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I'm still personally split on this as well. I still think the real Bears are the team we've seen 6 of the 8 games, but being that the two worst games have come in the last three weeks, I'm a little concerned. I think the real Bears are the Bears we've seen in 8 of the 8 games. That is, they are an incredibly dangerous and potent team, but they are prone to mistakes. I don't think it's a Jekyl/Hyde thing. It's more of a case of playing on a fine line of a risk taking team. The defense is all about attack attack attack, and relies heavily on speed. There is nothing methodical about this team. They might be able to rein in the risk taking on offense, by focusing more on running the ball. But I think part of the goal over the first half of the season was seeing what they were capable of at their best. They had a new car and wanted to see how it handled the open highway. The question is whether or not they are willing to drive that car in traffic at reasonable speeds.
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Depends on how they'd use Gage. It's a mistake to try and get him to do the same stuff Berrian does, as Gage is not a burner. He's more of a leaper, who should be able to go up and get some balls over top of CB's.
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NY media in general is very dismissive of the Bears, especially their offense. They don't seem to think the Bears have a chance of scoring unless the defense does the work. I heard one guy on the radio pick the Bears, and he was raked (with tongue in cheek) by Michael Kay for picking against his favorite team. Giants fans seem to be split between those who are deathly afraid of an angry Bears team going insane on the wounded Giants, and those who think the Bears aren't good and will get hammered.
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It wouldn't appear to be an official name change. Their website still refers to them as the Diamondbacks.
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Whispers
goonys evil twin replied to Stomper90's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Batista's been on my radar. He probably would be a better value than Padilla and Lilly. Those guys are probably better, and probably will be better for the next few years. But they will also probably be paid a lot more. Batista at $4-5m per year could be a solid back of the rotation guy. He's not somebody who will put you over the edge, but he could eat innings with above average effectiveness. 2 years for $8m would almost be a no brainer for me, 3/12-15 is worth considering. -
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Who are you talking to?
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That's dreaming right there. There is no more pressure for a #4 starter to perform than for a #5. It's not the pressure to fulfill a specific spot that made them struggle. They were not, and are not, ready or able to be major league starters. They were all rushed due poor planning on Hendry's part.
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How could anybody be fine with that group accounting for 2/5ths of the rotation after how poorly they performed this year? They were terrible.
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Anything is possible... but I don't even see what good that would do us. If the number is announced, presumably the winning team would know they won, which could lead to a leak from that team. Is there really any benefit to the team to wait to accept? My guess is you might wait to think about it if the winning big was much lower than expected. But as long as it's pretty high, and you think there's a good chance that team will ultimately sign the guy, why not do it immediately?
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For 6-8 million bucks (if not more), I'd be inclined to take my chances that one of Guzman, Marshall, Mateo, or Marmol would be able to put up an ERA approximating 4.50. I'd even be more apt to rush Gallagher up to the bigs and take my chances with him than throw money at Padilla. Gallagher has an advanced approach to the game, and I think he'd be able to handle the adjustment fairly well. Veal definately needs some more seasoning, though... The Cubs cannot rely on any of those players next year. It would be disastrous. They need to get 2 starters.
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Part of that is laziness of a writer who relies on name recognition when ranking free agents. Why is somebody like Piazza even on the list? He's a decaying shell of his former self. Moises is a platoon player. I think he's ranking them for what they've done in the past moreso than what they are likely to do in the future.
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I'm still not convinced. Don't get me wrong, i am still very happy about this hiring, but something about it stinks to me. I guess I just expect this to be it. I think this is Hendry's way of addressing the problem... just to slap a band-aid on a severed limb. I have the strangest feeling Hendry thinks that Perry can fix the problem in one year, and not realizing that plate discipline is every bit as much part of the player as it is a coaching staff. Izturis isn't going to turn into Jack Cust all of a sudden. Or maybe I'm just overly jaded... I guess only time will tell. But Hendry needs to continue to pursue a more plate discipline oriented team, not figure that "this should cover me." That's a realistic concern. But having him even address the issue, apparantly, is such a revelation, that I'd hold out hope.
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Not likely. If either threw 180 innings with an ERA+ around 105-115, they'd help this staff. I think Padilla is most likely to accomplish that. Sure, more likely than Meche, but check out his past 3 seasons. I'd pass. I've checked out his entire career. I believe the increased workload from reliever to 200 IP starter was very taxing on him, and he suffered in 2004 and 2005. Plus, I believe his 2006 proved he could get back to the 200 IP level. And his 2nd half 2005 combined with 2006 showed he could once again be effective while racking up innings. He's got a career ERA+ of 106, he suffered a setback in 2004 that carried into 2005, but was very good before 2004, and pretty good starting in the 2nd half of 2005 going forward. I think he's very likely to be a good pitcher the next couple years. No, he won't remind us of Prior, Wood, Zambrano from 2003, but you won't find anything like that in this market. The Cubs need multiple starters. Ideally they get a top of the rotation guy, but there are very few of them. And Padilla is very close to the top of my second tier of pitchers.
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Don't know, but teams aren't going to be lined up to pay much more than that for a part-time player.
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Not likely. If either threw 180 innings with an ERA+ around 105-115, they'd help this staff. I think Padilla is most likely to accomplish that.
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Sheff is $13m plus talent in return.
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Its somewhat acceptable since it is the SF paper, and he's coming from Oakland. The source is likely local. Either way I hope its true. I don't really understand the point in getting in a huff about guys getting scooped on coaching moves. If Sullivan claimed somebody else got the job, and was wrong, that's one issue. But not being the first to report it? Who cares?
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According to my roommate, who's from the Philly area, Eskin is a jerk who has nothing good to say and we should take whatever he says with a grain of salt. I'd assume Eskin was just saying that because he was trying to say Philly was not going to get him.
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Why? He built a team, and that team stinks. What's the point in bringing up good moves? He's not a bad GM because he made a bad move or two, and he wouldn't be a good GM if he made a good move or two. He's a bad GM because he's built an horrendous baseball team.
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Schmidt out of the picture?
goonys evil twin replied to CP_414's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
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But it might increase strikeouts, which is the worst possible thing in the world. It would totally offset any increase in OPS, or runs scored for that matter.
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I wonder what his relationship with Aramis was like when they were in Pittsburgh. This guys sounds like somebody who could be a candidate for manager in a couple years.
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Schmidt out of the picture?
goonys evil twin replied to CP_414's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
All else being equal, I could see him staying. But I also can't see many west coast teams putting up the money others would. It's not like he's an old man nearing retirement who feels the need to be around his wife and kids. I'm not going to say he'd be foolish to pass up bigger bucks just to stay on the west coast. But I'd really have to question his motivation if his main decision rests on where the best surf is. -
Wouldn't this be true for any of the names discussed? I think the idea would be fishing for a back-of-the-rotation starter at a cheaper price that might surprise and be better than expected. I don't know anything about him, but I'm all for getting a value guy here somewhere. If you get one stud and one second tier guy, he might be it. But by the sounds of it, he might be more like a third tier kind of guy.