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  1. BigbadB
    500K is a lot more than league minimum? Chase Utley inf 7 years/$85M (2007-13) signed extension 1/07 $2M signing bonus 07:$4.5M, 08:$7.5M, 09:$11M, 10:$15M, 11:$15M, 12:$15M, 13:$15M I'm guessing CubColtPacer was using 2006 to come up with his average salary base. 500K is what Utley made last year. What he'll make for the next 15 years has no bearing on this discussion.
  2. BigbadB
    500K is a lot more than league minimum?
  3. BigbadB
    I blame the manager for that. Dusty rewarded plays like that with continued playing time. Moises Alou was too lazy to reach down and pick up a baseball, instead electing to kick it into the ivy to give the appearance it was hidden and a ground rule double, which turned into an inside the park home run. Alou was rewarded by staying in the game and playing the next game as well. Dusty seemed to embrace that kind of sloppy play. Unless a rookie did it.
  4. BigbadB
    Barrett can not play every game at catcher and that's the reasoning behind it. I'm for Barrett playing 3rd if and only if Ramirez is hurt and Barrett needs a day off from behind the plate and he's the best option. If the Cubs have a Macias type guy to play third I'd rather have Barrett there instead. Now, if the Cubs can put DeRosa at third and Theriot at 2nd and give Barrett the day off, that I'm for. I'd rather give DeRosa the nod at 3b and put Theriot at 2nd while giving Barrett a valuable day off to rest.
  5. BigbadB
    And what was the average salary for 2b's when you exclude the guys making league minimum, like Josh Barfield, Richie Weeks, Dan Uggla, Robinson Cano, Jorge Cantu, Chase Utley, Jose Lopez, Brandon Phillips, Jose Castillo and Aaron Hill. You have to admit that this is a pretty extensive list of minimum payroll talent. 1/3 of the major league teams worth.
  6. BigbadB
    I don't understand the value of that stat. If Blanco catches for worse pitchers he's the worst catcher? If they are catching different people, it is difficult to get a measure of the value of that stat. Being that they are on the same roster, both caught a decent percentage of the same starters, therefore I think the stat has some merit.
  7. BigbadB
    Possibly, but it sounds like Schilling wants to leave-I think Boston would have to knock his socks off with an offer after the season in order to stay: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/spring2007/news/story?id=2774965 I don't see the Cubs being in a position to knock Schilling's socks off. Boston is pretty famous for knocking people's socks off. Assuming Zambrano gets his long term deal, that pretty much puts Zambrano, Lilly, Marquis, Prior in the rotation with guys like Guzman, Gallagher, Veal, Samardzija, Pawelek, Marshall and few choice others vying for the last spot. The Cubs will already be very close to 100m in committed dollars to only about 12 roster spots (Soriano, Lee, Ramirez, Zambrano, Lilly, DeRosa, Marquis, Dempster, Howry, Eyre, Jones and Blanco). That still leaves Wood, Prior, Barrett and Izturis as players that will expect raises from their 2007 salary if they are kept around.
  8. BigbadB
    CERA in 2006: White: 4.98 Barrett: 4.57 The Cubs won/loss percentage is worse than their season total for games Hank White caught.
  9. BigbadB
    All indications point to Boston resigning him if he's good this year.
  10. BigbadB
    Agreed. He did do that. Just pointing out how underpaid he was for his production. Neifi Perez at 2.5m, Walker at 2.5m and Pierre at 5.5m. Who provides the most production per dollar of that group? Walker in a landslide.
  11. BigbadB
    Good point. I'm definitely hoping for that. If Jones hits against LHP, we'll have 2 Cesar Izturis' in the line up. If Blanco is playing that game, we might as well forfeit.
  12. BigbadB
    I don't recall the timeline of the Barfield/Kouzmanoff trade, but Walker was in line for a starting gig in 2007. It's quite possible that the Padres would have picked up another 2b if Giles wasn't nontendered, but now they have a very expensive back up infielder. Very expensive at least in the eyes of the Padres front office. Walker has been ridiculously underpaid. In his 3 seasons in Chicago, he never made more than 2.5m to be the everyday, top of the order hitting 2b. Neifi Perez made 2.5m last year.
  13. BigbadB
    Her eyes are kinda cute. But, other than that........ :D
  14. BigbadB
    That's a pretty good team as long as you don't get bitten by the injury bug.
  15. BigbadB
    My grandmother's back yard butted up against the Phillies practice facility in Clearwater. I lived there for a couple years back in 1983-84. That was pretty cool watching all the guys out there practicing. Dunedin butts up to Clearwater, but I thought that was one of their minor league teams locations. Is that where they play their spring training games too? The causeways from Clearwater to Tampa and St. Petersburg to Tampa are pretty impressive drives.
  16. BigbadB
    Good for Todd. Though that might actually be bad for Todd in the big picture. Todd just became harder to deal in a trade, and may be the victim of hard feelings in the front office in San Diego. It's too bad he couldn't land a starting gig somewhere. Interestingly enough, he won his arbitration case, yet still doesn't make as much money as Cesar Izturis.
  17. BigbadB
    Actually, we probably would be a lot better with Eckstein. only because our current SS options suck Yeah, that was a pretty bad example. I'd take Eckstein over Izturis everyday of the week and twice on double header day.
  18. BigbadB
    Winning really is the cure all for a lot of things. For example, a team that is going nowhere with a 60-90 record makes it hard for a player to go out there and work his butt off. A team that is 90-60 is a fun team to play on, and you want to hustle out a grounder, because you have a totally positive attitude about the team you are playing on. You're playing for something, and as much as we want to think everyone should work hard regardless of the score or the team record, I think winning tends to bring more out in a player.
  19. BigbadB
    Hustle is important to me. But, it's not the be all end all. It pisses me off when I see someone loafing down the first base line. The people sitting in the stands deserve more than that for their top dollar ticket. But, I think a big reason Aramis loafed the past few years (occasionally) is because he was nursing along an injury AND Dusty was not exactly a crack the whip manager. Dusty's managing style made it okay to loaf and have zero consequences. At least that's my view, anyway. And for every time Aramis loafed to 1b on a ground ball, he hustled on other plays. Is he really just lazy? His bat hasn't gotten lazy. His defense is much improved since his first season manning 3b for the Cubs. I'll take the improved defense and consistent production from his bat over being out at 1st base by 3 or 4 steps instead of 2 every time. Face it. The guy is not a speed demon. He is not going to win any foot races to first base. A time may come where the SS bobbles the ball on a play that Aramis might have had a chance to beat out if he was running full speed, and I'll trust Lou to give Aramis a lecture when it happens.
  20. BigbadB
    I think you're setting some awfully lofty goals for that pitching staff. Harang, Snell and Bedard all pitch for teams that will be bottom feeder teams, so the wins won't be there. I'm not so sure the ERA will be there for them either, but that's just my opinion. Glavine isn't getting any younger. Mussina, Verlander and Santana are good picks, but I have some reservations about Lilly's fly ball tendencies as well. Offensively, you're strong everywhere except in the outfield.
  21. BigbadB
    Check the FAQ forum for other fan forums. I'm going to lock this one up.
  22. BigbadB

    BigbadB replied to BigbadB's topic in General Baseball Talk

    I think they tried to trade him all offseason with little to no luck. He makes too much money for his production, and the Brewers would have to pick up a significant portion of that salary to move him. The Padres appeared to have some interest, but that was before the gave Marcus Giles a contract, and it might have even been before they signed Jose Cruz Jr. The Padres are looking at Termell Sledge and Cruz in LF. Honestly, I can't think of any teams that want or need an injury-riddled, high priced, aging ballplayer like Jenkins, while promising him a bunch of playing time.
  23. BigbadB
    Boy, I hate being the bearer of such bad news. It makes everyone so grumpy. :evil: When Prior proves healthy and Hill averages 3 K's an inning in ST, we all know Marquis will actually be the #5, and Lou will eventually change his mind about skipping the 5th starter on off days. Of course, it might be more favorable to not skip the 5th starter on off days, and instead toss one of Miller or Guzman out there to pitch in Marquis place.
  24. BigbadB
    We will definitely need to sticky a Dusty Baker thread for all the fun stuff he will undoubtedly spew forth on Baseball Tonight. Surely, one of us will be watching him at one point or another each day.
  25. BigbadB
    After hearing what Leyland had to say about Neifi, I doubt he gets many opportunities to play the field for a chance at web gems.
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