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  1. BigbadB
    Did I say he doesn't deserve any credit? No. I didn't. I said he gets TOO much credit for guys that were practically handed to him for next to nothing. Salary dumps are on teams all over MLB. Luckily, two of the better one's are on the Cubs.
  2. BigbadB
    Another in a long list of ex-Cubs who can't land a gig in MLB after their stint with the Cubs. :cheers:
  3. BigbadB
    He's done alright with landing A-Ram and D-Lee for a pile of junk. Sure, he's had his share of bad moves as well, but he has secured four players who are likely all-stars this year (D-Lee, A-Ram, Soriano and Barrett. He gets way too much credit for Aramis and Lee. Both were salary dumps. Luckily, Hendry had the necessary parts and budget to fit both guys in. No one wanted Derrek Lee the year before Hendry traded for him. Baltimore was the most interested, but Florida wouldn't pick up part of the salary, and a deal never happened. Aramis was about to get expensive for Pittsburgh, and they were dumping anyone making any decent money that year. These were not big coos on Hendry's part. I'm happy the Cubs were the team that landed these two players, and I'm even more thrilled that it cost very little in talent to get them, but those guys would have been traded to someone regardless.
  4. BigbadB
    Humor me. That's what that group will do.
  5. BigbadB
    Z IMO still has to prove that he's one of the top 5 pitchers in the game before I pay him like one. We all know what happens when he lets his emotions get the better of him. We don't know what the market is for the top 5 pitchers in the game. None of them were free agents this offseason. Zito surely isn't one of them. And if Zito will make 18m, then Zambrano is worth at least that. Zito's ERA+ the last three years is 105, 116 and 116 Zambrano's ERA+ the last three years is 165, 131 and 136
  6. BigbadB
    And it's not just Zambrano and Lilly. Maddux was making 9m to be a 4th starter. Wood made 12m last year.
  7. BigbadB
    The arbiter has to know how the market exploded this offseason. I think Carlos has a very good chance of winning his case. I hope he does.
  8. BigbadB
    Bruce, do you think this is going to have a big negative effect on getting a long-term deal done? Jim is going to have to say alot of negative things to Zambranos face in the process, and with a emotional guy like Carlos, it looks like getting a long term deal will be very difficult. What kind of negative things can be said of Carlos? The reason Carlos isn't already at least a two time 20 game winner is because of the crappy offenses Hendry put together. Hendry and Baker have abused Carlos to the point his arm is about to fall off. Zambrano might have gone high with his asking price, but the Cubs lowballed him too. Zambrano is more than a million dollars better than Ted Lilly.
  9. BigbadB
    How ironic. 7m a year for the next 3 years for a pitcher with an over 6.00 ERA is not considered too much, but 13.5/13.75m for a GOOD pitcher, a true #1 starter is too high. Good luck getting Zito money from Hendry, Carlos. He seems to think 15m is too high, so there isn't any possible way he gives out 18m for the same guy. At least Hendry pretended like he wanted to get a deal done. Now I'm pissed again.
  10. BigbadB
    Marquis is getting $7 million per. Can't skip him. Teams never skip the #3 starter anyway.
  11. BigbadB
    Haha! I miss Felix. Well, that might be stretching things a bit. Well, that might be stretching things a lot, actually. He was alright, I guess. Hmm, that's not quite accurate, either. Well, I never really liked Heredia. I take that back. I despised Heredia with every fiber of my being.
  12. BigbadB
    I think the first assumption is incorrect. I think Soriano will be in CF, which ends any need for a RH platoon in CF. Jones/DeRosa in RF and Murton/Floyd in LF is awesome.
  13. BigbadB
    Agreed. I'm really looking forward to seeing Pierre back in Colorado, where guys tag up and take 2 bases on him on long fly balls.
  14. BigbadB
    I posted minor league numbers. Is it hard to believe he'll do better than his minor league numbers in a very limited part time role at the major league level? Yes. I think it is hard to believe.
  15. BigbadB
    Now, I can overreact with the best of them, but wow to this thread. Every year, especially nowadays, many foreign-born players have visa issues re-entering the US of A. I don't know that this is why Aramis is late, but I also don't see the issue. He's not fighting for a starting job. But, I really do like the post that said he's late because he's sleeping with beautiful women on a huge pile of money. Can you blame him for being late? As a teammate, I'd probably be high fiving him.
  16. BigbadB
    Maybe he's just having visa problems.
  17. BigbadB
    They'd probably need to move Hall back to the infield if that were the case. They are pretty deep in the outfield.
  18. BigbadB
    Again, FWIW PECOTA predict a .278/.342/.426 line for Pagan, and .245/.318/.378 for Finley. I don't have time to check the other projection systems, but I can't imagine any being too high on a 42 year old who has suffered a severe dropoff lately. What does PECOTA draw that information from? He's never posted that high of an OPS in his entire minor league career (excluding extremely small sample sizes). His minor league career numbers are: .281/.340/.371
  19. BigbadB
    Ryan Theriot, Jacque Jones and Cliff Floyd
  20. BigbadB
    If the 25th roster spot came down to Steve Finley, Angel Pagan or Ronny Cedeno, I think I'd take Finley.
  21. BigbadB
    I don't think I ever commented on Lou's steal efficiency in any thread. I certainly don't recall commenting on Lou's steal efficiency.
  22. BigbadB
    Likewise. :D
  23. BigbadB
    That's specious reasoning. An AB can have multiple outcomes that result in a runner reaching without an out. A stolen base attempt has 2 outcomes. Soriano had a 68% success rate stealing last season. He had 3 net SB's. That's bad. It is a bad idea, with few exceptions, to take a runner at 2nd and have him try and steal 3rd. That's my point soccer, the few exceptions and I have never said all the time. You pick your spots and the post BbB just made gives me more confidence that Lou will do just that. What point did I make? I haven't made a single post in this thread until now.
  24. BigbadB
    What is wrong with how Floyd performed two years ago? Nothing, if you don't mind how Sosa performed 2 years ago. :wink:
  25. BigbadB
    Who? Oh, you mean the best lead off hitter the Cubs have had in the 21st century.
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