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Willis is a vastly overpriced asset that probably shouldn't bring in any significant value in a trade. A deal of these two saves Florida a ton of cash. I think they should include Willis if they can get back what Cabrera should be worth. -
I believe you are the one judging this based on emotions. I believe you've insinuated in the past you that Prior's problem is about body language and emotion, as opposed to any real injury. You've insinuated he's a steroids abuser and other things. I believe you have a grudge against Prior and just want him gone, thinking there's some sort of "cord cutting" benefit to moving on from the Prior era. I also said he wasn't going to pitch last year but you disagreed. Who was right? But you thought it was because he's a nancy boy that doesn't try hard enough. He had surgery, which can be kind of tough to predict.
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I believe you are the one judging this based on emotions. I believe you've insinuated in the past you that Prior's problem is about body language and emotion, as opposed to any real injury. You've insinuated he's a steroids abuser and other things. I believe you have a grudge against Prior and just want him gone, thinking there's some sort of "cord cutting" benefit to moving on from the Prior era.
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That's about $3M saved - which could be Mark Prior money for 2008, if he's not dealt. And then you pull me back in. Why waste money on this guy to rehab? Make a clean break, give him a hug and start out new. Somebody must see the potential in him to make a decent offer. Because it's not wasting money. It's investing in a real asset, regardless of your personal hatred of the man.
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Why would it end when no such player has yet to be acquired? I'm not saying I agree with the idea of McLouth, but if you're shopping for tomatos and haven't purchased any, why would you stop? Because you realize what you need is a nice juicy steak.
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Hamilton Available?
jersey cubs fan replied to Backtobanks's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
I would be a little concerned about somebody with a substance abuse problem playing half his games in Wrigley. The temptations run rampant. -
I don't see any value to the Cubs in bringing in Johnny Damon. He's in his mid 30's coming off a very weak year. He's consistently hurt, and a question mark on defense. I'm not sure what he has left, but I doubt it's enough to really help the Cubs. He's just going to keep needing to sit out more and more games, and without the DH, there's no place to hide him. This is a bad way to get out of Marquis's contract, in my opinion.
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If he hits 200 and has a 330 OBP, yeah, he walks a lot. Well yes, an IsoD of 130 is also significantly higher than the 060 he had this year. He walks as frequently as Ramirez, whom nobody confuses with patience.
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Next thing you're going to tell me he's not even really white.
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I guess technically yes, that is a possibility. But it's a very unlikely one.
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Well, that and the fact that he made a lot of outs, which pretty much contradicts the whole concept of being a tough out. I'm not sure why people think it's acceptable that Theriot isn't any good just because every realistic expectation is for him to not be good. Yes, he's probably gotten the most out of his abilities. Good for him. That still leaves you with a bad baseball player that shouldn't be the starting shortstop of the Chicago Cubs.
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From Sullivan's article today: I believe the article was written by Dave van Dyck.
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Yeah, I really cannot believe he said that. Someone should fact check - I am betting it's a joke. BTW, love your sig, Roast. This is the quote from the tribune article in question. He said it. Bruce Miles has an article in which he talks about the LH hitting RF. He doesn't include this specific quote, but you get a similar tone. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=88615&src=152
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I wouldn't say he's making no money. He's essentially got a 4/25.5 deal right now, with a team option to make it 5/35. It's relativley affordable, but it's not exactly peanuts. Espn still has him making 400,000 next year. 4/25.5 still sounds prettyu fair if his power numbers continue to rise. Nick Swisher of-1b 5 years/$26.75M (2007-11), plus 2012 club option signed extension 5/11/07 $0.5M signing bonus 07:$0.7M, 08:$3.5M, 09:$5.3M, 10:$6.75M, 11:$9M, 12:$10.25M club option ($1M buyout) 2012 option increases to $12M with top 5 in MVP vote any year 2007-11 limited no-trade clause 2011-12 (Swisher may block deals to 6 clubs)
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I wouldn't say he's making no money. He's essentially got a 4/25.5 deal right now, with a team option to make it 5/35. It's relativley affordable, but it's not exactly peanuts.
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Billy Beane. Would Jersey Cub Fan? straight up, i'd do it. I might. I don't know a lot about Swisher. His numbers are very solid. He's relatively young and his contract is very affordable. He does a lot of things that the Cubs need done, namely getting on base and hitting for some pop. He's a switch hitter, who handles LHP very well (but not as much the RHP). However, his comparable players list on br.com is a little alarming, with names like Bubba Trammel and Shane Spencer. They are essentially the same age, and I believe when you take Swisher contract into account, they will reach free agency about the same time. Swisher is owed $34.8m through 2012 (if the team picks up 2012 option). Hill is going to start making sigificant money after this season, but team could do well by offering an extension before then. I don't know, I think I'd have to stick with Hill. I'd trade him in a package for a stud, but I don't think Swisher is quite at that level of player I'd be interested in.
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I believe that to be the case, though. Colorado plays as a hitter's park more for the spacious outfields, rather than HR's. At least since Colorado adopted the storing of baseballs in a humidor. In 2007, Coors had a HR park factor of 1.218, 5th highest in the majors. It was 10th highest in 2006 and 8th in 2005. I think that it's drop from the top 2 or 3 earlier in the decade towards the middle of the pack a few years ago probably leads to a perception that it's not much of a HR park, but it's right back up there now. Yeah, it's spacious, which leads to more doubles and triples, but it doesn't cut down on HR power. I've always wondered if they could figure out a way to bring in the fences, and raise their height at the same time. Something like this could cut down on hits dropping into the huge gaps, and it may turn a few HR into doubles.
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Bedard
jersey cubs fan replied to PrimeTime's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
As disappointing as the final results were, he did lead the Cubs into respectability. He failed miserably in fixing the Jim Hendry problem, and allowed the Dusty Baker era to happen when it never should have. But after arriving in the early 90's, when the team was an absolute disaster, he got the team back to respectability by 98, and from that point forward they were a .500 or better team in 5 of 10 years. Something to be proud of? No. Something to be satisfied with? No. But nonetheless, it was better than wildly pathetic, which is what Baltimore has been for the past 10 years. He's probably a pretty good leader to stabilize a dysfuntional organization and lead it back into the right direction. He's probably not the right guy to then lead a team to the next step of greatness. -
NCAA College Football Coaching Carousel
jersey cubs fan replied to CuseCubFan69's topic in Other Sports
ESPNnews has it official now. -
Billy Beane.
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The HR's make sense. Playing a ton of games in SD, LA, SF and spacious Colorado knocks a lot of guys HR power down quite a bit. I've never heard somebody claim Colorado knocks down HR power.
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Swisher is an interesting name, and he hits LHP, so that's nice. However, he recently signed a fairly team friendly contract through 2012. Can't see Beane giving him up for less than a lot. Hudson does not intrigue me. A 30 year old with a career OPS+ of 97. I believe he's in his last arbitration year before free agency, which means Jim might be interested in an extension of some sort. And, of course, he's another 2B. His numbers might look good for a MI, but 2b is a position where more and more guys can hit, and Hudson is more or less just another guy there. Plus, his career numbers in 2007 were basically the result of some extra power at home, specifically 9 triples at home (compared to 0 on the road) and 7 home HR compared to 3 away HR.
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He could play left, but of course moving Soriano to right field hasn't crossed Jimbo's mind. Not that I'm saying Blalock is the answer at the 'open' OF spot. I'm inclined to believe moving anyone from their spot has never crossed Hendry's mind. ARod and Cabrera are third basemen, and we already have one of those. He's looking for someone who already plays RF and bats lefty. Probably, but I bet he'll take anybody who has a reputation of being a good fielding LF or CF as well.
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Bedard
jersey cubs fan replied to PrimeTime's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
O RLY! They could go from wildly pathetic to a somewhat respectable, if mediocre, organization. -
i don't blame the twins though. the rumored offers for santana have been incredibly weak. Meh. If you think about it, teams are really paying.a posting fee to negotiate a long term deal with Santana. Not really. It's not like he can just decide he's not happy with the contract and never pitch for them. At the bare minimum, they get him for a full season. Then they have a long time to negotiate a contract, and if worse comes to worst, they still get draft picks.
