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  1. Rob
    http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?c_id=tex&content_id=1443421&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_tex&ymd=20060508 you are correct. the cubs traded for kyler burke a year and four days after he signed Well that's settled, then... It's still technically feasible that Latos comes back as a PTBNL, but I'm not sure that we can make a trade with the O's that would include a player on the "PTBNL list" that isn't actually in our system at the time of the trade.
  2. Rob
    Maybe they'll finally vote for the Cubs. You underestimate the shady tactics of those who count the votes... [-X That's just a sign you aren't playing dirty enough to inspire their fear. You can't beat people who cheat by doing a shoddy job of it yourself. You have to stoop to the level that they'd have to question their humanity in order to continue on. Try abducting their pets. If they push the issue, send back the tail. They'll fold. :lol: Yeah, I'm going to hell.
  3. Rob
    I was only kidding... Latos has a mid 90s fastball, good curve, good change. Big and projectable. Injury risk though (bc of age). Top of the rotation potential with 2 plus pitches, maybe a third in a perfect scenario. He was an 11th round pick in 06 (first round talent) and signed for over a mil as a DFA. Would have easily gone in the first this year had he gone back in. He signed quick enough to get 11 starts in SS this year. He had 74 Ks in 56 innings with 22 walks. Hes got loads of potential, but his ETA is probably 2011. And I've ever been serious? Wow... real interesting guy. Only problem is, looks like he didn't sign til May 31st, 2007. That means he'd have to be a PTBNL... which isn't going to happen. No, he was drafted in 2006. I believe the rule is one year from the day he was drafted, not signed. The rule is there to ensure that teams don't circumvent the trading draft picks rule. I seem to recall reading recently that it's the date of signing, not the day he was drafted.
  4. Rob
    Touche, fate.
  5. Rob
    Zing!
  6. Rob
    yep thats the point half of the time And the other half?
  7. Rob
    I was only kidding... Latos has a mid 90s fastball, good curve, good change. Big and projectable. Injury risk though (bc of age). Top of the rotation potential with 2 plus pitches, maybe a third in a perfect scenario. He was an 11th round pick in 06 (first round talent) and signed for over a mil as a DFA. Would have easily gone in the first this year had he gone back in. He signed quick enough to get 11 starts in SS this year. He had 74 Ks in 56 innings with 22 walks. Hes got loads of potential, but his ETA is probably 2011. And I've ever been serious? Wow... real interesting guy. Only problem is, looks like he didn't sign til May 31st, 2007. That means he'd have to be a PTBNL... which isn't going to happen.
  8. Rob
    I don't remember what I had for breakfast this morning. At any rate, I demand repayment of the debt for wasting my time getting you a FFIX save.
  9. Rob
    I don't suppose I can get a Latos analysis? I've let my BA subscription expire, expecting my book to be here already... it isn't.
  10. Rob
    But boy oh boy, he is going to own that shuuto.
  11. Rob
    A frighteningly inconsistent pitcher?
  12. Rob
    Yeah, cheers Raisin!
  13. Rob
    This would go away faster if he didn't push it so hard.
  14. Rob
    I really can't figure out for the life of me why I even bother trying to figure out what's going on in baltimore right now.
  15. Rob
    MacPhail is gonna get shot on the street if any of those OH posters see him.
  16. Rob
    But that would ruin our fun.
  17. Rob
    We should totally make out sometime.
  18. Rob
    No, I like this board and its quick on getting news and rumors. But some of these opinions that I've come across today are ridiculous. Yeah I know. That one guy who said that batting average meant as much as home runs was really out there. What'd you think about him? I love him. He made my life worth living.
  19. Rob
    LOVE THIS. If you guys were smart you would read it more carefully where I put "since it shows what kind of player they are." HR's and SB's are comparable depending on the player. For instance Greene is a power hitter thus he hit around 28 HR's and had around 4 stolen bases. Theriot is a speedy guy meaning he hit around 4 HR's and has about 28 SB's. See how they are comparable. I'm not saying I would take 28 SB's over 28 HR's, but im saying thats the type of player they are. Greene has a good amount of HR's for the type of hitter he his, and Theriot has a good amount of SB's for the type of player he is. Why is it ok to say that HR's and SLG matter but OBP and SB's dont??? Who the f*ck decides that that is more important in baseball? I completely disagree. I think OBP is just as important as stuff like SLG. I think batting average is just as important as stuff like HR's. It's ridiculous to say it is not! Thank you for my new sig.
  20. Rob
    The idea isn't to keep those four. The idea is to use those four in a trade that would be more of an upgrade than from Lofton "up" to Figgins... Theriot up to any real shortstop is a much larger improvement than Figgins would be over Lofton, if he is one at all.
  21. Rob
    I don't watch the games. I just wait for the spreadsheets to update. I really hate stealing that quote from GRB, but I love it.
  22. Rob
    Lofton: 2005 - .335/.392/.420 2006 - .301/.360/.403 2007 - .296/.367/.414 Figgins: 2005 - .290/.352/.397 2006 - .267/.336/.376 2007 - .330/.393/.432 Lofton has been better than Figgins in almost every season except the last one, where Figgins managed to hit nearly 40 points higher than his career average based on a small sample size fluke due to missing a good chunk of the year. At age 29, Figgins isn't just hitting his stride, he's about to start his decline because his speed is gonna start to slip. Besides, he's still only under control for two years anyways. And despite what you think of Murton, Cedeno, Veal, and the rest, we would be much better served to go after an upgrade where it's not really up for debate if he's better than a cheap one-year stopgap. Shouldn't we be using those people where it can make the biggest difference to our team? Getting a real shortstop would help this team more than getting what (if you are correct) would be a marginal upgrade over a freely available centerfield option... and it wouldn't stop us from acquiring that centerfield option. Getting Figgins would stop us from making a deal that could help a lot more.
  23. Rob
    Don't trade off our assets for Figgins to play in CF. Just sign Lofton.
  24. Rob
    Figgins is EXACTLY what the Cubs need. A fast guy who can play CF and hit over .300. We dont have any of those guys. Theriot cant bat near that. Neither can Pie. We need guys just like Figgins and Roberts, so why not get both? 1) Brian Roberts 2B 2) Chone Figgins CF 3) Derrek Lee 1B 4) Aramis Ramirez 3B 5) Alfonso Soriano LF 6) Kosuke Fukudome RF 7) Geovany Soto C 8) Ryan Theriot SS/Mark DeRosa SS Ridiculous! But not happening. We just dont match up well with the Angels. They need a SS. or 3B Smart teams don't trade off their assets for Chone Figgins to play CF when Kenny Lofton is a free agent.
  25. Rob
    Gallagher, Colvin, EPatt to Baltimore for Roberts. Murton, Pie, Cedeno to San Diego for Greene. Sign Lofton. LF - Soriano 2B - Roberts 1B - Lee 3B - Ramirez RF - Fukudome SS - Greene CF - Lofton C - Soto I could certainly live with something like that.
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