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I would not hesitate to include him in a trade for any impact player. On the other hand, I'm not dying to get rid of him. A guy capable of putting up even mediocre numbers for the minimum price can be valuable. I'd keep him in AAA for now, and see how the DeRosa/Fontenot combo works. But I would consider calling him up if, in a month, the Cubs haven't dealt for a real SS and aren't getting enough out of DeRosa/Fontenot.
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The Cubs have been adamentally opposed to paying guys to play elsewhere for a while. I don't think it's out of the realm of possibility that somebody nixed the idea. -
Might get a scattered storm, but should be fine. http://www.weather.com/outlook/recreation/boatandbeach/map/interactive/60613?from=36hour_map_large&zoom=7&interactiveMapLayer=radar http://images.intellicast.com/WeatherImg/RadarLoop/spi_None_anim.gif
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I don't buy it. It makes no sense for someone making a multi-billion dollar deal to get pissy over $6m dollars. I don't buy that Mike North "just reported" the story. He's not a reporter. He's a hack opinion giver who will run with any storyline he can find to create controversy.
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I don't hate them. I hate looking at them in April and May and just assuming the team will start playing to that pace.
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Agreed on the last part. The Yankees have moved many players and picked up most if not all of the contract. Javier Vasquez to Arizona is one that comes to mind. I can't remember the specific deal, but I know there has been at least one, in recent years, where the commish basically made them go back tot he drawing board. It was a big topic here for quite a while.
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Colorado is hot.
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Jocketty to the Cubs???
jersey cubs fan replied to The Voice of Reason's topic in General Baseball Talk
Yeah, that's what Marriotti wanted you to believe, but nobody had Angelo on their radar. The media hated him from the beginning and only begrudgingly gave him credit last year. -
What is it about the Cubs and Rockies?
jersey cubs fan replied to Schwarber Fan's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Stacked? They had some talented hitters, but they were 14th in the league in walks, 11th in OBP and 7th in runs scored. That was far from a juggernaut lineup. They could hit for power but not get on base, and it wasn't just a fluke either. -
Those deals involved teams spreading the cost of a large contract. This deal reportedly involves the Cubs picking up virtually all of the contract. Bud has, in recent years, gotten in the way of potential deals involving the Yankees and this situation. But there's absolutely no evidence that he was in any way shape or form involved in nixing this deal.
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I answered the question that was asked.
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Jocketty to the Cubs???
jersey cubs fan replied to The Voice of Reason's topic in General Baseball Talk
Angelo had a bunch of experience, but none as a GM. You're right, my bad. I thought that's the position he held in TB. I think he was head of player personel under the guy who is currently running the Falcons, but I'm not sure exactly. He's a longtime personel guy who has been very involved with the Bucs and Giants. The media lambasted the Bears for how they conducted the search for Angelo (employing an executive recruiting firm), but as it turns out it was a fantastic hire. -
What a stupid post. How in the hell do you interpret this as everybody thinking the Brewers will obviously regress yet the Cubs will magically bring it together? Seriously. Very stupid post.
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I want Jones gone. But paying almost all his money for him to play elsewhere and getting nothing of value back in return is not a good deal for the Cubs. If Hendry decided he couldn't make that deal, good for him. If somebody up the chain of comman decided they wouldn't authorize that deal, good for them. Hendry created this mess, he's got to fix it.
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It's not about having the balls. That's cheapshot nonsense. The system that makes it impossible for him to get a cap was in place long before he had any power. The only possible way they get a cap would involved a lockout/strike that lasts a year or two. I, for one, would prefer to avoid that scenario. If that is what needed to be done so be it. MLB would have won in the end and the players would have caved. The NFL bit the same bullet to get a cap in place, and it was the best thing ever for their sport. I don't believe you understand much about the history of collective bargaining in baseball and football.
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It's not about having the balls. That's cheapshot nonsense. The system that makes it impossible for him to get a cap was in place long before he had any power. The only possible way they get a cap would involved a lockout/strike that lasts a year or two. I, for one, would prefer to avoid that scenario.
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He doesn't much like that either, but the Yankees big spending actually results in them being regular participants in the postseason, and that drives ratings, which leads to profit. MLB likes the Yanks in the postseason. If Hendry spent big but built a great team, MLB would like that to, because the Cubs can draw in ratings. What pisses him off is seeing a Cubs team spending like mad for mediocrity.
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Why in the world would the commissioner's office care what the Cubs are spending? Is this a serious question? The commish works for the owners. The owners, as a group, want to profit. Individually, the owners don't want anybody else spending money, because that drives up costs, and cuts into profit. Realistically, that's not going to happen. So, instead, they prefer to see teams spend logically, and not throw out crazy contracts that drives up the costs for everybody. In other words, they don't want to see guys handing out 3 year contracts with no-trade clauses to middle relievers, or 8 year 136 million deals for guys that aren't top of the line superstars. Owners got pissed at Hicks for the original ARod deal. Owners get pissed at Steinbrenner when he brings his payroll from $95m to $200m in just a couple of years. Owners get pissed when desperate GMs give insanely large contracts to mediocre pitchers, because that drives up costs for the rest of the pitchers. Selig doesn't want to see teams throw money around willy-nilly like Hendry did this offseason. It drives up the costs for everybody else and makes his life difficult, by having to deal with other owners bitching and moaning.
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No, they still wouldn't. They're not going to give away a guy who was their #4 prospect coming into the year for a guy who is average at best. Plus the Marlins aren't going anywhere this year, and probably next year either. If they are getting Jones for 500,000 or less then that should be the price of doing buisness. Especially if we are also sending them a PTBNL. If $5m is correct, FLA is paying about $2.5m, right?
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We've heard that it's a lefty from low-A Greensboro, so if that's true, it eliminates Ungs. I find it odd that it would be leaked that it's a lefty from Low-A, and not hear an actual name.
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What? After all this its gonna clear up talk? I hate weather. http://www.weather.com/outlook/recreation/boatandbeach/map/interactive/60613?from=36hour_map_large&zoom=7&interactiveMapLayer=radar It already appears to be dying down. I think it's going to be played, with potential delays.
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Or if he goes with Murton/Floyd in RF and uses the space for SS improvement.
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He was most likely already there.
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Billy Petrick to Chicago
jersey cubs fan replied to sporrer17's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
If Demp is going on the DL I'd like to see Marmol given the chance to close out games, but I know it's not going to happen. We're stuck with Howry as closer. I like Marmol in the fireman role during the 6/7/8 inning. It's more important. -
Billy Petrick to Chicago
jersey cubs fan replied to sporrer17's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Now that the Jacque story seems to be over, I'd like to say I'm getting really concerned about Dempster. He's been pretty good this year. Howry is likely to get the job, but he's been up and down. Don't have much faith in Petrick being much good right now.
