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  1. davell
    I tried to come up with an offseason, assuming that trade happened. And keep our payroll at 130. Resign Wood at 2 mill. Trade Byrd for prospects. Sign Prince at 6 for 150. 1st year at 15. Sign Cespedes for 6 and 42, 1st year at 5. I'm figuring a little bidding war ensues for him. Trade Szczur and Dolis for Wade Davis. Sign Bedard for 7 mill plus incentives. Leaves about 5 mill to find a bench guy or two, or maybe take a shot on a Joe Nathan, Matt Capps, or some other wayward closer unable to find a gig. Lineup would be Brett, Castro, Wright, Prince, Cespedes, Soriano, Castillo, and Barney. Rotation is Garza, Dempster, Zambrano, Bedard, and Davis. That seems like enough to me to win our division next year, although I hope pitching can be addressed more than what I just came up with here.
  2. davell
    He does suck. But he could be a guy Theo trusts enough to help him measure some of the stuff inside the lockerroom. I'd take him over Hill anyway. But, if Soto is still here on opening day, then Castillo should be our backup and if not, it's because he's been dealt.
  3. davell
    Wright is a 2 year guy, isn't he? He's got 15 mill in 2012 and a 16 mill club option for 2013 with a mill buyout for 2013. Marmol has 7 and 9.8 left while Soto will be 4.5ish and whatever for the following season. Not sure I'd do it or not, but salaries are fairly close to being canceled out. We've got in house options for closer and finding bigtime offensive production at C isn't really necessary anyway. Wittenmeyer threw in a comment today our payroll would be going down some, whether true or not, I was trying to find a way to add a possible middle of the order hitter with plenty of money left over for pitching. If reports are true we're going after pitching and defense this offseason, technically this could be a shot at adding a big bat. He has questions though, so I'm not sure this is a good answer for us or not.
  4. davell
    Oh geez.......No. No. No. I'm not advocating Castro or Garza having ANYTHING to do with a David Wright trade. I was saying they're untouchable, period for this offseason. But I was saying I could possibly be bowled over if someone offered a ransom for Garza. But, it sure as hell ain't a package involving Wright. Sorry for the confusion. On the other hand, I'm not sure whether or not I'd deal Marmol and Soto for Wright or not. I still think Wright can rebound some, but I'm not sure he'll ever return to superstar levels. Not to mention, he's probably heading towards the bad age area for Theo to give up much for him.
  5. davell
    To steer a thread titled "Marmol" back that direction, since I'm the one that veered off, what about a Marmol and Soto for David Wright package? Probably would include a few more names, but those being the main guys. Possibility? Anyway, literally after Castro and Garza, I'm willing to discuss everyone else. And I may even be able to be tempted on Garza. But, it'd have to be a HELL of a package.
  6. davell
    SSR, I have no interest in Varitek, let me make that clear. But, I can at least see how he could help change the atmosphere around the lockerroom. I'm not an intangibles guy, but if he was here one a one year, one mill contract, I'm not going to complain too much. But, he's a 40 or 50 game guy. Castillo or Clevenger have to pick up the rest of the games. N&G, I agree Soto isn't bringing back a controllable mid rotation guy on his own, but depending on who we're talking about and who we're talking about sending with Soto, I'm willing to listen.
  7. davell
    Yes, I agree completely that we're offensively challenged right now. But we have the ability to change that through FA and we probably will, at least to some extent. But what you say about Soto bouncing back and upping his value is possible, so is the opposite. And if that happens, he's a possible non tender candidate instead of a bigtime trade chip. I'm not saying give him away, not by any means. But if the return was a top 75ish pitcher or at least a mid rotation guy who's young and under team control, I'm listening.
  8. davell
    I know it's not cool to talk about trading Geo, but he'll be 29 next year. We'll have him for his age 30 season, then Theo will most likely let him walk. If we can turn him into a solid young pitching prospect or a young mid rotation starter still under team control, then why not trade him? Yeah, Castillo will be a downgrade offensively, but none of us know by how much. He might throw up a consistent .725ish OPS. If so, I can live with that. If he doesn't, throw Clevenger in there and see if he can. I think that one or the other will be OK.
  9. davell
    There are a bunch of closers on the FA market right now. But, Marmol is under contract for 2 years and under 17 mill. That has serious value, along with whether or not teams view last season as an aberration, which is certainly possible. Quade abused him last year and another team could think they'd use him differently and get his previous results. As for Soto........Levine or a guy with a question made mention of a scenario where the Cubs deal Soto, sign Varitek as a backup and start one of Castillo or Clevenger. Personally, I like this idea. Varitek would bring leadership and Soto would bring an excellent return. Plus, we'd find out for certain if we have a starter in either of Castillo or Clevenger. If one falters, give the other a shot. I seriously doubt we'd get worse production than what we have in Soto's "off" seasons anyway. Bottom line for me though, is if we can trade Marmol, Soto, and Byrd and receive value, it needs to be done.
  10. davell
    With the posting fee having to be paid up front, I've always wondered how a team equates it into payroll. If Darvish gets a 6 year deal and the posting fee is 36 mill, would a team count the posting fee as 6 mill per, each of the 6 years of the contract? I think that's plausible anyway.
  11. davell
    Levine mentioned it'd probably take a package starting with Brett to get Danks. I think he's probably worth it, but only if you get him to agree to a long term deal. There I lies another problem though: What's he worth monetarily? Some say if he was a FA right now, he'd get more than what CJ will. That's my biggest issue here. Not what it'd take to get him, but what it'd take to lock him up longterm. As far as dealing with the White Sox? I think the Cards are probably the only team that's off limits to us personally, and if there WAS a 2nd team, right now I'd say it's the Brewers anyway.
  12. davell
    Without having any clue as to what the budget is going to be, if it's the same as last year, there's basically enough cash to make one big splash. Would you rather have Fielder/Pujols or the pair of Cespedes/Darvish? Let's assume Darvish becomes a solid 2 starter and Cespedes becomes a borderline All Star OFer. Same money outlay.
  13. davell
    According to Joel Sherman, via MLBTR. Another rumor is the bottom of Type A's could be looked at as well. There could also be a spending limit on the top 10 rounds. At any rate, all of this would suck bigtime, because it could keep us from revamping the system quicklly. Not to mention the potential compensation loss from Aramis and Pena.
  14. davell
    This is my issue with what you're saying: you're talking about replacing him in the middle of his prime. Not after it. If he was 32ish in your scenario, I wouldn't question it at all. Personally, I'd probably still keep a homegrown superstar if he's a well liked player, partially to keep the fanbase happy. But, I'd admit that it may not be the absolute best way to run things. But, I'm not going to let a guy walk away in the middle of his prime. Definitely just an issue with the 6 to 8 year thing. If we somehow got him to sign an 11 year extension, as SSR mentioned, then letting him walk afterwards would be more acceptable to me. But, as a major market franchise, I don't worry about overpaying superstars anyway. There will be plenty of resources available to find young cheap guys and I don't particularly like the idea of spreading the perceived savings around either. I'd rather replace a superstar with another one, especially if the current team model has been a success.
  15. davell
    Well umm, no I don't think it is. Not even close. It's quite a bit harder to develop what looks like a perennial .300 hitting, 20 plus homer having SS than it is to produce corner outfielders or infielders giving you the same production.
  16. davell
    I think that finding another SS with even remotely the talent Castro has will be much, much harder than paying him bigtime money will be. We'll have an easier time developing young cheap guys at positions other than SS, if you ask me.
  17. davell
    I want to lock him up lonnger than that. 6 to 8 years from now, he's still just going to be 27 to 29. Hell, if he winds up as good as it appears he can be, I'll be fine if he's a lifetime Cub.
  18. davell
    I actually kind of like the whole secrecy thing personally. Yeah, it makes it hard for us to speculate, but it's probably more effective.
  19. davell
    Kinzer said they'd probably talk about an extension, but said they're in no hurry, because Castro will be paid "very well" soon enough. Unfortunately, he's very correct with that statement.
  20. davell
    Raisin, thanks for posting. Was there anything on Antigua or Burke that was answered? Cool to hear our depth is excellent. Now we can definitely concentrate on impact guys much more.
  21. davell
    Excellent news. Go ahead and get him AND Cespedes. Figure everything else out later.
  22. davell
    That's the meeting I want pictures of. Get it done, Theo. Prince should feel honored you're taking this meeting, so be prepared for him and Boras to offer you a substantial discount for your services.
  23. davell
    If Castillo is considered a future starting backstop, then I see why he's a potential top 10 guy for us. Mainly because most of our really intriguing guys are in the lower levels of our system. Dolis though? No clue, since he's mainly considered a setup guy at best, isn't he? Like Toonster said though, it'll definitely be interesting to see who Theo and the gang think highly of once they get a true handle on things.
  24. davell
    Hell, this thread ALONE is all the proof Theo needs to see, as proof we dwarf SoSH.
  25. davell
    Tim, that's a direct challenge Theo just threw down. Make it happen, captain.
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