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I wasn't suggesting a sudden change of heart -- just that some of the deciders might still be reluctant about it. But it's more likely they're just being meticulous as you suggest. What kind of ownership group is this? Is there one head honcho? Or is the head guy just a figurehead for a group? Are we talking about a Cuban situation, or are we talking about the old DBacks ownership group?
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Are you kidding me? They were all terrible last year, and none of them are near being fantastic prospects who are just bound to improve in 2007. Prospects who aren't top of the line have no progression or hope for improvement? And again, how are they different than Miller, who sucked too and has a major surgery casting doubt as to whether he'll ever be the same as before said procedure? I think it's really unlikely Miller is better than all of those younger guys next year. We're going to hold major surgery and rehab over Miller, but ignore than injury history of many of those same young guys? Seriously, you're being ridiculous here. Sure they have chance for progression. But they were incredibly awful as a group last year. None of them showed much promise at all. That's fine. They still belong in the longterm picture. But none of them are good options for 2007. Miller might end up doing nothing either. But he's just one of a bunch, and happens to be at the head of the group. He is because he's actually been a good major league pitcher.
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A lot depends on his salary and length of contract, but Piazza could end up being a mild bargain. He could be useful for an AL team in need of a DH. If healthy, Guillen could end up being a bargain as well. When you consider that he's coming off a bad year with some injuries, is still around 30, and hasn't made more than $4 million in any season, he'd be a decent gamble for a team in need of a corner OF. Trachsel is certainly no bargain though. Wilson made less than Guillen, was more productive than Guillen, and has been more productive over his career.
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Are you kidding me? They were all terrible last year, and none of them are near being fantastic prospects who are just bound to improve in 2007.
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Why? They have four business days to decide now that they know the offer. What I'm saying is they should have decided whether or not they were willing to let him go before posting him. They should already know how much it will take for them to accept the bid. They have 4 days, and they have every right to wait. Businesses do this sort of thing all the time. I'm not begrudging them that. But the point is the wait is most likely not about suddenly thinking about what they were giving away. Business people like to be deliberate whenever possible, dotting all i's and crossing the t's.
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Maybe not everyone involved is convinced letting go of the biggest star and talent remaining in Japanese baseball two years before you have to is a good idea. That decision should have been made before they posted him.
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He's actually performed at a high level before, none of those guys have. Career ERA+ of 112. You might be lucky to get 100 innings of 90 ERA+ out of any of those other options. Miller might be able to give you 150 inning at 100-110, and it wouldn't be ridiculous if he gave you 190 innings at 120 ERA+. What makes Miller more likely to be good than any of the younger guys? The Cubs made the playoffs the last time he threw a full season, he had major rotator cuff surgery, and he was terrible in his brief stint in the majors this year. He's done it in the past, but he's not the same guy he was when he was successful. I'm not saying he's very likely to be good. But those kids are almost locks not to be good. They all sucked last year, and none of them should have, or would have, been in the majors anyway. Miller is probably a better bet to be good. But it's not an either/or situation here, and I don't see why you are trying to paint it as such. Miller should be viewed as another option in a big batch of other options. He's probably ahead of the rest as of this very moment. But hopefully they'd be more than willing to go to somebody else if another person proves more reliable. FYI, Miller had an ERA+ of 101 in his brief stint this year.
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i really hope that the cubs wouldn't add the 'take it or leave it' language at this point. I agree. I think you need to go about as high as you are willing to go now. If they don't sign, then just tell them you are going to have to go forward with the assumption he's not coming back. Let it be known that Aramis's money might be used elsewhere, but don't just give a blanket take it or leave it. Tell them you'll listen if they come back with an offer they want the Cubs to match, but make it clear you aren't going to wait all winter to figure out what direction you're taking.
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Bonafide, dude.......bonafide. :D
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He's actually performed at a high level before, none of those guys have. Career ERA+ of 112. You might be lucky to get 100 innings of 90 ERA+ out of any of those other options. Miller might be able to give you 150 inning at 100-110, and it wouldn't be ridiculous if he gave you 190 innings at 120 ERA+. yeah, i recently looked at his numbers and was surprised to see that he was quite good and healthy in 2001 and 2002. since then, however, he's either been average or hurt. i don't get my hopes to high for a guy when the last time he was worth something was 2002. My hopes aren't high either. Well, my expectations aren't high. I do think he's a good bet at low cost though.
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I would agree, with the exception being that 1-4 looks something like Zambrano, Matz, Padilla, Hill, and then Miller is 5th, and then Prior and the kids were penciled in as the guys who could step in if Miller falters.
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Whispers
goonys evil twin replied to Stomper90's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Is it really that hard to grasp that Lee's numbers at Wrigley and the reason he likes hitting there is due to crappy Cub pitching and that if he came to play for the Cubs he wouldn't get to face that crappy Cub pitching when he plays in Wrigley? Then explain Moises Alou? Before Alou signed with the Cubs a few yrs ago, Alou had a career BA at Wrigley near the mendoza line. Maybe it's the "crappy pitching", but there are more variable of hitting at a certain park. Maybe as a hitter, he is really comfortable seeing the ball, etc, etc, etc. So I doubt the "crappy pitching" is the only reason why he seems to kill the Cubs. Jeff Blauser You mean anti-Jeff Blauser. Blauser KILLED the Cubs during his playing days, and when he came to the Cubs, he basically retired. The opposite is true for Alou. I'm not comparing him to Alou, I'm comparing him to Lee. -
He might be asking to get paid like a top 10 was paid last year, but in a couple years, that probably won't be top 10 money.
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He's actually performed at a high level before, none of those guys have. Career ERA+ of 112. You might be lucky to get 100 innings of 90 ERA+ out of any of those other options. Miller might be able to give you 150 inning at 100-110, and it wouldn't be ridiculous if he gave you 190 innings at 120 ERA+.
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Whispers
goonys evil twin replied to Stomper90's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Is it really that hard to grasp that Lee's numbers at Wrigley and the reason he likes hitting there is due to crappy Cub pitching and that if he came to play for the Cubs he wouldn't get to face that crappy Cub pitching when he plays in Wrigley? Then explain Moises Alou? Before Alou signed with the Cubs a few yrs ago, Alou had a career BA at Wrigley near the mendoza line. Maybe it's the "crappy pitching", but there are more variable of hitting at a certain park. Maybe as a hitter, he is really comfortable seeing the ball, etc, etc, etc. So I doubt the "crappy pitching" is the only reason why he seems to kill the Cubs. Jeff Blauser -
I missed the first good move.. I assume he was referring to Piniella. If the Cubs are going to get better, it's going to be because of player acquisitions, not new coaches and resigning current players.
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Looking at the list also reminds me how pissed I am that Hendry ignored Vladdy. He's signed for 2 more years for little more than Furcal makes, and the team has a $15m option for 2009.
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That list doesn't take into account guys like Beltran who will make $12m next year, but $18.5m every year after that. That only takes into account what guys made in 2006.
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Just putting it in play should never be the focus. I think the focus can be more on hitting it far in the air, but unless the defense is conceding the run, and/or the runner on 3rd is fast, putting it in play might not help much at all. Putting it in play, to me, just means making easy outs. They need to put some authority behind their swing. At 2 strikes you can't be as picky, but you also can't just slap at anything that comes up there.
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Craig Wilson looks like a bust, but Steve Trachsel, Mike Piazza, Jose Guillen and Richard Hidalgo are bargains?
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9. Juan Pierre, outfielder. He won't come cheap, but at say $7 million a year, that's still barely half what Rafael Furcal makes. Not bad for a bonafide leadoff hitter. Foolish thinking on his part.
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Well, when you got lots of people who only count the steps forward, and don't pay any attention to the net steps taken, you end up looking good.
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Come on, how do they make this mistake? The Bears play the Jets between the Giants and Pats game. They might be trying to avoid a 4-game winning streak, but a 3-gamer would be impossible at that point. If the Bears lost to the Giants and Jets, that would mean playing the Patriots would be trying to avoid a 3 game losing streak. It is poorly written though. They won't be coming directly off of the Giants game. No, that would mean trying to avoid a 4 game losing streak.
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Come on, how do they make this mistake? The Bears play the Jets between the Giants and Pats game. They might be trying to avoid a 4-game losing streak, but a 3-gamer would be impossible at that point.
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Organizational meetings are going on right now. If the deal doesn't happen by Saturday, Ramirez is free to negotiate with other teams AND a resigning counts against the Cubs' quota of A/B signings. If ARAM isn't signed by Saturday night, there's little chance he will be signed IMO. If organizational meetings are going on now, then I meant the GMs meeting in Naples. I don't think anybody really anticipated the Cubs signing ramirez within the exclusive window. The guy opted out for a reason - he wants to hear offers. Ramirez's agent even had a comment about this dragging on to the winter meetings in the Sun-Times today. And the comment was that he doubts it would happen.