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Yeah but can Z or Buerhle stare into your soul? http://mlb.mlb.com/images/players/mugshot/ph_112020.jpg

WHAT!?!?! http://www.cellar.org/pictures/xfl_combine.jpg

Shocking... Bonds backs off of retirement talk :roll:

I think 5% would be generous.

If Barry is healthy and productive in 06 I'll bet we see him in 07.

It sucked however I always liked how they brought the cameras into the huddle.

Intresting question. Money and team needs aside, would you rather have Lee or Tejada? Both are 30, Lee puts up better numbers however he plays 1B. PECOTA projects 06 VORP: Tejada - 52.5 Lee - 51.1 That's so close it's pretty much meaningless. Lee plays better defense however it's 1B vs SS so that's not quite fair. SS's tend to age a little better than 1B but considering Lee's athleticism he might be an exception. Close call for me.

All things considered... Zambrano Buehrle Prior Garland Garcia

He also had the good fortune of Bobby Jenks coming in and kicking tail out of the bullpen. Without Jenks, I'm not sure how well the White Sox would have done in the playoffs. Yeah but a lot of managers wouldn't have put Jenks in the closer role in the first place. He could have moved Hermanson back to the closer role once he got healthy.

Ozzie isn't great however I thought he did a good job handling his bullpen last year. That said, I suspect his act will wear thin with the players if the Sox stumble next year.

It'll be interesting to see if Tejada's trade value goes up or down during the regular season.

Hey, same time that I will be there. Hey me too. I'm going to be down in AZ for my spring break to see my family March 10-19th. Turns out Bobby Howry and his family go to my parent's church. My dad and Howry's dad are now friends or something, so we're getting however much access Howry's dad can get us at Ho Ho Kam. Pretty cool. I'm not a big autograph memorabilia guy but I'm getting some stuff for some friends. Plus a friend of mine is coming with and he is a huge Cubs fan. Should be a good time. :pukel:

Considering it's only a one year deal it's not too bad of a deal. PECOTA projects a VORP to be 23.9.

Some mildy interesting information about Felix Pie on BP today... Center Fielders: Real Prospects Player Age WARP Upside Comb 1. Chris Young, CF, ARI (22) 22 22.5 212.9 437.8 2. Brian Anderson, CF, CHA (24) 24 16.1 104.4 265.7 3. Franklin Gutierrez, CF, CLE (23) 23 14.6 100.8 246.8 4. Felix Pie, CF, CHN (21) 21 14.0 94.4 234.5 5. Lastings Milledge, CF, NYN (21) 21 12.8 100.8 228.4

Vance, can explain how Win Shares are derived in complete detail? Thanks

Meh, Reyes is overrated. Let the best pitcher win the 5th spot, if that is Ponson than so be it. If Reyes is outpitched by Ponson, some stars will have aligned in a form I have never seen before. At this stage, it's all spec. but I can't see Ponson even coming close to outpitching Reyes. I agree, Reyes should win. However, I refuse to be close minded about Ponson. CFICT, I hope to give you the respect your posting here deserves. But I refuse to buy into this Ponson hype that is accorded to everyone that dons a Cardinal uniform, after the initial dismay. Ponson never was an elite pitcher and although his numerous alcohol-related arrests points to a reason, I'm shying away from this feel good story. The fact that he's even considered as competition for a starting spot and spring training will be the "showdown" is insulting to me and it should be insulting to Anthony Reyes. Hopefully that will prove motivating to Reyes and not de-motivating. As Wolf has said before, you can't teach healthy. That being said I'm not going to boo him on the mound if he happens to win the job over Reyes. I'm just going to wait for the other shoe to drop and lament Reyes' dwindling chances to prove himself while still with the Cards. indifferent, I repect your post and I happen to agree with many of your points however the Cardinals are in a win now mode and should go with whatever is working. I expect Reyes to win the job however I'm not ready to hand over the #5 spot if he comes in to spring training and stinks it up. Right now a lot of Cardinal Nation overrates Reyes potential for 06. His ceiling in the next couple of years is a #2 starter however right now he’s a rookie backend guy fighting for a spot. That isn’t insulting to Reyes, it’s just a fact. Question – What kind of numbers do you expect from Reyes? I certainly expect his ERA to be over 4. If he posts a 4.00 ERA, I wouldn't be disappointed. What do you expect out of Ponson and Marquis? Unlike the other two though, Reyes has far more upside. I'd say they both have a better chance of finishing over 4.00. The biggest risk with Reyes is he could hit a dead arm period because of his lack of innings. He's been well handled in the minors. There's no reason not to have Reyes in rotation IMO, stellar ST or not-so-stellar ST. I certainly wouldn't be disappointed with 4.00 either - in fact I'd be pleasantly surprised. I agree Reyes has the most upside however I think his floor is lower than Marquis's. Obviously with the information we currently have Ponson has the least potential and the lowest upside. That said, he deserves a chance to show what he’s got this ST. In the end it's very unlikely Ponson will get a starting role however I hope he's motivated Reyes in the offseason.

What kind of numbers do you expect from Ponson? I honestly don't see any reasonable scenario in which Ponson outperforms Reyes. You say you don't want just hand over a spot to him, but it's not like there's a reasonable alternative. How are they supposed to judge if Reyes is ready to start, the 20 inning sample size he'll get in ST? I agree, it is highly unlikely that Ponson will look better than Reyes. I don't think ST is really a time to judge Reyes as much as a time to judge Ponson - he's the real wild card here. If he looks significantly better than Reyes then you have to give him the job. I think ST will provide enough time to judge Ponson's skills, if he doesn't look great he'll get moved to the pen - something he is agreeable to. Again, I think it'd be a bad idea to just hand Reyes the 5th spot therefore I'm a supporter of the Ponson move.

Meh, Reyes is overrated. Let the best pitcher win the 5th spot, if that is Ponson than so be it. If Reyes is outpitched by Ponson, some stars will have aligned in a form I have never seen before. At this stage, it's all spec. but I can't see Ponson even coming close to outpitching Reyes. I agree, Reyes should win. However, I refuse to be close minded about Ponson. CFICT, I hope to give you the respect your posting here deserves. But I refuse to buy into this Ponson hype that is accorded to everyone that dons a Cardinal uniform, after the initial dismay. Ponson never was an elite pitcher and although his numerous alcohol-related arrests points to a reason, I'm shying away from this feel good story. The fact that he's even considered as competition for a starting spot and spring training will be the "showdown" is insulting to me and it should be insulting to Anthony Reyes. Hopefully that will prove motivating to Reyes and not de-motivating. As Wolf has said before, you can't teach healthy. That being said I'm not going to boo him on the mound if he happens to win the job over Reyes. I'm just going to wait for the other shoe to drop and lament Reyes' dwindling chances to prove himself while still with the Cards. indifferent, I repect your post and I happen to agree with many of your points however the Cardinals are in a win now mode and should go with whatever is working. I expect Reyes to win the job however I'm not ready to hand over the #5 spot if he comes in to spring training and stinks it up. Right now a lot of Cardinal Nation overrates Reyes potential for 06. His ceiling in the next couple of years is a #2 starter however right now he’s a rookie backend guy fighting for a spot. That isn’t insulting to Reyes, it’s just a fact. Question – What kind of numbers do you expect from Reyes? I certainly expect his ERA to be over 4.

Meh, Reyes is overrated. Let the best pitcher win the 5th spot, if that is Ponson than so be it. If Reyes is outpitched by Ponson, some stars will have aligned in a form I have never seen before. At this stage, it's all spec. but I can't see Ponson even coming close to outpitching Reyes. I agree, Reyes should win. However, I refuse to be close minded about Ponson.

Meh, Reyes is overrated. Let the most inebriated pitcher win the 5th spot, if that is Ponson than so be it. fixed Alcoholism isn't funny.

Adam Dunn agrees to a two-year, $18.5 million deal He's not going anywhere... for now :wink:

Meh, Reyes is overrated. Let the best pitcher win the 5th spot, if that is Ponson than so be it.

Molina agrees to $5 million contract with Blue Jays

:D Thanks. I need sleep now. Well done, sir. Also, guess who laid down what he thought were 10 wasted dollars on Hines Ward for MVP and Hines Ward to score the last TD of the game. What were the odds?