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  1. bukie

    Rizzo

    bukie replied to Banedon's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    Perhaps this will make you feel better. It takes a while for power to develop. it would still be nice for him to do it now. Of all players 23 and under, he's second in HR and Iso behind only Trout (would be behind Harper, too, if he qualified). He's easily second in Iso because he also hits a lot of doubles (3rd behind Machado and Trout). As for overall, he is only 3 HR behind Fielder & Votto. Are you doubting their power, too? when Fielder was Rizzo's age he was hitting 50 home runs in a season, so yeah, i'd say he has power. Votto's an on-base machine, he does other things. Rizzo has to hit for power to benefit this team. Did you just selectively ignore all the power numbers for the league, and the drastic difference in the power landscape in the past three years?
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    Other midseason publications and writers had Almora ahead of Baez, so I'm not surprised to see Almora where he is. I'm more surprised by where Baez is. Not really that surprised where BA has Baez. They looooooveeeee tools and Baez is already at AA. The old regime loved to draft toolsy players as well, they just thought the five tools were bunting for a hit, bunting to advance the runner, legging out a grounder to second, catching the ball, and being left handed.
  3. bukie
    Man, have the White Sox been bad since the last time the Cubs played them. 24-24 going into the crosstown series, 10-27 since. They're nearing Houston/Miami bad.
  4. bukie
    It'd be even funnier if they somehow manage to lose to Canada or Martinique.
  5. bukie
    I think it might currently be the least interesting team we have in the minors now. their offense is incredibly dull. who's the best prospect? devoss, geiger, radenmacher? yuck. ...Soler?
  6. bukie
    Wow, I stopped paying attention at half. They rolled them in the second.
  7. bukie
    Four pitch walk to Liriano to lead off the 6th...I don't think Samardzija's got it today, Cubs.
  8. bukie
    Seeing your previous post, I take it you like Jozy in Sunderland? Most of the critical response I've seen to this is regarding the Hull City disaster, but this should be a completely different situation for at least two reasons: 1) Sunderland specifically wanted Altidore, not just a striker 2) Jozy is much better now than he was 3 years ago
  9. bukie
    Ha. Someone should give Bruce a compound fracture of the lower leg, it'd be an edifying experience for him. I'm pretty sure it wasn't a compound fracture, either. Compound fracture, stress fracture, same family of ailment.
  10. bukie
    The Pirates may actually be legitimately good this year.
  11. bukie
    I'd say Wood and nobody else. I can't imagine the Cubs get more than 1, and like David said, Wood is clearly the most deserving (peripherals or not). I could see Gregg making it depending on who's choosing. If it ends up being a hitter, the only logical choice would be Schierholz.
  12. bukie
    All-Star selections are tomorrow...who makes it from the Cubs? Samardzija? Wood? Gregg? Schierholz?
  13. bukie
    That marks the Cubs' first first-inning hit against the Pirates since Rizzo's HR on opening day. This is the 10th game against them.
  14. bukie
    The Cubs' hitting has been just miserable against the Pirates this season.
  15. bukie
    Added MLBN to the title.
  16. bukie
    Flyers sign Ray Emery for 1 year, $1.65 million, which...puts them over the projected salary cap by 1 million even after all the salary dumping they did.
  17. bukie
    Late afternoon start against the best team in the majors.
  18. bukie
    Well, that I was not expecting.
  19. bukie
    But the Dodgers didn't sign him "out of nowhere;" other teams were interested and were willing to spend big money. The only "out of nowhere" part were people on the outside looking in with relatively minimal information who were just wrong. The teams involved apparently had a much better idea of who he was/is. That is an argument framed around hindsight, though. It worked out, so the Dodgers knew what they were doing, obviously.
  20. bukie
    That was the plan from the start, you know.
  21. bukie
    No, because that's a stupid thing to do in a high-offense game in the 6th inning?
  22. bukie
    Again.
  23. bukie
    Assuming 5% overages: Standard 5% Over --------------------------------------------------- Cubs bonus pool $4,557,000 $4,784,850 Cubs add from Astros +$ 784,000 +$ 823,200 Cubs add from Orioles +$ 388,000 +$ 407,400 =================================================== $5,729,000 $6,015,450 Cubs give Dodgers -$ 209,000 -$ 219,450 =================================================== $5,520,000 $5,796,000 Cubs sign Torres -$1,700,000 -$1,700,000 Cubs sign Mejia -$ 850,000 -$ 850,000 Cubs sign Moreno -$ 800,000 -$ 800,000 =================================================== Remaining IFA Budget: $2,170,000 $2,446,000
  24. bukie

    Week 14

    bukie posted a topic in Fantasy Sports

    Because it's week 14 now.
  25. bukie
    So to this point... Cubs bonus pool $4,557,000 Cubs add from Astros +$ 784,000 Cubs add from Orioles +$ 388,000 ================================== $5,729,000 Cubs give Dodgers -$ 209,000 ================================== $5,520,000 Cubs sign Torres -$1,700,000 Cubs sign Mejia -$ 850,000 ================================== Remaining IFA Budget: $2,970,000
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