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  1. CubinNY
    You are not factoring in Lou's wishes. I thought Lou was smarter than this. Aside from the quote about getting more athletic, Aurilia is exactly the type of player Lou loves. He can use him all over the infield and he's a vet.
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    Yankees or Red Sox. They're the only ones who can afford to take the gamble. If he can still pitch, that is.
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    What's next: An 85 win season and staying competitive within the division. I think the economy and the ownership situation is affecting Hendry's ability to deal. I'm all for selling high on DeRosa, but it seems to me that trading him so they could get Bradley is real, real, bad idea (if that is what really happened).
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    I would love to keep Hoffpauir too, but there just isn't room on the roster for him. I'm sure they might want Aurilia for more versatility than Hoff. Also, there's the usual reason - He's a veteran. I hear Hendry already, "Rich is a versatile veteran who brings a strong presence to the clubhouse."
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    except you're missing the most significant factor: milton bradley. he's pretty much a lock to miss significant time. when he goes down, it would have been derosa moving to right and Fontenot getting significant playing time in place of Bradley. now, instead of more at-bats, a bradley injury means more at-bats for much less attractive options Hendy needs Hoff and Pie to produce. Between those two and Fontenot he is counting on his farm system big time to come through. It looks like they've given up on Pie by signing Gathright. Pie's days were numbered when he got on the wrong side of Lou in ST. They'll get pennies on the dollar for him when they trade him. However I will say this, after watching him play several games this year with Iowa he certainly hasn't progressed much with the bat or on the basepaths.
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    :paladin:
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    ok i know everyone hates spelling-sticklers but this is just terrible. ceiling: babe ruth bat crossed with ozzie smith's glove floor: the kid on my little league team when i was 10 who got 1 hit the entire year That's going out on a limb. I like the Aramis comparison for how good he could be. Who really cares how bad he could be? Players like Vlad and Aramis who have remarkable plate coverage, power, and contact skills are rare though. I'd rather he develop an eye for pitches to drive. Lot's of MLB players have exceptional vision and superior hand-eye-coordination. If they didn't they would get to where they've gotten.
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    Mark DeRosa
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    not in the least. He doesn't suck and he's not a bust, but he's had hard time with the glove and you will all have to excuse me if I can't get excited about performance in short season ball.
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    I'm not a big fan of trading Vitters for anything short of a perennial allstar. Vitters is probably the most overrated Cub prospect since Bobby Hill. It's comments like these that lead me to believe that the Cubs prospects stand at best half the chance of other team's prospects to succeed. If they don't immediately perform they're "garbage" and people want to chase them away. Nowhere did I say he was garbage. you compared him to bobby hill and bobby hill was garbage No I didn't.
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    I'm not a big fan of trading Vitters for anything short of a perennial allstar. Vitters is probably the most overrated Cub prospect since Bobby Hill. Why? Because he is. He had good high school stats with the caveat of Mono (or whatever) his senior year, so that makes 3 good years @ high school. He had a good cape league and viola the "scouts" love his tools. He's not done anything in high school or elsewhere to justify an elite draft status. Then somebody here says they wouldn't trade him for anything less than a perennial all-star. So far the only thing going for him is that he's from SoCal and he'll still only be 19 next year. At least Hill was a great college player.
  12. CubinNY
    He was talking about what to expect out of a player next year, what exactly should he have done? Why do people have such difficulty understanding the context of specific quotes? I made no argument or remark regarding what he should have done. I pointed out the fallacy that the OP had not used guesswork in his point. He, in fact, did use guesswork- regardless of how close to reality those projections tend to be, they are still projections. Hence, they are GUESSES. Educated guesses, sure. But, guesses nonetheless. Yes, and it's obvious by your previous disagreement of his point and your overuse of the word "guess" that your point is to discredit what he's saying. Everything talking about next year is a guess of some magnitude, to belabor that is beside the point. How would you go about making that evaluation of Gathright '09 v. Abreu '09? One way to NOT do is to pass off wild-ass speculation as some sort of a "method". Just take PECOTA or CHONE and be done with it. The value of their respective contracts makes little difference on the field. However, I wouldn't want to pay Abreu $15 mill. at this point in his career and Gathright is a pinch/runner defensive replacement/25th man. I'm guessing Abreu is looking to start.
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    I'm not a big fan of trading Vitters for anything short of a perennial allstar. Vitters is probably the most overrated Cub prospect since Bobby Hill. It's comments like these that lead me to believe that the Cubs prospects stand at best half the chance of other team's prospects to succeed. If they don't immediately perform they're "garbage" and people want to chase them away. Nowhere did I say he was garbage.
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    I'm not a big fan of trading Vitters for anything short of a perennial allstar. Vitters is probably the most overrated Cub prospect since Bobby Hill.
  15. CubinNY
    Not making an out is getting the job done. Welcome to the forum. If all things are equal I would much rather have the guy who puts the ball in play. All things are not equal, ever. There is no need to go into detail, not making an out is the #1 goal of a batter.
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    They could win 95 games and still finish in 3rd place.
  17. CubinNY
    You lose, I win. I called Bradford and you said no. Take it like a man.
  18. CubinNY
    Not making an out is getting the job done. Welcome to the forum.
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    I don't really understand how misplays by CF and SS matter more than misplays by LF and RF. They don't, but the frequency of chances and the ground to cover are substantially different. With Pie in CF it would be easier to take Dunn and Soriano at the corners. I'm not sure about Fukudome/hitting partner.
  20. CubinNY
    The when healthy part. I don't know if a team can even get insurance on a guy like Sheets. I'm all for going after Lowe. A ground ball pitcher in Wrigley makes me tingle.
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    Kahrl has to be the first transvestite admitted into the BWAA. GLBT, at least wins one!
  22. CubinNY
    I don't get this? Who cares what the circumstances are here? Peavy has a lot of value and his value doesn't suddenly disappear just because Towers is only dealing with the Cubs. The players (that were rumored) that Towers was asking for aren't significant enough to worry about outside of DeRosa. The current makeup of this team suggests to me that time is of the essence in terms of being a legitimate WS contender. Not getting Peavy for what was rumored is really bad. My guess is that Hendry couldn't find a taker for Marquis (at his salary) so he couldn't afford Peavy's salary. If true, whose fault is that?
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    I agree. Although it can be almost impossible to quantify the number of runs saved by a good defensive player, it should be considered when evaluating the overall impact brought to the team (as TT has done). IMO guys like Dunn and Alou are/were so HORRENDOUS in the field that it negated much of the impact they brought at the plate. I estimate that Alou was good for -5 runs just in persistant stupidity in overthrowing the cutoff man and allowing runners to advance. That's also probably quite generous (to Alou). Defense is overrated in baseball by many, especially in the the corner outfield positions. A guy like Soriano gets a lot of assists because he's a bad defender. A guy like Dunn looks stupid sometimes, but most of the time his error has no game impact whatsoever. A CFer or SS that can't handle his position is another matter though. However, those guys get moved from CF and SS. I'll take Dunn and his errors and you can have most anyone else.
  24. CubinNY
    Chasing what won the last WS is exactly Hendry's MO. Unfortunately, what wins every year changes. Staying competitive within the division is also a mantra of the Cubs. Your post exhibits both of those well. It's brought the Cubs nothing. It's one thing if the Cubs had to give up useful players for Peavy, players that can't be easily replaced. Aside from DeRosa none of the players mentioned fit that designation. Unfortunately, we don't really know all the particulars so most of this is speculation but whatever happened, it's apparent that Hendry didn't have all the leverage people assumed he had, or the deal would have gotten done.
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    If they aren't giving up DeRosa for Peavey why would they give him up for anyone else? It's mindbottling It's mind boggling. And it's not that they were giving up DeRosa, it's that they were going to give up DeRosa and everyone in the organization with more than one vowel in their last name. Mindbottling is from Blades of Glory. Peavey> spare parts. Peavy Him too.
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