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Yes. Prior to this season, he had only accumulated 2 AB while playing in seven games. So, he is eligible. 2 AB in 7 games? wow Drew a couple walks (PA, but not AB) and was a pinch runner the other times, I believe. He scored 4 runs, ironically, none of them were in the games in which he had an at bat. -
Certainly, but why not let Fontenot play their for now and see what he can do?
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It's very difficult to justify the comparison. Dubois played a spot that demanded solid production, and he was weak defensively. Cedeno plays a position where mediocre production can be tolerated, and he's good with the glove. Dubois was a college guy who began to produce right away, but was always a tad old for his league. He was 24 when he first saw AA and 25 when he first saw AAA and the majors. Ronny was 21 in AA and 22 when he first saw AAA and the majors, and is just 24 at this moment. Dubois struck out at a considerably more frequent rate, a bit of a red flag for prospects who are old for their league. I don't really see much similarity at all in their career track. That's not to say Ronny won't end up being a AAAA player. He might. I never had a ton of confidence in him, and was really surprised when he was an early 40-man roster addition way back before his first modestly decent season.
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Nice try.
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Even if you aren't confident, I think you have to keep giving DeRosa a shot. He's cooled off, but he's still getting on base.
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If you want to talk 4 years, you have to include the 2nd half of 2003 at least. Not sure how the two compare, but it's quite stupid to say "four year" when one of them is halfway done and the last one you are ommitting shows a big advantage for the other guy. Zambrano has been a better pitcher for all but April and May of 2007.
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Maybe the reason "puff pieces" are written about Ryno is because there is not a lot of bad things that can be said about him (other than the delusional rantings of Cubette of course). He wasn't a selfish player, his teammates loved him, his opponents admired him, his players respect him and he was never suspected of using steroids. Other than marrying his high school sweetheart who turned into a philandering wench, the guy didn't make a lof of mistakes. I think the second half of his career was a huge mistake, allowing the family stuff to derail what should have been a better career, and basically crapping away what was, at the time, the biggest contract in baseball history. But I'm not here to blast the guy, I just find it weird that 3 puff pieces on Ryno have been featured in the past week.
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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.
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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.
