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  1. Rob
    What a ridiculous post. Has there EVER been a contract for a player you like that you thought was too high? I've never seen you express that sentiment.
  2. Rob
    Theo and Jed weren't hired because they bring a bonus to our payroll budget. They were brought in because they know how to squeeze the most out of our resources. The constant refrain of "well just keep upping the offer" is completely missing the point.
  3. Rob
    fwiw You'll never get a 1 year deal signed in this town again Mato!! That joke works better when the front office hasn't just made their biggest offer to a pitcher since Zambrano.
  4. Rob
    Occam's Razor pretty much demands this came from the Cubs. Either directly or indirectly, i.e. they told another player's agent they had a deal with Sanchez and wouldn't be pursuing their client, and that agent leaked to the media. I'll concede the possibility of an accidental, indirect leak but the only party with motive is the agent. Theres absolutely nothing to gain for the Cubs leaking it.
  5. Rob
    At 6 years, I move on to Edwin Jackson.
  6. Rob
    .500ish team now. If we actually got positive variance for once we could conceivably make the playoffs.
  7. Rob
    Theo always seemed to have a lot of churn on the back end of rosters. I'm okay with it. Most of these guys are pretty fungible.
  8. Rob
    Close as it is, I'd just give Paniagua 7 and not waste another day on voting.
  9. Rob
    Must be a false rumor. I saw Magic Johnson at Caesar's Palace yesterday. He couldn't possibly have signed off on the contract.
  10. Rob
    Don't tell my parole officer.
  11. Rob
    toonster is gonna need Hernandez on before too long.
  12. Rob
    I thought it was surely you. he's at least a couple down for me. ;) I still like him more than most, but he's probably floating around 10 for me.
  13. Rob
    I voted for Vizcaino, but I think Vogelbach should be closer than he is. I am a bit disappointed in the fact my inner monologue included a semi-convincing argument for Junior Lake's all-tools / no-polish approach this early in the list.
  14. Rob
    Schierholtz makes a lot of sense given the FO's current plan. He's cheap and could pretty easily combine with a decent platoon partner to give us 2-3 WAR in RF. He'll be easy to flip or push to the bench later. Very little downside here, and decent upside. That said, the point of trying to find all these bargains is that you free up money to spend elsewhere. I'm a patient man, but there have been players at reasonable contracts that would make sense for this org. I'm beginning to get frustrated.
  15. Rob
    Theo traded Nomar and Manny at the deadlines in years the Red Sox were going for it.
  16. Rob
    Vogelbach doesn't necessarily have to have defensive value. His prospect value takes a nice leap in the AL, and it's likely his ultimate benefit to the Cubs is as trade bait.
  17. Rob
    Yes. Mostly the first one. And while Vizcaino is being painted as nearly ready, he has like 23 innings above AA. And if somebody views Vizcaino ultimately as a pen arm, it's pretty easy to lean towards Vogelbach. I'm undecided, myself. But I find it odd Tim was so surprised to see a non-Vizcaino vote. This one warrants real consideration. Edit: perhaps Tim was just trying to stimulate conversation.
  18. Rob
    Totally fair, as he definitely is. I just don't wanna see Keppinger at age 35, I suppose. Plus, having some power around is always fun at least. Gotta sell those shirseys. Keppingers career OBP/SLG is .337/.396 Reynolds was at .335/.429 last year. .332/.475 for his career. Reynolds power is the only advantage he has. And that took a bit of a dip last year. Keppinger is actually capable of playing defense, will likely require less of a commitment, and would be easier to keep around in a platoon or utility role should we find a better option at 3B later.
  19. Rob
    Not sure how I feel about that. LOL Honestly, I'd be OK with both Reynolds and Keppinger(even at 3-12) I'd much rather have Keppinger than Reynolds. Defensively motivated, I'm guessing? Yup. Reynolds is a complete butcher in the field. With Keppinger we at least have the option of an eventual platoon.
  20. Rob
    Not sure how I feel about that. LOL Honestly, I'd be OK with both Reynolds and Keppinger(even at 3-12) I'd much rather have Keppinger than Reynolds.
  21. Rob
    That sounds like desperation. Is that a bad thing? He had to make pretty major changes to be anything more useful than a decent 4th OF. I'm comfortable with the risk of screwing that up.
  22. Rob
    Given how close the voting is, should this be a "2a and 2b" situation?
  23. Rob
    This
  24. Rob
    Unless the last CBA changed things and I didn't hear otherwise, without a clause granting FA, these players wont receive it at the conclusion of their contracts. That said, it does seem to be standard operating procedure for japanese imports, at the least. I'd be surprised if this deal didn't contain one. And davell, Fukudome's contract had that provision.
  25. Rob
    As always, it depends on the quantity and quality of the prospects. I do have a hard time seeing an in-house replacement for his production though. If we do unload him, it diminishes whatever small chance this team has of getting lucky and making the playoffs. I'd want to get something worthwhile for making me lose interest in May instead of Mid-July.
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