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  1. davell
    Brett has shown some very nice abilities since being called up. It's only right we try to be positive about him, because he MAY be a longterm piece here. But it's not anything close to being outright homerism either, because I see no one saying anything about Vitters, other than he definitely needs more time in AAA. Brett cutting his K's a tad is about all he needs to do. Sveum helped Rizzo quite a bit, it can happen here too. It's not a Festivus miracle if a guy like Brett becomes a longterm starter for us.
  2. davell
    Didn't his higher K rate basically start around the time Rizzo got promoted? I always thought he began pressing personally and he just made things worse. I think he'll be OK and go into next year as our starting CFer.
  3. davell
    This is your FA market for 3B this offseason: Scott Rolen, Mark Reynolds, Kevin Youkilis, Eric Chavez, Macier Izturis, and Placido Polanco. Pretty awe-inspiring. If we decide to go with Stewart, over THAT group, I'll understand.
  4. davell
    Callis will be on The Score to talk Cubs prospects at 9:40 CST. If anyone listens, it'd be cool to hear what's talked about.
  5. davell
    ,302/.420/.498 with 14 2B, 7 3B, and 6 HR in the last 65 games for Watkins. I think I'm probably moving him past Lake in my end of the season top 30.
  6. davell
    I'll give Law this: He has zero issue whatsoever in taking strong stances.
  7. davell
    Kyle, I was referring to Brett more than anything, as I just don't see how or why you're so adamantly apposed to him having a chance to be a solid player for us. as for Stewart, I think I'm going to side with Jumbo. Keep him. If he comes back to remote decency, he'd bring something in trade and make that trade look better. Rolen, Youkilis and Reynolds are the FA options. Keeping Stewart, Valbuena and having Vitters in AAA(unless he's dealt) would give us more money to spend elsewhere.
  8. davell
    I wouldn't worry at all. Way too small and scattered of a sample size. How he performs in the AFL will tell us a bit more, but I fully expect him to get half a season in Tennessee next year, with an extremely slight chance of him even starting there.
  9. davell
    Peoria rained out.
  10. davell
    And now he's been dealt to the Braves for a PTBNL. Damnit, someone step up on Marmol tonight and give us something to follow.
  11. davell
    I feel bad, we've obviously backed Kyle into a corner and he won't leave.
  12. davell
    I just asked him not to spend on IFA's. Seriously though, he'll be missed on Twitter a ton.
  13. davell
    Brett with another BB.
  14. davell
    They DFA'd Baker today, less than a month after they got him.
  15. davell
    Damn, part of me still thinks he's playing against us tomorrow.
  16. davell
    I'm not watching and it was Joe Mather on first, so even though he stole second, I doubt there was a ton of throwing to first. That said, is there a stat that shows those kinds of things? Does it affect a pitch count in any way or should it? Tendencies towards players batting behind a bigtime base stealer getting more FB's, thus a higher BA for the season? Basically, I'm wondering if a Billy Hamilton does have extra value that's actually determinable or if it's just an unquantifiable, non-stat and truly has no effect on anything?
  17. davell
    No idea where to put this, but it appears the Astros have an interest in hiring KG.
  18. davell
    I asked Jesse Sanchez a couple days if we had signed anyone else and we gave 100k to a kid named Wagner Dislan and 80k to a kid named Luis Hernandez. Both are from the DR but I don't have what positions either plays.
  19. davell
    Awesome. Thanks for that. But I now have no clue where to put him in my top 30.
  20. davell
    Speaking of Paniagua, anyone know what Law said about him on Insider? Sounded from a post or two on Twitter to be very positive.
  21. davell
    Insinuating 600 PA for Brett qualifies as a waffle. Seriously though, Rizzo never K'd at an exorbitant rate until he got to the majors last year. But his K rate has dropped 40% from last season and is actually less than his AAA K rate as well. I understand completely K's will always be a large part of Brett's game, but I really don't think a drop of 25% off his current rate is that inconceivable to imagine. And Brett at a 30%ish K rate is a pretty solid MLB player. When Rizzo got called up, it seems like Brett's K's spiked. Too much pressure on himself? No clue, but I think that we can work with him and get them to a rate where it's acceptable, due to the rest of ehat he brings.
  22. davell
    I think you're right on Valbuena, but I think Ian Stewart is more likely to have another crack at 3B than Rolen or someone similar. Wow, I honestly forgot he existed. You're right though, he'd make more sense than Rolen. He basically announced on Twitter a while back he'd take 1.5 mill to stay with the Cubs.
  23. davell
    Brett sitting out this game wouldn't piss me off.
  24. davell
    I can not fathom a worse lineup than that. Oh my.
  25. davell
    Law was asked in his chat today if Vizcaino and Paniagua were our two best pitching prospects and he replied probably.
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