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  1. gflore34
    MLB.com It’s great in that it may remove Jones as a possibility for the Cubs but, not the Cardinals!!! Who knows, maybe Jones will be as bad in St Louis as he was in Minnesota. But, I'm calling it now, if Jones signs with the Cardinals, he put up the inexplicable .950-1.000 OPS in 2006. Just once I'd like to see someone they sign off the scrap heap blow up in their faces, just once.
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    So, he's a lot like Semrau? Well that is argueable. At first glance that is what I thought too, but it seems like they are going in different directions. Cole is moving up according to most services after he finally played in AAU this summer. Semrau was moving down. That siad I am confident that both will provide us with some nice things. Semrau had a nice game against the area's 7th ranked team: http://www.cleveland.com/hssports/basketball/ Summary for those who do not wish to register: 25 and 16
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    I'd give and take on whatever is necessary to aquire Tejada. I'd approach the O's and tell them this who I won't trade - Lee, Ramirez, Prior, Zambrano - eveyone and everything else is available. I'd even take Lopez' bad contract if that's what it took. What I don't get about Hendry is this waiting game he's playing, what the hell is he waiting for? Some other team to wow the O's and grab Tejada?
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    Didn't I read Jones wanted 3 years? Nevertheless, if a miracle occurs and the Cubs somehow trade for Tejada he'll more than offset a lack of production from Jones in RF. Heck, in such a scenario, Jones might be the best 8th place hitter in the NL. Wow the Cubs with a lineup better than, gulp, the almighty Cardinals? Hendry and the Cubs may even get a passing offseason grade from FoxSports!
  5. gflore34
    Tejada for Mulder & Wainwright and move Eck over to 2nd. Eckstein goes to the Orioles in this deal.
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    I really don't believe the Orioles will trade Tejada however, if Hendry were to aquire him (without giving up Zambrano or Prior), add Bradley and keep Walker then: 1. Save for when they face that "tough" lefty there's no way Dusty can justify playing Neifi 2. If Wood starts 25 games they'll contend for NL Central
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    That may be true but, have you forgotten the Cardinals Midas Touch? They could put a cardboard cutout out there and it would get on base a .370 clip while slugging .500+ I'm preparing for an OBP of .380+ out of Miles and SLP of .750+ from Taguchi next year.
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    THANK YOU VERY MUCH!! Let's just assume Pierre bounces back to norm. Say he posts a .340 OBP 2006. .248 out of leadoff for us last year. MONSTER UPGRADE indeed. How do you think that will effect Lee's RBIs and our runs scored out of lead-off. Quite a bit I think. Thanks for pointing that out. To further your point: Be it at 2b or SS, Neifi' going to be there opening day, Dusty will find a way. Therefore, who's more acceptable leading off, Neifi or Pierre? Dusty proofing isn't improving. If Walker is traded, odds are pretty decent that Neifi will bat 2nd, at least for a significant portion of the season. I know it isn't but, he'll be the Manager next season, that's not going to change. Any aquisition that saves him from himself is a positive in my book - how sad and pathetic is that! I had considered Neifi in two spot, don't honestly know if it's better or worse than him leading off.
  9. gflore34
    THANK YOU VERY MUCH!! Let's just assume Pierre bounces back to norm. Say he posts a .340 OBP 2006. .248 out of leadoff for us last year. MONSTER UPGRADE indeed. How do you think that will effect Lee's RBIs and our runs scored out of lead-off. Quite a bit I think. Thanks for pointing that out. To further your point: Be it at 2b or SS, Neifi' going to be there opening day, Dusty will find a way. Therefore, who's more acceptable leading off, Neifi or Pierre?
  10. gflore34
    A 1-6 of Pierre,Walker,Bradley,Lee,Ramirez, and Barret/Murton may be able to consistently generate runs. With such a lineup, I don't believe we'll see weeks were the Cubs score 4 runs in 6 games, etc. as often as we did in 05.
  11. gflore34
    I believe we overpaid for Pierre however, when one considers the prospect of Neifi hitting in front of Lee and Ramirez as opposed to Pierre. Pierre starts to look a whole lot better, my gosh; it’s pathetic that we have to accept mediocrity because of an incompetent Manager.
  12. gflore34
    I'm trying to be overly critical but, as you've said above, it reads as if he's trying to prepare the media and fans for a trainload of excuses come Friday. Isn't this similiar to last year? After having done nothing, came out of the Winter Meetings, feed us some garbage about trades rarely ever occuring during the Winter Meetings. Waited to last minute, and finally, signed Burnitz? This year it'll be Jacque Jones, Preston Wilson or Juan Encarncaion...
  13. gflore34
    Somehow the postive correlation between number of base runners, speed be damned, and number of runs scored is lost on Hendry and Company.
  14. gflore34
    Get used to such quotes, this is exactly the type of quote we'll read after these Winter Meetings and Hendry comes away empty handed. A few of us are optimistic but, alas I'm not one of them, I knew we'd end reading this kind of nonsense from Hendry...
  15. gflore34
    That's a great idea but, I don't believe Hendry has the nerve or imagination to make such a deal(s). Better to hold on to the top prospects while watching other teams wheel and deal. Then come mid-February use a good portion of that FA money to sign the "obviously toolsy" Preston Wilson and Jacque Jones.
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    This is what I gathered from the above-when those deals fall through because of Hendry' unwillingness to part with Hill, lack of nerve and/or imagination, hello Preston Wilson.
  17. gflore34
    I trade Williams, Hill and whatever other pitching prospect the Phillies desired for Abreu. Holding on to that can't miss or top prospect (Hill) has worked real well for the Cubs the last 97 years hasn't Hendry?
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    That's fine but, as goony has stated, I fear we'll still be saying something like this in January as well.
  19. gflore34
    I just hope this exchange never takes place: me - Hendry has done nothing to improve the team's biggest weaknesses, he is failing. somebody else - I'm reserving judgement until everything is finalized, besides, it's not even January yet. Unfortunately, I believe there is an excellent chance such an exchange will take place.
  20. gflore34
    After these meetings which will result in Hendry doing nothing. We'll probably read something like this from Hendry: "Very rarely are trades made at the Winter Meetings but, we've laid some groundwork for some future deals." Something to this extent will continue to come out of his mouth until Feburary when it'll change to - "We tried but, really couldn't meet the asking price, etc. of teams we talked to..." afterwhich he'll sign a Jacque Jones or Juan Encarnacion for RF.
  21. gflore34
    Unless Hendry addresses both 2b and SS I believe one of them is going to be left with Cedeno and Perez as options. And with Baker as the manager that means...
  22. gflore34
    Oh they'll be "after" all of the available players yet Hendry will aquire none of them. He's already missed the boat on Giles, Castillo and to a certain extent, Pierre, who's to say he won't miss the boat on the remaining players?
  23. gflore34
    Soriano is the exact opposite of what the Cubs need. How is it that many of us can see the need for someone to get on base ahead of Lee and Ramirez and Cubs management can't? In Lee and Ramirez they've got all the power they need, why in the world do they need power out of 2B?
  24. gflore34
    I don't believe Boras is going to back down from his ridiculous demands - there's a team that's going to bite. It won't be Cubs but, some team will bite. You really think he's going to get 7 years 84 million? I'd guess the final deal will be 5 years...something in there...at age 32 that's not ridiculous, but I can't imagine him getting 7 years. I didn't think Beltran was worth the deal he got last year nor did I believe Furcal was worth 13 million a year let alone the 9+ million the Cubs were offering. So, yes, I believe some team will gullible enough to give Boras what he's asking for...
  25. gflore34
    \ I agree but, when one considers Baker is the manager, despite the presence of very good SS prospect, getting an established SS makes sense. How pitiful is it that Hendry has to somehow dumb down the team to save Baker from himself?
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