SweetZombieJesus

Dude got done ripped off. He could get a two bed in Jeff Park for less than 1K a month. :D

That ship has sailed a long time ago. If they want to get a good CF. Sign Crawford or Kick the tires on what it would take to pry loose Matt Kemp and his (in coletti's idiotic world) bad contract.

Maybe I'm crazy but didn't castro finish 2nd in the NL in errors last year despite missing April. I'd say that's quite bad 2nd in the majors, actually. Two things worth noting: 1) All of the players in the Top 7 of that list are shortstops. Here are the 2010 UZR numbers for those players at SS... Ian Desmond: -8.8 Starlin Castro: -2.1 Cliff Pennington: 9.9 Erick Aybar: -2.0 Alcides Escobar: 3.8 Alexei Ramirez: 10.8 Josh Wilson: -2.1 I don't see much of a correlation between the two sets of numbers, good or bad. Errors some value when viewed in context with other numbers, but they are also highly subjective and should not be the sole basis on which a player should be judged defensively. 2) Starlin Castro just accumulated 500 plate appearances at the age of 20 in a season. Most players his age are either in short season A, low A, or are playing their sophomore seasons in college. You're telling me he's not going to improve? I mean, I can understand if you think he has some defensive issues that he needs to iron out, but he's not even old enough to drink. It's a little early to give up on him as a shortstop. I'm not ready to write him off but I'm not ready to consider him Adam Everrett reborn yet either. I'd rather have a good defensive 1b to help limit potential confidence ruining errors.

. Except for the cubs he would be in Center. Ive heard that TB tried him there in the past, and he wasnt very good. However, if theyre really itching for Crawford in center, the thing to do could be to try Colvin at 1st instead of wasting more money on Johnson. He was originally placed in left because they had Baldelli who was pretty good defensively and had a better arm as Crawford doesn't have a great arm. Besides i'd rather have Crawford than having to depend on both Colvin and Jackson having to both pan out in year when Byrd and Fuku come off the books.

Maybe I'm crazy but didn't castro finish 2nd in the NL in errors last year despite missing April. I'd say that's quite bad

he will improve from horribad to just really bad.

It has nothing to do with who I think is better, Johnson is better. I also understand that Hoffpauir has no upside. I just think that adding guys like Johnson would just be treading water, if that is the case I would just as soon just hide all the pretenses of being a WS contender and get serious about player development. Its kind of a get worse to get better thing. What does playing a 31 year old Micah Hoffpauir have to do with player development? Nothing, but the Cubs are already paying him. Might as well invest whatever money you save on Johnson into player development. Maybe we can get in another couple top 5 picks and turn them into a couple more Lou montanez and Josh vitters.

he might not commit 40 errors by himself but combined with Castro, 50+ is certainly doable.

. Except for the cubs he would be in Center.

I'd rather sell high on Byrd. While he has some value despite being a centerfielder on the wrongside of 30 who can't OPS over 800 away from Texas.

oh boy we got Marlon Byrd instead. *twirls finger*

I'd rather spend on Crawford than having to eat another 25 to 30 mill when we realize Dunn is a horrible fit as a 1b for a team with a 3b and SS with scattershot arms.

Keep in mind it doesn't have to be Johnson. I'd be okay with Adam Laroche if it meant having a shot @ Crawford.

i'd rather do this than spending 40 mill of cash on a first basemen who can't field.

Would you want to hang around that much with Digger Phelps?

Good point. The Cubs need to spend money on much worse players at positions where they can relatively minimal improvement instead. Yeah what was I thinking. It's not like they have a 2B who's certainly capable of being a 95-105 OPS+ guy already at around the league minimum and at worst can be part of a fairly productive platoon partner with Baker. Screw it, Instead of acquiring uggla let's just move Soriano back to second. Uggla's worst season was a 108 OPS+ back in 2007. I'm not sure I'd trade for him at 30 years old and at that price, but he's a much better option than DeWitt. If all things being equal I'd rather have uggla but a near 10 million dollar difference in salary for a team that is trying to be more econmically sound is a significant difference

Good point. The Cubs need to spend money on much worse players at positions where they can relatively minimal improvement instead. Yeah what was I thinking. It's not like they have a 2B who's certainly capable of being a 95-105 OPS+ guy already at around the league minimum and at worst can be part of a fairly productive platoon partner with Baker. Screw it, Instead of acquiring uggla let's just move Soriano back to second.

Good point. The Cubs need to spend money on much worse players at positions where they can relatively minimal improvement instead. Yeah what was I thinking. It's not like they have a 2B who's certainly capable of being a 95-105 OPS+ guy already at around the league minimum and at worst can be part of a fairly productive platoon partner with Baker. Screw it, Instead of acquiring uggla let's just move Soriano back to second.

Good point. The Cubs need to spend money on much worse players at positions where they can relatively minimal improvement instead. Yeah what was I thinking. It's not like they have a 2B who's certainly capable of being a 95-105 OPS+ guy already at around the league minimum and at worst can be part of a fairly productive platoon partner with Baker. Screw it, Instead of acquiring uggla let's just move Soriano back to second.

Not at that first price.

JIM THOME

I'd rather have JI

I don't get it. Alex Gordon has been absolutely terrible in the majors and is now on the wrong side of 25 (27 on opening day). Why other than his draft status should the cubs even look at this guy?

For the sake of getting the salaries clear and getting rid of the guys the dopes who cheer consider "bad guys". "Ramirez is lazy because he doesn't run out routine grounders" and the "OMG fukucopter Sox" The Cubs are dumb.

What I want to happen CF Crawford SS Castro 3B Ramirez 1B Gonzales/Dunn C Soto LF Soriano RF Colvin 2B Baker/Dewitt platoon SP Zambrano SP Dempster SP Gorzellany SP pick two Wells/Jackson/Archer/Samardzjia/Silva/Coleman RP Marmol RP Marshall RP Cashner RP losers of pitching duel and guys with options Bench Other guy of Bakwitt platoon Util IF Barney 2B/SS Castillo C RH 1B/OF type guy LH 1B/3B type guy