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Score some runs is nothing but an empty phrase. The Cubs have had the worst offense in the NL for a long time now, adding Soriano isn't going to make it the best. They've got a long way to go, and right now are probably nothing but above average.
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Let's not get ahead of ourselves. For his career, he's hit .267/.318.457 against RHP, so, if he does revert to career norms, he's far from a great option off the bench. He's fine, and probably much better than most anybody they've had there in years, but he's not great (unless he repeats his career year #s against RHP).
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A) Lee won't play everyday. Lou has talked a lot about getting guys some rest. I see Derrek getting 8-15 days on the bench, so that's a few starts. B) Ward has 1700 innings at 1B, and 1560 in LF (296 in RF), so he's capable of playing out there.
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Pitching Trade Options
goonys evil twin replied to CP_414's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
I'd take Peavy too. Pie and Marmol for Peavy? Are you thinking that Towers has had a brain tumor and cannot think straight anymore? Why is Peavy talked about as available at all? If they think he is who he was in 2004 and 2005, it makes no sense. Yet his name has been in play for several months now. -
Wow, I'd think he be out of play as far as offseason dealings are concerned. Does Hughes take command? The article says he's already working the phones, so I guess not. Yeah, but an angioplasty? He can't be 100%. Working the phones could mean anything. I'd hope for his sake (and partially for our sake) that Jim backs off a little here. That's some serious stuff. Let somebody else handle negotiations and have them consult with you for direction.
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Is he the LH bat that will play a little LF this year? It doesn't make any sense to have a guy on the roster who is strictly a backup 1B. He's got to play somewhere else, and LF seems like the only logical choice (when looking at his career defensive stats).
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Wow, I'd think he be out of play as far as offseason dealings are concerned. Does Hughes take command?
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And he was reportedly shipped to Cincy already, no news on whether they'll convert him to reliever.
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Which druggie is this? I get them confused. This kind of gives new meaning to Hendry's hunt for chemistry in the clubhouse. I guess he's no longer only interested in character guys. Can't complain. I like the idea of a guy who could be an impact here. Maybe all he needs is a little extra Church time to help guide him through his troubles. Well, scratch what I said. Is this how Jim plans on funding his shopping spree?
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Interesting fact concerning Alfonso Soriano...
goonys evil twin replied to Abe Frohman's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Carlos Lee will make more in his career then junior. Lilly will make more by the end of 2007 than Sutcliffe made in his career, and he'll make 3 times as much as him by the time his contract is done. -
Take the number of innings pitched and divide by the number of starts. Thanks for his career its around 5.8 per start. Hmmm...That should spike up a bit for the NL. Then again, AL pitchers don't get pulled for pinch hitters. If he's giving up as many runs as he normally does, the Cubs might want to go to pinch hitters early, since their regular lineup, as currently constructed, isn't going to be bashing people on a regular basis.
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This is probably Meche's only chance for a big contract, when everybody is going crazy for garbage. 3-4 years from now, Meche will no longer have a lot of untapped potential, he'll just be an old pitcher who never did anything. So really, it doesn't do him much good to avoid "career killer" teams, he should just take whatever he can get. And Jim might have come to his senses with extra sleep last night.
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Yeah, and Santana only makes 12.5 on average for the next 2 years. Carpenter didn't have any leverage to make anymore than that. It's a pointless comparison. Guys without free agent leverage aren't going to get as much as those who do. How is it a pointless comparison? He didn't have to sign that contract. He chose to sign at that price. What's your take on Schmidt's contract? He was under team control for 2 more years at a low price. He had no leverage. He would be 34 looking for a new deal after making roughly 7.5m per year for 2 years. With his injury history, it was good for him to get all that guaranteed money 2 years before he'd have the chance to go to free agency. Schmidt was pricey, but reasonable in comparison to the market. 3 years is team friendly.
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Yeah, and Santana only makes 12.5 on average for the next 2 years. Carpenter didn't have any leverage to make anymore than that. It's a pointless comparison. Guys without free agent leverage aren't going to get as much as those who do.
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no kidding. Guys like Suppan were getting 3/24-27 a couple years ago.
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Not to bring something up that I'm sure has been beat to death in the last 10 pages, but... seriously? Nearly 16M per year for Jason Schmidt isn't bad to you? That's awful in my eyes, especially when you look at the deal that Chris Carpenter just signed. Chris Carpenter was under team control for the next two years at a pretty low price, so he didn't have much room to ask for more.
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Look at Suppan's innings over the past eight years and the rest of his stats over the past four seasons. He's been the model of consistency and is not at all the gamble the other SP's have been thus far. With Suppan you know what you're getting: ~190 IP ~110K ~60 BB ~4.00 ERA 31-32 Starts ~14 wins With the Cubs, you don't know that last one to be true.
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co-signed. I did the same thing back in October when I first looked into his career. I predicted Jim would be hot and heavy for a halfway decent guy who could go 200 innings. I never realized how frequently Suppan has done that.
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Isn't that an old one? He apparantly kicked the tires on the wife beater. He signed a guy who refused to take the field last year. He's hot after a guy that fought his manager. I think he's lightened up on the character issue, and is just desperate for anybody to take his cash. But I don't think he'll look into Bonds.
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Suppan didn't fair well when he played in the American league. I believe Lilly will have better numbers by going to the National league. Suppan spent most of his career in the AL, and was as good or better than Lilly most of the time. He had a bad 10 games with Boston, and that's about it. I don't get how anybody could possibly claim Lilly is considerably better than Suppan.
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When he started pitching well in the postseason, I was predicting he'd make himself 3/33 in the offseason. I can't believe Lilly might get considerably more.
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Extending Zambrano
goonys evil twin replied to TruffleShuffle's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
I would not even think of letting him walk. Trade? Sure. But you can't let him walk. -
what good does it do for the yankees to drive up the price for the Cubs? That doesn't make sense at all. Yeah, I don't see it either. I think they'd do it for the Red Sox, or if the Cubs were also in competition for some other players they targeted. But it really doesn't do the Yanks any good to arbitrarily increase the cost of signing mediocre pitchers.
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I think it bears mentioning that Michaels' lackluster production as an everyday player last year (.717 OPS, 87 OPS+) would suggest Hendry was right to ignore the SABRs and avoid Michaels. I seem to remember most people wanting him as a 4th OF and a platoon option. There were always questions about his everyday ability. Hendry has never been right to "ignore the SABRs", it's the exact reason why his team sucks and he's desperately throwing cash around.
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Watching sombody write Meche into the #2 spot in the rotation made me vomit in my mouth a little bit. Meche is a decent #5 or a bad #4. He's not a #2 and never will be. Why do you say that? Nothing in his record indicates a certain predisposition to being the recipient of miracles? Again, that is a really poor answer. Well, ask a poor question......