalez will report to the Nats' spring training complex in Viera, Florida this week to get properly tuned up. He held left-handed batters to a .214/.264/.311 slash line last season and could be a useful piece in the Washington bullpen at some point this summer.

[PriortoTheoIhadWood]

Damn always liked Gonzalez's arm. Not a big loss but never a bad thing to add an arm who's had some success.

[TruffleShuffle]

I'm pretty surprised that all it took was a minor league deal