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  1. Backtobanks
    Lord knows that I don't want to defend Baker, but I do question the whole idea of pitch counts. I've been a fan for quite a few years and I have watched Fergie Jenkins, Bob Gibson, Warren Spahn, Nolen Ryan, etc. pitch in 4 man rotations and consistently pitch into the 8th or 9th inning. These pitchers understood that there was no such thing as middle relief and you pitched a complete game or enough of it to turn it over to a relief pitcher in the 9th inning to finish the game. Nowadays, pitchers pitch every fifth game and try to get to the 6th or 7th inning to turn it over to 3 or 4 relievers to finish. With modern science, you would think that we should be able to see pitchers who can actually go more than 2 months without breaking down.
  2. Backtobanks
    With this morning's headlines, it might be time for the Prior for Tejada trade.
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    The original post not only asked what Murton might be worth, but packaged him with Lee. The only possibility of dealing Murton would be for someone like Cabrera or maybe Dunn. We would need someone young enough to play quite a few years, but already established as a solid major league player. I don't think you will ever see the Cubs trade off most of their stars to rebuild because of the market size and budget. This is especially true if the Sox continue their success. The Cubs cannot afford 3-5 years of rebuilding while the Sox are one of the best teams in baseball. Win or lose, I think the Cubs will continue in the manner that they have been----- fine tuning by bringing in (or trading for) one major player and making a few middle-to-small deals to complement the core of the team. I think the core of team will be Lee, Ramirez, Prior, Zambrano, Cedeno, Murton, and Pie. Everybody else will be role players or trade bait.
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    Boy that's the earliest White Flag ever. While we're at it, why don't we see what Ramirez, Prior, and Zambrano would bring us.
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    Just what we need---another deal where we give up a reasonably productive player and pay him to play for another team. I got a better idea, why don't we keep them and pay them to play for the Cubs. So...Hairston, Hill, Guzman, Pie + @2 Million for Miggy Cabrera. Sounds good to me. Knowing the Cubs, it will be Hairston or Walker plus $2 million for some A ball prospect.
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    Just what we need---another deal where we give up a reasonably productive player and pay him to play for another team. I got a better idea, why don't we keep them and pay them to play for the Cubs.
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    A perfect example of this was Ernie Banks. He said a record for fielding at SS and everyone knew he wasn't a great SS.
  8. Backtobanks
    Maybe because Cintron isn't that adept at "catching the ball." Or maybe we didn't have a 28-year old AAA pitcher to give them.
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    Cintron hit .273 with 19 doubles, 8HR, and 48 RBI and hit .304 with a league-leading 3HR as a pinch hitter. His lifetime avg. is .279. He plays 3 positions, is 5 years younger, and he's much cheaper. Now tell me again that "he's not necessarily a better player than Neifi". Some people carry this "players who can catch the ball" thing too far. Cintron career OPS+ is 85 Perez career OPS+ is 65 ain't no amount of glovework making up for that. How often did Cintron get on base? What about in 04? Looks awfully Neifish (with more power) to me. Let's put it this way, is there anybody out there that doesn't make a Cintron for Perez trade if offered? I would make that deal in a second.
  10. Backtobanks
    First the Cubs dis Walker and now no one wants him. He must be the most under-appreciated player in the majors. Hopefully we're stuck with him and he platoons with Hairston.
  11. Backtobanks
    Is "distinct possibility" anything like a probability?
  12. Backtobanks
    I'm looking at his 2005 numbers and they look pretty good.
  13. Backtobanks
    Cintron hit .273 with 19 doubles, 8HR, and 48 RBI and hit .304 with a league-leading 3HR as a pinch hitter. His lifetime avg. is .279. He plays 3 positions, is 5 years younger, and he's much cheaper. Now tell me again that "he's not necessarily a better player than Neifi". Some people carry this "players who can catch the ball" thing too far.
  14. Backtobanks
    Maybe Arroyo might be part of a package with Graffinino for Walker, Welly, plus someone else. It could be part of a 3-team trade involving Walker & Welly. Everyone assumes Walker will be traded and Welly is out of options, so it would make sense to package these two.
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    Its hard to believe that Sing went unclaimed in the Rule V.[/quote] Especially for an AL team that needs a cheap DH.
  16. Backtobanks
    That "excess bullpen arm" would have to be named Prior or Zambrano for that deal to be done.
  17. Backtobanks
    Since Florida is currently is cost cutting (or saving) mode, I highly doubt that Soriano's contract would appeal to them. $10M for one player would throw quite the monkey wrench into their plan to save in the short-term and stockpile young, cheap talent. By the time all is said and done, the Nationals might end up eating a lot of Soriano's salary in a trade.
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    Maybe we can help the Pirates with their contract issues. We can send them Perez for Craig Wilson and they can work a deal sending Jack Wilson to some team for prospects. We just saved them at least $6-7 million per year, they still have a good defense-no hit SS, and we have a platoon RF who wasn't going to start for the Pirates anyhow. A little fine tuning (extra players) and it's a deal.
  19. Backtobanks
    Well, maybe this will help them stop raising ticket prices. Yeah, right lol.
  20. Backtobanks
    Who cares? Offer them a ton of young players (except Pie). Hill, Brownlie, Sing, and Dopriak for starters. Cabrera is the kind of player the Cubs need.
  21. Backtobanks
    I've been saying the same thing for quite awhile. The Cubs are in a great position for a midseason trade as long as they can stay competitive. As you said, they are loaded with trade bait and have the money to add a high priced star at midseason. I think there is a good possibility Dunn and/or Tejada will be available as the Reds and Orioles start to realize they aren't going anywhere in their respective divisions and won't be contenders for the forseeable future. If any OF is available, I'm hoping Jones will be part of the deal or will become the 4th OF because I think Murton is the real deal. Obviously, the key to staying competitive and being in the position to make that big deal hinges on the health of Wood, Guzman, Williamson, and Miller. With all (or most) of that pitching healthy and the potential of Novoa, Wuertz, and Hill, the Cubs will be overstocked with major league pitching.
  22. Backtobanks
    But can he catch the ball?
  23. Backtobanks
    I agree, Dusty has no choice in the matter. If Mabry or Grissom play more than once every two weeks, the Cubs will be a 4th place team.
  24. Backtobanks
    According to today's Tribune, the Cubs will not invite Gonzalez to spring training.
  25. Backtobanks
    Grissom's 3 year splits (2003-2005): vs. Left: .322/.359/.567/.926 (335 AB) vs. Right: .267/.299/.396/.695 (951 AB) Grissom from a few years ago might not be a bad platoon player, but he is getting older and recovering from some injuries.
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