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  1. davearm
    The notion that MLB would instruct (more like ask, pretty please) the Cubs to adhere strictly to the slot system is totally understandable. The notion that MLB's directive or whatever would have anything to do with the Cubs' ownership situation is totally silly (especially the part about no big league deal).
  2. davearm
    Yes, because Hendry has such a poor track record with trading players There's a difference between trading for a player(Lee, Ramirez, Barrett, Pierre(whoops!), Nomar) and trading away a player(Sosa, Patterson, Maddux). Hendry is awful at the latter, and that's what he'd be doing with Z. Sosa, Patterson, Maddux are terrible examples. None had anywhere near the value that Zambrano has. Both the pro- and anti-Hendry camps should realize that there is no comp for Zambrano on Hendry's trade resume. So using history to speculate about how well he'd do is pretty futile and silly.
  3. davearm
    yeah, i won't bitch about the cubs wasting millions on samardzija and other assorted major league players, but then all of a sudden having to obey slot money the year that a big piece to the puzzle is available in the draft. So who are you bitching at? I have no idea. Just bitching in general. It still seems ridiculous to me that the Cubs have to be handcuffed by money during this draft, when the actual budget for a draft is such a small part of the overall spending on the team. It seems to me that as long as the Trib owns the Cubs, they should operate like a large market team, and the next person coming in knows that they're buying a large market team. Every team is handcuffed by slotted amounts and each team goes beyond it at various times, MLB does frown upon it. I'm sure the Cubs heard about it from Selig. MLB may frown upon it, but those slot figures are purely recommendations and completely unenforceable. If MLB tried to hold teams to the slot figures without it being collectively bargained through MLBPA, they'd be in court on collusion charges (again) in no time.
  4. davearm
    This is all pointless nonsense. A good team could very easily plug in a player like him into LF. If he's an .800+OPS player, then sure - but he won't bat in a run producing spot until if & when he shows himself to be that kind of player. If he's hitting like he is now, they can do it only if they can absorb the offense elsewhere. LF is not where you put complementary players. This is just silly. If you've got the right mix of stars, above-average players, and complementary players, it doesn't matter a lick how you deploy them in the field. There's no rule that says LF has to be manned by one of your stars or above-average players.
  5. davearm
    ... which is precisely why so many folks are brainstorming trade ideas. What trade option is going to be cheaper. The Cubs have a lot of payroll tied up for the next couple of years. They are not going to get a cheap replacement better than Murton without trading Z. Since this is not going to happen since Hendry is fighting for his job. The option that makes the most sense is to let Murton play right. Dont forget he had over a .800 OPS in his first full season of play. Pretty good for a first time player. I know he is no great shakes in Right, but its not like he has always played there. I know he doesnt have an arm but will improve his fielding. I know you dont like Murton but there really isnt a better alternative unless we can get one for Z. edit: I also predict if given fulltime play he will have a higher OPS than Soriano next season. Actually I do like Murton, quite a bit. But as Abe explained quite well, his future (or lack thereof) with the Cubs is painfully clear. The writing's been on the wall for Murton since the moment Soriano signed last year. Ideally I'd deal Murton (straight up or in a package) for his SS or C clone, or package him for an equally young/cheap/promising OF upgrade that's a true RF.
  6. davearm
    Really? Their pitching is good (not great), they play solid defense, and their lineup is pretty darn impressive when you consider that they've got Billy Hall hitting 7th. If they were to rent a big OF bat at the deadline, they'd be very scary.
  7. davearm
    I remember Kroeger was a semi-popular target back when the Cubs were looking for a team to dump Corey Patterson on, and Kroeger was falling/ had fallen out of favor with ARI. I'm mildly impressed by his resurgence this year, and he's still young enough to have a chance, but as others have stated, he needs to show some success at AAA before he belongs on the bigleague radar.
  8. davearm
    ... which is precisely why so many folks are brainstorming trade ideas.
  9. davearm
    I don't think it'd be nearly as difficult as you say. Once the pitch is delivered, the pitcher is just another fielder. Therefore in theory, you should be able to measure a pitcher's defensive value in the same way you'd measure a shortstop's, or a left fielder's. Now granted that alone is a challenge, but the pitcher part doesn't seem to complicate things any further.
  10. davearm
    More like, The Cubs are playing themselves out of this season, a potential response is to see what they could get for Lee. So it's just purely coincidence that this thread started today?
  11. davearm
    Let me see if I've got this straight. Carlos Zambrano and Michael Barrett get into a gradeschool slapfight, and the correct response from the Cubs is to trade Derrek Lee.
  12. davearm
    It seems like ARod would be Exhibit A for the type of player with a long-term contract that Hendry is allegedly not allowed to acquire, in light of the pending ownership change.
  13. davearm
    Find a team that will take Zambrano, Prior and Wood together in the same deal. End it all with one swing.
  14. davearm
    so i just reread that. turning point my balls. ridiculous of me to say. i'm done. The only way this is a turning point is if Z and Barrett manage to put each other on the DL so the Cubs won't have to suffer through their pitiful play for a while.
  15. davearm
    Yeah, I was hoping playing Murton everyday was also going to be a part of the article. I disagree with trading him as well. But I think the point was, "if they aren't going to play him everyday". I say trade him if they aren't going to play him. Because the longer he stays as a part-time player, the more baseball will think of him as a part-time player, and bring down his value. But if you do trade him, don't do it for bullpen help. Well, there is no reason not to play him everyday this year. There's no reason he should be a part time player, just like there's no reason Theriot shouldn't be playing every day, Pie shouldn't be in CF everyday, etc. I don't disagree with the idea of trading him if you're not going to play him. I just don't think there's any reason not to play him. And I'm not attacking Bruce, I understood the point of the article. And if there was just no way Murton could start everyday b/c it would block some other important piece, I would fully agree with trading him (though, like others have said, not for relief pitching). But I see no reason why Soriano, Murton, and Pie couldn't start every game in the OF (except for the occasional day off). The fact that Soriano and Murton are both LFs would be a reason.
  16. davearm
    FWIW, I agree with the notion of trading Murton, if the alternative is to continue underutilizing him. While the Braves are in town, Hendry should be chatting up Schuerholz to determine who he'd have to add to Murton before he's got enough on the table to get Salty. Murton would be a nice fit on a team with as big a hole in LF as the Braves have.
  17. davearm
    While the Braves are in town, Hendry should be chatting up Schuerholz to determine who he'd have to add to Matt Murton before he's got enough on the table to get Salty. Murton would be a nice fit on a team with as big a hole in LF as the Braves have.
  18. davearm
    Well, you just did. Not really. I doubt Mr. Miles holds the view that his column is chock full of revolutionary concepts that nobody else has ever contemplated. Most people here love him because his "why don't the #$%*@ Cubs just..." ideas are largely the same as the ones the rest of us also have, and discuss here ad nauseum.
  19. davearm
    Bruce is the Cliffs Notes version of the NSBB Forums. Not to take anything away from Bruce, but someone with his writing ability could simply hang out here and distill the most notable ideas and common themes into a solid newspaper column every few days.
  20. davearm
    Then somebody ought to remind him to bring it with him to the park.
  21. davearm
    I'm not disputing whether or not he was visibly drunk, but I wonder what the people who didn't come forward to be interviewed thought. I mean, if you were a regular at Shannon's and you thought the suit was BS, and it wasn't obvious that Hancock was plastered, wouldn't you come forward to tell the police that? Great catch. I agree that this is a major setback for the plaintiffs, but the whole "who came forward to be interviewed" part puts a huge asterisk on the whole deal.
  22. davearm
    Can't trade draft picks. If the Marlins want prospects there are many teams that can offer a better package than the Cubs can. They could always flip either or both of those guys later on. If they got Z and Ramirez they'd be able to try to get into the race. If they weren't back in by the deadline, they trade Zambrano for prospects. With Ramirez they can either trade him at the deadline or wait until the offseason. This trade would make their fan a lot happier. I would think it would have to be some sort of 3-way deal, where Florida never takes full control of Ramirez and Zambrano, because there's no way they want to be stuck with them. Exactly. If they do that deal and within a week Ramirez blows out his knee and Zambrano blows out his elbow, they'd be royally screwed.
  23. davearm
    Considering they'd have no interest in paying the contracts of Zambrano and Ramirez, I'm going to say that's not a deal they'd be too keen on.
  24. davearm
    Age? Vitters may be younger, but he's also further from the bigleagues, probably by a couple of years. I'd say age is basically a wash.
  25. davearm
    This is simply not true. The sit-out-a-year rule, which was adopted in response to trends in basketball/football, is designed to reign in transfers. The APR rule also provides an incentive for coaches/programs to keep guys from transferring. AFAIK this rule was also adopted in response to trends in basketball/football.
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