Sammy Sofa
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I've already done like 5 or 6 skyballs in celebration. -
I'd think he's interested, but I think there's just no way he has the approval to pay him beyond this last year, and I don't see this trade happening without a deal established quickly before the 2008 season starts. Santana simply wants too much, plus he has that NTC. The nebulous ownership situation with the Cubs very possibly makes them unappealing to a player like Santanatrying to get his big payday ASAP.
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I'd like to think that he's not as narrowminded as that. Dusty is an obvious and pretty justified scapegoat, but in terms of getting treatment, Mark had his own doctors that apparently didn't push for surgery any earlier, either. Plus he was also treated by a lot of "MLB doctors" as well. And in terms of escaping any negative segments of the press or the fans, I'd think they'd only be worse elsewhere. The Chicago "world" is more inclined to remember the good times whereas listening to other fans and commentators in general they focus pretty much on the injuries and the idea that there's a good chance he's done as summing him up.
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It's been pretty obvious for a while now that it was only going to be either of those teams.
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Heh, would have been a record-setting 56 if they didn't hit that last second shot from half court.
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KAZ MATSUI.
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Yessssssssssssssss. Honestly, I'll live without Fukudome if it means no Godawful Matsui contract/production the next 3 years.
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Eyre exercises option
Sammy Sofa replied to Post Count Padder's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Well, I can't say I'm a fan of the guy as a player, but he has had some bright spots with his pitching. Hopefully he can string a few more together. If he does his floating head trick again like he did in Houston. I'll cut him a little bit of slack. For a week. Maybe. -
Yeah, Hill wouldn't appeal to them at all. It's not like he's cheap and with proven MLB success...oh, wait...
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seriously. the cubs are apparently hemming and hawing about a few mil for prior, but they're perfectly willing to piss away $16 mil on that guy? i'd much rather have mark prior for the next three years than matsui. +1 Amen. Count me in. They can spend "recovery money" on guys like Dempster, Wade Miller and Scott Williamson after they were injured or had surgery to see if they could approach thei previous highs...none of which even sniffed the amazing pitching Prior did for the Cubs.
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Though the AL Central was no slouch.
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Why would we be better with Matsui playing and not getting Fukudome?
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Garza for Young - Official
Sammy Sofa replied to Backtobanks's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
So does this change parts of what they'll be likely to be asking for if they move Santana? -
Eh...don't get me wrong, Santana is an amazing pitcher, but he doesn't really address their most glaring needs. Hill put up some really good numbers...but remember how frustrating it was how little run support he got? How does Santana fix THAT?
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[expletive], this is depressing. Just get him signed, fools.
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Wuertz, Howry, Marmol, Wood, plus assorted vets and rookies that they already have. Please focus elsewhere, Cubs.
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If they're looking to trade him, everybody will know that anyway. Remember in the middle of the season the majority of ML executives already thought that Prior would be non-tendered. Any reports coming out the last few days have done nothing to lower Prior's value. I hope not. I really just want the Cub to get a new deal with him done. Trading him at this point after everything that's happened would be so anti-climactic.
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Both Sportsnite and Chicago Tribune Live on Comcast had brief stories about this last night, and both leaned very heavily to the idea that he's going to be traded, making the contract talks sound like just a formality. If they really are leaning towards trading, wow, way to go by driving his value even lower by framing it in the context that it's because an extension couldn't be done. Damn Cobs.
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Great idea. Selling as low as possible is always smart. Almost as smart as spending 14 for a guy on the DL. Who, aside from a poster here, said anything about $14M? There's not a chance in hell he gets that much. Wait, wait, wait...I said it, and only as the high end estimate of a deal where he likely met all of the incentives in the deal offered. Please don't toss that out there like I said the Cubs or anyone should just pay him $14 million per, because nobody said that. You still listed a guarantee (6-7m per year) that is obscenely high, given the circumstances. That's $12-14m guaranteed. They could just offer arbitration and probably pay him $3.5m or lower this year and worry about next year much later. I wasn't sure how that would work. I didn't think they could get away with paying him a lower base than what he's already making in terms of what Prior's side would accept. I figured it came down to negotiations and Prior's side would have wanted to see some kind of significant return if the deal is for two years. If the Cubs can get away with lowballing him, then I hope they do.
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Great idea. Selling as low as possible is always smart. Almost as smart as spending 14 for a guy on the DL. Who, aside from a poster here, said anything about $14M? There's not a chance in hell he gets that much. Wait, wait, wait...I said it, and only as the high end estimate of a deal where he likely met all of the incentives in the deal offered. Please don't toss that out there like I said the Cubs or anyone should just pay him $14 million per, because nobody said that.
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Man, I hope this gets done. What's he making now, just under $4 million a year, right? So maybe if they offer him $6-7 million per with incentives that could get it as high as $10-12 million per for two years?
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If it has anything to do with getting Fukudome, or betters the chances of getting Fukudome - Kaz Matsui is not going to hurt this team. Uh, yes he will. Matsui will still be the same lousy player with our without Fukudome. It would be solving one hole by creating another.
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Marmol is wasted as the closer if he even sniffs how well he pitched this past season.
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Santana to Yankees?
Sammy Sofa replied to Backtobanks's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Agreed. Plenty of absurd trade proposals show up here constantly, but at least they typically offer up what we perceive as the Cubs' best prospects. Looking at articles and mssage boards involving the Yankees and Santanna are often really ridiciulous in how may people think that the Yanks can basically rob the Twins of Santana with player packages that are downright insulting. -
Santana to Yankees?
Sammy Sofa replied to Backtobanks's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Oh, I'd definitely prefer using what we have to try and get someone like Cabrera or even Tejada. Santana is great, but the Cubs need key offensive players that are going to come out there (almost) everyday and ideally have an impact.
