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  1. Rob
    It was made abundantly clear to me last weekend that all of those guys have options, so they aren't worried about the logjam. Are you sure? I thought Gooz was out of options.
  2. Rob
    Yeah, it figures. I was deadset against the Lou signing, and the one game I have tickets for right now is his bobblehead night.
  3. Rob
    Awful question by Robert. But it's even worse for Carrie to pick that question and respond to it in an article. I don't know... there are a lot of stupid people out there who think the players are owned by the individual minor league teams and not the parent ballclub.
  4. Rob
    I've always been of the mind that it's extremely hard for a manager to win a ballgame, but very easy for him to lose one. That being said, while Lou may not actively win any games for us... just so long as he loses less for us than Dusty did, there should be a profound impact.
  5. Rob
    While he is certainly a defensive liability, the problem is minimized by the fact this is a high strikeout flyball staff... a circumstance that also hampers the defensive value of Izturis. The likely value of Lopez's bat, on the other hand, is worth a lot more than the difference in defense is likely to be. If our staff were composed differently, or our offense was likely to be strong enough to carry such a liability at the plate as Izturis, I might not be so strongly opposed to his starting job. Unfortunately, the reality of the situation is that his strengths are diminished in this setting, and his failures as a hitter are put even more strongly under the spotlight. The reality simply is that Lopez fits this team better than Izturis does.
  6. Rob
    The way I see it, we have some nice assets for trading in Jones, Eyre, and Dempster. I'd be interested in seeing if Washington will take all three of them, plus Izturis and Novoa, for Ryan Church and Felipe Lopez. That would leave us with this. C - Barrett 1B - Lee 2B - DeRosa SS - Lopez 3B - Aramis LF - Murton CF - Soriano RF - Floyd Bench: Blanco © Ward (1B, LF) Theriot (IF) Church (OF) Pagan (OF) Rotation: SP1 - Zambrano SP2 - Lilly SP3 - Prior SP4 - Hill SP5 - Marquis Bullpen: Swingman - Miller LRP - Guzman MRP - Cotts MRP - Ohman SU - Howry SU - Wuertz CP - Wood Seems to me that would work out pretty well for both Washington and us. It'd relieve us of our logjam while upgrading SS and the OF, while not being such a huge downgrade for Washington at either position and also filling in their completely vacant bullpen.
  7. Rob
    I just want to see somebody come in here and argue it's a good signing for the Sox. :lol:
  8. Rob
    Fantastic news. Not only would that mean he's not going to be a Cub, but he'd actively be hurting one of our rivals. I wonder if we have to pay him for that?
  9. Rob
    What would it take to get Coco Crisp at this point? I don't think he'll be any better than Pie would be in CF, but he's certainly better than a chump like Erstad.
  10. Rob
    The best chance we have to be league average of better at SS is Cedeno. I'm not trying to say it is much of a chance, but there you go. I'm not convinced our best chance isn't Trammell.
  11. Rob
    Both lists are horrible. Perry had Coletti and Bowden above Hendry... I'm no fan of Hendry's anymore, but those two are bottom five GMs... Hendry isn't. ESPN had Gillick and Schuerholz tied... and behind Terry Ryan? Puh-leaze.
  12. Rob
    I say if the fans are willing to forgive the Cubs for finally spending all the money we've given them on Lilly, Marquis and one of the game's all-time overrated players in Soriano, Selig should probably let it slide too.
  13. Rob
    If they don't have great years, I sincerely doubt they'd be great bench players. Floyd, possibly... but the average Ward season is nothing to write home about.
  14. Rob
    However, that doesnt mean that some righties can't hit lefties better than they can hit righties. A guy who is only a righthanded half of a platoon will never make it to the majors, this is true. However, as a righty who hit righties good enough to make it to the majors exits his prime his production vs righties may diminish so that he is no longer valueable on a full time basis, but he may still be usefull against lefties. See: Grissom, Marquis
  15. Rob
    This feels great. I was playing Gears of War yesterday and some chump was telling me that Brady was tied for best QB of all time with Montana, and he was about to take the spot entirely for himself. Naturally, I told him that Brady isn't even the best active QB, and he immediatly lambasted me when I suggested Manning was a much better QB. This victory is just throwing irony all over the place for me.
  16. Rob
    There is absolutely no good reason Soriano shouldn't be in CF until Pie is ready, at which point he should slide over to RF. Hendry created this problem himself.
  17. Rob
    Ceiling is what a player would be able to produce if he turns all of his tools into skills.
  18. Rob
    Yeah, that's 300 at-bats. I'll take the career numbers over those any day of the week to compare. There's something to be said for trends, especially when they span 3 seasons and are for a not-insignificant sample. Besides, even looking at his career numbers he's got a .076 IsoD against LH(.061 v. RH) and a .215 IsoP against LH(.203), so the career similarity is more of a BABIP thing. If you really want to look at recent trends, you certainly can't argue he can play all 3 OF positions anymore. He's barely even a LF now.
  19. Rob
    Colvin high, EPatt low, Pawelek low.... other than that, fairly good list. Though I'd swap Gallagher and Samardzija just because Gallagher will be able to contribute sooner (I had him as a darkhorse candidate to be fifth starter before we threw 21 mil down the well).
  20. Rob
    Maybe it's not best for Soriano or the team's defense, but it would almost certainly be best for the team. Even if Soriano is a subpar defensive CF, his value is maximized with his offense coming from that position. He's hardly guaranteed to be an above-average right fielder... offensively or defensively. At least this way we'd be sure to be getting at least one positive from him. Then maybe we can find a platoon partner for Jones in right and be set.
  21. Rob
    Give it to him. Side note: Just once, I'd like to see an extremely front-loaded contract. The team is already set to contend, but they're way under budget... so they offer a good pitcher 4 years, 50 mil.... and pay it out 25, 15, 5, 5. So right as their young guys get expensive, the money gets freed up to deal with them. But I guess that's just a pipedream.
  22. Rob
    I thought it was worth repeating. Besides 29 GMs can't be wrong. I think Wilson is a good player, but let's not overrate him. There is a reason why he was still available in January. Maybe it was a personally choice, maybe it professional, nonetheless, I don't think his value is as high as some may think. I'm pretty sure 29 GMs can be wrong. 29 GM's didn't grab Manny off irrevocable waivers for fear of taking on his contract... a contract that helped get Boston a WS ring... and a contract that looks downright sane right now.
  23. Rob
    #1 (not counting Guzman). Higher ceiling than Veal. Pawelek too? I think he has a higher ceiling than Pawelek (and I'm probably not as down on Mark as others). I could see arguments for Jeff being ranked below Veal and Gallagher, even Pawelek. I'm as high on our pitching prospects as anybody on this board, and this is the way I see it. Veal Samardzija Pawelek Gallagher That's for ceiling... overall (including value for being able to produce soon and likelyhood of reaching ceiling) ranking would go like this: Veal Gallagher Samardzija Pawelek
  24. Rob
    Unless they want Izturis back to man SS for this season, in which case we could give them pretty much anybody else and still come out around even.
  25. Rob
    source?
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