MeatampPotatoesMan

Jeter's arm really doesn't look too good.

Z was sloppy mechanically and overthrowing. It doesn't look like the Venezuelan coaches are concerned about that or pitch counts judging by how Santana's outting unfolded. The sooner he comes back to the Cubs, the better.

Jeter is so overrated.

Barrett's going to play today! whoohoo

Heck ya dude, i've got the Spice Girls on in the background and i'm going to see Titanic with my woman tonite :-) The only way you could enjoy that is if she looked like the girl on the extreme left of your sig. Wow. The girl on the far right is much hotter. There's enough hot girls down at Ole Miss for everyone.

Heck ya dude, i've got the Spice Girls on in the background and i'm going to see Titanic with my woman tonite :-) The only way you could enjoy that is if she looked like the girl on the extreme left of your sig. Wow.

He's doing his best to do that! :wink:

Thank you. Take Z out now, please.

Dude, that ump needs a fastball to the mask.

If I was in the cubs org, I'd be a little concerned with the Venezuelan coaching staff after the way Santana was handled.

Z is money.

oh no he didn't. :shock:

now it's Z time.

They also really know our farm. We're going to give up a lot. Cabrera would be worth it, but I can't imagine why the Marlins would trade Miggy until they were almost to the arbitration stage.

Nice D, Tejada. :roll:

Santana's like, "WTF!!" (en espanol of course)

I'd let him sign his extension in my own blood. :shock:

So Vidro, the incumbent, should be moved, and the new guy should get the job? Soriano will not lose a penny from a move to the OF. MLB is terrible at accurately assessing player value. Soriano will continue to get paid for what he did with the Yankees, as opposed to what he could do for his next team. The only way Soriano loses money next year is if he bombs offensively in DC. But if you then give him the right to be a malcontent, then you are giving every free agent to be pitcher the right to be a malcontent if he's in Texas, Colorado, Houston or some other bandbox. And you are giving every batter traded to DC, SD and the pitcher's park a right to demand a trade to a new team. Soriano isn't going to lose money by going to the OF. He is worth less to a team as an OFer, and teams would be stupid to sign him to a big deal as an OFer. But Soriano will get an offer for big money next year, regardless of what position he plays this year. Yes, he is worth less an an OF. Yes, MLB is horrible at assessing value. Yes, Soriano will make big money regardless. It's not about "big" money, it's about "bigger" money. MLB's assessment ability is a pretty poor argument for Soriano not being justified in his complaint b/c it won't cost him any money. Yes, Vidro should move, if only for the likelihood of it being an easier position to play on his body. It would be nice to get 140 games out of him. He's not going to play 140+ games at 2B this year. I'd put money on it. Have you heard the reports on his health/play in ST so far? Not good. I'm not giving the right for Soriano to be a malcontent. I'm simply saying he has a legitimate gripe, especially since the team made the decision to trade for him. Soriano had no say in the process. The Nationals did. It didn't take Ms. Cleo to see this problem coming.

What has the team done for him? They are employing him and paying him an exhorbitant contract. What else could they do? You're looking at it from a fan's perspective. Look at it from Soriano's. He was guaranteed that money by the arbitration process. Someone was going to pay it. He gets traded w/o his consent (no veto power) and then is asked to switch positions, costing him money down the road when he hits FA. What has the team done for him other than take money out of his pocket? Again, what else could they do? They traded for him (something he should consider flattering), and trades are part of baseball. The position switch question has come up since he was a Yankee. They didn't just spring this on him out of the blue. And they aren't taking m oney out of his pocket. Soriano is going to get his money next year. What else could the team do for him? If Todd Walker was traded tomorrow, against his wished, and asked to play in LF, would he be justified to respond like Soriano? What would the team have done for him? He was already guaranteed his money from somebody? What should they have done? Given him his position. Asked Vidro to move to the OF. He's having problems turning the DP. His knees are crap and his armstrength isn't there. Stick him in LF. They're both going to be starting, so what's the difference where they play (as far as the team's concerned)? Yes, it will cost Soriano money. An offensive 2B is going to make more than a defensive liability in LF with the same offensive production. Walker made his decision as a FA. Soriano didn't. Big difference.

If it's the word around the Cactus league, there'd be a lot more in the press.

What has the team done for him? They are employing him and paying him an exhorbitant contract. What else could they do? You're looking at it from a fan's perspective. Look at it from Soriano's. He was guaranteed that money by the arbitration process. Someone was going to pay it. He gets traded w/o his consent (no veto power) and then is asked to switch positions, costing him money down the road when he hits FA. What has the team done for him other than take money out of his pocket?

OMG, here we go...

Someone complains of lack of originality and uses the trite rolling eyes emoticon. Pot, meet Kettle. We just expect more from you. Fat and gay is so last season. Don't have high expectations. I reserve the right to make fun of Ponson's obesity and Edmonds metrosexuality at whim. That's fine, but it means I can compare being a pitcher for the Cubs to being the drummer for Spinal Tap. ;) Witch!! Ban him!! :lol: Let's see if he can swim with a large rock tied to his ankle first. If he can, then we can burn him at the stake.

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. I was going to ask the same thing. Vance and I were discussing that a while back. I just don't see it. I kind of think Soriano is justified in his demands. i don't remember him approving the trade in the first place and then the new team (which he has no loyalty to whatsoever at this point) asks him to give up a couple million dollars in FA by changing position? He hasn't handled it very well, but he could have a legitimate gripe. When that team is paying you 10mil, you do have to have some sort of loyalty. He was going to get 10M regardless of the team he played for b/c of arbitration. What's it matter where it comes from? I don't agree with that attitude, but what has the team done for him? It should be a reciprocal relationship.

Pierre doesn't know how to get a good jump when stealing a base? As often as he gets thrown out, I'd say yes, he could use some help. And who's going to teach him that? Pagan, Mr. 27 for 42 last season? Pierre was at 77% last season.