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  1. BigbadB
    By the way, my first response in this thread was to you. I have stated already that I won't make my predictions until the offseason is officially over. I did give Hendry a "B" grade for his offseason moves, but reserved the right to change that grade based on more possible moves. I don't make individual player projections. Ever. I make team projections. I've made it pretty clear that I don't like Izturis, and the moves that Hendry made are not the moves I would have made. I wouldn't call that pessimism, however. That's more of a frustration. I'm very frustrated with the overall direction of this organization. That, combined with the failures of this front office has me feeling very pessimistic going into 2007. With the long history of futility in this organization, how can anyone call into question someone's pessimism about the future of this organization? Please answer that question. Because that's what I really don't understand.
  2. BigbadB
    Wow! I'm really sorry you didn't get what you wanted for Christmas. And I'm really sorry that I give you some false impression that I would demand proof if you said Soriano would hit .360/1.000. Because that's about as far from the truth as it gets. As far as calling me a pessimist. That's false too. I'm certainly pessimistic about the Cubs, but that's about the only thing I'm pessimistic about. But, please explain to me what the Cubs have done that should make me feel optimistic? Throwing money at people with no semblence of a plan is certainly not my idea of how to turn a horrible team into a good one. The problem with your posts is that you are requiring that they provide something they aren't required to do. They are welcome to make whatever opinion they want as long as it isn't offending other posters. If you don't like it, ignore those posters or quit responding to them. You have a different opinion than some of the other posters here. There is nothing wrong with that. It's certainly not something to get so worked up over. Calm down.
  3. BigbadB
    Forming opinions is more than just baseless conjecture and hyperbole. I happen to think it's a bit unreasonable for someone to require facts or proof on an opinion of something that hasn't happened yet. It's all guess work, including your opinion. I could go out on a limb and state that the major league baseball season will IN FACT be played in its entirety next year, but it won't truly be a fact until after the fact.
  4. BigbadB
    :shock: Poor reads, poor first step, terrible lateral acceleration, no vertical leap... I think it'd be one of the worst defensive shortstop contributions we've seen in quite a long time. :lol: I think it would be a very fun experiment. You have the choice of a butcher defensively or an automatic out in the line up. Which one hurts the team more?
  5. BigbadB
    Time will tell whether he knows what he's doing. Agreed. They were in a position to be very good with an addition to the roster here and there. They still can be, but if they don't make the necessary moves to be competitive this year, Williams is going to look pretty bad with these moves. Detroit has improved their team this offseason.
  6. BigbadB
    I still think something is brewing on the south side. It might just be something faily small like Rocco Baldelli, but then again, it could be something big like A-Rod. Looking over the rosters of many teams recently, I noticed that a lot of teams still have work to do this offseason. Tampa really needs to move an outfielder. They need pitching desperately. The White Sox should be in a win now mode. Thome, Konerko and Dye are not getting any younger. Strike while the iron is hot. LAD and Phily have too many starters, if that makes any sense. Phily has Lieber, Myers, Eaton, Garcia and Moyer, and no room for Cole Hamels. LAD has Schmidt, Wolf, Penny, Lowe, Billingsley, Tomko and Hendrickson Pittsburgh wants a 1b and have been working with Atlanta to get LaRoche. Houston is perplexing considering they were willing to bid big dollars for Pettitte, but don't seem to be showing any interest in the few arms that remain on the market. Lots of free agents still looking for jobs. The Sox have the arms to get an impact player. Who it might be is the big question.
  7. BigbadB
    I don't know what sapped his power, but I know he's been dealing with back problems the last several years.
  8. BigbadB
    isnt wainwright the cards closer now? i thought they were going to keep him there because of his performance in the playoffs. If Izzy proves healthy, Wainwright will likely move back to the rotation.
  9. BigbadB
    Does WARP take into consideration the era that these people played?
  10. BigbadB
    This is true. But, how many minor league teams are there? Approximately 6 per MLB team? 30 major league teams x 6 minor league teams is 180 teams. Now take 180 minor league teams x however many roster spots each minor league affiliate is allowed. 25? 4500? Also keeping an eye on all the top high school and college prospects, plus potential import players and independant leagues and it's a pretty big job. Does anyone project 30 teams of prospects very well? Hats off to anyone that does.
  11. BigbadB
    Meche ado about nothing. :P
  12. BigbadB
    What's up with Shnsajax? I sent him a trade proposal via email over 2 weeks ago, and I also sent one through roadkill at least a week ago, and no response on either.
  13. BigbadB
    And from a true CFer, no less. I can recall many instances where I suggested trading for Griffey Jr. while he was with the Reds. Luckily, that never happened.
  14. BigbadB
    A guy who hits like Grace almost needs to top 3000 hits for any consideration, IMO. He reminded me a lot of George Brett and Wade Boggs with the sweet swing, but Grace didn't get anywhere close to 3000. Agreed that it would have helped his cause if he played a different position, but it still might not be enough.
  15. BigbadB
    It's a shame what has become of Jr.
  16. BigbadB
    Yep. Pitchers really exposed the outside portion of the plate after the beanball. His bat speed definitely isn't there anymore, but he "could" make an adjustment in his stance to take away the outside weakness. Will he? That will ultimately decide whether he gets any significant playing time next year.
  17. BigbadB
    Let me be the first (and probably only :D ) person to suggest Soriano at SS and DeRosa at 2b and Izturis behind the window at the fast food drive up.
  18. BigbadB
    Yeah, it would be interesting, but can Sosa really handle what would likely be a significant bench role? I think there are teams out there that should definitely consider it. The Cincinnati Reds being one of those teams.
  19. BigbadB
    I don't see Grace making it. I think he comes up short in the power category for the power position he played.
  20. BigbadB
    I was proven wrong already and I acknowledged it, but nice work digging up those articles. I had already mentioned the San Diego injury, just couldn't recall what it was. The dreaded head first slide into 1b. I guess I never realized he was hurt as much as he was. Just thought he was a Mark DeRosa type of 5th infielder. In San Diego, I got to see him play a lot and he always impressed. He's getting up there in age for a 2b now, so I'd be a bit concerned about the OBP getting back up to his prime age production. I'm shocked teams haven't shown more interest in him, but the 2b market was pretty prime this offseason.
  21. BigbadB
    Fuzzy's sends Chien-Ming Wang to Leon Trotsky's for Scott Thorman.
  22. BigbadB
    That would be taking away a 2nd scoring player, which will really reduce the amount of points that get scored each week. We already took away an offensive player. The other tough thing with 4 starters and no increase in the bench is that you reduce the amount of possibilities for a 2 start week with one less starting pitcher. Was there something wrong with the pitcher's scoring last year that requires it be tweaked even more than Juan's scoring changes? I didn't notice it.
  23. BigbadB
    I define a few as "as little as 2". I also define a "good" baseball team as a team that wins 95 or more. The Cardinals have done that 4 times during the LaRussa era. But, my argument is not to show the Cardinals dominance. It's to show that a team that is fairly comparable in team budget with the Cubs can go out and build a team that wins pretty consistently. They've had 2 losing seasons under LaRussa. The Cubs have had 7 in that same span. That span is a total of 11 seasons. That's pretty pathetic. And my argument is not to show that LaRussa is some sort of great manager, because I'm not trying to argue that either. The Dodgers have only had 2 losing seasons in that span. Houston has only had 1. The Cubs have been behaving like a big market team during most of the last 11 seasons, but they sure don't win like one.
  24. BigbadB
    There's no need to worry about him individually. The point is though, that if Murton also platoons with Floyd, he's going to lose a significant portion of PA to him, and then another handful from Ward. It's going to be a small part of the total, but Ward will get some of that time. Agreed. Basically, you have a glut of corner outfielders, not so much in CF. I used to be on the bandwagon for RH and LH balance throughout the line up, not so much anymore if the RH hitters in the line up can hit RH pitching well enough. However, I think Piniella will see Jones and Izturis as the only two lefty bats and look for ways to get Floyd and/or Ward lots of at bats against RH pitching. If Jones doesn't get traded, it will take even more at bats away from Murton if it's determined Jones can't play CF well, and Pie gets called up. Actually, it would probably be tough to call up Pie if one of the current outfielders (assuming Floyd does get signed and Jones isn't traded) isn't traded or cut. To me, the Cubs got their platoon/part time LF guy when they signed Ward. Knowing Pie is waiting in the wings and Jones could play some LF, Floyd doesn't make any sense. Go after a CFer and call it a day.
  25. BigbadB
    I definitely do not want people storing more starters on the bench. I can agree with that. The free agent market was pretty slim pickings last year for injury replacements. Especially in the outfield. I thought there was discussion that the extra outfield spot would become a 2nd utility spot. Did that get nixed, did I miss it, or was I dreaming?
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