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  1. RynoRules
    I hope the limb breaks. Over a shark tank. I'm ok with this so long as the returns are good..... .......both the re-build and Kaplan fallling into a shark tank.
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    Yup. We should definitely storm the castle soon. http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&sa=X&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&rlz=1I7GZAB_enUS443&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=Uk4NjuiF1tZgkM:&imgrefurl=http://www.vinegeek.com/2010/02/mourvedre-monday-7-grosnore-2006-bandol/&docid=jpFembmo5fSNVM&imgurl=http://www.vinegeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/PrincessBride_HaveFun.jpeg&w=720&h=395&ei=_zfyTtbNO4eFsgKfr6TbAQ&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=172&sig=116655767877162051678&page=1&tbnh=99&tbnw=180&start=0&ndsp=10&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0&tx=136&ty=44&biw=1091&bih=491
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    http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/ :eek:
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    Agreed, and sometimes that makes some sense (Maddux in 04' comes to mind). I don't think it does in this case; just my humble opinion. Carry on.
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    I get it, just don't necessarily agree with the approach.
  6. RynoRules
    Plus he's 21. Quite possible he develops more power. Also his walk rate is already pretty good, and should improve with time.
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    negoatiations tend to do that Most of them don't, actually. Well, first off, this is still a sales process that involves 30 potential buyers. Given that the asking price is reported to be over $200M and that the current offer prices are far lower than that, it could take a while for the offers to converge. Once it gets serious, I imagine the actual negotiations won't take nearly as long. I probably should have made my point a bit more clear. The Pujols market was defined within a week or two and the details were hammered out with the Angels leading to the signing. Why is this one - involving a player with similar (not the same - he's younger) value taking so much longer? I don't think its is because there are 30 serious, potential buyers. Probably more like 4 or 5 (Cubs, Mariners, Texas and maybe a team or two we haven't heard as much about). Even if Boras wishes there were more, he can wish in one hand and cr-p in the other and see which gets filled up first. At some point the market is what the market is and you make a deal.
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    http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=hamilt002bil Stole over 100 bases; struck out over 100 times; walked over 50. .278/.340/.360 at A-ball; will be 21 years old this coming year.
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    Wow. Isn't he the no. 2 propsect in their system?
  10. RynoRules
    CoCo likely wants more than a year, no?
  11. RynoRules
    negoatiations tend to do that Most of them don't, actually.
  12. RynoRules
    Meh. If he's blocking Jackson for one year its not the end of the world (save Jackson's ML service time for his prime years?). Based on this and the apparent "Marshall Plan" it looks like we are punting 2012. I'm fine with that so long as we are getting potential impact prospects and/or hoarding cash as a result.
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    Any guesses as to why this is taking so long?
  14. RynoRules
    Agreed, but doesn't his overall usefullness as 1-1.5 WAR player depend on who else is around him in the rotation? I don't see how he does much for this Cubs team as it is currently put together.
  15. RynoRules
    That's a cool word. Not sure that I used it appropriately in that context, but thanks...I think.
  16. RynoRules
    If we are in full re-build mode, it doesn't surprise me that we'd also want cheap veterans on relatively short contracts to fill-out the roster.
  17. RynoRules
    BTW, one of Wood's comparators according to Baseball Reference is Charlie Leibrandt. I'd definitely take that.
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    That's exactly what i was thinking. If I were a Reds fan I'd be unhappy with the notion of giving up a young SP who we can control for 5 years plus two prospects for one year of Marshall, even if Marshall is one of the best in the game. On the flipside, we don't like it because we think Sean has a lot of value and Wood is probably at best a 3rd starter. Let's wait and see what prospects we get back. My guess would be one in the lower end of their Top 20 and a raw, hard-throwing single A pitcher.
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    Would you go as high as 3 years, 33 mil?
  20. RynoRules
    That's a new one. Whoops - fixed above. One more time. Think I got it this time. Now what bout 'Los?
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    That's a new one. Whoops - fixed above.
  22. RynoRules
    He hasn't been discussed much if at all, probably because he's a 34 year old OF'er with a history of injuries. That being said, he was very good last year (.300 / .385 / .525 = .910; 152 OPS+) and apparently isn't drawing a ton of interest (Rockies are rumored to be going after him and/or Cuddyer). I know Thoyer wants "long term assets", but if you could clear Soriano via trade, would you give Beltran two years with an option/buyout for a third?
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    My non-baseball response spoilered because nobody should really care about this stuff: Here are some of the quotes from Hoyer about Stewart: http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20111208&content_id=26134136&vkey=news_chc&c_id=chc&partnerId=rss_chc The longer Epstein and Co. have been here, the more intriguing this sort of thing becomes. This isn't the (heavily exaggerated by Michael Lewis) mythical Moneyball Billy Beane. This is a much smarter version of Andy MacPhail and Jim Hendry. Presumably, the extra intelligence will make all the difference. But their emphasis on scouting at the MLB level appears to be a lot bigger than (at least I) assumed. Wow, that is a HUGE logical leap. You based that conclusion on one quote? That came from guys who haven't been direct with the media since they got here?
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    In partial seasons, in an extreme hitter's park. And he didn't hit .260 in any of them and only reached a .340 OBP in one of them. I'm pretty comfortable predicting he won't reach 260/340/440. Maybe 240/320/440 if everything goes right. According to Fangraphs, that would have been good for tied for 10th out of 14 qualified 3b. He's entering his prime years. He's been just shallow of .260 and .340. ehhh, he's in his prime years, not entering them. and it's usually not a great thing to spend a year of your prime putting up an ops+ less than your age. He was hurt last year and the cost vs. potential value is on our side, IMO.
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    No way I'd give him nearly $20 mill per year. That's nuts.
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