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  1. JeffH
    In other news, Joe Girardi has been placed on suicide watch.
  2. JeffH
    Murton, of course.
  3. JeffH
    Personally, I think the Mets got a steal here. Agreed. Marlins made out much better on the Beckett/Lowell deal.
  4. JeffH
    I don't think anyone cares about the extra 500k. The point is that, whatever the incentive money is, it's meaningful to Mabry. I'd fear that RumDum would play him too much in LF in an effort to get him that dough. Could it be an unfounded fear? Of course, but who knows? If RumDum got him the extra money by playing him periodically in place of Lee, Ramirez, Kearns, AND Murton, I guess that'd be OK. I'd rather just give him some extra guaranteed money, though, and be done with it.
  5. JeffH
    Offense, guys, offense.
  6. JeffH
    Well, that is a legitimate concern, but Mabry can still get 3 (or so) starts a week between LF, RF, 3B and 1B without really taking away any significant playing time from anybody. Yes, but we know that wouldn't be likely. Instead, he'd get 5 or 6 starts a week in place of the little redheaded boy.
  7. JeffH
    The worrisome part of this is that the "report" claimed that the offer was WITH INCENTIVES. As I posted a while back, it seems like one way Buttermaker endears himself to the veterans is by helping them earn their incentive money. I'd rather Hendry guarantee him $1.5 than give him a deal of $1.0 with incentives. Take away the "incentive" for Buttermaker to buddy up to him by helping him earn that extra money.
  8. JeffH
    Word is we're signing Mabry because Macias is taking over as the everyday RF. The dude's earned it.
  9. JeffH
    I believe with 85 type A FAs a club may sign 3 type A FAs regardless of how many they lose. If then "the club quotas shall be increased accordingly", meaning if a club loses 4 type A FAs they may sign 4 type A FAs and so on. As I do not believe the cubs are losing 4 type A FAs, we are limited to signing 3, 2 of which have been used, so we may only sign 1 more. I believe this is not true. I can be convinced otherwise, if you have documentation. However, the paragraph of the CBA which follows this one specifically discusses the "you may sign as many A/B free agents as you lose" rule. Irrespective of the provisions of subparagraph (a) above, a Club shall be eligible to sign at least as many Type A and B Players as it may have lost through Players having become free agents under this Section at the close of the season just concluded. I believe the quota clause is something different.
  10. JeffH
    Depends on the clause he has in his contract, if any. If he has no such clause allowing him to demand to be traded, then yes, of course.
  11. JeffH
    I realize a lot of those innings are of the high-leverage variety, but I still think spending the money on parts that get more consistent work is a better idea. If by "parts that get more consistent work" you mean everyday position players, sure. If you mean starting pitching, then I can't agree with you, at least given the available talent this offseason. If Howry signs, say for $13/3, the Cubs are going to get Eyre and Howry for $24/3. That's probably what it'll cost to get a completely mediocre starting pitcher, like Matt Morris or Jarrod Washburn. I'd rather have Eyre and Howry - they're both much higher on the relief pitcher food chain than those starters are on the starting pitcher food chain. Also, by getting two guys instead of one, your risk is spread out. If you want to argue Eyre/Howry vs. Giles, et al, fine. Or take exception to the money or the years. But Eyre+Howry > Morris/Washburn/Byrd/Weaver
  12. JeffH
    So if this happens what picks do the Cubs lose with these 2 signings? 2nd and 3rd round.
  13. JeffH
    The basis for my doubt is that I think that would be a ridiculously far-fetched, and unprecedented theory. And that I think Dempster is pretty much a good guy and team player who is very happy with how the Cubs have treated him and would love to see the team get better. He never begged for the job. This isn't a TO situation. He's got nothing to stand on. If he has incentive clauses for games finished, I could see his agent asking for them to be changed to appearances, but I highly, highly doubt he'd be a problem. And I think that the fear of him tearing apart this team from the inside is a rather illogical reason to avoid upgrading the bullpen with the best arms possible. I have to admit that I misread your first answer. I agree that it's very likely that Dempster wouldn't have a problem with it. My underlying point is that signing player X, bumping player Y from the role he was signed for is not the kind of thing that's done without player Y's permission. As I said before, I believe that players have the means through the union to protect themselves against that type of thing. Whether they use them is a separate issue.
  14. JeffH
    I highly doubt the Cubs are at risk of a grievence if they use Dempster as a set-up man rather than a closer. I wonder what the basis for your doubt is. You'd be greatly lowering Dempster's market value for his next contract.
  15. JeffH
    fine. whatever argument you want to use...but dempster + ryan (in whatever order) is better than eyre/howry + dempster. and i don't care whose feelings get hurt...this is baseball, not the girl scouts. dempster should be happy w/ the $15 mil he got and pitch whatever inning they tell him to. I'm not 100% certain about this, but I believe that, if, during contract negotiations, you tell a guy what his role is going to be and you don't use him like that, you'll be in jeopardy of a union grievance. I suppose you can get around that by saying "we're also going to pursue ___________ and, if we get him, you'll be doing _____________ work" or "you'll have a chance to make the rotation" (a la Rusch). If the guy sucks and gets demoted for performance, that's a different issue.
  16. JeffH
    Whatever the limit is, it's for both Type As and Type Bs combined.
  17. JeffH
    Offense matters. Agree 100%. Step number one: Don't give 1724 plate appearances to five guys with a combined OBP of .283.
  18. JeffH
    We'll just ignore that if Macias had simply been dumped one week earlier, Hendry could have protected Brandon Sing or Billy Petrick from the Rule 5 draft.... Why would a team take Sing in the Rule 5 draft when they could have merely signed him as a six-year minor league free agent? Also, why would a team take an A-ball pitcher with a bum shoulder in the Rule 5 draft? Isn't there enough to complain about without seeing stuff that's not there?
  19. JeffH
    Tim: From the MLB CBA: Clubs shall be limited in the number of Type A and B Players, as defined below, they may subsequently sign to contracts. The number of signings permitted shall be related to the number of Players electing free agency under this Section B. If there are 14 or less such Players, no Club may sign more than one Type A or B Player. If there are from 15 to 38 such Players, no Club may sign more than two Type A or B Players. If there are from 39 to 62 such Players, no Club may sign more than three Type A or B Players. If there are more than 62 such Players, the Club quotas shall be increased accordingly. There shall be no restrictions on the number of unranked Players which a Club may sign to contracts. This offseason, there are 85 "such Players". I'd have to assume that that would increase the quota to more than 3.
  20. JeffH
    Step number one: Don't give 1724 plate appearances to five guys with a combined OBP of .283.
  21. JeffH
    But it would proclude the Cubs from signing 2 more big name FA's, right? It's unclear, I don't believe that's correct. From the MLB CBA: Clubs shall be limited in the number of Type A and B Players, as defined below, they may subsequently sign to contracts. The number of signings permitted shall be related to the number of Players electing free agency under this Section B. If there are 14 or less such Players, no Club may sign more than one Type A or B Player. If there are from 15 to 38 such Players, no Club may sign more than two Type A or B Players. If there are from 39 to 62 such Players, no Club may sign more than three Type A or B Players. If there are more than 62 such Players, the Club quotas shall be increased accordingly. There shall be no restrictions on the number of unranked Players which a Club may sign to contracts. This offseason, there are 85 "such Players". I'd have to assume that that would increase the quota to more than 3.
  22. JeffH
    Just because E&H are added to O&W does not mean the Cubs Zen master will not overwork any one of them. Nor does adding Pierre and Furcal necessarily mean that RumDum will not bat Neifi second. It does greatly lower the odds, though.
  23. JeffH
    Both Eyre and Howry are "Type A" free agents. No, signing them both would not preclude the Cubs from signing another top end guy.
  24. JeffH
    That's not what anyone argued. The difference between Ohman/Wuertz and Eyre/Howry isn't worth the millions. Whether or not you like the Eyre signing and the potential Howry signing, this really isn't a valid argument. We're not replacing O&W with E&H. We're adding the two. If there's one thing the last few years have shown us is that having your manager trust only a portion of your bullpen is death. Those guys get overworked and, ultimately, cooked. Then you've got no effective pitchers down there. If you don't like the acquisitions, argue the money or their inconsistent track records.
  25. JeffH
    Assume Bobby Howry is already signed. Sign Rafael Furcal. Sign Brian Giles. Trade for Juan Pierre. Trade for Dave Roberts. Sign Mark Sweeney. Sign Wes Helms. Trade Todd Walker for Aaron Heilman. $105.
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