We are going to have a dominant, middle-of-the-order college hitter who plays a premium defensive position fall into our lap and we are going to blow it. Only the Cubs.
He's 18 and posted an .894 OPS at low-A as a 17-year old last season. Thank you. I think most people fail to understand how incredible that is. Scouting well and at least holding his own in leagues way too advanced for his age is a great combination.
Martinez and either Milledge or Gomez would be fine, too. Then, Milledge/Gomez to the braves for Yunel Escobar. Soriano-Pie-Martinez-Ramirez-Escobar-2B-Lee-Wieters As long as we're dreaming...
If I'm lucky enough to get Martinez, I don't much care about the second guy, but Heilman is good. This year: WHIP=0.95, BAA=.198 Last year: WHIP=1.16, BAA=.231
The most impressive thing about Kroeger is his relatively low strikeout rate. He has a very high BABIP, but there's plenty of room for that to come down and still have a good stat line.
How comical is it that the Braves scratched John Smoltz from his scheduled start today? I wonder how that discussion went. Was the question "Why waste Smoltz on the Cubs?" asked?
Might very well be Murton that is traded. I hope it isn't that because that also means Jones is the everyday RF. Given the current state of affairs, our everyday right fielder should be Angel Pagan.
If we have a lefthanded relief pitcher in the bullpen to whom we're paying $900,000 who can't face a few righthanded hitters without collapsing, shame on Jim Hendry.