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  1. jersey cubs fan
    Similar tool-wise doesn't mean much. They are toolsy shortstops, all toolsly shortstops are similar tool wise. How does the fact that Castro is 19, doing well in AA, compared to Ronny being 19 and sucking in A ball not make a difference? Yeah, the similarities are much more than if we were comparing Castro to some left fielder, but other than the fact that they are SS and have similar low walk rates, there are meaningful differences. Contrary to what you said, they don't have similar minimal strikeouts. Ronny struck out a lot, Castro does not. In Daytona Castro struck out 41 times in 358 AB this year, when Ronny was in Daytona he struck out 82 times in 380 AB. That's a fairly huge difference that you not only gloss over but actually contend is a similarity.
  2. jersey cubs fan
    Having a 38/24 K/BB in 45.3 IP is not astonishing. While he has had some very nice outings with Tennessee, he's also had his share of clunkers and hasn't had a dominating start since August 3rd. I'm beginning to wonder if this is just a bump in the road or if this is indicative of something else. I'm confused. Are you discussing Cashner instead of Castro?
  3. jersey cubs fan
    Probably not, but they aren't that comparable. When Ronny was 18/19/20 he was an A ball guy posting sub 600 OPS seasons and striking out in 20% of his PA with few walks. Starlin is 19 and already holding his own in AA, striking out much less frequently. Ronny did have similar production when he got to AA, but he was already 21 (still young, but not Castro young) and had about 1200 professional PA under his belt. Castro had less than half the pro experience of Cedeno when he first saw AA pitching. Ronny exploded in AAA at 22, but he was hitting in the low 200s for most of his minor league career.
  4. jersey cubs fan
    Which game is rained out? :D Huh? They have a 10 game homestand no? If they do go 10-0, they still don't really make up enough ground unless STL and/or COL go 4-5 during the same stretch of games. We don't need that kind of collapse if they play that out of their minds. Catching the Cardinals basically requires a sweep of them in that 3 game set. So, the Cubs need to make up 5 games somewhere else. Making up all 5 of those in one stretch isn't really necessary. That 3 game stretch ain't gonna get it done.
  5. jersey cubs fan
    Which game is rained out? :D Huh? They have a 10 game homestand no? If they do go 10-0, they still don't really make up enough ground unless STL and/or COL go 4-5 during the same stretch of games.
  6. jersey cubs fan
    I don't know about very easily, but he may be. All of them have their flaws. Castro is the youngest at the highest level and holding his own. Vitters hasn't handled the move to FSL well and apparently has some health issues. Jackson and Cashner have shown some brilliant flashes but each have had issues. And the new guy is too low on the totem pole. I'm going to guess Vitters is going to be given the benefit of the doubt as the best of the bunch for now.
  7. jersey cubs fan
    yeah his post-ASB numbers and stats from tennessee are very good. i still don't see him having enough discipline to profile as anything more than a fourth outfielder at the big league level, though. For the next few years such a player would be really nice to have. Soriano may no longer be an everyday guy, and Bradley obviously isn't, but they will both be here and have jobs by default. If he played enough to let each of them to sit against some RHers, and served as the primary backup to Fukudome in center (unless they come up with a RH version of Colvin in the system) he could have some value.
  8. jersey cubs fan
    It's not fire. He's a bitch. Delhomme is the biggest whiner in the NFL and Rivers is the biggest bitch.
  9. jersey cubs fan
    Personally, I would like to see Soriano given the "Andres Blanco" treatment, and go on the DL because of an "injury." I'd like to see him go on the DL with his legit knee issue. If he had a legit DL-able knee injury, why wouldn't he have already gone on the DL? He doesn't have a games played clause for his contract. He's not an irreplacable force in the lineup. He doesn't have some sort of games played streak. They haven't shied away from using the DL for other players.
  10. jersey cubs fan
    Furthermore, Soto had an entire season of being the regular catcher where he produced. Fontenot produced in limited duty as a platoon guy who got an easy job, and Hoffpauir barely played at all.
  11. jersey cubs fan
    Sure. Why not? He's a couple years younger than Fontenot and Hoff were last year, with a much better minor league track record. That said, you've got a point. Hoff, I think we can chalk up to sample size, and Soto to injury. Besides, while not all-star quality, Soto hasn't been that far off of adequate production from an average starting catcher. I'm still not sure what's happened to Fontenot, though... His OPS has dropped ~.230 against lefties. So it's not like we can chalk it all up to the fact that he's facing a lot more right handers as the regular starter. Soto had the one big season his final year of AAA, but otherwise both Fontenot and Hoff were better minor league hitters. Soto career minor league: .280/.360/.429/.789 Fontenot career minor league: .291/.366/.437/.803 Hoff career minor league: .288/.344/.485/.829 Soto was called up for good at age 25 though. When Hoffpauir was 25 he was horrible in AAA and his overall numbers didn't start to inflate until he got to repeat AA and AAA multiple times. Fontenot had an entire age 25 and half an age 26 season to pad those overall numbers. It's not very accurate to just say those guys were better minor league hitters.
  12. jersey cubs fan
    Not necessarily. Some teams might view that as the right price.
  13. jersey cubs fan
    breach of contract? playing pickup softball is breach of contract? I'd like to hear this. It could easily be. These guys have clauses in their contracts that ban them from participating in all sorts of physical activities. Teams don't generally call them out on it, even if the activity leads to an injury, but it's in there.
  14. jersey cubs fan
    A proven closer who has lost his job in 2 of the 3 years he's been a closer. And in the most recent season he lost it in spectacular fashion. I don't think it's that low that he would accept. Last year he lost it due to injury. The same injury that bothered him to start this year and kept him from warming up and then sitting down, etc. This year is the first year he lost it due to blowing saves and, even then, his overall numbers are still fairly solid. I don't know what teams will need a closer in the offseason, but I suspect any that do will be interested in Gregg. Certainly not at K-Rod money or anything, but better than a one-year arbitration deal. Now if no team is in the market for a closer in the offseason, the odds of him accepting increase - but no team seeking a closer would be odd, I think. Blahblahblah. People have used this excuse repeatedly but he was healthy enough to pitch but not reliable enough to close. He has never gone through a season where he started as closer and kept the job all season. He's lost it two years in a row. We're still in the midddle of a recession and most big money teams have highly compensated closers in place. I think there's a good chance that accepting arbitration is the best option for Gregg this year.
  15. jersey cubs fan
    http://www.baseballprospectus.com/chat/chat.php?chatId=639 I'm curious as to why he thinks Castro will move off shortstop. Sure, he's making several errors, but it seems he has the tools to stick there. If it's because Theriot would be blocking him, that'd be insane, as moving Theriot to 2b makes a lot more sense. I think he is saying that if he were to be on the major league roster in 2011, he would have to be playing 2B because his defense at shortstop needs more time. He could have added, "Shortstop in 2012 or 2013 is more likely." That would seem like a really weird assertion to make, that he would be incapable of playing SS in 2011 but by 2012 or 2013 he should figure it out.
  16. jersey cubs fan
    A proven closer who has lost his job in 2 of the 3 years he's been a closer. And in the most recent season he lost it in spectacular fashion. I don't think it's that low that he would accept.
  17. jersey cubs fan
    Thanks. I couldn't remember, but figured they were probably for FA signings. In my opinion, giving up picks in the 2-4 range for Howry and Eyre isn't undervaluing picks. Both were consistently good before coming to the Cubs and both were productive more often than they were not as Cubs. Jones wasn't as good a use of the pick, but chances are high you'll get a Jacque Jones type in rounds 2-4. Obviously you hope for more, but Jones wasn't a bad player for us. You value relievers more than everyday position players?
  18. jersey cubs fan
    Sadly, this is definitely the most important storyline for the Cubs in today's game. Isn't whether or not the Cubs can win the most important storyline for every game?
  19. jersey cubs fan
    Values franchise at 845 or values his 95% share at 845?
  20. jersey cubs fan
    I'd say he's near the top. Soriano clearly tops it. But your biggest offseason acquisition disappointing in a big way is a significant problem. The fact that others make more than him is pretty meaningless. Most of those guys have been pretty damn good. Okay.. if the money is meaningless, the fact that he was the biggest offseason acquisition should be as well. So let's just look at production. Bradley is producing like a league average RF despite the power outage. 14th in MLB and 6th in NL in EqA amongst RFs. I bet you can name quite a few players on our team that aren't playing at a league average clip. I didn't say money is meaningless. I said his ranking among top earning Cubs players this year is. Your decision to list that is intellectually dishonest. The guys who make more than him are by and large better. Soriano is the obvious exclusion. Of course money matters. Fontenot has struggled as well, but he's not paid crap and shouldn't have been counted on for much more anyway. Bradley spent the vast majority of the season doing nothing. He started to get on base and has been better, but that doesn't mean he's not on the list of problems.
  21. jersey cubs fan
    I'd say he's near the top. Soriano clearly tops it. But your biggest offseason acquisition disappointing in a big way is a significant problem. The fact that others make more than him is pretty meaningless. Most of those guys have been pretty damn good.
  22. jersey cubs fan
    Do we know exactly what he did to get demoted?. It's hard to determine if it's been long enough unless we know what happened. And does it really hurt him somehow to dominate some A ballers? Is he going to gain anything meaningful with a 2-week callup? Whatever happened, they determined it was worth a demotion. If they were keeping a guy who could help the big club in the minors because of a relatively minor offense, I would be annoyed. But it makes little difference whether he's in AA or A+ at this point.
  23. jersey cubs fan
    Ideally no, but when talking about young guys with limited playing time under their belt and a decision that has to be made sometimes after just 3 years, it's not horrible to be swayed by his last month before that decision has to be made.
  24. jersey cubs fan
    The herpes. The dude is a man-whore. When I think of the 70's and 80's, I definitely think "clean".
  25. jersey cubs fan
    Let's not forget to add fat Soto and Mike Fontenot to the list as well. Because the disparity between 2008 Dero to 2009 Font and 2008 Soto to 2009 Soto is HUGE. Soto has definitely had a bad year, no doubt. But wasn't he injured twice? Plus the whole "pot test" distraction. He's the least of my worries moving forward. I think he'll be better next season. Fontenot was a disappointment, but I think a lot of people thought that might happen (though they certainly hoped it wouldn't.) I'm not going to blame Fontenot for not being DeRosa. I also think part of the problem was him having to play at 3rd for a while.
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