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  1. BigbadB
    And finally, if it really didn't work out with Nomar, he would have been a nice trade commodity at the trade deadline last year. He probably would have requested to be traded to a west coast team, but there were plenty of those making moves last year.
  2. BigbadB
    Jacque Jones at 5m in 2006: .285 .334 .499 OPS+: 107 Garciaparra at 5m in 2006: .303 .367 .505 OPS+: 120 And it didn't have to be either or. They could have had both of those guys AND Murton. They could have signed Lofton for cheaper than Pierre cost, and they would still have Nolasco.
  3. BigbadB
    He wouldn't have had to play OF the whole season. He could have played 1b while Lee was down with a broken wrist. Nomar was giving the Cubs a discount to stay in Chicago. He felt he owed it to the fans of Chicago. Hendry was so entrenched in his plan to get Furcal here, and he was so convinced he would get him, he basically kicked Nomar to the curb. Hendry had no back up plan, which is basically what Nomar was. An insurance policy. I could have dealt with Nomar playing some SS last year besides playing some outfield or filling in for an injured player like Lee. 5m for a player of Nomar's abilities gives the team depth and strength. You find a way to get at bats for a guy like Nomar.
  4. BigbadB
    I know you weren't honestly comparing the talents of Carlos Delgado with Jason Marquis. Florida is well versed at spinning off talented players for prospects. The Cubs are not, even though they SHOULD be, considering the amount of times they finished in the bottom half of their division. I would have taken George Kottaras off of the Padres hands for Maddux. Ethier, Kemp, Loney, Guzman, Delwyn Young, Andy LaRoche, Scott Elbert, etc..... The Dodgers played hardball with Hendry one too many times, and Hendry let Colletti walk all over him again on the Maddux deal. Simply amazing. Let us count the ways: 1) Outbid Hendry on Furcal, the only player Hendry wanted that offseason. 2) Signed Nomar, who Hendry had basically kicked to the curb. Nomar went on to have a stud-like year. 3) Cubs need for an outfielder like Milton Bradley had Dusty flying out to LA to meet with Bradley personally. Colletti traded him to Oakland instead. 4) Maddux for Izturis. 5) Signed Kenny Lofton, who would have been better than Pierre at nearly half the price.
  5. BigbadB
    To be fair to Dusty, if everything you touched turned to crap, wouldn't you hide from the media, too? :D
  6. BigbadB
    Awesome news.
  7. BigbadB
    I will add that I am really pleased with Lou thus far. He's really saying all the right things.
  8. BigbadB
    But, that's okay. Because most of those righty hitters pack a wallop.
  9. BigbadB
    Now if we can just get his son to add Matt Murton and Ryan Theriot to his fantasy team........
  10. BigbadB
    Did you miss this post?
  11. BigbadB
    They do and they will, if they can't trade him. I'll bet he doesn't see opening day on the Padres roster. $4 mil to sit on the bench, I doubt it. I think the Padres will keep him, but only as insurance at 3b if Kouzmanoff doesn't work out.
  12. BigbadB
    It was probably the 3rd out. :D
  13. BigbadB
    Lou was 3rd or 4th down my list of candidates (Bochy being #1 on my list), but I don't mind being wrong sometimes. Of course, we do still need to play some baseball before we sit down for a huge helping of crow.
  14. BigbadB
    I'm not winning this argument, so I give up. You win.
  15. BigbadB
    I don't see Walker in Atlanta. Didn't Atlanta nontender Marcus Giles at a price somewhat close to what Walker will make? The Braves have Pete Orr, Martin Prado and Willy Aybar to try out at 2b besides Johnson. Don't the Brewers already have a couple of other guys who can play 2nd? Counsell and Graffanino?
  16. BigbadB
    That's why I usually just refer to him as Pudge.
  17. BigbadB
    Whoops. I forgot to list Hill in my list. I'd add Gallagher and Veal to that list. By 2008, both should be close enough to consider a look.
  18. BigbadB
    Pudge is working on age 36 and makes 10m a year. I'll take Barrett. Pudge had one of the best pitching staff's in baseball last year. It really isn't all about the catcher.
  19. BigbadB
    I'd be fine if he made it to 2b, which he didn't at least once last year. I don't recall him not reaching second, but I've tried to block out memories of Cubs baseball from October 2003 to the present. It happened. But, then again, I fault Dusty for that. After the first one, I'd tell him exactly what I said. If you have no doubt it's leaving the park, pull up a lounge chair and and an icy cold one, but if it has a chance to stay in the park, you had better be at 2b unless we're playing in Boston.
  20. BigbadB
    I'd be fine if he made it to 2b, which he didn't at least once last year.
  21. BigbadB
    The problem is that Ramirez doesn't know when his home runs are going to go out or not-I have no problem if somebody stands there for an obvious home run, but if it's questionable, the player has to run in order to avoid what happened to Ramirez multiple times last year. Again though, if Ramirez is the worst hustler on the team, then the Cubs have a good hustling team, because his possible hustle issues are much smaller than several around the league. Agreed. Admire a 475 foot blast for as long as you like, because it's leaving the field of play no matter where you are playing. If you just hit a David Eckstein fly ball, you need to get your butt in gear, because it may not be clearing the fence. And because even David Eckstein can hit a home run, what have you really accomplished when you hit a ball 350 feet. It's certainly not awe inspiring where one should stand there and admire their fine work.
  22. BigbadB
    You're also assuming Clement is worth a crap by then, which is doubtful. His contract is done after 2007 though. Well, he's supposed to be ready to start throwing sometime around midseason this year. And yeah, I was making that assumption as well. But, Boston should have first dibs on bringing him back on a fairly reduced contract, if they want him.
  23. BigbadB
    The discussion was that Todd Walker's 2.5m salary in 2006 was very modest, and that he was underpaid. CCP then listed the average salaries of 2b's, SS and OF's to show how 2b is not as valuable as other positions. I then pointed out a list of all the minimum salary 2b's there were last year that must have been a huge drag on the overall average salary for 2b's. I'm assuming the numbers he used were for 2006, since I originally started the topic of discussing Walker's 2006 salary. Walker will be making nearly 4m in 2007, and that hasn't been a part of the discussion, just as Utley's 2007 salary should not.
  24. BigbadB
    Is Clement under Boston's control in 2008? They sort of have an in house replacement if by chance Schilling goes elsewhere. This is assuming Schilling never gets back to being the ace he once was, of course.
  25. BigbadB
    Do we know for a fact that Marquis can do a better job than any of the bullpen arms? The Cubs are going into the 2007 with a pretty strong bullpen. You should probably change your comment to "I'll believe this when Jason Marquis is sucking it up and moves to the most expensive bullpen catcher in MLB history."
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