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  1. BigbadB
    Haha. You're telling Cub fans this? Did you forget we have Jim Hendry in charge of the decisions in Chicago? They haven't spent money wisely since, well, ever. Admittedly, the Yankees don't spend wisely either. But, when you have as much as money to spend as they have, you don't necessarily have to. They very easily could have given ARod 35m a year and rebuilt the pitching staff. As bad as everyone likes to make the Yankees out to be, they were a perennial playoff team WITH ARod. Without him, I'm not sure they are anymore.
  2. BigbadB
    I agree, but I've been saying that for 2-3 years now. First with the Gomes/Baldelli/Kazmir/Crawford incarnation and now the Young/Dukes/Longoria one. They'll make the playoffs for sure in 2009 or 2010. I know Callis keeps banging the Rays in the WS in 2010 drum, I wouldn't go that far, though. Longoria/Price/McGee/Davis/Brignac is the best top 5 minor leaguers in any farm system in baseball. Sheesh. what is going to happen in '09 or '10 that will prevent the Yanks/Sox from spending $160M more than TB? Good point.
  3. BigbadB
    And this adds to the discussion in exactly what way? wow, relax, just a joke I'm not an expert, but typically a joke is where someone says something and people laugh. I wouldn't call insulting a new member of our communities punctuation habits a joke.
  4. BigbadB
    And this adds to the discussion in exactly what way?
  5. BigbadB
    As crazy as it sounds, if the Rays make a couple of good moves that improve their pitching staff, they have the potential to be better than the Yankees next year.
  6. BigbadB
    Is he giving odds on the ARod contract? I'm in for $100 if he is. So, if I have this straight, Scott Boras pulls a ridiculous number out of his butt and some major league baseball team is going to match it?
  7. BigbadB
    You can list Santana, Lincecum and Willis, but it will likely take 2 of the new pride (Kennedy, Hughes and Chamberlain) of the Yankees to land Santana or Willis. I don't really believe Lincecum is available.
  8. BigbadB
    I wouldn't be so sure that the Yankees will get Santana. He's available now. Any team that trades for him now will be looking to sign him to an extension. If he ends up being a free agent, then yes, he very well could go to the highest bidder, and the Yankees can certainly be that team. But, it's not the best plan to hope a guy will be available a year from now.
  9. BigbadB
    I'm under the impression that signing Matsui has more to do with improving the odds of signing Fukudome, and I'm actually fine with that. He wouldn't be a waste of salary. He would be a nice complement to Theriot at SS from the left side of the plate. Also, if the Cubs end up with an outfield that consists of Jones, Pie and Fukudome, DeRosa provides a bat from the right side in RF on the occasion when the Cubs want to load up with RH bats against a LHP. Is Soriano no longer a part of the OF? Uh, since his outfield spot is a lock, I didn't feel the need to include him. I meant that Fukudome, Pie and Jones would be vying for the other 3 spots.
  10. BigbadB
    I'm under the impression that signing Matsui has more to do with improving the odds of signing Fukudome, and I'm actually fine with that. He wouldn't be a waste of salary. He would be a nice complement to Theriot at SS from the left side of the plate. Also, if the Cubs end up with an outfield that consists of Jones, Pie and Fukudome, DeRosa provides a bat from the right side in RF on the occasion when the Cubs want to load up with RH bats against a LHP.
  11. BigbadB
    This team does not need left handed bats, and just because Jacque had one year where he was actually not incompetent against LHP, doesn't mean he can handle LHP. This team needs bats, preferrably ones that get on base. Jacque doesn't get on base, and hurts the team. You don't think, that with 1 year left on the deal, he's an acceptable 4th OF? He's definitely acceptable as a 4th outfielder. However, the Cubs won't treat him like one. If Jacque Jones is here in 2008, Felix Pie won't be the starting CFer.
  12. BigbadB
    Not sure how a 3 way deal could be worked where the Marlins lose Cabrera and the biggest prize prospect of the other two teams in the deal goes to the Cubs rather than the Marlins. Highly unlikely.
  13. BigbadB
    You can call it a bunch of different things, but there is absolutely no way you can call this offseason's free agent class/trade block CFers piss poor. You have these free agents AND players who could be available: Torii Hunter Andruw Jones Aaron Rowand Mike Cameron Jacque Jones Rocco Baldelli Carlos Gomez Coco Crisp Carl Crawford Milton Bradley Call many of them overrated or whatever you want to call them, but it would be hard to make a list of guys who aren't available in CF that would be better than this list of potentially available CFer's. After Grady Sizemore, Vernon Wells and Carlos Beltran, the list gets pretty slim. An article I saw shared here also said that Josh Hamilton could be made available.
  14. BigbadB
    Looking more and more like we'll have Matsui in a Cubs uniform. I wonder if Hendry plans on replacing DeRosa or Theriot with Matsui. Either way, I don't like this idea. Heh. Neither Theriot or Matsui should turn DeRosa into a utility player.
  15. BigbadB
    Barry Rozner takes daily jabs at Aram.
  16. BigbadB
    That's pretty vague. Are they interested in Jacque if the Cubs pay his entire salary? If they don't have to give anything up to get him? If the Cubs pay most of his salary?
  17. BigbadB
    Dempster for Maybin and call it a day. :D
  18. BigbadB
    Assuming that happens, and the Cubs also overbid for Kaz Matsui, I wonder what sort of improvement that will be for the offense. I would also think that this would allow the Cubs a bit more flexibility with the payroll to bring Wood and Prior back, especially if they can find a way to move Jacque Jones. With Pie in CF, Fukudome in RF and Matsui at SS against RH pitchers, they would now have 3 lefty bats in the line up against RHP on a regular basis. I also wonder if the Cubs would move Soriano from the top spot if they had a guy like Fukudome to bat near the top of the order, or if they would go with Soriano and Fukudome 1/2? While none of this is a given, it sure seems like the direction the Cubs are leaning. I don't hate Matsui, but I'm not overly fond of his overall production. But, a platoon of Theriot and Matsui might be better than an everyday Theriot.
  19. BigbadB
    First off, welcome aboard. Secondly, what is your overall opinion of the direction the Yankees seem to be moving this offseason? It's obviously not all going to happen, but ARod is as good as gone, Torre is already somewhere else, Pettitte could retire, the Mets are willing to offer the world for Jorge Posada and the only player that looks like they will be back is an ever aging Mariano Rivera. I've also read that the Yankees have no interest in any deals that involve Chamberlain, Hughes or Kennedy, which basically also takes them right out of any sweepstakes for players like Cabrera, Tejada or any other good player that might be available. Can the Yankees be good with Morgan Ensberg at 3b and Jason Kendall behind the dish? :D
  20. BigbadB
    Brandon Wood will be a Marlin soon enough. Miguel Cabrera, come on down! Honestly, if I am the Marlins I would ask for Kendry Morales over Brandon Wood. I don't know that much about either prospect but for a guy with Cabrera's talent couldn't they get both? Yes, they could. Anaheim doesn't have much reason not to offer both. That deal would be very beneficial for both teams. Your basic no brainer.
  21. BigbadB
    Matsui just becomes the most expensive translator in the world when the Cubs win the Fukudome sweepstakes.
  22. BigbadB
    A lot.
  23. BigbadB
    That's exactly word for word something Jim Hendry wouldn't say.
  24. BigbadB
    Agreed. Plenty of in house candidates to fill the pen. FIX THE OFFENSE!! I like some of the names bandied about. Fukudome, Crawford, Bradley. My hope is that they bring in some guys who can get on base.
  25. BigbadB
    Somewhere Garry Marshall is getting prepared to be traded for Clint Barmes. Penny Marshall must be fair game.
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