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  1. Rob
    Considering they both bat left handed, I find that idea implausible.
  2. Rob
    Durham will be a FA. I was about to mention that in my post above, but I'm not sure the Cubs would be willing to shell out the cash for all those OF's and Durham.
  3. Rob
    I saw they DFA'd him last night... That was quick on the release.
  4. Rob
    Fontenot is a 2b, and a better one for next season than any of those guys you just mentioned. I get the impression Moore's defense just wouldn't even be Todd Walker level... and EPatt's still a year away, IMHO. But yeah, he'd be a safe bet to outperform Theriot, Bynum, and Cedeno as a 2b.
  5. Rob
    Agreed. And I'd like to just hand one to Angel Guzman. Tell him before the season he's got it, and he can't lose it no matter how badly he pitches... he'll be running out there every five days. I bet he could surprise a few people under those circumstances.
  6. Rob
    I'd say those of us clamoring to replace Murton are realists, and nothing more. I love Matt Murton. But the fact of the matter is that Hendry is going to be GM next season, and there's no way he outright gets rid of Jacque Jones. He might, however, be open to setting up a platoon for him. In that case, Murton makes a logical platoon partner. I'd take it one step further and create another platoon in left. Trot Nixon and Craig Wilson together will cost probably a bit less than a guy like Carlos Lee... and they should provide better numbers from LF. Not to mention, that gives us two guys in any game who can come off the bench and be productive. Having Wilson and Murton or Nixon and Jones sitting on the bench during any one game can be absolutely huge. Just to finish the thought, Toronto would probably be open to Izturis, Pie, and a guy like Ryu for Vernon Wells. Izturis would actually be a significant upgrade to their middle infield, and Pie is the kind of cheap talent they like, while Ryu is a solid arm. And I know that's semi crazy of me to trade Pie away, but with an outfield of Nixon/Wilson Wells Jones/Murton I think we'd be in contention next year... which, to me, makes it worthwhile.
  7. Rob
    I am loving Hill, but if he can be the cheap centerpiece to net us a proven player like that, I'd do it in a heartbeat. It really wouldn't hurt to shop around to teams like the Reds/Yanks/Mets/Marlins/Red Sox/etc.. I'd certainly do that trade too. As a matter of fact, I think you can only find one group of people that wouldn't do that trade. The Marlins.
  8. Rob
    I had read the entire thread, but I couldn't for the life of me figure out if he was considered elite level or another "work in progress" type of hitter. I got the impression he could hit for power and average, but they said those same things about Ryan Harvey and he's nowhere close to getting it down. Forgive me if I wasn't able to discern raw tools from approach in 11 pages. It is quite a bit to read and not miss a single detail. But then again, perhaps I should have made that more clear before I blurted out a question. At any rate, is his bat considered to be advanced in the way of guys like Hafner, Manny, and Ortiz... or is it just considered to be a bat that plays as an advanced bat at catcher a la Barrett or Victor Martinez?
  9. Rob
    Is there looking to be any elite level positional talents that are near major-league ready?
  10. Rob
    Bah! Where's your sense of archaic "knowledge"? Throw logic to the wind and revel in the glory that was Neifury!
  11. Rob
    The Cubs' record going into August 20th was 53-69, for a lackluster .434 winning percentage. That was the fateful day our beloved Neifi was traded. Since that point, the Cubs have gone 2-14 for a horrendous .125 winning percentage. Coincidence? :lol:
  12. Rob
    whats wrong with keeping pierre? with his resurgence he can be a .750 (he's already at .727 even with his horrible first few months) ops guy next year. he plays great defense (aside from the noodle arm) and will have 50 steals this year. i dont see any way that they dont try to resign him. i believe the cubs have already said that they see pie as a #5 or 6 hitter anyway rather than a leadoff guy (i think it was oneri?). i think he will be switched to rf in iowa next year. if he takes off in 07 in aaa, they can always trade jones & bring pie up. Keeping Pierre in CF and putting Pie in RF are both disastrous ideas for an already poor offense. i disagree That's a great point. :roll: Even if you want to pretend Pierre is on of the best CFs in the league... Pie in RF would be below-average. His offense is much more palatable as a CF than a RF. Surely we both can agree offense is extremely important for a RF, and Pie is no Bobby Abreu even.
  13. Rob
    Except for Kenny Lofton. And Mark Grudzelaniek. And the 04 version of CPatt. And Todd Walker. Beat ya to it. :P
  14. Rob
    Except for Kenny Lofton. And Mark Grudzelaniek. And the 04 version of CPatt. And Mark Bellhorn (2002). And Eric Young (2000) And Lenny Harris(2003) Bwhahaha. In all seriousness he is about the 5th best this decade and we are in its 6th year. A real keeper. Lenny Harris only hit .111/.111/.111 out of the leadoff spot in 2003. Todd Walker hit .294/.370/.535 in 228 AB out of the leadoff spot in 2004, though.
  15. Rob
    Except for Kenny Lofton. And Mark Grudzelaniek. And the 04 version of CPatt. And Mark Bellhorn (2002). And Eric Young (2000)
  16. Rob
    Personally, my vote would go to Beltran or Cabrera... similar stats at harder defensive positions... much moreso with Beltran. At any rate, Ryan Howard sure is looking like I got a steal... drafting him in the 14th round of our fantasy league.
  17. Rob
    That's how I feel-if Pierre was the worst problem, we'd have a pretty good team-hopefully we don't re-sign him for big money, but there's other areas that need to be fixed first. The problem is, if he re-signs, it will be for big money. And that money then cannot be used to fix the myriad of other problems we've got. Is he our biggest problem? No. Can he keep us from solving the big ones? Yes.
  18. Rob
    Except for Kenny Lofton. And Mark Grudzelaniek. And the 04 version of CPatt.
  19. Rob
    CERA is considered to be nothing more than a junk stat. I know that. And it's primarily considered a junk stat because there's practically no evidence that a catcher's game calling has any impact on pitching success. (For instance, last year the situation I describe above was reversed. Blanco had a much better CERA than Barrett.) Since the autocorrelation of the stat is lousy (at best), it's considered to be a junk stat. However, if Barrett's game calling was indeed hurting our pitching staff's success, as the original post posits, then Barrett's CERA would be consistently higher than Blanco's. Which it isn't. So I'm saying there's no real evidence that Barrett's game calling or defense hurts our pitching. And his offense certainly helps when compared to Blanco's or just about any other NL catcher. Don't get me wrong, I love Barrett. Having Barrett behind the plate instead of a guy like A.J. Pierzynski is like having Bill Hall instead of Yuniesky Betancourt. It should be a no-brainer.
  20. Rob
    I can't figure out for the life of me why we let Williams slip away for nothing... and why we picked up yet another live arm for Nevin instead of a position prospect, which our farm system would be sorely in need of. Hendry needs to go.
  21. Rob
    CERA is considered to be nothing more than a junk stat.
  22. Rob
    Only Harben I know of is Adam Harben... of the Twins. Stats!
  23. Rob
    Perhaps not, but I'd certainly expect a sub 5 ERA from our newly dubbed #3 starter, and Meche can't be even close to a guarantee for that. Let's lay out his abilities here, shall we? His strikeout rate comes in around 40% of the league average. His walk rate at around 20%. And to top it all off, his GB/FB ratio is pretty weak. He could be perfectly serviceable in a sizeable ballpark with a decent defense... but a high walk rate at Wrigley field? All his flyballs would be zooming right out of the park. Wrigley needs groundball pitchers, or at least pitchers that don't have high walk rates. Meche isn't either of those things.
  24. Rob
    If Gil Meche is considered an integral part of the rotation, we aren't competing.
  25. Rob
    I know you're being sarcastic, but Christ, who didn't besides Aramis? Pagan had an absolutely stellar one. Dopirak's was pretty darn good too, IIRC.
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