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  1. goonys evil twin
    Starter. He probably could be one, but he's 6 years into his career and has just 1 season as a starter. I'm not sure baseball people view him as an everyday guy. He averages under 400 plate appearances a year. If I was a small market team looking for a significant bat to add to the lineup, I'd definitely think of him as a potential starter. But if the Cubs went out and signed him to DeRosa money, they might beat out the Royals of the world who would be interested in him starting. I think he'd make a good Oakland A.
  2. goonys evil twin
    can they still be traded as PTBNL?
  3. goonys evil twin
    Their chances of making the playoffs was slim with a healthy roster. Their chances are pretty much none now. After a relatively hot start, they are already 4 pts out of 8th and have 4 teams to leapfrog. Khabi is supposed to start tonight (hopefully he plays well and gets traded for young scoring talent). Havlat "skated hard for 90 minutes" and is "making real progress", no dates mentioned on a comeback. I'd bet not until December. Hendzus had surgery and Tallon apparantly thinks he might come back in March. Bourque has no timetable. http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/story.asp?id=250882
  4. goonys evil twin
    How is Aardsma anything like Jon Garland?
  5. goonys evil twin
    Planning to trade Jones?
  6. goonys evil twin
    Mitchell once broke a tooth eating a frozen chocolate donut that he put in the microwave too long and it hardened. He was later spotted with a gold tooth as the replacement.
  7. goonys evil twin
    In 2004 Peavy was better, but pitched a lot less. In 2005, he was marginally better, and pitched a little less. Plus, Zambrano was great in 2003, when Peavy struggled, and Zambrano was good in 2002, when Peavy struggled. Z was also obviously much better this year. Peavy does have a great team friendly contract (why don't the Cubs ever sign these types of deals with their young guys?). But the one thing the Cubs have at their disposal is money, and I'd rather they pay more for the better player. not to dwell on the obvious, but shouldn't we be more concerned with who will be better than who was better? I am, Peavy's bad year is a little scary. Zambrano doesn't look to have such concerns.
  8. goonys evil twin
    Who is?
  9. goonys evil twin
    http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/thebuzz/ Coletti would probably think that's "a little crazy."
  10. goonys evil twin
    In 2004 Peavy was better, but pitched a lot less. In 2005, he was marginally better, and pitched a little less. Plus, Zambrano was great in 2003, when Peavy struggled, and Zambrano was good in 2002, when Peavy struggled. Z was also obviously much better this year. Peavy does have a great team friendly contract (why don't the Cubs ever sign these types of deals with their young guys?). But the one thing the Cubs have at their disposal is money, and I'd rather they pay more for the better player.
  11. goonys evil twin
    No. Peavy has never been as good as Zambrano has been, and Zambrano looks like he's still capable of getting more dominant.
  12. goonys evil twin
    the sound is weak
  13. goonys evil twin
    The human element is the players playing the game. I can't see why people would celebrate the failure of arrogant umps as "part of the game".
  14. goonys evil twin
    I've heard 15 as a start for Soriano and as much as 17/18. Obviously 16 is more attractive than 18, from a team standpoint. But Drew is still the better option, in my mind. Especially if it's "just" 14. Drew $$ wise right between Lee and Aram. Does he deserve it? What else does have have besides his 20 HR and .390 OBP. I just haven't checked his stats thoroughly. Does he hit alot of doubles or something? He produces. He produces more than Soriano. I don't know that "deserve" plays much of a role in the baseball salary universe. All I know is Drew is a productive MoFo whom I would love to see in a Cubs uniform and would not blink at paying $14 million (and I'm somebody who always thinks about the fiscal ramifications, if that matters to you). He hits for average, gets on base, and he slugs. He'd be the best Cubs OF since Sosa in his prime, and it would not take much for him to be the best Cubs hitter, right now.
  15. goonys evil twin
    I've heard 15 as a start for Soriano and as much as 17/18. Obviously 16 is more attractive than 18, from a team standpoint. But Drew is still the better option, in my mind. Especially if it's "just" 14.
  16. goonys evil twin
    I think that the Braves are actually giving up quite a bit. Marcus Giles had a bad year last year. He also gets injured quite often. Salty is a good prospect, but useless for the Braves except as a trading chip. Horacio Ramirez is also another injury prone player. He has some potential, but doing that trade from the Braves perspective is a no brainer. Peavy also took a large step back last year.
  17. goonys evil twin
    That was my first thought when I heard about this. Don't remember where I heard it, but I thought I hear of some significant venom from Guillen toward Cotts.
  18. goonys evil twin
    iirc, cotts started the 2004 futures game. Didn't he spend all of 2004 in the majors? looks like he started the 2003 FG.
  19. goonys evil twin
    I'd be suprised. He's been around for a few years despite his age, I think. He went from the minors to the majors, and didn't appear to ever be optioned back to the minors. I thought options were only used up after making the 40-man roster and then being sent back down. I know certain veterans can refuse to be sent back to the minors, but is that only for guys with free agent status?
  20. goonys evil twin
    Well, a mediocre loogy shouldn't impact much, but if he's routinely brought in during the 6th/7th to face a tough lefty with men on in a close game, it can turn ugly. If the follow-up means a much improved starting pitcher, I'm all for it. What if Cotts is the starting pitching upgrade? I'd be fine with the trade itself, if they are turning him into a starter. I'd be pissed with the direciton of the offseason if they are planning on him being in the starting rotation. Does he have options?
  21. goonys evil twin
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  22. goonys evil twin
    It's been confirmed for a while. Muskat first said they were coming back a few months ago. Bleh. At least, we don't have Nomar or Grudz anymore. That looked really, REALLY stupid. Not as stupid as PIERRE would look on the back of a jersey this year.
  23. goonys evil twin
    Well, a mediocre loogy shouldn't impact much, but if he's routinely brought in during the 6th/7th to face a tough lefty with men on in a close game, it can turn ugly. If the follow-up means a much improved starting pitcher, I'm all for it.
  24. goonys evil twin
    And in 2005, he had a .559 OPS against with a near 4:1 K/BB ratio against lefties and failed to give up a home run. His three year averages are very strong. He may have worn down last year because of overuse, but his post ASB was very out of character with what the previous 1.5 seasons had been. Oh I'm well aware of his outstanding 2005. I think this really shows how unreliable relievers are year to year. My prototypical loogy might not be a guy who consistently puts up good numbers, but he consistently gets lefties out. I really wonder if they think he can start again.
  25. goonys evil twin
    I'm definitely looking for a follow-up, and I hope it involves moving Eyre. I just don't want this to thrust Cotts into a primary Loogy role, not if he's really a changeup pitcher.
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