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  1. apete6
    They should start Patterson, Pie and Dubois in the OF, with Kelton, Montanez, Bobby Hill and Choi on the IF. Since Jake Fox was just DFA'd, you could have him behind the plate with Brownlie starting and Ben Christensen coming in to close it down. You called it... http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2010/06/orioles-interested-in-jake-fox.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
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    The Blackhawks will play again before the Cubs last game. Will Patrick Kane stop drinking by then?
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    If you can guarantee that, sign me up!
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    I'm sure they have a separate budget for both, but at the end of the day, it's all Ricketts' money and he can rob Peter to pay Paul as much as he wants.
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    I strongly disagree with you on Aramis, Z and Fukudome. I hope you are right or it will be a LONG next 2 years. Good discussion!
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    If you believe that there is no point in time between now and the end of their contracts that you believe you could get prospects/players of value for them, then you're right. But if you believe that they could raise their value in a way that will make them attractive enough to other teams that the other teams are willing to give prospects/players for them, then you're selling low. Basically, do you think this past offseason that the Cubs could have gotten a good deal for Aramis or Z? If so and now you're advocating waiving them for nothing, then you're advocating selling very low for them. Yes, I am saying that there is no chance of the Cubs ever trading Aramis, Z, Soriano, or Fukudome for any package of salary relief and/or prospects that will be better than just trying to get someone to take their salary for nothing right now. I may be wrong, but that's what I believe.
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    Carl Crawford is a FA, Cliff Lee, Tim Hudson, maybe take a flier on a Brandon Webb. None of those guys are a must have and passing on all of them and starting the rebuilding process would be fine with me. More importantly, this $ could be used to invest heavily in the international market or next year's draft when we're sure to have a high pick as well as spending a ton of money to shore up the front office and maybe bring in someone who knows what the hell they are doing in building an organization. For example, do you think Andrew Friedmann from TB wouldn't leave for $3-5 million/year?
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    It'd be pretty dumb as well to know you have assets that can bring in a good to very good return in the future and give them away at their lowest point of value (with the exception of Kosuke). Just like you shouldn't buy high, you also shouldn't sell low and if the Cubs simply waived Z and Aramis right now, they'd be selling as low as they possibly could. Not really. Selling as low as they possibly could would be DFAing them and paying all of their salary for them to play for another team. Allowing another team to pick them (and all of their salary) up on waivers for nothing would essentially be a win for the Cubs.
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    At this very moment, Z and Aramis likely wouldn't have much of a market. But both probably had significant markets very recently and there's little reason to think neither can rebound and play well for extended periods of time. Maybe they can, but if Ricketts can free up $31 million for each of the next 2 years offseasons plus the remaining savings this season, he would be an idiot not to do it. If Fukudome and Zambrano go on and win MVP and Cy Young, then good for them.
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    Spain proving to be very Cub-like once again. That's always fun to see.
  11. apete6
    I agree. Forget even trading Soriano, Fukudome, Ramirez, and Zambrano. Just put them on waivers and hope someone picks up their contract ala the Alex Rios pickup by the White Sox. Try and trade Lee and Lilly because they may have value as potential Type A free agents. If you can't get anything decent, hold on and offer them arbitration if they are Type A. Offer Lilly if he's type A or B. If by the miracle of God, someone picks up Fukudome, Ramirez, and Z, you just saved yourself a hell of a lot of money. I would include Soriano, but as we all know, there is no one dumb enough to take that contract on.
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    There's also a bunch of big hits and fast action on every play. In soccer, you get, what 10 shots on goal per game? That would be akin to having 10 passing plays and every other play was a run up the middle for 2 yards.
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    So what happens when he has a 28 days that's something like .300/.375/.600/.975 and has 5 outfield assists, does that mean he's worth the money? Look everyone knows its one of the 3 or 4 worst contracts in sports and that it should result in Hendry not only being fired, but never hired in an important position again, but it doesn't mean that he's a useless player that would only get a minimum contract if he were a free agent. What is so hard to understand about that?
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    B/c he's less than replacement level value right now or close to it. Last year he was replacement level at a 0.0 WAR but this year he's already been worth 1.7 WAR, so quite a bit above replacement level. http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=847&position=2B/OF#value I'm betting by the end of this year he'll be in negative territory. Soriano's has not played up to his contract since 2007. Did you even click the link? He was very good in 2008 as well.
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    Also incredible stat wizardry has shown that Randy Wells has been the Cubs best pitcher based on WAR because of a decent xFIP and an awful BABIP. Now, does that mean he can continue being in the rotation with another bad start? No, but he's really getting nickel and dimed to death. Maybe he needs to start throwing more balls and mixing up his pitches a bit better?
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    B/c he's less than replacement level value right now or close to it. Last year he was replacement level at a 0.0 WAR but this year he's already been worth 1.7 WAR, so quite a bit above replacement level. http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=847&position=2B/OF#value
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    #300. Congrats Soriano! Now please at least make it to 400 by the end of this contract.
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    I love Byrd. I'm sure that HBP will get the meatballs in the stands excited.
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    He is hungover from partying with the Hawks, give him a break.
  22. apete6
    Cam Barker's planning his day with the Cup. Didn't he play enough games this year? Havlat is wondering why he sucked so much this year. He played enough games, but you have to finish with the team too, I think. I'll check. The Hawks might give him a ring, though. I know he gets his name on the cup and will get a ring. Not sure if he gets a day with the cup since he didn't play in any playoff games.
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    Cam Barker's planning his day with the Cup. Didn't he play enough games this year? Havlat is wondering why he sucked so much this year.
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    Sports Jerseys

    apete6 replied to apete6's topic in Other Sports

    Thanks for the info guys. If we get a few more positive responses, it might be time for an away Kane (scored the winning goal) and home Toews (Conn Smythe). I love sports right now!
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    I don't know if this should be in Other Sports or Social, but here goes: Has anyone ever used any of those extremely cheap sports jersey websites? The ones who claim to be wholesalers from China or whatever else? I want to get a few Blackhawks jerseys with the Stanley Cup patch, but would rather spend the $50 than $185 at a retail store. So, any experiences you've had with any of these websites would be of help. Particularly list the website and how the product compared to the real thing you would buy at Dick's or NFLShop or whatever would be of great help. Thanks!
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