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  1. ctcf
    http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/7338271/ryan-braun-milwaukee-brewers-tests-positive-performance-enhancing-drug Holy [expletive]
  2. ctcf
    Why would it be so bad moving Castro to 2B?
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    Per rotoworld: And even more importantly, could the Cubs actually construct a package to get him? I'd imagine that if they somehow did, Castro would shift to 2B as Hanley's main reason for leaving is that he had to leave the SS position, which would be fine by me.
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    "At the expense of the future" is an obvious strawman argument. No one is asking to completely mortgage the future for next year. That doesn't mean you don't try to win next year, and, to this point, the Cubs are a worse team than their crappy 2011 team. Regardless, signing marquee free agents always -- always -- comes with such risk. To sign the best, you generally have to live with overpayment at the tail end of the deal. That's life as a big boy club. Well said. One would hope that by the time they do get around to dropping off in production, the powers that be have managed to construct a team to account for that dropoff. Or even better, the powers that be have steered clear of that dropoff altogether, so that when they have a strong team constructed, it's not hindered by an overpaid, declining veteran. Just because the Cubs can overcome such a situation, doesn't mean they should choose to put themselves in it. Oh, great idea. I do believe the only way to do this would be to not sign any significant free agents unless they're 24-25 and a can't miss. We'll be back up to snuff in no time.
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    Yu nor his dad has any say on where he plays (well I guess they can decide between the winning bidder or going back to Japan) It's the Yankees or back to Japan. I highly doubt they'd go to all this trouble. Assuming they actually made that statement, it's a negotiating ploy at best.
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    Whatever. I'm already making plans to attend the "world's most cost-effective team" parade next year. The goal IS to put the best team you can out on the field each and every year. But, doing it at the expense of the future is stupid. Theo's not stupid. Nor have we missed out on ANYONE that can help both "in the now" and "in the future". If we miss out on Fielder, Darvish, and Cespedes, then I'll raise an eyebrow, but even then, we can still field a team capable of winning a very weakened division, such as ours is going to be. "At the expense of the future" is an obvious strawman argument. No one is asking to completely mortgage the future for next year. That doesn't mean you don't try to win next year, and, to this point, the Cubs are a worse team than their crappy 2011 team. Regardless, signing marquee free agents always -- always -- comes with such risk. To sign the best, you generally have to live with overpayment at the tail end of the deal. That's life as a big boy club. Well said. One would hope that by the time they do get around to dropping off in production, the powers that be have managed to construct a team to account for that dropoff.
  8. ctcf
    No. If they can't reach a contract, they don't have to pay.
  9. ctcf
    oooooooooooo
  10. ctcf
    Not to be hating on Theo on company, but was he really worth a roster spot more than Flaherty?
  11. ctcf
    As someone on Reddit astutely pointed out, pity the Astros. They get a 1 year break before having to deal with Albert for another decade.
  12. ctcf
    Per rotoworld. $200 million? [expletive] that noise
  13. ctcf
    Best thing to come out of this: http://i.imgur.com/AE1wv.png
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    http://i.imgur.com/J4EWe.jpg Lol isn't that Yao Ming? That's a chinese reference for a japanese player. No wonder he thinks Americans will pay him 20M / year haha. it's a meme used to convey "[expletive] that"
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    Wow what a hot mess this is going to be.
  16. ctcf
    Wow, think the Rotoworld guys have an opinion on this?
  17. ctcf
    Is he really a "plus fielder"? I thought he was kinda "meh" defensively.
  18. ctcf
    Meh. Offseason to date: David DeJesus Ian Stewart Casey Weathers EDIT: Man, Weathers is horrible. 26 and he had an even K/BB in AAA.
  19. ctcf
    He won't get that. Even the Yankees would tell him to [expletive] off at that price.
  20. ctcf
    So what have we learned so far this offseason? So far I have: if you want decent players you better be willing to pay them insanely enormous amounts of money unless you are in Southern California and then only sometimes.
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    Danny Knobler just retweeted this: http://i.imgur.com/J4EWe.jpg
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    SILENCE
  23. ctcf
    This. God I'm tired of the [expletive] Lakers.
  24. ctcf
    http://gatewayredbirds.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=48147 Damn, that ended up being surprisingly well measured and depressing. Also, reading that forum is like being in some kind of NSBB Bizarro-World
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    Still, it's a hell of a rebuilding move.
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