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  1. MSG T
    Garza and Castro are the only true untouchables. If we could get something worthwhile for Marshall, so be it. When they say build a competitive team for the future, I'm not sure if that means we can forget about any big ticket free agents this offseason or that they plan on rebuilding the farm system and will do what it takes for the right offer. If they plan on any big name free agents and competing in the next few years, Garza should not be on the table. I'd listen to offers for anyone, including Castro and Garza. Now it would take an incredible deal to get me to move on either, but... for the right price, anyone would be available. The deals would have to be not only long term solutions, but also at least include someone ML-ready or close, at least be ready by mid-season or 2013. But still, yeah I'd deal for the right price.
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    Acecubbie just retweeted Heyman saying they are close to an agreement and there would be no hard slots for draft picks. I'll try to get the link attached.
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    Maybe they want to make sure they get it right? I don't see the hurry, it's not like pitchers and catchers report next week.
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    Tommy Lasorda was almost certainly the most successful. Some others are Dallas Green, Larry Rothschild, and Larry Dierker. I don't know if he was considered "good" per se, but Roger Craig was successful for most of his tenure in San Fransisco.
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    I think that's underselling him a bit. I think he's a legitimate MLB starter at 2b, albeit not a great one. Barney to Jackson is a smaller gap than Jackson to Castro, imo. I put Barney in the same class as Theriot, he's acceptable while he's still cheap, but if you can find a cost-effective replacement that provides an upgrade or you can find a substantial upgrade, you do it. Barney's value is directly related to his cost. And even at that, I'm not completely convinced he's their best option at 2B next season, even just looking at the current roster and system.
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    I just don't see the Cubs(under Theo) putting that much into one player. $4M gets you a middle inning reliever or a good bench player. And with the current roster, we could use both. It's Pujols at 31(not 27) and according to Theo's philosophy, at the back end of his peak production. And there have been FA that put up their best numbers after they signed with another team. The Cardinals won't pay him $30M for 8 years. The Cubs don't need to sign bench players and middle relievers, they need at least one middle of the order hitter (either 3B or 1B) and starting pitching. They have plenty of guys, both on the ML roster and in the minors that can fill bench and relief roles. Hendry signed enough bench guys and relievers for that kind of money to last the next 20 years.
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    I don't know how long this will continue, but Fielder has had better numbers than Pujols twice, in 2007 and 2011. Overall, Pujols hasn't had much in splits between LHP and RHP, whereas Fielder has had decent sized splits between the two. Basically, Pujols is an overall better hitter and tends to be better against pitchers throwing with either hand.
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    Why? For a couple of reasons. There is no physical reason for a pitcher to get the extra day of rest. They normally throw some anyway during most of their days between games. If they are monitored during their workouts and games, and taken out when they show signs of fatigue to the point of their mechanics starting to break down, they won't suffer any extra stress pitching every fourth day instead of fifth day. It would need to be closely watched, but should be within reason given the resources of a major league baseball team. Also, as for the team, it takes the ball out of the hand of a worse pitcher and into a better pitcher. Giving the 1-4 pitchers an extra 6 starts, that's one extra start per month, and limiting a "fifth" starter to 8-10 starts, is a significant improvement for most teams. Considering a swingman or "sixth" starter normally gets a few starts per year, all you're doing is pushing those starts to your 5th best pitcher instead of 6th best pitcher.
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    I don't really disagree with that approach, but as bukie pointed out, if they aren't doing things that others would consider reckless(130+ pitch outings, high PAP numbers, etc), then it's hard to claim that they're proving wrong all the doubters. There's not a bunch of fans second-guessing long toss distances. Maybe I'm in the minority, but... If they handled it correctly, I don't think there would be any problem in going back to a four man rotation. I would definitely trust the current FO and whoever they choose as manager to handle that much more the the previous FO and managers.
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    Even if he looks like it now, is there a guarantee Votto hits free agency? Maybe the Reds lock him up before then, unlikely, or they trade him somewhere that does. I'd much rather take a chance on a guy that is available now.
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    Maybe the Cubs aren't contenders in 2012. But add a couple of pieces this offseason and another couple next offseason, both extremely manageable, and they are contenders in 2013. They don't need to wait for all of those young guys to come on line. Pujols/Fielder would both still be producing at an elite level in that time frame.
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    I'm not sure I'd label a guy that is 9th in WAR over the last two years as merely "serviceable" or as "he's no ace". Particularly when he's ahead of quite a few people that would be labeled as aces.
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    dp
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    Cool, thanks Tim. I loved the Ortiz comments.
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    Mackanin managed the Iowa Cubs for 2 full seasons. If he was fired(rather than leaving to take another job for the 1990 season) it may have been because he went 62-82 in that 2nd season. You're right, I was thinking he was just there for just the 1988 season, but he was there for 1989 also.
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    He coached the entire 1988 season at Iowa. It's possible that's why he was let go at the end of the season, but he wasn't fired early because of it.
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    Oh, I don't know, it was my favorite movie as a kid. I saw it in 1976, I was 7, and I loved it, so did most of my friends. The teachers weren't real happy that we were quoting it in school, however, especially after the trophy incident with Mrs. Sampson's class where someone quoted the Tanner "hey, Yankees, you can take your apology and your trophy..." comment. Love that movie, though. Sounds like you were a pretty cool 7-year-old. No wonder you didn't grow up to run a baseball team. Other than I could actually play baseball, I was more like Oglevie than Tanner or Leak.
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    Oh, I don't know, it was my favorite movie as a kid. I saw it in 1976, I was 7, and I loved it, so did most of my friends. The teachers weren't real happy that we were quoting it in school, however, especially after the trophy incident with Mrs. Sampson's class where someone quoted the Tanner "hey, Yankees, you can take your apology and your trophy..." comment. Love that movie, though.
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    which article is that quote from? It's from Little Big League. Gotchya... For some reason, I haven't seen that movie. 2nd best kid baseball movie after The Sandlot. Original Bad News Bears says hi. Though the Billy Bob Thorton remake travesty is wanting to hide.
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    [expletive] should have voted him in 30 years ago.
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    That's better. I was wondering what you were looking at.
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    You are expecting a lot of .822 OPS seasons out of Jackson? MiLB career: Brett Jackson (20-22) - .884 OPS Nick Swisher (21-23) - .857 OPS Intriguing comp! The two minuses for Jackson in that comp (besides being a year older) are more K's at the same age and Swisher's getting better at every level while Jackson gets a bit worse. ?? Not saying they are exact matches or anything, but.. Jackson dropped when he first got to each level, but, so did Swisher. Jackson's Ks at 21 came at A+ (312 PAs) and AA (268 PAs), Swisher's age 21 Ks were at A-(60 PAs) and A+ (214 PAs). Jackson was generally a year younger at each stop than Swisher, not older. And their numbers at each stop aren't that different. Granted, that's not accounting for league difficulty, which would account for better numbers at some of the stops for either.
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    I'll admit, I didn't even realize Livan Hernandez was still alive, let alone still playing.
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    What is that publication? How do they claim his teams steal well when they were in the 65% range? A lot of that was in the 80's and early 90's. It's a different game now, so I'd be curious where he stands on that issue today. Don't have a clue. I just knew he sounded familiar. To be honest, I started thinking he might have played in Iowa and not coached there, but I knew he had something to do with the I-Cubs. As for his style, I don't know if he believes in that stuff or not, I just found it rather humorous. From Chicago, former second baseman, (according to that site) espouses small-ball principles, but not named "the name we shall not use in this thread". That part I mentioned purely for entertainment purposes.
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    I might be wrong, but he has managed in the Cubs organization, I think Iowa, in the past. Oh, and he's originally from Chicago and a former 2B. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Mackanin According to wiki he's managed Nashville, Frederick, Bowie, Pittsburgh and Cincy the latter two on an interim basis only. Found it. 1988-89 in Iowa and 1985-86 in Peoria. http://mwlguide.com/managers/mackanin.html Edit: Make sure to read his management style.
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