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  1. Rob
    Starlin Castro is playing for Escogido now. Jake Fox is on the Licey squad as well. Looks like it's time to start paying attention to the DWL.
  2. Rob
    Personally, I'd be more interested in trading Theriot when the time comes. But I am glad to see that the Cubs seem to be planning on Castro as a big part of our future, quite possibly soon. I was a bit worried we'd be thinking of trading him away while his value is high, or perhaps shifting him to 2B to accommodate our already entrenched SS.
  3. Rob
    Nobody is trying to find the next Castro here. The numbers these guys put up are pretty decent though. Alcantara is a switch hitting middle infielder who has either pretty good speed or good base stealing skills judging by his 91% success rate. Plus, he put up a pretty decent IsoD meaning he should have some sense of plate discipline. If he can be a middle of the road defender, he could be a good SS prospect. Rosario's peripherals are excellent and he's been pushed through the system pretty quickly early on. Rarely do these guys turn into anything, but there's some nice results from some no names so far. I would love people to bring up some similar no-names with a semblance of potential. Farm systems have built up to some decent coverage, but the rookie leagues are still hard to follow. That's all wonderful but these guys are so young and played at a low level league that none of this is really worth talking about because there have been thousands who have done this and gone on to never get to even AAA ball. Then why are you in the minor league forum? Dollars to dimes says he didn't realize he was in the minor league forum. There's no other reason for such stupid posts.
  4. Rob
    These two posts are very, very correct. And in case anybody wants to try to dispute them, I should remind them.
  5. Rob
    There's a whole lot of stupid going through this thread.
  6. Rob
    Not sure what the logic would be behind spending on a closer, but not on guys that pitch in higher-leverage situations in the 7th and 8th. you're confusing the issues. Are there occasionally higher leverage situations inthe 7th and 8th inning that should have us reevaluating current usage patterns for closers? Yes. But the vast majority of closers still have significantly higher leverage than any other relievers.
  7. Rob
    Who wants to pay Byrd what he wants? And how much does he want?
  8. Rob
    Given the high variability of most relievers, I would absolutely rather have the Cubs dumpster diving for a close to league-minimum paid bullpen (with the probable exception of closer) if it allowed to them to allocate those financial resources elsewhere. This is especially true for our farm system, which has proven time and time again that it can spit out some decent pitchers to slot into that bullpen. It's not just a Pirates thing. Smart GMs don't break the bank on their bullpen.
  9. Rob
    Please tell me you're joking, davearm.
  10. Rob
    Please, for the love of god, will people stop trying to say we replaced Mark DeRosa with Aaron Miles? We replaced DeRosa with a combination of Fontenot and Miles at 2B, depending on who was pitching. Jake Fox at 3B. And Fox, Hoff, and Fuld in the OF.
  11. Rob
    I don't see how that's surprising. Huntington has done a hell of a job since he was hired.
  12. Rob
    When evaluating Halladay's trade value, there are a few key points to remember. 1) The potential return has to be better than the two high draft picks that Toronto would likely receive after the season. 2) Our package must be better than any competitor's package. Santana was had for a "meh" handful of prospects, but that's in large part because nobody was bidding on him. We're gonna have to wait and see what the rumors floating around from other teams are before we can decide whether the package is likely to require Castro and Cashner as the starting point, or whether it might only require something like Vitters and Carpenter plus a few minor pieces.
  13. Rob
    By rule, we cannot trade anybody from the most recent draft, which includes Brett Jackson.
  14. Rob
    Castillo, Dolis, Gaub, Parker, and Adduci were all added to the 40 tonight. They are now protected from the Rule 5. The only real surprise in the group was Adduci.
  15. Rob
    I said weeks before we even thought about it that trading DeRosa would be a good idea. Granted, a large portion of that was based on the idea that Fontenot would play like 85% of DeRosa and the Cardinals were not a real threat for the division crown, but it was still the right call to make at the time. Hindsight doesn't change that. I'll admit that at the time of the trade, I was a bit upset, thinking we could have possibly gotten more for him. But I conceded that if there's one thing Hendry is good at, it's picking good young talent to trade for. Ceda for Walker, Burke for Barrett, etc... This appears to be another one of those situations.
  16. Rob
    Good negotiating move by the Blue Jays. They know getting us involved will only drive the price up. And I'm sure Hendry realizes that, even if he has no intention of giving up what it takes to get Halladay, staying involved in negotiations will increase the price other teams need to pay. I predict this to drag a long while, but for us to never get terribly close to acquiring him.
  17. Rob
    Teams have to offer those guys arbitration in order to even get the picks, correct? Who in their right mind would offer Wagner arbitration? If they aren't offered arbitration (which is extemely likely for some guys in this DEPRESSED market), then you don't give up anything to sign them. Yes and no. For players signed after the December 1st deadline to offer arbitration, teams only get picks if they offered arbitration. For players signed before that deadline, it's automatically assumed that the team would have offered arbitration, and they get those draft picks. We've seen that happen a few times. For instance, when Jason Kendall left the Cubs for the Brewers, they acted on it before the deadline and the Cubs got a draft pick out of it.
  18. Rob
    Not far off considering I made that guess on Sept. 15th.
  19. Rob
    Depending on the exact contract details I might've very well applauded signing one of those, despite the loss of draft pick.
  20. Rob
    Neal Cotts wishes he could have had the era's in the amount of innings that Grabow had in 07-08. Piece of friendly advice, don't try to use ERA on this board again. It's fairly meaningless, and most here understand that.
  21. Rob
    Where did somebody find the exact terms? I cant even find somebody to say its been finalized.
  22. Rob
    BA has Ryne White ranked as the #18 prospect in the DBacks system prior to the 2009 season. BA says he is a strong all-around hitter with power to all fields and excellent defensive footwork, likening him to a Sean Casey with more power as an optimistic comp. Maine did not appear.
  23. Rob
    I really don't think there's any way Watkins gets ranked that high without significant input from the Cubs front office.
  24. Rob
    I'm assuming they're all smart enough they mean Jay Jackson. Although I guess the adventures at that orioles board should have taught me better than to assume fans on other websites know the rules.
  25. Rob
    Derek Jeter with less walks but more defense.
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