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Wasn't Bradley a Type A free agent? Wouldn't have mattered. Michael Barrett is the only player they offered arbitration to, I believe.

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I disagree, 1. If they asked for Zambrano, we could simply laugh. 2. Even the Yankees have expressed interest in shedding some payroll and adding some budding stars. Or at least keeping their own. The Yankees organization isnt familiar with the term "shedding payroll". I was more leaning towards "cost conscience" more this year than they've ever been. Ya think so, huh? Did you happen to notice the contracts that Rivera, Posada and ARod got? :shock:

Amen.

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball/cubs/685090,cub120607.article That's because Murton has zero trade value, thanks to this stupid administration.

Be leery of people named Tim.

No. Roy Oswalt can't pitch anymore than once every 5th day.

Yes, 14th round in 2001. Couldn't get a deal done. I was thinking the Cubs drafted him twice and he didn't sign either time, maybe I'm wrong.

Hendry could do something that would make us all jump up and down with joy. He could fire himself. Besides that, let's analyze what he's done to "this point". He's traded a left handed hitting outfielder and a reliever for 2 minor league relievers. 2 years ago Hendry put all of his eggs in Rafael Furcal's basket and ended up signing guys like Jeromy Burnitz. Last year sort of worked out even though he really put all of his eggs in Alfonso Soriano's basket. This year, he's placing all of his eggs in Fukudome's basket. If we don't get this guy, we're going to have Sam Fuld patrolling RF. Teams that want to improve don't sit around watching what everyone else is doing. Anaheim played games and watched Detroit come in and swoop up on Miguel Cabrera. The time Hendry spent going after Kazuo Matsui would have been better spent going after someone good. But, I'm not convinced Jim Hendry really knows what good really is. Oh wait, good is a speedy lefty hitting outfielder or a guy who can catch the ball. I keep forgetting these things.

Those crazy mods like to put stupid looking words in place of curse words to make the person using curse words look stupid, thereby making the person who is using curse words be a bit more careful in their future language selections. :D

If I'm MacPhail (and/or Angelos), I want Troy Patton and one of JR Towles or Hunter Pence or I'd ask Houston to do their offseason shopping elsewhere.

Honestly, if you're going to blow up your team, do you really want guys like Adam Everett and Chris Burke? You can pick guys like them off the scrap heap prior to the start of the year. If the Orioles are trading Tejada, Roberts and Bedard, they should be looking at prospects that are actually half way decent. When I envision a deal for a Miguel Tejada, I see a package like Brandon Wood and Kendry Morales, most definitely not Adam Everett and Chris Burke. Could you imagine the Orioles dealing off all of these guys and have 7 Chris Burkes and Nick Markakis taking the field everyday? Eeewww.

If that's the case, it's not nearly as funny. :P

And the right deal would be to get sent to San Francisco? Ughh. He can forget about postseason baseball for a long time if that's the case.

Whats going to happen between the OFs and Nick Johnson/Dmitri Young? They could make a decent package trading Young, Kearns, Langerhans. Langerhans has next to no trade value at this point.

Scott Rolen, come on down...... Actually, I could see Moreno going after Melvin Mora.

I vote we move up Opening Day to February 4th.

Wow, looks like someone is having a bad case of the Monday's. :D Here you go:

Thank you. Ryan Theriot is the weakest link.

No. Let's get back to talking about everything else that's going on right now.... Oh wait, nothing else is happening.

You forgot to add that Hendry hates that a guy who has been so helpful to the Cubs organization is sitting there all unemployed and stuff.

Washington sure is stocking up. I wonder if they know there is a 25 man roster limit? 1b- Nick Johnson, Dmitri Young 3b- Ryan Zimmerman, Aaron Boone SS- Felipe Lopez, Christian Guzman OF- Lastings Milledge, Wily Mo Pena, Austin Kearns, Elijah Dukes, Ryan Langerhans, Nook Logan, Kory Casto

Yeah, he's such a problem that San Diego surely didn't want him back. Oh wait......

Exactly my point. These guys are getting paid to play everyday and they pretty much want to be in there everyday. There are days off built into the schedule. Yes, occasionally there are long stretches of the season where you might want to rest a couple of the starters. In that case, take DeRosa out of the SS spot and move him around a little bit and give those players the necessary rest. Lee won't be suspended and hopefully Soriano is over his leg injury. Typically, Soriano averages over 150 games a season, as does Lee. And if Lee does actually take a day off, are people honestly going to tell me that DeRosa will start at 1b over Daryle Ward? I just don't see where DeRosa gets enough at bats filling this made up "super sub" position.

I mentioned this way, way back in the other Roberts thread, but I have a real problem with this idea that DeRosa would somehow get that many at bats with this potential line up. Let's just say the Cubs get Fukudome and Roberts. Fukudome, Soriano, Roberts, Lee and Ramirez basically all play the most ideal positions that DeRosa would supposedly sub. Which of those guys do they realistically expect to give a day off each week to start DeRosa? Some of these guys are 8 figure salary per year guys. There are days off scheduled all season long. And if DeRosa is sitting on the bench everyday because none of these guys are coming out of the line up while Theriot is starting everyday at SS, I'm gonna be pissed off. Ramirez and Soriano each spent time on the DL last year. Lee spent time day-to-day with nagging injuries and was suspended for 5 games. Roberts has had a significant injury history. Also gotta figure Derosa will start vs. all LHPs, either in RF w/ Fukudome moving to CF, with Pie on the bench in the above scenario or at 2B for the LH hitting Roberts. So, we are assuming all those same things will happen again this coming year? That's what makes DeRosa on the roster a good thing. But, you can do the same thing with him when he's needed elsewhere other than SS. Ramirez is known for being slightly brittle and having to play hurt. Giving him a day off every other week, might keep him healthier longer and maximize his potential. Prior to last season, Soriano played almost everyday, but he's in his 30s now and it might be a smart thing to sit him down every other week or so, as well. Injuries happen, they always do. Acquiring Roberts allows DeRosa to fill in for that injured player without Cedeno or Fontenot entering the line-up. True, if DeRosa isn't given a minimum of 400 ABs and hopefully more, that will definitely limit the impact of acquiring Roberts. But its not just the Cubs big contract guys that he would be covering for. With Pie playing CF, the Cubs will want to sit him from time to time against the tough lefty or if he struggles and move someone (hopefully Fukudome) over to center which opens up right for DeRosa to play. He would also be giving Roberts a rest when the match-up warrants it. Depth on a ballclub is important. With the ability to keep Ramirez, Soriano, Roberts and even Lee fresh on top of his major role of filling in for Fukudome in right when the Cubs sit Pie, it seems rather likely that DeRosa will get a minimum of 400 ABs. And if anyone should get injured, he will approach the same amount he had last season. I agree 100% that depth is important. But, they have the depth regardless of whether DeRosa is playing SS or sitting on the bench. If Aramis needs a day off, DeRosa slides to 3b and Theriot gets the nod at SS. If DeRosa needs a day off, Theriot gets the nod at SS. The depth of the squad doesn't change one bit whether DeRosa is labeled the super sub or Theriot is labeled the super sub. Offensive production changes a lot if DeRosa is sitting on the bench regularly and Theriot is playing regularly.