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From Olney's blog: Seems to support the notion that Pittsburgh may not have gotten as much as they could have gotten for the guy. -
Minor League Discussion & Boxes 6-5-2009
jersey cubs fan replied to Outshined_One's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
Wouldn't batting order just indicate what preconceived notions the manager has about the player? -
But I like Good Times.
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I'm no Mort fan, and these early summer practices don't really tell you much, but this is what I'm expecting out of the receivers. I've had my differences with Angelo's decisions, but he's absolutely right when he talks about it starting with the QB. Everybody loves Brandon Marshall, but he was a 4th rounder. You think Brandon Marshall would be Brandon Marshall if he was drafted in the 4th round by the Bears in 2006? I sure don't. Do you think Eddie Royal comes close to the rookie season he had if he's playing for the Bears last year? A QB absolutely can make a WR.
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In the Bears system the difference between strong and free isn't all that important.
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http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/prospect-hot-sheet/2009/268290.html That's impressive?
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Re: Sale of Cubs to Ricketts Complete (p. 15)
jersey cubs fan replied to 17 Seconds's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
anything of interest? I had to step away, I think this is the video. http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=1143079343&play=1 -
Re: Sale of Cubs to Ricketts Complete (p. 15)
jersey cubs fan replied to 17 Seconds's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
I almost did as well, specifically the comment that Chicago is somehow a bigger sports city than NY. -
If I had to guess, I'd say he's a month away from a rehab assignment. But, even if he does come back, the fact that he will likely need surgery after the season suggests to me that he's going to be well below 100% the rest of the way. I just don't see him having the same offensive impact when he returns.
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Jim Hendry is not of average build.
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Re: Sale of Cubs to Ricketts Complete (p. 15)
jersey cubs fan replied to 17 Seconds's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Ricketts is supposedly going to be on CNBC in a few minutes. -
What don't you get? It makes sense to me. At least indicates that it is definite that he spends a month more on the disabled list and then a possibility for more. The may be indicates that it might not be so definite. They don't really belong together in the same sentence. However, it really isn't a big deal. The meaning was still pretty clear from the sentence. It's an injury, and a month is a long time. There's no way of knowing. May be suggests that is the case, and at least suggests it could be longer. Will be out for at least a month is inaccurate since it's possible it will be sooner. May be out another month is inaccurate since it's possible it will be longer. May be out at least another month makes perfect sense to anybody that isn't trying to make things more difficult than they need to be.
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What don't you get? It makes sense to me.
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Sammy to formally retire soon
jersey cubs fan replied to Butterscup1679666578's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Olympic athletes who are caught using PEDs are typically stripped of their clothing, hauled out back by a haz-mat team, and tossed in the dumpster of life without a second thought. I agree football players get off light though. I think the key word is care though, because nobody cares about Olympic sports. -
What do you mean soon? He signed the deal 2 years ago. It expires in 2.5 years and yet he will still be Cubs property at that point, without the benefit of any sort of NTC. I don't know why people are pretending the NTC was the main thing. The main thing was the money. They paid him an absurd amount to stay away from football. Why are people pretending this guy would never consider playing for another organization? NTC are routinely waived. The Cubs were asking the guy to give up on his 2 sport hopes, and in exchange he took a lot of money and the right to deny a trade. He's been in the system 4 years now, but he's only got a couple months of major league service time. I cannot for the life of me believe he would turn down the option to pitch in a major league park just so he can "play close to home" even though Des Moines Iowa is nowwhere near Valparaiso.
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It was very clear he expected to win a starting role this year when the 5th job was open. And when it became clear he wasn't he was quoted as saying he just wants to make the major league team. What do you mean "must plan to use it often"? That wasn't the only way. It was part of an obscenely large contract. And it is now an asset he can use. He could stick with the Cubs until his contract expires and no longer have any sort of no-trade protection while still being under team control, but what's the point of that? Service time is also a valuable thing, and if he can get more major league service time by accepting a trade, that would be wise. I don't understand why a NTC always tells Cubs fans that a player only wants to play in Chicago and will never accept a trade. Guys waive their NTC. They like them because it provides them a bargaining chip and protection from going to an unsatisfactory location.
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I assume you mean it would be difficult for the Cubs to accept dealing him rather than difficult to find somebody who might take him.
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I don't get how people come to this conclusion. He said that when he was drafted and signed the big deal. But he made it quite clear this spring that his goal was to be pitching in the majors. And with the Cubs he's got very little chance to be pitching in the majors anytime soon. The last comments I saw from him indicated he would not waive the NTC under any circumstance. I can't find it right now, but I'm pretty sure he reiterated that this past offseason, but I'm not certain. But what is the value of such comments? First, they occured in the postseason, when he was preparing for and quite likely expecting to be a part of the Cubs rotation. Second, what else is he going to say? Yeah, I have a no-trade clause (a valuable bargaining chip for any player) but I'll waive it the first time they ask me. Saying he's pretty adamant about playing near home suggests he regularly says he will not accept a trade to any other team. A realistic scenario has never really presented itself, especially not since he was moved off the major league roster and passed up for promotion by another guy. The day he rejects a trade that would place him on another team's major league roster instead of Iowa is the day I will believe he is adamant about playing near home.
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Yes, his slow start was a surprise. Anyone who says they knew he would underperform is a [expletive] liar. What he has shown throughout his career is that when he's not missing time is that he produces at the plate. Everyone knew he'd likely miss significant time this season...what nobody knew was that he'd start so slowly. He also has not been "worthless" the entire stretch of the season so far, but why let reality get in the way of another Jim Hendry fat joke? Not really.
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There's the possibility that a cash strapped Pirates team didn't want to keep paying his $2m salary. Also, that he lost a game of chicken with other GMs that wanted to wait to make their best offers. Or, that he is a poor judge of value and that while others may have offered more, he perceived this deal to be best. This isn't as simple as selling an asset for dollars, where it is very clear that $50 equals $50. Everybody evaluates the value of these assets differently. If he's got a hard-on for a player that became available from Atlanta, his bias for that player could easiliy skew his perception of the value of the deal.
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I don't get how people come to this conclusion. He said that when he was drafted and signed the big deal. But he made it quite clear this spring that his goal was to be pitching in the majors. And with the Cubs he's got very little chance to be pitching in the majors anytime soon. Anyway, I would put Randy Wells value considerably higher than Jake Fox's. Randy Wells could be a decent starting pitcher. Fox can't play in the field. They've been trying to deal Fox for a while and apparantly can't. It would seem that Fox would be nothing more than a throw-in at this point. Colvin has very little upside. I could see a team wanting to plug in a guy soon who might produce "safe" numbers having interest in him. Or maybe a team in need of OF depth. But I don't see any team trading for him with expectations or even hope of him becoming a really good corner OF or anything.
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Interesting contradiction. How do you figure? They had a great chance to add talent to the system by taking advantage of McLouth's inflated reputation coming off last year, and they squandered it by not getting a very good deal, especially considering it's only June 4th. The contradiction is, the conclusion proves the premise faulty (McLouth's reputation far exceeds his actual value right now). McLouth's reputation/trade value is clearly reflected in the return the Pirates received here, thus disproving the "inflated reputation" theory. I don't know that his value is clearly reflected in the return the Pirates received here. My guess is it is, but it's quite possible they settled for less than what they could have gotten in another deal, especially if they waited until the deadline.
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That's a silly reason to not like it. What don't you get? The Pirates season was thrown away the minute it started. Seriously they weren't going to do anything. And McClouth wasn't the guy who was going to determine if they ever returned to contender status. You don't see how it's frustrating to be a fan of a team that hasn't finished above 500 in 16 years giving up on a season 1/3 of the way in while 4 games under? This isn't the pre-'03 Trib Cubs hoping to be competitive within the division frustration. This is a Pirates franchise that hasn't given fans a reason to care for the last 16 years, telling the fans that they don't care, and aren't going to try for ANOTHER season. That and the package they received was really [expletive]. He didn't say he was frustrated, he said he didn't get it. He also said he wouldn't like it even if these guys had HOF careers because it's throwing away this season. Like it or not, this season was already thrown away. I don't understand how you can not "get it". It's simple. The team sucks and they are still years away from contending. If you are going to argue about the value they got for the guy, go right ahead. I get that.
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That's a silly reason to not like it. What don't you get? The Pirates season was thrown away the minute it started. Seriously they weren't going to do anything. And McClouth wasn't the guy who was going to determine if they ever returned to contender status.
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Rockies could demote Atkins
jersey cubs fan replied to Post Count Padder's topic in General Baseball Talk
I often don't agree with many of your ideas, but this one I'd be all over like white on rice. I've always liked Atkins. Avoiding carbs? Or just a big fan of bacon?
