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  1. katway
    I could see Boston being interested in Scott Williamson for a late inning, possible closer if Foulke continues to suck. Or Baltimore is Ray fails, or Atl if Resitma/Villereal/Cormier fails. The Cubs don't need to trade Williamson just yet, seeing as their is a market for Williamson, just got to wait for it. Given Williamson's injury history, he probably won't have a market until he's proven healthy for half a year. If he does show he's healthy and still has it for half a year, I really wouldn't want the Cubs to trade him unless someone overpays and we are out of contention. In any event, Boston had Williamson and has been down the recovery road with him before but it didn't work out. Really don't see them giving up a decent player for him at this point.
  2. katway
    Pena was acquired to platoon with Nixon and provide some late inning defense. In any event, what benefit would there be for Boston in trading Nixon at this point? What exactly do the Cubs have a surplus of that would benefit Boston?
  3. katway
    According to Baltimore Sun:
  4. katway
    If Murton is playing well, then there really is no reason to trade him for slightly younger, less proven talent. Only a team like Florida would make that kind of move because they don't want to pay the guy when his time arrives. It makes little sense for a big market team.
  5. katway
    This has always been the knock on Walker and is definitely the biggest reason the position is open to competition. It's also the reason Walker was not invited to return to clubs (Reds, Redsox..) where he had success as a hitter and why his availability has drawn little interest. Second is one of those field first, hit second positions which managers prefer good fielders. The Cubs seem to be strugling to gauge whether Walker's offense is enough to make up for his defensive deficiencies. I can understand the organizations struggle with this determination. If Walker gets in a hitting slump, he really has no value defensively. It's like having a low power DH at second. On the other hand, if Hairston gets in a slump, at least he may have value defensively.
  6. katway
    It's 90 "throws" will standing still, not pitches. Nothing remotely close to the strain of pitching on the arm and/or knees.
  7. katway
    But his contract is far less than Neifi's and that may make him more valuable.
  8. katway
    Maybe Arroyo might be part of a package with Graffinino for Walker, Welly, plus someone else. It could be part of a 3-team trade involving Walker & Welly. Everyone assumes Walker will be traded and Welly is out of options, so it would make sense to package these two. I don't see Walker going back to the Red Sox. They are all set at second with the acquisition of Mark Loreta. Grafaninno is more valuable to them than Walker since he can also play short and third on occassion.
  9. katway
    The Nationals are also economically viable. They pull in a profit and baseball will probaby make at least 200 million plus on the eventual sale of the team to a buyer.
  10. katway
    Can somebody explain to me how playing LF would make him more valuable? He's a good hitting 2B, but as an OF, he's hardly special. It's not that hard to find a decent OF bat, it is hard to find a good 2B bat. If he was a utility man, I could see the flexibility as something that could add to his value. But his next team is not going to be paying him to be a utility man. They are going to pay him because of what he did as an everyday middle infield. If he gets 10-12m per in a multi-year deal, he'd be highly overpaid as a OF. Because he's a below average fielder at second. It's why a lot of teams (Cubs included) only wanted him from Texas if he would agree to play the outfield. Compared to all major league outfielder's last year, he would have ranked fourth in homeruns only behind A. Jones, Manny, and Dunn. So, he could still get his $ playing the outfield and may actually be able to defend the position.
  11. katway
    The Nats look pretty bad giving up Wilkerson when they knew Soriano always balked at playing the outfield. Typical Bowden move. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2352752 "They have three weeks to fix it," Soriano told The Washington Post before leaving town. He told the paper he didn't know what would happen if the issue remains unresolved. A two-hour meeting with team officials last week failed to produce a breakthrough, and the parties essentially agreed to put off the problem. "We've been pretty clear about being unclear," general manager Jim Bowden said Feb. 23.
  12. katway
    I hope Guzman is healthy. When healthy, his stuff is electric and can easily fill out the rotation in the absence of Wood and Miller.
  13. katway
    Does anyone really rely on Wood pitching anymore? I'm fine with Wade Miller, Rich hill and/or Angel Guzman getting a spot in the rotation. Anything we get from Wood is gravy. At this point, he may want to consider becoming a reliever since he might be more valuable to the team.
  14. katway
    Williamson is unlikely to have much value until he proves his health issues are behind him. So, really don't see any reason to trade him at this point after we sunk a lot into the investment and are waiting for the payoff.
  15. katway
    Still prefer Washington Grays, by way of honoring the old Homestead Grays of the Negro League, who used to play many home games in DC.
  16. katway
    The last time contraction was discussed, Congress threatened to remove the antitrust exemption. If the antitrust exemption was taken away, the opponents of contraction would then argue that the owners were trying to eliminate two of their competitors in order to raise their own profits, a classic antitrust violation.
  17. katway
    They may have gotten there $2 million worth in free advertising by virtue of this story staying in the news, etc.
  18. katway
    They approved partial financing of $150 million, which they were suppose to pluck from player and executive salaries (pipe dream?). They never crossed the bridge of getting the rest of the estimated $200 million.
  19. katway
    The northern reaches of a Charlotte team's territory, per your definition, would be populated mostly by hills, trees and hoops-loving poor people. The reaches of Virginia not covered by the description (Northern Virginia, Richmond, Tidewater areas...) would continue to support the Washington Nationals.
  20. katway
    Perhaps they could bring enough fans out to the games, but they don't have a stadium worth considering at the moment (the most they can fit in the current stadium is 19,000) and no backing for a publicly financed stadium. As a result, they really aren't in a position to get a team unless an agreement is reached several years in advance.
  21. katway
    I'd be very surprised to see Williamson moved. First, I doubt any team would give up much for him until he has proven himself healthy for at least half a season. Second, if he does prove himself in the first half of the season, the Cubs aren't going to trade him after they bid their time unless some team substantially overpays.
  22. katway
    I tend to agree. As long as there is a healthy profit going forward, then a Tribune purchaser may chose to retain the asset. The likelihood of a national media outlet retaining the Cubs is further increased by the fact that the Cubs have a rare national following that raises there value to a national media outlet.
  23. katway
    No one will give us much for Williamson until they see him healthy for at least half a season. If he really produces for half a season, Hendry will hold onto him unless someone is willing to substantially overpay and provide the Cubs with something they need.
  24. katway
    You mean he was a great catcher at one time? I always considered him one of the absolute worst catchers at calling a game and handling a staff, ever. I also don't recall him ever really being better than average at throwing out runners either. This is a bad move for SD. If his hitting doesn't make up for his catching deficiencies, San Diego is not obligated to play him. They acquired Doug Maribelli this offseason, so they will be ok if Piazza doesn't produce. In addition, if he can still hit any where near career averages, he will be easy to unload to an AL team in contention during the middle of the year for something San Diego may need or kids. A very low risk move for the Padres with a potential for a strong upside..
  25. katway
    If you think the fans here were tough on him... The Sox must have realized that. Yep. When Boston newspapers reported that Corey was one of the available center fielders, they were clear to point out that he had the lowest OBP, highest strike out ratio, and fewest pitches per at bat among any of them. So, he was pretty much panned by the Boston press.
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