Bleacher Report: James Loney to Cubs?

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The latest baseball trade rumor from Bleacher Report has the Cubs looking at first baseman James Loney of the LA Dodgers. Los Angeles just resigned Matt Kemp to a big contract and for a team scrambling to find a new owner, that deal could mean that players like Loney will move this winter before they are owed big money contracts.

 

The Dodgers first baseman is just 27 and though he has limited power, his .320 average after the All-Star break is much more consistent than Carlos Pena was for Chicago last year. Loney is also an excellent fielder and a deal would make the Cubs better in 2012.

 

 

Thankfully, it's just a rumor. Of course, his one shining moment was against us.

 

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[Guest]

It says the source is Bleacher Report.

 

Don't we all know better by now?

[WrigleyField 22]

Ah yes that consistent BA, even though Pena got on base at a .357 clip compared to .339. In the list of backup options to Pujols and Fielder, I'd bring back Pena before give up any assets for Loney.

[Sammy Sofa]

Eeeeccchhhhh.

[JockJones]

Gross.

[Cubs Fan Dan]

this writer is trying to say the cubs would give up soto plus a prospect....... No

[Hairyducked Idiot]

If I wanted to get an article up on Bleacher Report saying the Cubs were interested in Fibber McGee, how long would it take? 15 minutes?

[OleMissCub]

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/4361/runkl.jpg

[treebird]

if theo's first move is to trade for james loney, i'm photoshopping nooses onto all those guys in omc's sig

[Rob]

if theo's first move is to trade for james loney, i'm photoshopping nooses onto all those guys in omc's sig

 

And I'll put the noose around OMC.

[UMFan83]

Come on, does the title really need to be "James Loney to the Cubs". At least say its a rumor.

[17 Seconds]

why do people still post bleacher report stuff?

[Outshined_One]

There we go.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Loney is a guy probably capable of something like a .275/.800 with 15-20 HR in Wrigley. If he was a center fielder, a 2nd baseman, or even a 3rd baseman, we'd probably be all over him. As a 1st baseman, he won't be able to produce nearly enough power and it's not like we make up for it somehwere else. Now if Pujols or Fielder were completely out of the question, I guess I'd be OK taking a chance on a 1 year commitmant for Loney as long as we don't give up too much, and I'm talking minimal rather than a multi year deal for Pena or Kotchman.

 

I guess that what it comes down to for me when it comes to my propblem with trading for Loney isn't as much Loney himself but more so the fact that it would pretty much be the end of any Pujols/Fielder hopes.

Edited November 17, 2011 by Little Slide Rooter

[Tracer Bullet]

I thought we had a rule against posting bleacher report rumors. or maybe it's a law.

[wade]

If I wanted to get an article up on Bleacher Report saying the Cubs were interested in Fibber McGee, how long would it take? 15 minutes?

 

That's probably about right. As a bonus, your post would show up at the top of search engines for entries like Cubs offseason and you would get somewhere around 20,000 reads.

[Little Slide Rooter]

I keep confusing Bleacher Report and Bleacher Nation. Just so I'm on board, Report=bad, Nation=good?

[wade]

I keep confusing Bleacher Report and Bleacher Nation. Just so I'm on board, Report=bad, Nation=good?

 

I don't know about Bleacher Nation, but at one point Bleacher Report was set up to where anyone could sign up to write about sports. I think they have started to monitor their authors a little more, but I'm not sure about that. That concept seems fine, but it opens up the stage for some pretty poor writing, in my opinion.

 

As for speculation like Loney to the Cubs, that stuff gets all kinds of hits, but they're not generally written by those who'd be in position to actually hear such a rumor.

[Guest]

Report = whoever feels like writing whatever they pull out of their ass about sports

 

 

Nation = a pretty decent Cubs blog written by an NSBBer

[wade]

Report = whoever feels like writing whatever they pull out of their ass about sports

 

 

Nation = a pretty decent Cubs blog written by an NSBBer

 

Just went to Nation- looks good. Can't believe I hadn't stumbled across it before.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Report = whoever feels like writing whatever they pull out of their ass about sports

 

 

Nation = a pretty decent Cubs blog written by an NSBBer

 

Just went to Nation- looks good. Can't believe I hadn't stumbled across it before.

 

Ace Cubbies the writer. Pops up here now and then.

[SouthSideRyan]

If I wanted to get an article up on Bleacher Report saying the Cubs were interested in Fibber McGee, how long would it take? 15 minutes?

 

Molly as a PTBNL?

[jersey cubs fan]

If I wanted to get an article up on Bleacher Report saying the Cubs were interested in Fibber McGee, how long would it take? 15 minutes?

 

Molly as a PTBNL?

 

Jayson Stark: According to STats Inc this would be the first ever occurence of a husband and wife being traded for one another.

[Tyrant]

Report = whoever feels like writing whatever they pull out of their ass about sports

 

 

Nation = a pretty decent Cubs blog written by an NSBBer

 

Ace should really, really consider re-naming his blog.

[Lefty]

During the Hendry era every rumor had me nervous. Don't we trust these new guys?