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It still depends on what else they do, Not really. We can only judge what we've seen done. And throughout his tenure with the Cubs we've seen Hendry repeatedly go hard after guys he loves, regardless of their value, and many of the times it means chasing mediocrity. He continues to be a terribly inefficient user of resources, which are vast, and the only reason this team can contend is the fact that they can outspend. This scares the hell out of me if they ever go flat on payroll. GMs should be able to improve their team without having to spend more and keep getting older. -
wrong guy
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Heilman is a dime a dozen reliever who does nothing particularly well. yeah, thats not true. its already been shown that he's very effective against right handed hitters. And that's dime a dozen.
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Heilman is a dime a dozen reliever who does nothing particularly well. How is that more valuable than a young SS and pitcher, both who have yet to reach their prime, that have upside? I'm not saying these are the types of guys you trade straight up for top notch players. But their youth alone adds value to a team stock full of 30 year olds on free agent pay scale contracts. The Cubs are going to struggle over the next few years to fill vacant roster spots with their own people. They are going to have to trade and/or pay up for guys that don't really help much (guys like Heilman).
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It seems to me the goal of any transaction, or any series of transactions, is to get better now, or prepare to get better in the future. I don't believe the Cubs have improved one bit from where they were last year, and they may have actually hurt the future even more.
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That's a hell of a lot of running in place.
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Not being done yet is not an excuse for wasting valuable commodities in the meantime. The roster is never finished, people will excuse the april roster by saying he left room to make moves during the season. This is just, inefficient.
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Hendry must be gaga over Heilman. This is just weird.
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The Yankees? Half the rotation is different, the starting 1b/DH has been replaced, as has the starting RF.
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Maybe Hendry can swap Wuertz or Vizcaino for a LH reliever still. Right now our pen seems very full if Heilman ends up being a 7th inning reliever for us. I'm guessing 7th inning isn't really his role. He might be more of a swingman long reliever type.
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I don't see what you're seeing. They have enough roster spots and guys with options to field a 7 man pen and rotate a handful of guys in during the season. And nobody is being forced off the 40-man either. Fox is around, but he's meaningless. Hill is probably gone, because of the option situation and the fact that they can't count on him for anything, not because of an overabundance. Yes, they lack SS depth (or any real SS actually), but that's a system issue, and not the fault of too many pitchers.
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I don't really think the "overabundance" is a problem that needs fixing, is it? Hill is probably gone. Samardzija is in AAA, with Hart and Ascanio (I assume they have options). The spare parts are probably Vizcaino and Guzman (he's out of options now, isn't he?). If Olson has options he can be sent down if they want to keep one of those guys. I believe Raisin posted that Guzman has an option remaining. Well then there's even less of an overabundance problem.
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I don't really think the "overabundance" is a problem that needs fixing, is it? Hill is probably gone. Samardzija is in AAA, with Hart and Ascanio (I assume they have options). The spare parts are probably Vizcaino and Guzman (he's out of options now, isn't he?). If Olson has options he can be sent down if they want to keep one of those guys.
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Well, sometimes there's not a lot you can do about replacing 2 Cy Young caliber pitchers. You are going to struggle. Under that scenario, the Cubs would probably be forced to start Gaudin and Heilman, who are probably as good as most replacement possibilities you'd be able to fine. If Samardzija has a good spring and starts well in AAA, he could fill that role pretty well.
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On the list stated above, we're talking about relievers and swingmen, right?
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That's exactly my thought on this potential deal. That, or the Padres may prefer taking Heilman instead of Marshall in a Peavy deal. it's gotta be one of the two. the cubs certainly have enough pitching depth as it is. there's no reason to add heilman and not make a corresponding move. I don't know if they have all that much pitching depth as it is. I'd say they have an overabundance if they make this move. If a Peavy deal is in the works and actually happens, then they would take a pretty big hit to the pitching staff. Without Peavy: Zambrano, Harden, Dempster, Lilly, Marshall Pen: Olson, Heilman*, Gaudin, Wuertz, Vizcaino, Guzman, Marmol, Gregg, Samardzija, Cotts, Hill, Hart, Ascanio. But how many of those guys are actually decent? I think the bolded ones are at least decent, with Marmol obviously much more than that. Samardzija is probably starting in Iowa and his level of decency can be debated. The rest of them are either shaky or need to show a good bit more than they have so far.
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No it doesn't. It implies that he'll be 20 by July, instead of when he actually turns 20, in August.
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Alfonso Soriano OK with not being leading man
jersey cubs fan replied to cubswin2009's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
He has definitely said in the past that he'd prefer not to move from leadoff. -
That's exactly my thought on this potential deal. That, or the Padres may prefer taking Heilman instead of Marshall in a Peavy deal. it's gotta be one of the two. the cubs certainly have enough pitching depth as it is. there's no reason to add heilman and not make a corresponding move. I don't know if they have all that much pitching depth as it is. They have a whole bunch of guys with major league experience, but I think it's more of a quantity thing than a quality thing. And Hendry has never been shy about stockpiling pitching depth.
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http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/heilmaa01.shtml http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/H/aaron-heilman.shtml Strikes out a little under 8 per 9, walks a little under 4 per 9, gives up a little over 8 hits per 9, 2.1 K/BB, 1.33 WHIP He threw 180 innings (mostly in the minors) in 2004 but has typically been much less than that relieving in the majors. He often throws more than an inning per outing, making him the go to guy in extra inning affairs. Aside from typically being available whenever the manager wants him, he's really done nothing all that well in his career. He did cut back on the walks for a couple years as a reliever. I believe he's somewhat of a fly ball pitcher; he hasn't been killed by the longball, but he may have been helped in that regard playing in Shea most of his career, which has a reputation, at least, for being a tough park to hit it out of. Hendry probably views him as a poor man's Ryan Dempster, although I think he'd probably be more like a Jason Marquis if he transitions to a starting role. He's definitely got swing man written all over him for this team, similar to Gaudin.
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need anything else?
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he was in the Putz deal
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That's not how you judge the age of a prospect during the season. That's not how some publications have arbitrarily decided to display a player's age, but he turned 19 during the season, so it's hardly a sin to say he was 19 last year. It is universal in baseball to "age" a player according to their age on July 1st each season. It isn't "some publications". It is how seasonal age is officially listed by MLB, MiLB and every stat outlet out there. I realize that, but it's still arbitrary, and ridiculous to chastise somebody for saying a player was 19 in a season in which he turned 19.
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08-09' Blackhawks (46-24-12) 104 PTS - 4th Seed In The West!
jersey cubs fan replied to Cynosure's topic in Other Sports
Please don't fall into a downward spiral.
