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  1. Backtobanks
    If the Cubs can't get Schmidt, they should get pitching through trades. The thought of signing Lilly and Meche combined for $80 million over the next 4 years makes me sick. Go after Jennings, Westbrook, one of the Pirate pitchers, or sign Suppan.
  2. Backtobanks
    i dont think marmol is going anywhere if this statement is at all accurate: "the Cubs value Marmol almost as much as Rich Hill, making him essentially untouchable." perhaps marshall for church would be a better fit. I'm not singling out Marmol, but the Cubs strong point on the trade front is young pitching and we can't hold onto all of them especially if they sign these FAs to 4-year deals. It looks like Marmol, Hill, and Pie are "untouchable" and it sounds like Veal, Pawalek, Gallagher, and a few others are considered "can't miss". I love the thought of developing our own players, but the window of opportunity to win the WS might only be the next year or two and the Cubs need to take advantage of the weak NL Central now.
  3. Backtobanks
    If the Cubs can't get Schmidt, I hope they get pitching through a trade rather than 4 years and $40 million on some mediocre #4 starter. Trade for Jennings, Westbrook, or somebody that would put up the same numbers for less money and/or years. I'm starting to believe that some of our young pitchers along with Cotts might put up comparable numbers to Meche, Lilly, etc.
  4. Backtobanks
    Honestly, I think at the deadline. I think the needs of teams are larger the closer it gets to the end of the season. You don't see a lot of big name prospects changing teams in the offseason. It's at the deadline when teams are desperate to make a push and know their team isn't good enough as it is. I think most teams without payroll issues and absolute black holes on their starting roster and rotation are ok with competing with what they have now. Once the games are played, teams will know what their needs are and if they are contenders or not. You're probably right, but a player like Wells sure could help a team for the first half of the season too. With him from day one, you might not be as desperate for help at the deadline.
  5. Backtobanks
    I agree 100%. Tampa needs to realize that they have the start of a very good young team, but they need pitching. If they continue to overprice their players, they will continue to lose.
  6. Backtobanks
    You mean Prior when he's healthy.
  7. Backtobanks
    Williams is playing the same game that the agents play.....trying to drive up the price. There is no way the White Sox start the season with the same 5 starters and Brandon McCarthy starting at AAA like Williams mentioned in today's Tribune. The Sox have a few holes and 5 experienced starters, a very good young pitcher to replace one of them, and 25 teams looking for starting pitchers. KW is playing rope-a-dope.
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    NO
  9. Backtobanks
    The Cubs are also trying Eric Patterson in the OF. Since when? Not this year in AA or AAA or in the AFL. It was mentioned in today's Tribune.
  10. Backtobanks
    The Cubs are also trying Eric Patterson in the OF.
  11. Backtobanks
    According to today's Tribune.
  12. Backtobanks
    Didn't ITI say that we'd only sign one starter and then trade for one? Or was that only speculation? I would think Hendry is going to make some kind of deal. He has all of those young pitchers listening to the rumors of signing a few starters to 4-year contracts. Something has to give. Also, with the ridiculous numbers the free agents are getting, I would rather go the trade route.
  13. Backtobanks
    Yeah, and if the Cubs don't put stock in it then it must not be important. The Cubs have an unusually high need for OBP ability, because of their unusually low collection of OBP. I never said OBP wasn't important, nor do I disagree about the Cubs' need for OBP. Just saying that because Dunn does excel at one skill that the Cubs frustratingly do not, many tend to overlook his high strikeout/low BA, his horrible defense, and a body-type that suggest he might not age gracefully. He seems to be the classic Bill Jamesian example of a young player with old man skills. Not saying that I wouldn't mind the Cubs picking him up and sticking him in left for a couple of years (his future is as a 1B/DH), but I don't value him as much as others seem to do. I'm not a Dunn fan at all, but if they could get him very cheap then I'd take him. That will never happen, so I agree than we should quit discussing Dunn. The Reds would want way too much for him especially within the division.
  14. Backtobanks
    The Giants are going young.
  15. Backtobanks
    You may be right, but if the a good opportunity came up to acquire Tejada or ARod, I think you would see Hendry fall out of love with him very quickly.
  16. Backtobanks
    I agree! I highly, highly doubt they trade Hall. I agree, but it's worth Hendry calling to ask. We have plenty of young pitching to offer them.
  17. Backtobanks
    Not going to happen.
  18. Backtobanks
    lefty one-out guy.
  19. Backtobanks
    i agree... i would love this... but DEFENSE??? :shock: Not much worse than Murton in LF. Bonds was once a Gold Glove OF, something Murton will never be. I'd trade Murton for a pitcher. And I was once young and had hair.
  20. Backtobanks
    The thought of Cirillo at SS is kind of scary. I know he could do the corners, but I'm not aware of him playing middle infield especially now that he's older. I agree that he would be a good bat off the bench.
  21. Backtobanks
    Trading for starters instead of free agents is looking better every minute.
  22. Backtobanks
    There's no question that an 11-man pitching staff would be preferable. You could have given Dusty 15 pitchers and that wouldn't have been enough for him. With the rumors and the players available, we might have an 11-man starting staff. My only concerns about Nixon and/or Floyd are the cost (since they're both used to pretty big contracts) and cutting significantly into Murton's playing time.
  23. Backtobanks
    There are two parts to this discussion, the trade of Jones for Jennings which I think is pretty good. Jennings compares favorably with most of the mediocre FA starters (Meche, Padilla, Lilly, etc.) mentioned. As for Lugo, it would be great as long as it is tied to another deal dumping Izturis so Lugo can play SS. Sign one FA pitcher, sign Floyd for the bench and some platooning (250 ABs), and make a deal for an OF (someone like Church).
  24. Backtobanks
    If I had a choice between two middle of the pack starters, I'd take Padilla over Lilly. Padilla and Westbrook would likely create one of the better rotations in the NL. If Hill shows the same glimpses as last year as well as Prior showing somewhat of his '03 form, it could be the best. Of course the one advantage Lilly has over the others is that he's a lefty. GMs think a mediocre lefty is better than a mediocre righty.
  25. Backtobanks
    Come on dude, he's obviously babying his "golden" arm so that he can make a bunch of money when he's a FA. Because the more he's out and the more his "golden" arm is preserved, the more value he has. Just look around, his value has sky-rocketed the last couple years!!! What a crock. If he stays disabled for 3-4 more years he's going to make a bunch of money? It's much more likely that someone will offer him the Wade Miller/Scott Williamson contract of $1 million for 1 year. He sure doesn't want to get back to pitching great baseball for a few years and then hitting the $80 million over 5 years contract.
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