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  1. BigbadB
    I don't believe I have that capability. Why don't both of you pick up/trade the players when they clear waivers?
  2. BigbadB
    So are the Pirates if any of the prospects they're supposed to get are any good. Exactly. Bay to Hermida is probably a lateral move, with Hermida being cheaper and having more upside. If they get a decent arm or 2 on top of that, they've made out. Florida is really getting screwed in this deal. Hermida and Tucker for 2 months of Manny? boston would be making out great in that trade. i don't know why any team would allow them to really win a manny trade when they're the ones in the corner. I agree and not only that Florida can't offer Manny arb either so they won't be able to get picks? I don't understand the Marlins in this deal at all. Was that part of the agreement that they wouldn't offer Manny arbi? I hadn't heard that. That'd be crazy. I just thought it was that they had to turn down his option. The bit I heard yesterday was that they couldn't pick up the options and they couldn't offer arby.
  3. BigbadB
    Soriano Giles Lee Ramirez Fukudome DeRosa Soto Theriot Yeah, I would be fine with that. The worst hitter in that line up is hitting nearly .320 right now.
  4. BigbadB
    That's the Jason Kendall I remember so well.
  5. BigbadB
    My guess is that Dusty pre-arranged this arrangement for his own odd personal reasons.
  6. BigbadB
    Talk about robbery, they must be nuts. If they keep that stance, they can stuff it.. [-( They are under the impression that just because they way overpaid for Bedard, that everyone else should overpay them in return to make up for their original overpayment.
  7. BigbadB
    They should trade Pujols while their at it.
  8. BigbadB
    Ouch. I might have given some bad information in the game chat, Juan. The recently overturned trade of Dana Eveland for a minor leaguer is the transaction that requires immediate attention. According to your rule above, any year with less than 50/5/10 would be considered an exclusion from an exempt year. I assumed the rule was strictly for guys who have yet to cross that plateau. By your wording of the rule above, even though Eveland pitched enough innings in '05 and '06, he would regain a year of exemption status with only 5 innings pitched (1 start) in '07. That, or the wording needs to be changed. I made the mistake of assuming that once a player crossed the plateau of 50/5/10, that any year after that if they got even one inning or one plate appearance it would cost them an exemption. So, we need to clarify this one quickly in case these guys want to go ahead and reverse that trade again. In other words, I was right when I answered the question in the chat and you were wrong when you corrected me. :P I don't think I was the one who initially told them he didn't have any exemptions left, but I just backed someone else who took my same stance. Adam, maybe?
  9. BigbadB
    I wouldn't say Dunn will come cheaply, but it sounds like there is very little interest in him. While we'd obviously have to give up something better than what the Reds will get back in draft compensation, but that'd sure be worth it for the stretch run (and our draft compensation). Frankly, I don't buy the whole "intradivision" pricetag in a situation like this where one team is way out and the player will be a rental. If the Reds like what we're offering more than 2 draft picks, then why should they hurt their team by turning us down? They aren't competing against us for the rest of the year. Given that Ibanez has some teams very intersted in him with the M's having a big asking price, I really don't think the cost will be that different for the two players. And definitely nowhere near the difference value. I'd agree with this if it was a guarantee that he was only a rental player. But, with Cub's ownership currently in flux, that isn't a guarantee. If Mark Cuban bought the team, there is always the possibility that he could give Dunn a lengthy contract. Are the Reds willing to trade Dunn to a team in their division and then face him for the next 5 some odd years?
  10. BigbadB
    A small trade can't get much smaller than a 1/1 trade. :lol: Of course, there's always the trade of one player for a bag of balls.
  11. BigbadB
    In last offseasons rankings Ibanez was solidly an "A". However, dropping off his 2006 season and replacing it with his 2008 season puts him much closer to the A/B threshold. Unless he picks it up in the home stretch, I don't think he'll make it...but it will be close. I would think a move to the NC Central from the AL West would be advantageous to his overall offensive output. Seattle, Oakland and Anaheim aren't great hitter's parks, even though Arlington is paradise. Not to mention the fact that Seattle's line up has been pretty horrific this year.
  12. BigbadB
    Rupert Murdoch, I think. That's what I was thinking it was, but it didn't sound right when I typed it up, so I replaced the last name with "somebody". At least I didn't say Rupert Holmes. :grin: I don't believe Rupert Murdoch (FOX) spent beyond his means and then cut costs after purchasing the Dodgers. That may be what some people believe the current owner (McCourt did), but I'm not sure. Oh crap. I was way off base. I meant Frank McCourt. McCourt spent beyond his means to purchase the team and then cut costs the first few years he owned the team.
  13. BigbadB
    The fact that they haven't really looked at long-term answers leads me to believe they haven't given up on Pie completely yet. If they got a long-term guy, they'd have to give up on Felix. Pie will likely be up with the team in September as late inning defensive insurance, barring a trade. I don't think it's a must to beef up the outfield, but I'm intrigued that the Cubs are exploring opportunities to improve.
  14. BigbadB
    There is another problem besides where to play him. What are you giving up to get him?
  15. BigbadB
    How does Dunn come cheaply? If he were dealt to a team in the same division, you can expect the price tag to be much more than if he were dealt outside of the division or to the AL.
  16. BigbadB
    For the little bit of time that Theriot actually misses, I could live with Ethier in CF the rest of the season with no true SS back up. Between Fontenot, DeRosa and even Soriano, I think the Cubs would be a much better team with Ethier. Fix it where we give them enough to land Ethier and call it a day. Heck, I'd take Andres Blanco as the back up SS if the Cubs could get Kemp or Ethier with a package of Edmonds, Eyre and Cedeno.
  17. BigbadB
    Rupert Murdoch, I think. That's what I was thinking it was, but it didn't sound right when I typed it up, so I replaced the last name with "somebody". At least I didn't say Rupert Holmes. :grin:
  18. BigbadB
    Ouch. I might have given some bad information in the game chat, Juan. The recently overturned trade of Dana Eveland for a minor leaguer is the transaction that requires immediate attention. According to your rule above, any year with less than 50/5/10 would be considered an exclusion from an exempt year. I assumed the rule was strictly for guys who have yet to cross that plateau. By your wording of the rule above, even though Eveland pitched enough innings in '05 and '06, he would regain a year of exemption status with only 5 innings pitched (1 start) in '07. That, or the wording needs to be changed. I made the mistake of assuming that once a player crossed the plateau of 50/5/10, that any year after that if they got even one inning or one plate appearance it would cost them an exemption. So, we need to clarify this one quickly in case these guys want to go ahead and reverse that trade again.
  19. BigbadB
    I heard that the hang up on the Washburn deal was that the Yankees would pick up the entire contract, but were not willing to give up a prospect on top of that.
  20. BigbadB
    I'm hoping Cuban gets in, but whoever does win the bid and gets approved to be the new owner of the Cubs understands that there is a whole new climate in Chicago to win. I'd be furious if the new owner spent beyond their means to purchase the club and then dumped salary for the sake of recovering quickly the sunk cost. That's what the Dodgers owner did (Rupert somebody). The new owner will need to be able to meet the financial obligations of fielding a competitive team every year. The loveable losers tag is long gone, IMO. I think that's the one thing we can look back on the Andy MacPhail era and say was a true positive. He was able to increase payroll from the mid 60m's to above 100m from a publicly held corporation. That's saying something.
  21. BigbadB
    The only thing I'd really question about last night's game would be Zambrano pitching the 8th and Eyre not getting a little easy work if he's truly on the trade block. I suppose Eyre might be one of those guys who could clear waivers and get traded after the trade deadline, but I really don't want to see him in there in a close game against the Brewers, so last night was an ideal situation for him to work the 8th.
  22. BigbadB
    If that's what you want...you're in the wrong place, pal. The motto of NSBB is "question everything" That's pretty accurate. However, how boring would a discussion board really be if there was never anything to question. Someone would start a post, and all the responses would simply be "I agree". How fun would that be? Edit: Abuck beat me to the punch.
  23. BigbadB
    Stud pitchers offer up stud pitching in big games. Carlos Zambrano's picture can be found when you look up stud pitcher in the dictionary.
  24. BigbadB
    I think Raw was correct in the game chat that it's 50 plate appearances.
  25. BigbadB
    Which is why I was willing to trade him also. I don't remember what I got but I remember thinking later it was a silly move on my part. I think Braun is just not likeable. You got Tillman and a 2nd round draft pick. I thought he was referring to Braun. Braun, Carlos Gonzalez and Brian Barton for Matt Cain, Joe Crede, Conor Jackson and Andy LaRoche
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