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I highly doubt they bring up all of them. Team's just don't do that.

I actually doubt this. I don't think he got called up last September (at least he never appeared in a game). Lou was furious with him, and that will probably be one of the names Hendry mentions to Lou, Lou says he will never play him, and that's the end of that. I see Fuld as one of the names along with some of the others already mentioned in this thread. wow, remember when we all thought there was a pretty decent chance for a bit there of fuld being our starting center fielder? yikes...it seems like such a long time ago too I honestly don't remember that. What's the Fox/Piniella story? He was called up last year, but not in September. Did something happen that was worse than the Patterson sleep-in issue? He wasn't happy with Eric, but soon played him again.

Peter King has all but written off Nady's future with the Yankees due to big cityness.

Well that should be the very reason why you should learn sabermetics, not shun them. With sabermetrics you learn about sample size that explains that series. 'Shun' isn't even close to describing how I view sabr. I like the stats, but they are not absolute and only explain results, not necessarily predict. What do you use to predict player/team performance? Well, I'm not betting on baseball, so I tend not to predict results. I don't see much value in personally spending copious amounts of time studying the deeper statistics, in order to predict an outcome of a baseball game. I have no use for that. I just listen/watch the game and hope my Cubs win. Stats are useful for fantasy baseball though. I think a manager should use stats to make lineups of course, and not go with gut feelings. However, something that bothers me is when stats betray us (like last years playoff series vs the D-backs), it's simply written off as 'fluke' or 'small sample size', which has just as much justification as a good excuse as gut feelings or hunches. The whole point is that while baseball, as a game played out over 6 months of 162 games, is fairly predictable, any one game, or a series of 3, 5 or 7 games, is entirely unpredictable. Every manager and general manager damn well better use stats to build and run their ballclub. There's no need for any fan to do so, unless they really have a passion for how things work and why. And no, the notion of gut feelings and hunches are not as good as an excuse as small sample sizes.

I'm not arguing. Don't need to when you're right. :good:

Glad to hear they are still thinking about bats, and may have decided it is not worth overpaying for another veteran reliever. Not sure why it has to be limited to LH hitting CF, but, that's Hendry. My guess is they won't be able to find anything worth going after, but the fact remains that CF is still relatively unsettled. Johnson and Edmonds have been the walking wounded all year. And although his overall numbers with the Cubs have been outstanding, Edmonds has begun to show signs that he won't be doing that the rest of the year. His June was insane. But while his July has been solid, the br.com split for past 28 days is nothing special (780 OPS). The discrepency, I assume, is the 0-5 on June 30. He's banged up now, and there's no way of knowing what he'll do the next two months. While the platoon between Reed and Edmonds looks great on paper, their health and contract situations leaves their status in doubt for the near and long-term. It's better to be proactive about these situations than merely accepting the status quo because it's worked so far. I hope they haven't closed their eyes to SS options though. While Theriot's been fine there, I don't trust his batting average dependent "averageness" (100 OPS) for the long haul.

I don't think that should be considered a "pro" to the trade. Sure it is. There's going to be too many people for not enough spots, and that's going to make constructing and maintaining the roster more difficult. You get two months of Fuentes and two top picks(or extended Fuentes). I mean I guess you could say waiting til the offseason might allow you to use the excess of pitching better, but a top notch reliever for the stretch run plus two top picks is certainly a worthwhile return. No, it isn't. Getting Fuentes is clearly a pro, and trading Marshall for him may be a good idea, but it has nothing to do with a " rotation crunch". Injury, free agency, loss of effectiveness, and potential offseason trades are all things that can and likely will happen to clear out any perceived over supply of pitching. If you want to trade Marshall for Fuentes, do it because you think Fuentes value is greater than Marshall's, don't do it, even in part, because you think it will be easier to deal with roster moves this offseason with Marshall out of the picture.

I don't think that should be considered a "pro" to the trade.

I was thinking the same thing. Worse pitchers than Jason Marquis have been traded in post deadline/ desparation deals (Jeff Fassero for example) The Tigers seem like a good fit. It would be a low risk acquisition that could help stabilize their pitching to see if they really do have a chance this year. If he's terrible or they fall out the race anyway all it cost was money. Marquis could also be useful to a rebuilding team like the Indians as an innings eater to protect their younger arms. Not many of those guys were owed $12m.

No need to hold out for a prospect. Getting his awful contract off the books would be more than enough value. His level of performance can be filled by guys making $400,000, and then you'd have money to apply to actual players of worth. The problem is they probably can't get anybody to bite on that contract.

That's a good thought. Put him on waivers. He'll clear, and if some one is silly enough to claim him, give them the Randy Myers treatment and let them have him, salary and all. is there anyway to find out if that has already been done (the putting him on waivers part)? If he clears waivers do we still have to pay his contract as-is? yes

Voted Brewers take 3 of 4, hopefully Cubs manage a split.

http://peoriachiefs.com/news/current/index.html?article_id=835

It is important to be nice.

My guess is Angelo told the agent to tell Devin, "Remember when Urlacher showed up to OTA and then they signed him?" They probably refused to sign him while he was holding out, and told him, show up, and then we'll sign.

This is an embarrassment, especially considering the game coming up at Wrigley. Ryno is not running a tight ship. He seems to take pride in fighting and getting thrown out. His replacement reportedly shoves another manager? A pitcher repeatedly throws at hitters' heads and then at fans. You almost have to wonder if the higher ups consider cancelling the Wrigley game.

I gotta think Howry' nearing a DFA, most especially if Gaudin and Samardzija prove to be effective. I would be shocked if Howry was DFA. The only way I see that happening is if he continues his most recent suck job for a full month

Hester reported to camp.

Agreed. It bugs the heck out of me that he's still on the 40 man. Get someone else on there for once! He's not taking a space from anybody, there is already an open slot available. It would be better to put him on the 60-day DL. That's consistent with what they both said, since putting him on the 60-day DL would take him off the 40-man roster. Actually 60-day DL keeps him on the 40-man but allows the team an extra spot. Taking him off the 40-man means releaseing him entirely. While that may be fun, it really doesn't help the Cubs.

He's moved to and from the bullpen on multiple occasions over the past two years. And it's probably for no more than a week - when Wood returns. It's much better to call up a guy already on the 40-man roster, than to put a guy on the 40 and then burn an option for what may amount to no more than 1 or 2 appearances.

More than an hour away, right? Not that late.

How Cubs-like would it be to waste a roster spot for 12 days before putting somebody on the 15-day DL, and then not have his replacement in Chicago in-time for the game?

Now that Wood's on the DL might as well send him straight to Chicago.

I agree with your 2nd sentence. As for your first one, that's some fuzzy logic. Technically, it's true. He didn't say, if you have success in AAA you will have success in the majors. He said you can.

not to sound like an ass and maybe i'm misremembering, but who on Earth is Castilla? I assume that's meant to be Welington Castillo.