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  1. Rob
    Krivsky has to be rapidly getting there as well. He certainly is. The way I see it, it goes... 1. Coletti 2. Krvisky 3. Bavasi 4. Bowden Bowden has absolutely mangled Krvisky and Bavasi lately, so there does need to be a gap between them.
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    I think this deal flip-flops Bowden and Bavasi at the near the bottom of the GM list. Coletti is still king, though.
  3. Rob
    Is this the theory of how Joe Morgan got a job announcing?
  4. Rob
    He could be good if we put him in a position to suceed. For instance, if he was only ever allowed to pinch run (not steal) and never touch a bat or a glove, he'd be amazing at his job.
  5. Rob
    Official. Heyman reported that hours ago while they were still on the plane. An hour later John Henry came out and said there was no deal yet. Has anything changed since then?
  6. Rob
    He's too valuable as a starter to be converted to closer. On the Marlins it might actually make a bit of sense. Willis Johnson Sanchez Olson And Pinto and Petit can compete for the fifth starter spot with Mitre. I'm not saying I'd waste a pitcher of Nolasco's potential in a relief role... that'd just be stupid. But if they can't get good value for him in a trade, they've got to put him somewhere... and there's a good chance Pinto or Petit (if he gets some of that magic back) could outperform him anyways.
  7. Rob
    Do you have stats for number of pitches thrown per season during that era? Pitches per plate appearance have increased pretty dramatically since then. it sure doesnt sound like that is the case according to this quote from Ferguson Jenkins: "I hear in the clubhouse all the time about a pitcher having a twinge, and they go on the disabled list. I would have never won any ballgames if I would have missed a start with a twinge. "Pitchers are definitely protected," added Jenkins. "I used to warm up and throw 100 pitches in the bullpen and then throw 150 pitches in the game. I would throw nine innings, which they usually won't let these young men do right now." link: http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060709&content_id=1549169&vkey=allstar2006&fext=.jsp What was the average velocity that pitchers threw back in the day? According to MVP Baseball 2005, Walter Johnson threw between 100-102 on most pitches.
  8. Rob
    I dunno, I'm a big fan of Gagne in 2003. Also an incredible year. I just think sometimes people forget how good Mesa was for that one season. Yes, but that's not what you originally said. You said you'd take Mesa over Smith and that is just an utterly ridiculous statement. Certain stats can be argued; others can't. Pick any stat you want; Smith beats Mesa in all of them and flat out dominates in most of them. K/IP Mesa: .67 Smith: .97 BB/IP Mesa: .42 Smith: .38 ERA: Mesa: 4.27 Smith: 3.03 And of course the all important one of Saves Mesa: 320 Smith: 478 Smith has 1.5 times the saves Mesa has in over 200 LESS innings. That is why Smith is being considered for the Hall of Fame and Mesa will never come anywhere close. One great year does not make someone a great player. Otherwise by your argument we need to include Brady Anderson as one of the great sluggers of the last 10 years. Uh, just so everybody here feels really old. There have been 10 full seasons since Brady Anderson knocked his fifty dingers. He actually did that 11 seasons ago.
  9. Rob
    Hansen's gonna have a hard time being lights out if he doesn't bring his arm slot back up. Lefties are seeing his stuff too well and absolutely pasting him.
  10. Rob
    Jones is too young to play in SF. You need an AARP card to be a Giant. Cubs get: Baldelli or Crawford + Reid Brignac (ss prospect) Giants get: Jones, Dempster, $6mil from Cubs Marlins get: Benitez, Scott Moore, Giants prospect + $6mil from Giants D-Rays get: Cedeno + Nolasco + Marlins pitching prospects fair? Just trying to get a centerfielder outta the deal. Jones, Dempster, Moore, Cedeno and 6 mil might not be enough to get Baldelli, Crawford, or Brignac (who is easily one of the top 2-3 SS prospects)
  11. Rob
    :shock: I guess he's like Juan Pierre but not as fast and not as good a hitter? I can see what makes him so likable. :twisted: I thought Pagan was faster than Pierre by a good deal til he pulled his hammy early in the season. Seemed like that pull really dropped his speed in a hurry and he never did quite recover all the way during the season, though
  12. Rob
    I liked Pagan too, but only as a fifth outfielder/pinch runner. He shouldn't have gotten nearly as many PA's as he did.
  13. Rob
    Taken from the Baseball Prospectus "Player Profile - Marcus Giles" article of Sept. 28, 2006...
  14. Rob
    Zambrano, Prior, Hill
  15. Rob
    They were both pretty atrocious.
  16. Rob
    Considering our CF situation, I think we pretty much have to be interested at least a little.
  17. Rob
    Non-tenders just become free agents, IIRC. No order about it. They sign wherever they want to.
  18. Rob
    didnt you have brain surgery OH SNAP!
  19. Rob
    Once again proving that not every bad player is a bad person. I am truly grateful for guys like that.
  20. Rob
    I think your use of "needs to be shot" is juvenile and should be pulled as a comment. Little wonder people look at messages boards as something populated by childish minds. sorry Rob, but you should find a different way to post your continual displeasure with the team. Maybe you should find a different team. The "needs to shot" comment is way over the edge. Oh yeah? Well I think your mom is juvenile! On a more serious note, I could have sworn I typed "in the big toe" after "needs to be shot." It was an attempt at being humorous, but finals season stress has my brain shorting out and I guess I just got sidetracked before I typed it. Rest assured, I was not seriously advocating non-funny violence on Jim Hendry. Your mother, however, remains juvenile.
  21. Rob
    If we don't even make an attempt to sign him, Hendry needs to be shot. This would be a huge upgrade to our team. Giles 2B >> DeRosa 2B DeRosa SS >>>> Izturis SS
  22. Rob
    I absolutely do not want the Cubs wasting precious resources on a "closer." The cash and talent spent to acquire somebody to do that job wouldn't be near as much of an upgrade (if at all) in the bullpen than it would be if it were spent on SS or CF. Wood Howry Eyre Dempster Ohman Wuertz That's a freaking stacked bullpen. (relievers not listed in order of talent, but in the likely hierarchy Lou sees them in... Wuertz for closer, w00t!) how is that a stacked bullpen? besides wood, it's the same pen they had last year, and it wasn't anything special. There are enough people better than Novoa that he becomes relegated to towel boy? Most of the criticisms of our pen as a whole last year came about because of guys like Rusch, Ryu, Guzman, etc... coming in in long relief and giving up a good deal of runs. The core of the pen is very solid, and if we're smart enough to keep Wuertz up all year that's just icing on the cake.
  23. Rob
    Question: If I were to completely reverse course and predict that Hill, Lilly, and Marquis would post sub 4 ERAs over 80 starts between them, but that this would be the year that Z's arm blows up Livan Hernandez style from all the abuse and he posts a high 5 ERA over his 32 starts, would that be optimistic or pessimistic?
  24. Rob
    I absolutely do not want the Cubs wasting precious resources on a "closer." The cash and talent spent to acquire somebody to do that job wouldn't be near as much of an upgrade (if at all) in the bullpen than it would be if it were spent on SS or CF. Wood Howry Eyre Dempster Ohman Wuertz That's a freaking stacked bullpen. (relievers not listed in order of talent, but in the likely hierarchy Lou sees them in... Wuertz for closer, w00t!)
  25. Rob
    Is Matsuzaka some sort of Japanese cipher for Matt Harrington?
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