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I don't know. If he can't trade him, though, I hope he does. IMO, $2.5 is too much for what he brings to the table.
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Hairston for Roberts would be great, if the Padres weren't so overstocked at 2B.
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Can we please make this trade already so we can get on with other business?
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does this officially end the 'leicester for closer' bandwagon? Yes, and it also breaks up the Dempster/Leicester twins. Can somebody that knows how to post photos give us a side-by-side?
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Sometimes, if there is a trade like this in the weeks leading up to the Rule 5 draft, the player being received is designated as a PTBNL so, if the guy happens to be selected in the Rule 5 draft, the receiving team is free to choose someone else. An example of this was the Cubs acquiring Paul Bako for, initially, Ryan Gripp. It was quickly changed to a PTBNL. After Gripp survived the Rule 5 draft, he was named as the PTBNL.
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Jon, as in Voight. "I'm driving John Leicester's LeBaron!"
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That would give them the flexibility to trade us Heilman for Walker!
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Agree 100%.
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If you'd rather have a .285/.330 low K hitter hitting 2nd than Wilkerson's .250/.350 100+ K's(lest we forget that Wilkerson has OBP's in '02-'04 of .370, .380, .374) then you are going to score fewer runs. That's all there is to it. The effect of this kind of thing is frequently exaggerated. For someone with 700 plate appearances in a season, the difference between a .350 OBP and a .330 OBP is 14 times on base or a little more than one every other week. Yes, I know that each time an out is not made another batter comes up, the inning is extended, etc. but still...
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Where are you Bruce?
JeffH replied to b_wiggy_66's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
I believe The Penguin has Bruce suspended over a vat of boiling oil. Or is it The Riddler? -
I'm not a mod, but i think i'm in the right in asking you to keep the personal stuff to a minimum. How's that personal?
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Your quote: "If the Cubs sign Furcal but miss out on a Giles-like upgrade in RF, the Cubs won't have any better of a shot at making the playoffs than they did this season." I took this at face value. Cubs sign Furcal. Cubs don't sign Giles or acquire anyone like him for RF. Cubs won't have any better of a shot at making the playoffs than they did this season. The only way a reasonable person can read this is to assume that you meant regardless of what else they do. The fact of the matter is that the Cubs could play Jose Macias in RF next season and still have a better shot at the playoffs than they did last season - if they properly address the remainder of the ballclub. Rude? I'm attacking the post, not the poster.
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What I did say was that if all Hendry got was Furcal, then the Cubs wouldn't be improved very much at all. That's not what you said at all. Be careful, don't trip while you're backtracking.
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If the Cubs sign Furcal but miss out on a Giles-like upgrade in RF, the Cubs won't have any better of a shot at making the playoffs than they did this season. That's insane. If we don't get Giles or someone better we're not making the playoffs? Healthy rotation, bullpen help, and we make the playoffs no matter who we sign for right. So, if tomorrow Giles signs with the Yankees and the Reds and Phillies announce that Dunn and Abreu, respectively, are off the table and will not be traded, Hendry should completely shut down his offseason operations? Add Furcal and Pierre at the top of the lineup. Get some luck, healthwise. Add a top starting pitcher and a top setup reliever. Add someone like Kearns or Wilkerson (maybe both - I've heard rumblings that the Cubs may not be 100% committed to just completely turning LF over to Murton). A team like that is absolutely guaranteed to be no better than .500? Give me a break. Try giving the hyperbole a rest. All that said - sign Giles!
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If the Cubs sign Furcal but miss out on a Giles-like upgrade in RF, the Cubs won't have any better of a shot at making the playoffs than they did this season. Utterly ridiculous.
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That would be "The Great Bruce Miles", as opposed to "The Ridiculous Bruce Levine".
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There are other possible reasons for Wilkerson's slide last season, but don't discount the possibility of the big "S".
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Where have we gotten from there? As it turns out, the Cubs have optioned Prior and Zambrano to AAA Iowa and they are the minor leaguers being discussed for Pierre.
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Furcal Sets Price at 50 million
JeffH replied to b_wiggy_66's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Likely $40/4 or so for a 31 year old who couldn't even reach 200 IP in a supposedly "great" year? I deny. -
Furcal Sets Price at 50 million
JeffH replied to b_wiggy_66's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Please don't sign Kevin Millwood. Please. Please. -
In 2001, Pierre struck out just 29 times in 617 ABs. Who was the last Cub player to strike out so infrequently (minimum 500 ABs)?? Glenn Beckert?
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Juan Pierre is neither Hispanic nor French. Discuss. LOL! Are you feeling verklempt?
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Let's make our predictions: Sergio Mitre and Ricky Nolasco.
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Hendry already agreed not to trade him without consent He did? I wasn't copied on that memo.
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Walker's going to get $2.5 this season and be a free agent after that. Heilman's going to get $0.35-ish this season and be under club control for many seasons after that.