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40 man additions
stitchface replied to ChiefsVoice's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Do you honestly think a team looking for a CF is going to consider using Greenberg as their starter? They may pick him up, but I don't think those teams are going to consider that hole closed. -
You can get an exemption from your doctor. I believe the league has the right to have their own doctor examine you too. Otherwise he could use the other drug.
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.264 .316 .391 in 2005, .237 .269 .379 in 2004. .260 .310 .380 from 2002-2004. You can't find somebody to give you that line with 200 at bats for a 1 year $400,000 deal? GM's are always whining about trying to find payroll space, yet they repeatedly overpay for garbage. What is the point of giving him a 2 year deal? Anderson is the type of guy that should be getting spring training invites, or at the most, 1 year $500,000 contracts. He's eminently replacable. The sad thing is, he's significantly better than Macias: .254 .274 .316 in 2005, .268 .292 .376 in 2004, .252 .279 .350 from 2002-2004. I'm thinking Marlon is starting at 2b as soon as Vidro goes down. Hard to imagine that Brendan Harris couldn't post those numbers even without being left-handed.
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A New Idea
stitchface replied to Backtobanks's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
I see that argument a lot and there is some truth to it I am sure. However, nothing makes money better than winning. The Mariners were doing just fine before Ichiro arrived and they would survive trading him if they can turn the club around. Whether they see it that way or not, I don't know. I wonder if Beltre could play RF . . . -
hey, at least he can get berkman and edmonds out.
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It's kinda weird they don't have all the details worked out. I've never heard of a contract signing like that. yea, I thought so too. Why announce it? Did you read all the incentives too? Whoopee. CBS has it as 2 for 11 as well - though they could all have the same incorrect source.
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Neifi is a great late inning sub for your good hit poor field ss or 2b. too bad we don't have such a ss anymore and are trying to get rid of the 2b.
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We haven't worked all that out yet," Eyre's agent Tommy Tanzer said. "There is going to be a signing bonus." It says player option - so lets assume the options brings it to 11. Glad to hear there is a signing bonus too!
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yea, I just saw that - its a two-year deal with a player option? 5.5 a year? This just gets worse and worse. He better throw 100 innings.
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And yet on the other hand, 3 of the best pitching teams in the NL didn't even make the playoffs. The Cubs did not have enough offense to win, and they can't just add "whomever they want". Ignoring the offense would be a terrible decision. Gee, maybe the key is to outscore the other team?
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What makes you think he has a plan? I don't see one. Sosa's value seems to have been properly evaluated by the rest of the league.
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I actually think his age is a big factor. Hendry has learned to fear long-term contracts for ageing players (ironic that goony is arguing against this). Clearly Jim does not recognize that not all players age the same. I am quite convinced the Jim Hendry does not do his homework. While he does what he thinks is best for the Cubs, he does not seem to be willing to consider all points of view. Even the most diehard scout should consider statistical evaluations if he wants to be a GM. I don't think Hendry gets beyond the headlines. From my point of view, Jim Hendry reacts without understanding - this is why he has no plan. Perhaps he needs better assistants - perhaps he just isn't smart enough.
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Computer challenge High average hitters vs Power hitter
stitchface replied to CuseCubFan69's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
You can judge that OPS is more important than BA. Duh, but there are still people that will argue the point. I don't think they have to have the same OPS - just the same SLP. This would show that OBP is more important than BA. But who cares who wins, lets just see who scores more runs. -
Wow, maybe this tim guy knows something!
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BP had an article last week that showed exactly what you just said. FA are always overpriced. So, you aren't getting full value on the field. However, do we really care if the cubs win the WS?
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I'm not sure that's true. If the Expos are looking to move him, I don't think his cost would be higher than Pierre's - although it should be. Wilkerson's skills are far less appreciated than Pierre's relative to their actual worth. Huh? Wilkerson will be less overpriced.
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welcome to the hot stove league - its like waiting for water to boil.
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I don't like players with two 1st names as their 1st and last name. :) Like Jason Michaels? youre a page late. and a dollar short . . . I don't trust anyone named Juan. what about this guy? (came up in a google search for "jaun bandito") http://britta.com/mystery/bullets/juan.jpg no, because he spells it wrong.
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I don't think Pie would have helped last year's cubs win anything. The move would have had far more negative impacts than positive ones in all likelihood.
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I don't like players with two 1st names as their 1st and last name. :) Like Jason Michaels? youre a page late. and a dollar short . . . I don't trust anyone named Juan.
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I don't like players with two 1st names as their 1st and last name. :) Like Jason Michaels?
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let it go vance, you know better. In any case, this will all have to be evaluated next year. I don't see the big impact on the pierre decision though. was pie on the 40 man last year? burning an option would have been silly given he was just beginning to put it all together. I have no confidence in this organization. They seem to have learned nothing from Corey.
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Why waste a year stunting his development in a platoon? How is a LH'er in a R/L platoon stunting his development? It's just protecting their ass if he struggles by giving the Cubs an additional option. It's not an all or nothing as far as throwing him out there for 160 games or stunting his development in '07. A platoon is different than having a backup option. In any case, if the cubs aren't WS bound, who cares if he struggles? In a platoon, he doesn't face lefties, this will slow his development. the best way to learn to hit lefties, is to face them. CP20 - Dusty needs to go. I think we all agree this would be best for the future of the Cubs in a large number of ways.
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I think it is important to look at the context in which the decision to bring up Pie was made. The Cubs were desperate for offense from LF and CF. RF was producing only moderately well, but it wasn't nearly as desperate of a situation as CF and LF. Murton proved to be ready without any AAA experience but he already had the plate discipline. Pie probably wouldn't have performed very well once pitchers found his weaknesses, but he could have provided a spark for the rest of the team. Who knows? We also don't know that just because Hendry was thinking of bringing him up in July with Murton that he intended him to remain with the Cubs for the rest of the season no matter what. It could have just as easily been a "lets give him a look and see how he does" situation. So assuming that Hendry thinks Pie is fully ready for the bigs and is going to bringing him too soon simply because he was going to bring him up last July is unwarranted. This is the problem with Hendry - he would have burned an option year on a 21 year old if he sent him back down (is that how that works?). No way should Pie be up as a starter this year.
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Why waste a year stunting his development in a platoon? Beat me to it. He'll only be 22 for all of 2007, easing him into his role like that is the way I would do it, as long as the platoon partner is competent. Remember as a lefty he'll get the majority of the AB's in a platoon. Like Choi? That's a whole different argument, you know that. How is it a different argument? You have to put things in context. If Baker is still here, you have to remove his options or he won't let the young player play. I only see the platoon as a viable option if Baker is gone and the Cubs are close to winning the world series. Otherwise, I don't see the point (and yes this whole discussion is based on a very solid 2006 at AAA). I wouldn't mind seeing the platoon late 2006.