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i am glad rocco is still playing ball...great story...but i would never want him to come to cubs...are you crazy? I don't see anything wrong with signing Baldelli to a one year deal. If he gets hurt or sucks we get rid of him, whats the worse that happens? The odds are he will never be a quality player or live up to his potential, but why not give it a shot. Who knows maybe he could turn into a good platoon player or more someday. I'd say best case scenario is Reed Johnsonish...So depending on who cost less since there both FA I wouldn't be apposed if he was relatively cheap his body is going to start declining soon...i wouldn't sign him if he was free...

i wish we didn't have soriano

I would love to get Hermida, and think he's going to be a star hitter one day. If Hendry doesn't have much money to spend this offseason, I just hope he takes a flyer, on a talented young hitter, who has struggled. So if we can trade for Hermida that would be great, but I'd also be willing to give Mark Teahan or Rocco Baldelli a shot as well. Maybe we can get lucky like Kenny Williams did with Carlos Quentin. Just add them to the mix with Pie, Hoffpauir and Fukudome. If they all fail, we still could use Johnson in CF against LH pitching, and DeRosa in RF and play Fontenot at 2b. i am glad rocco is still playing ball...great story...but i would never want him to come to cubs...are you crazy?

maybe the brewers? marmol to the brewers? for who?

I agree it's not the best idea but if you can start getting younger in the OF with a pre-arbitration guy, that'd be a great start. If you're still talking Hermida, I'd be interested in your take on his awful year in 2008. What I'm hearing is that Hendry will be looking for someone from the left side that can produce 30+ HR and 100+ RBI to put between Ramirez + Lee. I don't think the Cubs have the prospects to go after a big lefty bat in the trade market. They really can't go after Tex with Lee around. Milton Bradley doesn't seem like a good fit and I would like to avoid his injury history. I'm not sure what other lefty bats are on the market. I'd buy low with Hermida. His awful year in 2008? Get him out of Dolphin Stadium and see what he can do (.585 OPS at home, .851 OPS on the road). I think they'll make inquiries with Teix's agent about his willingness to play RF. I think they'll test the waters on Beltran. I don't see them going after Dunn as he doesn't seem to fit the mold of multi-faceted players they like. I can't think of anyone else that might be available that meets the criteria that has that veteran-y stamp of goodness on them. I was very high on Hermida coming into the season. But he clearly didn't progress as he was expected to this season. It's possible that it was a down year for one reason or another and that the big breakout expected in 2008 will come in 2009, therefore this is a chance to buy low on a superior talent. Depending on the price, I think it is a move that you or I make pretty quickly. I don't think Hendry will jump on it, though. agree...hermida will rock hard next season...and he won't be that expensive...he should be priority number 1 right now

dempster will go from our "ace" to our fourth starter if we are lucky but good ole hendry will sign him up for some crap like 4/60

so we are going to give up ramirez for him then SS or third baseman if that is the case, we can't do it i want hermida!!!

Which team was that? i have no idea what he is talking about, you guys i really think Z will dominate tomorrow night at wrigley... get ready for that nasty philly lineup, the cubs are moving on to the next round! :yahoo:

it won't happen, but i think the best plan is to let demp and wood walk sign burnett

i also hope hendry just tells everyone that the whole team is available then evaluate the offers...you never know until you try

i would like to see rothschild gone i want pie to be given a chance i would love for us to go after peavy i would let dempster walk only if we can land burnett/peavy i would let woody walk, albeit that would suck, but oh well, no use paying that much for a closer i would see about signing renteria ward is also gone cedeno just needs to go back to school

I agree completely with this (even if my still-frustrated attitude doesn't). Here's a question though: Assuming Dempster does not return, who do you think we should go after and who do you think we will go after? It may be too early to answer at this point, but I'd like your input if you can. Burnett I like your thinking. High injury risk, so I wouldn't pay a ton, but otherwise may be a good investment. there is also no doubt that he wants to pitch for this team

why don't we just sign renteria?

no, i have always thought the 5 game series was stupid

Yep. wow...i didn't really read much of the thursday game thread... i always thought ender was an alright poster though...bummer

doh...i did Disney up my post...sorry if it was over the line... just a tad bit fired up is all Relax, you're not on the short list of people who need to watch themselves. :wave: lol...are you on the short list?

doh...i did Disney up my post...sorry if it was over the line... just a tad bit fired up is all killian is a bad influence you know i haven't even cracked open the first one yet...

doh...i did Disney up my post...sorry if it was over the line... just a tad bit fired up is all

wow...very strange...but it just might work

Hooray beer! bloody gas station didn't have red stripe...so...i got killian's red tonight is the night we earn our new moniker...TOTAL DOMINATION Let's keep the language G-rated tonight, eh? not to be nikpicky here, but i have seen that language used on here before and no one said anything not trying to start anything plus...i edited it down to the Aladdin family plan :thumbsup:

sucked back in :(, I'm going down with the ship and watching this thing live. i knew you had a sack

i did the same thing! Damn, I guess I might as well shave too. i thought you were only 16? :P

Hooray beer! bloody gas station didn't have red stripe...so...i got killian's red but check out this series of events on my trip to get food and beer a little while ago... as i was leaving my neighborhood...i came upon a BLACK [expletive] CAT...but that little bastard didn't have the balls to run in front of the cub mobile!!! mwaahahahaha!!! good stuff that...then...as i walking out of the gas station with said beer in hand...who should pull in to the space by my car? my ex's loser boyfriend!!! i gave him a cold stare of hate, and proceeded to roll down my window, fire up the cub mobile and dial up my stereo to 11 blaring Big Dumb Sex by Soundgarden... tonight is the night...black cats can't stop us...royal jerks can't stop us... tonight is the night we earn our new moniker...TOTAL DOMINATION

i did the same thing!