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Minor League Discussion & Boxes 8-1-12
jersey cubs fan replied to CaliforniaRaisin's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
He has no role as a starter on a team because he can't hit lefties and he's not particularly good against righties, plus the defensive limitations. -
He came on 3 years after Hendry, has just as many playoff appearances and a much better record. Comparing him to Hendry does nothing for me because I was shocked he held onto a job as long as he did, too. These guys are widely regarded to be idiots but the people in charge are either oblivious to it or feel obligated to keep them around because of their "success." Well, he's had relatively decent success, during a time when the ownership was in complete upheaval. I really don't think he's widely regarded as an idiot. It's a relatively small portion of the baseball following population that thinks he is.
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He came on 3 years after Hendry, has just as many playoff appearances and a much better record.
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Minor League Discussion & Boxes 8-1-12
jersey cubs fan replied to CaliforniaRaisin's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
I hope they made the Colvin trade because they highly valued (and ultimately misjudged) Stewart rather than because they just decided they wanted to trade Colvin just because. Otherwise the Colvin trade would be a pretty good example of why that's not a sound philosophy, particularly when it's involving young and cheap palyers. That's ignoring the fact that Colvin was a 26 year old major leaguer, and we had a pretty firm idea what he is and what he isn't. Vitters is 22 years old and is improving his patience by the day. I'm willing to let Vitters hit his ceiling rather than decide it for him. It's not like this organization doesn't have the time to allow it. Yes, we need pitching. We also need someone to play 3B for the next few years until Baez is ready (assuming Baez is moved). I hope they made the trade because they thought there was value in Stewart and didn't have longterm hope in Colvin. Similarly, they could hold the same opinion of Vitters (all the talk of going after 3B, plus their insistence on quality defenders and the fact that they actually did acquire a 3B suggests they do have a relatively dim view of Vitters) and there is nothing wrong with putting him on a "we should trade this guy while he still has value" list. You just don't publish that sort of list. -
Minor League Discussion & Boxes 8-1-12
jersey cubs fan replied to CaliforniaRaisin's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
I think there's more he can do in Iowa. He can become a more productive hitter. -
http://deadspin.com/5930992/minnesota-vikings-punter-chris-kluwe-is-here-to-take-your-questions Chris Kluwe did a Q&A with deadspin commentators yesterday. He's pretty funny.
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the great thing about youth baseball is Jim Bullinger keeps getting older but the players stay the same age
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I still don't understand.
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dressage is on msnbc right now. this is so stupid
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Minor League Discussion & Boxes 8-1-12
jersey cubs fan replied to CaliforniaRaisin's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
I don't know how bringing Jackson up will make him feel less pressure. I'm not sure if pressure is the issue, but it's conceivable that a prospect could feel pressure to make it up, and once they do, they might relax a bit and play more to their natural abilities. If you struggle because you feel pressure in college and you struggle because you feel pressure in the minors then I have no idea how it would be possible to avoid struggling while feeling pressure in the majors. Everybody says it's a lot easier to make the majors than stay in the majors. -
who many do you think is realistic?
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time to break camp
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steve trout is not a slender man
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Seems like way too much for a guy who has had one standout season and is at the same contract situation as Garza.
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yeah sure, just ignore Geo
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except on the days when you keep calling up younger players.
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volstad warming in pen is interesting. Today would be his schedule start day. I wonder if there is any sort of plan to start piggy backing a couple of these pray for rain guys.
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The roster is neither aging or expensive. It's getting younger on a daily basis. A fair amount of the young talent already is contributing. There are certainly portions of the roster that are aging and expensive. I would say that Soriano (36@19M), Stewart (27@2.2M), DeJesus (32@4.2M), Marmol (29@7M) are candidates to be traded during 2013. I don't disagree that some of the young talent is already there. Are you saying that you think the team will compete earlier than 2015? If so, I hope you're right but I don't see it. I'm just saying I disagree with your characterization of the roster and who is doing what now. The problem is more about not having enough positions filled by guys you can count on to give quality production, not that it's aging and expensive. Soriano is the only expensive guy, and he's been good. You need good players to win. The Cubs don't have many of them and they just gave a couple of them away via trade.
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Bruce Miles @BruceMiles2112 #Cubs Wood is at 72 pitches after only 3 innings. The third included a homer, a walk and a balk.
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The roster is neither aging or expensive. It's getting younger on a daily basis. A fair amount of the young talent already is contributing.
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.317/.368/.442 in July. A little worse than that since the all star break, but almost exactly that in the last 10 games. So, it looks like he had a hot start to July, a mediocre middle of the month and a good end to July.
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Will Michael Lewis ever write a book about this blind side?
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Lahair was .000/.167/.000 before that double
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.381 .409 .714 1123
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So Theo was just [expletive] around with Ned Colletti for two weeks for his health before ultimately accepting a lesser package from the Rangers. He never said no, just wanted time to think about it, ATL set an expiration on the offer and pulled it before Demp could make a decision. No, he made a decision but in an effort to save his ass he just didn't say anything officially.
