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I would have offered you up a decent package for Jackson during the offseason. I'm probably not the only one.
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Is your roster legal?
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Thank you. I have no idea why you released him, but I'm glad you did. It was a tough decision, but since Gonzalez stepped up last year, Garko showed a lot of promise in his late season callup, and we decided against adding the second utility position, it just became a numbers game and Gonzalez strikes me as having more power. Had we decided to add the second utility position I would have kept him. It's not my team, but I would have ranked them: Jackson Gonzalez Loney Garko I'd move Loney up a spot if the Dodgers weren't blocking him.
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Fine...Adam and I each have two good 1B's. :P (and I actually have three if you want to count Vic) Well, last year I had none, so it's a start. My 1b's last year were Chris Shelton and Mike Jacobs. I couldn't get anything better than that because everyone is so stingy with their damn 1b's.
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I would imagine you can just keep your roster illegal until it's time to set rosters. You wouldn't be able to make trades while it's illegal, but I'm not aware that you have to make all your drops and get legal until just prior to the start of the season. At the same time, I don't see the harm in allowing players to go to the DL right away. It's where I put Pedro.
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I have 3 1b's. :D
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I would disagree that Huff should have eligibility there until he serves his 20 games. They are assuming that will be his primary position.
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That is my understanding as well. Same with Jim Thome. I apologize for not pointing it out sooner, but I didn't realize it until I was going through rosters after the draft. There are still some 1b's available via FA, however. I'm sure someone would be willing to consider a trade before the season starts as well.
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Gentelmen, police yourselves.
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A better rotation no matter what Zips says combined with full years out of Kent, Nomar (okay, maybe not Nomar), Betemit, Ethier, Martin, Saito, Brazoban, Billingsley is part of the reason they will be a better team. Pierre and Gonzalez were pretty stupid moves, but overall, they are a better team than they were last year. I will agree that the Padres took a step back.
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I'm pleased with my draft. With all the minor leaguers getting gobbled up while I still had many needs, I was happy to have landed Ellsbury. Getting Pedro in the 8th after Ellsbury was really sweet. But, all of my pitching prospects were drafted before I could get to them. I did screw up with Joe Saunders. I thought he was still rookie eligible and he's not, so I had to dump him. What's worse is that I got rid of a rookie to make room for Saunders. I wonder if Juan will give me a mulligan on that one.
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Wow. Plan on playing in the league championship with that team. Couple of moves I'd make with that team is dropping Murton, Milledge and Sanchez. You need someone that will play everyday at your utility spot. Murton won't be that guy. Milledge is blocked as well with Beltran, Shawn Green and Moises Alou. Sanchez might work in relief, but I doubt he sees the rotation this year unless some injuries happen. Maggs and Drew are injury risks, so I'd look for an outfield guy you can stick at utility. If you want a young guy for your bench, look and see if Alex Gordon, Andy Marte, Dustin Pedroia or Wilson Betemit are available. Those guys will play regulary. I'm assuming this isn't a keeper league, otherwise cancel the Milledge and Sanchez drops.
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Cedeno was rushed to the majors also. I think he would probably be a better alternative at SS than Izturis. But, I'd like Cedeno to get some more seasoning in AAA. Izturis would be better off doing the same. Unfortunately, one of them will have to be at SS on opening day.
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I'll have to disagree with you on the Dodgers.
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It looks like Thome should be ineligible at 1b as well.
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At what point does eligibility get updated for each player? I noticed that David Ortiz is still listed at 1b. By my calculations, he shouldn't have been eligible at 1b last year, let alone this year. At least not until he played in the 10th game of each season.
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No problems with the draft room at all. The reason I didn't bother with pre-ranking players is because the pitcher points messed it up to where it would have been a huge mess trying to pre-rank players.
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Bruce Miles: The Sweet Life of Lou
BigbadB replied to vance_the_cubs_fan's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
I've climbed on board the Piniella bandwagon. I was very skeptical at first, preferring Bochy. But, Piniella has brought back an excitement that I haven't really had in a long while. He's definitely saying all the right things. I can only hope that translates to doing all the right things, also. I like the coaching staff he's assembled. And I do like that Lou doesn't just accept things the way they are without a fight. When an umpire is calling everything a ball, Dusty would sit there like a bump on a log. I can hear Lou giving the ump a dose of what he's got coming for squeezing the strike zone. I can also envision Lou inspiring his players to give their all everyday. Dusty's laid back approach seemed to have players standing on their heals rather than the balls of their feet. Some of this is just perception, but it feels good to not have to critique every single thing that comes out of the manager's mouth for once. -
I'm not impressed with those projections. The Mets will score more runs than any other team, followed by the Phillies, then possibly the Cubs. The Cubs will not give up that many runs. They have the makings of one of the best bullpens in the NL. If they give up that many runs, it's because Prior didn't pitch all year and Marquis was allowed to pitch all year with a 6.00+ ERA. Dodgers 3rd, and behind the Padres? I don't think so. Dodgers rotation is every bit as good as the Padres with a better bullpen and a much better offense.
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I never bothered pre-ranking. It's too difficult to navigate anyway. I just queued up the players I'm interested in and will use the auto rank for any surprises still available.
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Because Izturis is penciled in at SS without much of a battle, I can only hope that Cedeno gets plenty of reps in AAA to rebuild the confidence he lost. We will never know what kind of, if any, added pressure was put on Cedeno by Dusty. Dusty was known to give the kids a hard time, which coupled with playing in front of large crowds and a veteran team that is counting on you, could have taken it's toll on Cedeno. He's shown the ability to play outstanding defense at SS. He's shown the ability to hit well at the major league level, even if it was just a small sample size. The Cubs need to get Cedeno back to that point and continue his development in Iowa. It's quite possible that Cedeno will be the SS once again in 2008. He needs a break out year in AAA or as Izturis' injury replacement to prevent the Cubs from having to go shopping to fill the SS spot, since money next offseason could be quite sparse.
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Did Selig Chastise the Cubs for Their Spending?
BigbadB replied to vance_the_cubs_fan's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
I think it's ridiculous to single out anyone. If they really want to single someone out, it should be Steinbrenner and whoever happens to be GMing the Boston Red Sox (Epstein). They are the one's who were most guilty of raising the bar. The other teams do what they have to do to compete. If the Cubs didn't pay Soriano, someone else would have. Same for Zito. And those contracts really aren't as bad as Gary Matthews Jr., Gil Meche and Juan Pierre, to name just a few bad deals this offseason. The Cubs haven't won a World Series in nearly 100 years. For years, they've been the team that cheated the fans of opportunities to build a good team by spending money. Chicago is a big market city. Not only have the Yankees spent ridiculously, Selig has approved trade after trade where the Yankees eat most of the salary. The Yankees do not deserve a pass. But, honestly, do any of us really care what Bud Selig has to say anyway? He's a horrible commissioner who has served his position way too long. Give the teams who have to pay luxury taxes the hard time. Afterall, they are the one's who spend more than any other team. And in the Yankees case, nearly twice as much as any two other teams combined. -
When did this discussion move to Trevor Hoffman?
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Floyd has been very successful when he does steal bases. Another quote that I like from Lou.
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Cubs Won't Use DH at Home in Spring Games
BigbadB replied to vance_the_cubs_fan's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
I'm sure that can be done. It could even be done during the regular season if a team wanted to; a team isn't REQUIRED to use a DH instead of the pitcher (and, in fact, I believe there's a rule that if the DH replaces a player in the field the pitcher must bat instead of another player DHing for the rest of the game. Why would the AL teams want to limit their pitcher's hitting even more? There are what, 17-18 interleague games. That's around 8 or 9 road games where the pitcher is even more clueless at the plate.
