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Brett Jackson - Not bench worthy?

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Don't see what that has to do with Jackson.

 

Him? He's going to Bellhorn his way out of the league pretty quickly, so who cares.

 

Bellhorn was all-universe that one year.

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If he's tearing up AAA and ready for the big leagues, I don't see the problem. I don't see the point of playing the "clock game". But that's my view.
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If he's tearing up AAA and ready for the big leagues, I don't see the problem. I don't see the point of playing the "clock game". But that's my view.

 

You don't see the point or you disagree with that line of thinking? The point is glaringly obvious.

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No I don't see the point of keeping him down just for arbitration purposes. Keeping him down because he just isn't ready, I agree with.
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No I don't see the point of keeping him down just for arbitration purposes. Keeping him down because he just isn't ready, I agree with.

 

You do realize that it's not just arbitration, but actual years of free agency?

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If Rizzo is the real deal, we have the financial resources to pay him regardless. We are not a small market team that has to worry about losing him.
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If Rizzo is the real deal, we have the financial resources to pay him regardless. We are not a small market team that has to worry about losing him.

 

You do realize that it's not just arbitration, but actual years of free agency?
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And you really need to change your name if you're gonna keep this up.

 

It's hilarious irony.

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The problem for Rizzo is that he has enough service time that you have to keep him down for a good while to keep him from getting to a year of service time this year. I'm never very certain on service time stuff, but when I counted it out at the time of the trade, we'd have to wait until at least the All-Star break to bring him up. He's so young that you pretty much have to do that regardless, but that won't make the 3+ months of LaHair(who, in true LaHair fashion, has given me nothing to be hopeful about with a .445 OPS/35% K% spring) any more pleasant. Hopefully we get Baker in there against most LHP.
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No change is going to be a tough sell to Cubs fandom if by mid May (or sooner) LaHair is proving he's not capable of being an everyday ML 1B, and Rizzo is tearing up AAA(again).

 

While I understand the reasoning behind trying to delay the costs associated with arb and FA, I prefer the management brings the kids up and lets them play when they're ready. I'd rather have Rizzo and Jackson get their ML growing pains over sooner than later.

 

The whole future costs problem is predicated on the players actually coming up and producing. I'm hoping Jackson and Rizzo come up and produce well enough that their future costs are an issue - that's the problem the Cubs should want to have.

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the cubs aren't a small market team, why are we ripping off starlin castro, give him 25 million dollars this season

 

Actually Castro should still be in the minors. He should've played at least full seasons in AA and AAA, before maybe getting a cup of coffee with the ML team this year. You wouldn't want to start that arby/FA clock too soon :roll:

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