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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.
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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.
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Is "distinct possibility" anything like a probability?
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I'm looking at his 2005 numbers and they look pretty good.
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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.
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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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I know it's only spring training but
Backtobanks replied to Buford T Justice's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Its hard to believe that Sing went unclaimed in the Rule V.[/quote] Especially for an AL team that needs a cheap DH. -
That "excess bullpen arm" would have to be named Prior or Zambrano for that deal to be done.
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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.
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Well, maybe this will help them stop raising ticket prices. Yeah, right lol.
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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.
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If Things Break The Cubs Way...
Backtobanks replied to CubsWin's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
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. -
But can he catch the ball?
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Bruce Miles Article on Murton
Backtobanks replied to vance_the_cubs_fan's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
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. -
Juan Gonzalez a potential Cub?
Backtobanks replied to ittoxx's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
According to today's Tribune, the Cubs will not invite Gonzalez to spring training. -
Juan Gonzalez a potential Cub?
Backtobanks replied to ittoxx's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
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. -
Personally, I think Dunn would look better in RF than LF. Play Murton and sit Jones.
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That is pretty funny. Steinbrenner though......he's never been one to apply the old zipper to himself, either. Ozzy can do this and get away with it just as long as the White Sox keep winning. When the tables turn, he's going to have to keep it zipped or else there will be real trouble for him. An angry winner is confusing to most folks, so they give it a pass thinking it's just "colorful." In Ozzy's case, I don't think it's colorful. He's just a hateful person who happens to be on the winning end right now, IMHO. An angry loser is a sore loser and a turn off. Most people lose patience with those folks very quickly Your comment about Ozzie can get away with this as long as the Sox are winning is true. Look at Mike Ditka. Anything he says is considered the Gospel in Chicago. That's what's happening with Ozzie & Kenny Williams now. Not too long ago, Kenny Williams was considered a laughing stock among GMs. Unfortunately, with the team they have and in the Division they're in, we might have to put up with these two for awhile.
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wow, i hadn't realized that he'd retired. If he can regain his health, he could easily pitch at least 5-6 more years, so how can he be a bust. Nolan Ryan wasn't injured, but look at his record at Wood's age. Hopefully, Wood will recover and straighten out his mechanics and end any talk of him being a bust.
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That looks a little optimistic for the Pirates and Reds, but the others look reasonably accurate. I think if you take their predicted records as a starting point and then watch for an outstanding rookie to catch fire or a season-ending injury to a key player and adjust the predictions accordingly, they will be very accurate.
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There are rumors that Craig Wilson and Luis Matos are both going to be riding the bench for their respective teams. Since Welly has no spot in the bullpen and is out of options, maybe we could get one of them for Welly. Wilson, as a RF platoon/PH, is the more desirable of the two. I remember there was a thread on Wilson a while ago, but I think that was before he lost his job(s) to Burnitz and Casey.
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Sammy can't help any Major League team, that's why he can't get a job. The only value he has is to put some people in the stands and that won't last long when the fans see he's running on empty. If he had anything left, don't you think some team would give him a contract just for the PR?
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Sosa will get in, but not on the first ballot. Of course, a lot may depend on the other players eligible the same year Sosa comes up.
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Interesting Article on the Twins and Contraction
Backtobanks replied to vance_the_cubs_fan's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
This is what would make the draft or lottery interesting. If a lower placed team doesn't have the money, they might pick a top prospect rather than one of the stars. This would mean that some of the stars could get through quite a bit of the draft until a team could afford their contract. Also, think of the possibility of trades happening after the draft. This would really be exciting. Or what is more likely is that the lower team drafts the star and then trades the star for a player another team chooses along with some prospects from their own system. Whichever way it happens, I think it would be a great thing to watch and talk about. Can you imagine the action NSBB would be having?