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Salty is holding down my C spot until Weiters gets called up - maybe he can get off to a really hot start and I can spin him off when that time comes :cool:

Andre Brown is from Greenville, NC and went to high school like a mile from where I'm sitting right now. The big knock on him is his health, but if he's right then he's a beast. Nice pick.

I'm at work and using a mac, but it's working for me right now.

Bruce confirmed my earlier prediction of:

Wow, I'm pumped, nice work Derwood! Lineup prediction? Soriano Fukudome (is Lou still going to follow through with him hitting second?) Lee Bradley Ramirez Fontenot Soto Theriot Big Z Z's 2 run bomb is the difference - Cubs win 5-4.

Props to Vance Nickelson for sponsoring Mike Fontenot's page.

No, I wish. I guess I just suck at fantasy baseball. After looking at a few other teams, I think I'm screwed, especially offensively. I'm not sure how it happened either. I felt like the draft went alright. Hopefully monster years out of Manny, Reyes, Soriano, and Markakis will keep me afloat. I guess I'm higher than most on Gordon and Butler and hopefully Weiters eventual production will come close to his projections. Either way, I'm fully aware of my shortcomings in regards to fantasy baseball (i.e. I always rely too heavily on the young guys and sleepers) and I wouldn't dream of actually putting any money on these leagues. Fantasy Football on the other hand is a platform in which I'm not a complete imbecile.

First thing that popped into my mind as well

As both a Redskins and Chargers fan, I have mixed feelings about this. On one hand, I am really not confident in Cambell's abilities and would have loved for the Skins to pick him up. On the other hand, I'm glad he's out of the AFC West (though I will miss those Chargers/Broncos shoot-outs). Either way, he's got a lot of talent so congrats. I'm hoping you guys sign Holt too, I think he'd be a great fit.

I think, if I remember correctly, that Bruce Miles basically insinuated as much around this board. I always kind of thought that it was a trade to either replenish the farm after a Peavy trade or to get prospects that the Padres specifically wanted. Found Bruce's insinuation: Exactly.

He'll hit some singles. I guess that'll be moderate enough production. I'd still rather have saved the $4 million over the next two years and gave German a shot at being just as good as Miles for a fraction of the cost. Or signed one of the few better options at a cheaper cost than Miles. But, oh well. Yeah, here I am definitely with you. I would have loved to sign Grudzielanek to a 1-year deal for 1-2 million. But, given the current, albeit "less than perfect" scenario, we could do worse than Miles. He is more or less another Ryan Theriot playing second base for Fontenot when he sits versus LHP. Yeah, and that's not particularly good. Theriot is a really nice player to have who will produce something for a cheap price. And if Miles was making Theriot's money, I wouldn't have the slightest problem with him here. Problem is, he'll produce around what Theriot gives us (if he repeats last year's career year) at a much larger cost. You're probably right. But guys posting a .380 OBP aren't really that common regardless of the price, are they? I know it would be better if he could slug his way out of a wet paper bag, but getting on base at that clip is still not terrible. I guess I'm just hardened by the Neifi Perez days and always look for the silver lining. Nonetheless, I'm pumped for Cubs baseball right about now and I can't wait for the season to start!

I think, if I remember correctly, that Bruce Miles basically insinuated as much around this board. I always kind of thought that it was a trade to either replenish the farm after a Peavy trade or to get prospects that the Padres specifically wanted.

He'll hit some singles. I guess that'll be moderate enough production. I'd still rather have saved the $4 million over the next two years and gave German a shot at being just as good as Miles for a fraction of the cost. Or signed one of the few better options at a cheaper cost than Miles. But, oh well. Yeah, here I am definitely with you. I would have loved to sign Grudzielanek to a 1-year deal for 1-2 million. But, given the current, albeit "less than perfect" scenario, we could do worse than Miles. He is more or less another Ryan Theriot playing second base for Fontenot when he sits versus LHP.

You caught me before I was able to figure out what the hell was being talked about dew. :twisted: It's been a long week (comprehensive finals) and I completely misconstrued the earlier context. Either way, the point that I was trying to make is that since Dero is already gone like it or not, if (and only if) Miles is used solely as a platoon to Fontenot then he will not be a bad option given his high OBP and Fontenot's lack of success vs. LHP/time logged as a MLB regular. Oh yeah, Milton is going to be a beast.

Except that every time a left hander takes the mound this season, it'll be Miles batting instead of DeRosa. From what Bruce said it was either Derosa or Bradley due to financial considerations. I don't know why it had to be that black or white, or why Hendry felt the need to throw 5 million Miles' way, but there is nothing to do now. I don't think Miles playing second base over Fontenot next year against purely LHP will be a negative at all. He's posted an OBP of .368 and .378 against LHP in 07 and 08 respectively. Fontenot has done nothing but look completely clueless against LHP in his short MLB tenure. If he posts anywhere close to the .378 OBP he posted last year, then the Cubs could do a lot worse at second base. Of course, this assumes that there will eventually be another SS or 3B option if/when an injury occurs.

This video is head an shoulders better than years past.

10 team, H2H - R, HR, RBI, SB, TB, AVG, W, SV, CG (odd), K, ERA, WHIP Really Deep League (which I love) C: Saltalamacchia 1B: A. Gonzalez 2B: A. Ramirez 3B: Gordon SS: Reyes CI: Swisher MI: Cabrera LF: Soriano CF: McLouth RF: Markakis OF: M. Ramirez OF: D. Young Util: B. Butler Util: Hermida B: Cust B: Weiters B: Fontenot B: F. Lopez DL: Glaus SP: Harden SP: Liriano RP: Broxton RP: Gregg P: Fuentes P: Valverde P: Bell B: F. Hernandez Hopefully Weiters gets called up before May. Does Salty have enough upside to warrant starts right now or should I go with Molina who's a FA? I'm not sure what strategy I'm going with concerning pitchers. Most of the legit starters went earlier than I thought they should have so I just grabbed a bunch of closer who were for the most part ignored. I may pawn a few closers off soon for an upgrade elsewhere. Any thoughts? I'm trying to stay really dedicated to fantasy baseball this year.

Why I oughta...

Sweet. I'll be able to watch this at the bar during happy hour.

Well, the offense looks much improved with a promising young QB, a plethora of RBs, a new "soldier" at TE, and a playmaker in Harvin at wide-out. So...it's time to solidify a suspect d-line. The TB Buccaneers select: Dorell Scott - DT - Clemson University (I never thought I would spend so much time researching a team in which I have absolutely no vesting interest)

Utah St. was a dagger in the heart, I had them going to the sweet 16. My ACC pride also had FSU and Wake going to the field of 16; but if Gonzaga (assuming they beat WKU) beats UNC my bracket may be saved. Otherwise, I'm screwed. I can't really blame anybody but myself, I haven't kept up with college basketball like I should have this year.

While this concern is certainly legitimate, especially if his swing still has a huge hole in it, I'd like to give him more than 17 sporadic at-bats before casting judgment. Perhaps he's just rusty like a lot of players at this stage of spring training. I don't think sample size comes into it. You don't need 200 ABs to see if a guy has attempted to change his swing. If he's still bailing out every time, that's something that becomes obvious pretty quick. I didn't see Fuku, but if he is indeeed still doing this, I don't have much hope for him. And I think Lou is expecting to see that he's worked to improve. If he doesn't see it, he's going to be disappointed. I hope he comes in and does well in year 2, but it's disturbing to hear of a player with obvious problems who may not have even tried to address them. That's not acceptable. Yeah, I guess. I personally just don't take too much stock into the first 15 or 20 plate appearances after six months off, even if we're talking about fundamental changes in his swing. Maybe he's just not seeing the ball out of the pitcher's hand right now and that's the reason. You can have a perfect swing, but if you're not seeing the ball well, you're going to look clueless. Plus, I'd have to imagine that it'd be pretty easy to fall into old habits playing for team Japan considering that was his natural swing for so many years. The Cubs coaching staff will probably take a much more proactive role concerning the dynamics of his swing. Well, that's all the excuses I can think of right now. I could be 100% wrong and he could be horrible all year, but I just don't think there is enough evidence right now to judge either way.

I guess for you, it isn't all "Carolina" fans. It's just North Carolina fans. Good luck to the Pirates in the upcoming college football season though. Thanks, I was just giving you a hard time. I do hate UNC, but it's nothing personal. Welcome to the board.

While this concern is certainly legitimate, especially if his swing still has a huge hole in it, I'd like to give him more than 17 sporadic at-bats before casting judgment. Perhaps he's just rusty like a lot of players at this stage of spring training.

Carolina fans :roll: