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  1. KingCubsFan
    Yeah, I hate it when GM's trade away those all-too-valuable undersized righthanders who throw in the high 80's
  2. KingCubsFan
    Why? He hasn't failed to lock up a core player yet.
  3. KingCubsFan
    You forgot the best part: "Some Devil Rays officials say Delmon Young is the only hitter in the system with a better approach than Lopez"
  4. KingCubsFan
    He's an ace. If you're trying to get in the playoffs and win a championship, any responsible GM should try and get a pitcher of Zambrano's caliber if he is available and you have the resources to do so. Did the Cubs NEED maddux after 2003? No, but Hendry felt he would put us over the top.
  5. KingCubsFan
    I wish Troy O' Leary was just our AAA roster filler rather than our 4th OF. And does that seem crazy to anyone else, that in a bench guy teams wouldn't want OBP as one of their primary skills? Yes and no-I think most teams would like a bench with one OBP guy, one or two SLG guys, a backup catcher, and a defensive/versatile/utility player. Many teams seem to want pure fastball hitters to contrast the usually good fastballs of the closers around the league. It's a good strategy, but it shouldn't be used with all of your pinch hitters as most of the teams do. So I do think they don't do enough and that is a little crazy, but I'm not sure that you'd rather have OBP than SLG on the bench. When you get a bench player, you are counting on him being able to come through in pinch hitting situations. And since pitchers will typically challenge a pinch hitter early in the count, being too patient may be a detriment.
  6. KingCubsFan

    KingCubsFan replied to kujay's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    so a career 3.83 era in 1088 ip is better than a 3.29 in 977 ip? i think their whip's might be close but i bet zambrano has a much better baa. without a doubt advantage Z. BAA Zambrano .224 Sheets .258 Zambrano gives up more walks but when he is on, he is much better than sheets Mark Prior is a stud. He strikes out more than Zambrano and allows a Greg Maddux-prime esque walk rate. He's simply the second best pitcher in the game if healthy. He might even be as good as Santana.fixed[/b]
  7. KingCubsFan

    KingCubsFan replied to kujay's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    BA says possibly all-star break
  8. KingCubsFan
    If he makes the roster, I think this is right
  9. KingCubsFan
    It's great to hear, from a pitcher who relied so heavily on striking out batters in the minors, that there's value to saving pitches. He just figured this out? Did Greg Maddux need to tell him this? yeah, what a loser. i wish he were dead. Thank you for that valuable comment. Did I strike a nerve? Or were you just trying to fulfill your 8 post-a-day quota? I think he struck a nerve. you sounded mad in your post. Ask yourself, are you HONESTY mad at rich hill? Because you sounded mad. It was just silly sarcasm, no need to go crazy. :D Why would I be mad at Rich Hill? I was just pointing out a quote that made him seem dumb.
  10. KingCubsFan
    It's great to hear, from a pitcher who relied so heavily on striking out batters in the minors, that there's value to saving pitches. He just figured this out? Did Greg Maddux need to tell him this? yeah, what a loser. i wish he were dead. Thank you for that valuable comment. Did I strike a nerve? Or were you just trying to fulfill your 8 post-a-day quota?
  11. KingCubsFan
    It's great to hear, from a pitcher who relied so heavily on striking out batters in the minors, that there's value to saving pitches. He just figured this out? Did Greg Maddux need to tell him this?
  12. KingCubsFan
    Prior in 2005 had an ERA+ of 116. In 2004, it was 113. So with the exception of last season (ERA+ 64), Prior is at least 13% above the average pitcher. What was his ERA+ after he came back from the elbow injury?
  13. KingCubsFan
    A somewhat healthy Floyd really won't help all that much, because that would just be replacing Murton and not all that special. A very healthy Floyd could help a lot, but again, if that just puts Murton on the bench, it doesn't help a lot. But Lou said he's got Jones penciled in as his 5th hitter already. Hopefully that means Murton is the #2
  14. KingCubsFan
    I'd agree to the fact that Prior's health is intergral to our chances (yet again), but I'd also like to point out that we are rather heavily relying on Hill to perform like he did after his last callup. Agreed. To me, Hill is the key to the season. He has the chance to be a legitimate #2. If he fails, and Prior is not healthy (which at this point should be the assumption), we could be in trouble
  15. KingCubsFan
    Baseball America was really down on Pawalek this year, and judging by his ranking the Cubs might be too.
  16. KingCubsFan
    It'd really torque me off if we gave up a legit front of the rotation starter type as a PTBNL. If he shows up out of shape again, and his velocity continues to drop, it might be better to get rid of him before it's too late
  17. KingCubsFan
    Wasn't Barmes one of the few players worse than Izturis last year?
  18. KingCubsFan
    The same can be said of Carlos Zambrano. That he has no secondary pitches and there's no telling how his arm will react to a full season's worth of pitching? There's no reason to invoke Carlos's name. He sits and 91-92 due to great movement. I thought the bolding made it pretty clear that the comparison was based on each guy having similar velocity, and not the other stuff you latched onto. The point being, of all the reasons to be guarded about Samardzija's future, velocity isn't one of them. If Samardzija ultimately busts, it won't be because he "sits at 91-92 most of the time." Actually, it could be part of the reason since there doesn't appear to be any indication that his fastball has Zambrano's movement, nor does he seem to have the control of someone like Mark Prior. Considering Samardzija's main draw is the fact that he has the ability to throw it in the upper 90's, his failure to actually do that in the future would be a huge disappointment.
  19. KingCubsFan
    Good point. Forgot about Samardzija
  20. KingCubsFan
    For the Cubs: Eric Patterson Yeah, he did well in the Midwest League, but he was old for that league. And while I know his AA stats should be judged in terms of the Southern League, they were still mediocre at best. Too many strikeouts, not enough walks, poor defense...overall I'm not as convinced as a lot of people that he's a future starter For other teams: Carlos Gonzalez 30/104 K/BB ratio, although he did finally step up the power. To me, he's about equal to Felix Pie as a prospect, yet consistenly gets ranked much higher
  21. KingCubsFan
    You may have seen a bit too much of that Mark Prior over those last two months and, as a result, may never see him again
  22. KingCubsFan
    I'm surprised at how many people see him as an elite prosepect, as he currently has no secondary pitches. Plus, there's no telling how him arm will react to a full season's worth of pitching. And although he can touch 98, he currently sits at 91-92 most of the time. It will be interesting to see how he does this year, because it seems like the Cubs are going to rush him
  23. KingCubsFan
    Just quickly glancing at this, it seems like he looks at who has super-prospects close to the majors and judges entire systems based on that. Who does KC have besides Gordon and Butler? Who do the Yankees have besides Hughes? Both these systems, while strong at the top, are quite thin in terms of depth
  24. KingCubsFan
    I don't think it's as much Lou winning games as it will be the addition of wins simply by the subtraction of Dusty
  25. KingCubsFan
    If Floyd is made a starter, he'll get injured anyways and Murton will replace him. I highly doubt Floyd starts the year as a starter, either in right or left.
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