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  1. davell
    So awesome.
  2. davell
    There's another Cuban defector named Daniel Carbonell that has evidently gained elibility. He's a 23 year old OF and has to sign prior to July 2nd or else he falls under the signing bonus cap. Due to a new rule involving needing 5, not 3, years of pro experience now. He is supposedly a 5 tool player, although the power is iffy. Very, very fast with a good hit tool though. Is weighing 5 offers from some reports. http://riveraveblues.com/2014/05/rosenthal-yankees-one-five-finalists-cuban-daniel-carbonell-103633/
  3. davell
    I really think we're going to see one of the big 3 pitchers on the board at 4. Whether its the Astros taking a big under slot at 1, the Marlins taking Jackson at 2, or Rodon's shoulder scaring off all 3. One of the 3 is going to be there.
  4. davell
    And Wright is fine as a 5th. Schlitter's been decent, Vizcaino and Rivero could make it even better. Don't see the harm in saying that.
  5. davell
    Not at all. You're basically using Strop against me to make your entire argument. I'm just glad you're not running things because with your fixation on small sample sizes, we'd go thru 80 guys a year on the 40 man. Carry on. Oh, STFU. You tried to jump onto David's "Lol, Kyle's so dumb for not thinking the bullpen is great." And I said "guys, it's not great." And I'm right. Admit it. Or don't, whatever. No, I'm fairly certain David posted that thinking you'd think the bullpen was looking good now. I was right in figuring you didn't. As it took you all of a week or two to start waffling on that. It's too early to be pulling numbers out one way or the other. If you want me to admit that the numbers don't show currently that our pen is a strength, fine. Check back in at the ASB and re-look at it then. I see no harm whatsoever in being happy with what's going on with the pen. But I prefer looking at things in a positive manner. Something you're completely immune to doing. Olt, Lake, the pen-whatever. You thrive on finding the worst. Sorry, I'm not that way and I'd hate it if I was.
  6. davell
    Not at all. You're basically using Strop against me to make your entire argument. I'm just glad you're not running things because with your fixation on small sample sizes, we'd go thru 80 guys a year on the 40 man. Carry on.
  7. davell
    Cubs bullpen outside of Veras and Villanueva (rank in baseball): fWAR 0.6, t-16th net WPA -0.48, 17th By what measure is it "very solid"? It's "very solid" because the 3 most important pieces all look great. In fact, anyone that matters to us longterm has looked pretty good to great, other than Strop, who may have had a legit excuse as to why he wasn't.
  8. davell
    Please, can anyone else find anything wrong with what I said? Rondon, Ramirez, and Grimm haven't been good, nor look good in the future? Veras and Villanueva have been bad? Schlitter or Parker look like a long term option. Rosscup could too. Wright has been good. Strop is streaky. Vizcaino and Rivero appear to be great options later on. I'm done with this. It's pointless.
  9. davell
    Are you asking me if I get excited or are you asking me if I think the bullpen has been good? You are doing your usual bait-and-switch. "It's good!" "No, it isn't." "Well it might be soon!" Read my comments from the first one and find one you disagree with. The pen would look much better currently without Veras and Villanueva. And it has the ability to be much more than that.
  10. davell
    Good God man. You'd look at a guy hitting .500/.600/.700 for a season and bitch about it because his BABIP says he shouldn't be that good. If you can't get excited about Rondon, Ramirez, and Grimm by watching them, you've got a doom boner that's not treatable.
  11. davell
    It seems like they want Price though. Samardzija+18-20M a year for Pederson+Lee or Price+25-27M a year for Pederson+Urias+Seager Is Price really worth another 7M or so annually plus a significantly larger prospect package when you're already packing two legitimate aces? Seems like a poor use of resources. I don't think the Dodgers care all that much about resources. I DO think they'd prefer the better pitcher and Price's track record says its him. Personally, I think Pedersen and Urias would nab Price and I also think we'll not see much of a difference in overall packages received for those two guys once its over. Shark has less of a track record, but has less mileage and is cheaper this year and next by a sizable margin. Just don't think the Dodgers will care about that.
  12. davell
    Jim, please explain why the Cubs would take that right now..... If you add one of Stroman or Sanchez to that though, I'd seriously consider it. But I'd rather have Tirado than Osuna(TJS).
  13. davell
    You don't look at Rondon, Ramirez, and Grimm as anything more than streaky? Grimm hasn't even been that good, but the stuff is certainly there. Strop is streaky, but he's hurt anyway. Wright looks good. Schlitter or Parker should hold down a middle relief role decently. Rosscup looked capable. Rivero and Vizcaino are coming soon. Only the 3 vets look like they need to go.(Russell, Villanueva, Veras) It doesn't surprise me you're nitpicking early WAR numbers, which isn't a good way to judge a pen as it is. But we have some serious arms in play and more to come. It's not hard at all to see this as a serious strength in the very near future. Maybe even now with a 7-8-9 of Grimm, Ramirez, and Rondon.
  14. davell
    One, there were plenty that were excited about the pen. Two, not only did Kyle jump off, he was still bitching about it within the last week or so. Can't give him credit on this. And honestly, it wouldn't surprise me at all if he's still unhappy with it. Other than Veras and Villanueva, it's been very solid and showing potential for much more.
  15. davell
    For some reason that triggered me to look up Torreyes. He's putting up a .286/.333/.386 line in AAA with 6 K's in 158 PA.
  16. davell
    Not if Grimm and/or Ramirez are given another shot at starting though.
  17. davell
    It seems like they want Price though.
  18. davell
    Schlitter has only walked 3 in 18.1 innings. That may have a bit to do with it too. Unsure of how the two did in spring training, but assuming Schlitter was better(since he made the squad) he's really done nothing to warrant being sent down. He likely will at some point, but even if not, Parker will get his shot again.
  19. davell
    A bunch of old ass planes bombing a picture of PTR.
  20. davell
    One, hasn't Love said both that he's definitely going to test FA no matter what and that his preferred team is the Lakers? There's been rumors the Lakers will offer up their lotto pick for him, to get him now. Sure, we can beat the offer, but do you do it without a long term commitment from him? I don't. Go hard after Melo, use Taj if you have to. Boozer preferred obviously. Rose at 18.8, Noah at 12.2......Amnesty Boozer, use Taj, Dunleavy, future picks to do S&T for Melo. Melo at 18 mill. Butler and Snell are 3.5. Use 1sts on rotation guys Leaves about 10 mill prior to minimum level signings. Get Pau and bring Mirotic over the following year. C Noah some old vet PF Gasol pick SF Melo Snell SG Butler pick PG Rose Augustine
  21. davell
    If he's dealt, I want pitching and there's plenty of it around. Jonathan Gray(as a PTBNL or trade after the draft)and/or Eddie Butler, Alex Sanchez and Marcus Stroman, Kyle Crick, Edwin Escobar and Adalberto Mejia from the Giants, Kevin Gausman and/or Dylan Bundy, Lucas Giolito, or Andrew Heaney. If he's dealt and at least one from that list isn't involved, I'll be extremely surprised. And yes, WSR, he's got another year of control.
  22. davell
    Was 88-90, topped 91, with spotty command according to 2 of the BP prospect team.
  23. davell
    He's so far in the back of my mind that I can't consider anything he does all that worth worrying (or getting excited) about. Like I just don't care, fairly or not. He's a big stocky guy who only can play one position and hasn't shown that much power in the minors. He'd have to hit so well to even have significant trade value, too. I honestly buy into last year working on going the opposite way. He did put up an .814 OPS with 38 XBH last year. But I'm thinking the weight loss has zapped him of the power he had.
  24. davell
    Vogelbach with a 2B. Personally, I'm more worried about his power than I am about anything going on in our system that's not injury related.
  25. davell
    [expletive] Cobs cost Garza another win.
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