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  1. BigbadB
    Heh, don't worry about it. We all do it. I made a proposal last year for Barmes as well, but I don't think I was offering up anything near Marshall. Unfortunately, there really does seem to be a major shortage of SS's available at both the major league level and in the high minors. If the Dodgers could somehow swing a deal for Miguel Cabrera or sign ARod, I'd love to explore the possibility of getting Furcal from them. But, they'd probably sit on Furcal for at least one more year to see if their young top SS prospect is the real deal. If I'm the Dodgers, I certainly wouldn't trade Furcal right now.
  2. BigbadB
    That very well might have something to do with it. His K rate is more than double on the road compared to at home. His SLG is .100 higher at Coors as well, so he benefited from the spacious outfield.
  3. BigbadB
    He just never really did all that much until he started playing in AAA and at SS for the Rockies. If you put Ryan Theriot in AAA in the Colorado Springs, he'd look like the 2nd coming of Troy Tulowitzki. Barmes had a career minor league OPS of 763, which was heavily fueled by his 800+ OPS at Colorado Springs. It would look a lot more like his career major league OPS of 672 if you take away his AAA stats. He was also always old for the leagues he played in.
  4. BigbadB
    I believe Ronny Cedeno or Ryan Theriot can be more productive than Barmes without having to give up any talent. The problem with many players in the Colorado system (like Barmes) is that their AAA farm team plays a lot like Coors Field. The stats you see there can't be used as a true measure of a player's ability. Since Hendry has made that mistake in the past (see Jeromy Burnitz), I would hope he's learned his lesson. Clint Barmes career splits home and away show that he's a 125 OPS+ guy in Coors Field and a 75 OPS+ guy everywhere else. That's basically where the dramatic and very emphasized "NO THANKS" comes from.
  5. BigbadB
    I have news for the Yankees. They will have to give up the prospects they don't want to give up to get the 3b they want, whether it be Miggy or Miggy. (Tejada or Cabrera). :D
  6. BigbadB
    Source? Can't say, so take it for what its worth. I doubt the Cubs have the ammo needed anyways. Sure we do. Stephen Pearce, Nyger Morgan, Neil Walker, Matt Capps and Felix Pie. Oh, what? Huh? Pittsburgh isn't really our AAA ballclub? Oh. Nevermind.
  7. BigbadB
    If it was me, I'd have given the award to Ryan Braun. Since it appears that the guy with the most errors wins, Braun should have won it hands down. Meanwhile, Aramis and his measily 10 errors is far too few to even be considered. Wright had more than twice as many.
  8. BigbadB
    It is a complete oversight by the committee that determines the GG award that neither Aramis Ramirez or Rafael Palmeiro are 2007 recipients. Thus, the GG award continues its dominance as the most meaningless award known to man.
  9. BigbadB
    If health wasn't a factor, I'd be all over getting Baldelli. With Baldelli, you need an extremely reliable and competent 4th outfielder that you can trust to fill in during any Baldelli absences.
  10. BigbadB
    Coincidentally, Seattle wants to move Ibanez to DH next year because his defense isn't up to par.
  11. BigbadB
    Oops. Maybe Guillen should have exercised his player option with Seattle.
  12. BigbadB
    I think I read somewhere that Hunter would like to play for the Nats. Not that I'm so sure the Nats would fork out the cash for him, but he seems genuinely interested in playing there.
  13. BigbadB
    Good call. That is very likely. The Giants could also go after someone like Jose Guillen for the other corner.
  14. BigbadB
    I don't agree with that. First off, if Patterson can't play 2b anymore, no one will be looking to trade for him and put him there. With the very limited time he's been in CF, he's not worth the gamble. If Chase Headley can play 2b, he might just be a better prospect than Pie or Patterson. And they don't have to give anyone up to get Headley. They already have him. I don't think there's a match with the Cubs to make a deal. San Diego will get Coco Crisp to play CF and one of Geoff Jenkins or Shawn Green as insurance if Milton Bradley doesn't make it back healthy.
  15. BigbadB
    Also, the Angels haven't made it any kind of secret that they are battling against the Dodgers besides the AL East. They are battling the Dodgers for fans. Hence the name change. Arte Moreno also loves him some latin american ballplayers. The Angels have been #1 on my list to land ARod since the day ARod opted out.
  16. BigbadB
    Their desire to land a premier 3b hasn't exactly been a big secret either. Word was on the street that they would do everything in their power to land Aramis if he went the free agent route last year. If they can get ARod instead, they have to be pretty happy that Aramis elected to stay in Chicago.
  17. BigbadB
    Some of those "injuries" weren't just "unlucky". They were predicted. You can't just send a youngster out to the mound and repeatedly abuse him without repercussions later.
  18. BigbadB
    Neifi saved us.
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  20. BigbadB
    Not to nit pick right back at you, but neither is Chan Ho Park. And Jersey was referencing Asian pitchers, not just Japanese.
  21. BigbadB
    CF is definitely premium, but not as premium as SS. Guys available just this year in CF are Cameron, Hunter, A. Jones, Rowand, Crisp to name the one's off the top of my head. Though they probably aren't labeled true CFers, Johnny Damon, Jacque Jones and Carl Crawford have been mentioned as potential movers. Greene would be a tremendous upgrade at SS. And there aren't many guys to pick from. I still don't think that deal happens. I think San Diego would want more than the Cubs would be willing to give. In other words, Pie for Greene straight up is probably not happening.
  22. BigbadB
    How about Chien-Ming Wang? He has not only been very effective, but appears to have some solid staying power.
  23. BigbadB
    Tampa will want pitching. That's all they should want. They need another outfielder like they need another hole in the head.
  24. BigbadB
    The Padres farm system doesn't have much. Chase Headley looks like the real deal, but he can't play SS. He's blocked at 3b, and the rumor I'm hearing is that they might shift him to 2b going into next year. I haven't the foggiest clue why San Diego would trade Khalil. They don't have anyone who can play SS. Would I trade Pie straight up for Khalil? Absolutely. Will it happen? No.
  25. BigbadB
    This has already been discussed in one of the other ARod threads in this forum. Therefore, IBL.
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