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  1. jersey cubs fan
    Garland as well. Farnsworth was already in the system when that regime took over, but they were in charge of his development from a 47th round pick to a guy who stuck in the big leagues for well over a decade. They never should have tried the all pitching no hitting approach, but if they were, the last think they should have done is ever hire Dusty Baker. But that's another discussion. They had a plan. It was just a bad plan.
  2. jersey cubs fan
    And he's already been hurt. He's behind a lot of guys for me. Doesn't an injury just increase a pitcher's value to this organization?
  3. jersey cubs fan
    Well, Andy's plan was to emulate the Braves. And his interpretation of how to emulate Atlanta was by drafting and developing pitchers and then acquiring established bats when they could. Those were his words. At a time when the great franchises were churning out great bats on a regular basis, the Cubs couldn't do that, but they also kind of weren't even trying. When they did venture into young hitters they focused on all the wrong things, the proverbial 5-tool athletes instead of baseball players. They actually did a fairly decent job of drafting and developing arms. They wanted hard throwers that could strike people out and they got those, for the most part. They were were absolute morons about bats though. Their willingness to focus on pitching prospects at the expense of hitters and their focus on ancient methods of evaluating hitters doomed their plan. But they did have a plan.
  4. jersey cubs fan
    Maybe if the hitters didn't all have such huge flaws. I don't quite believe in TANSTAAPP, but when they're all in short-A or earlier AND the most any has pitched is around 20 IP AND none of them had great results...it's pretty close to true. Vizcaino?
  5. jersey cubs fan
    separate but equal
  6. jersey cubs fan
    I'm having a really hard time putting any of the pitchers that have barely thrown at the pro level (and didn't have knockout results in the few innings they did pitch) ahead of guys that have a floor of at least reaching the majors. I get the upside argument, but Lake's more likely to be a great MLB third baseman than Underwood a #1 or #2 pitcher at this point. I completely understand, I have Maples behind a bunch of high floor upper level guys too. Underwood's ceiling, HS scouting report versus good HS competition, etc are just too much to pass on and he doesn't have Maples' injury history. I'm hoping that by this time next year, Underwood, Maples, Paniagua, Johnson and others will be forcing their way up the charts. At the moment, though, I could see an easy case for an all-hitting top 10. Maybe if the hitters didn't all have such huge flaws.
  7. jersey cubs fan
    If things were rolling I'd say "shhhh, don't rock the boat." But this team is a mess right now and his rambling doesn't really matter.
  8. jersey cubs fan
    RAWDOG IN THE HOUSE!!!
  9. jersey cubs fan
    No. But 25 is already in the middle of prime. Middle? That's still the start is it not, and just at the start. I'm a "24-27" prime guy, so if you want to call it "beginning of the middle" or "middle of the beginning" or whatever. It doesn't matter. It matters because it's not the middle of the prime. It's the beginning. He should get better for another couple years. You act as though he's already reached his peak at this age and will be plateauing for the next couple years.
  10. jersey cubs fan
    No. But 25 is already in the middle of prime. Middle? That's still the start is it not, and just at the start.
  11. jersey cubs fan
    Cocaine isn't expensive enough to account for the difference in what they are doing and what they should be doing. It's gotta be a divorce.
  12. jersey cubs fan
    Assuming a substantial advantage in baserunning in comparison to Rizzo then, as he's got the advantage in AVG/OBP/SLG and defensive runs saved according to those projections. it's assuming no baserunning advantage- there's a full 2-win positional adjustment separating 1B and CF (per 700 PA) the differences in offense (.345 wOBA vs. .326 wOBA) covers just a little bit more than 1 win of that gap; it's an obvious thing to say, but 1B demands a lot of offense Okay, so what I said earlier by "for their position" is the case.
  13. jersey cubs fan
    the amobi version, not the christian one
  14. jersey cubs fan
    So the Bears signed Okoye again.
  15. jersey cubs fan
    Assuming a substantial advantage in baserunning in comparison to Rizzo then, as he's got the advantage in AVG/OBP/SLG and defensive runs saved according to those projections.
  16. jersey cubs fan
    Do you mean in terms of "for their position"?
  17. jersey cubs fan
    How has anything from the Cubs been impressive this offseason? Our 2014 team is the same [expletive] sandwich it was 2 months ago. It's pretty impressive how much they have been willing and able to stick to the plan of not really making the team good anytime soon.
  18. jersey cubs fan
    That is one of the most pointless points I've read on here.
  19. jersey cubs fan
    Olindo Mare? Holy shallow kicking pool batman.
  20. jersey cubs fan
    Bruce Miles ‏@BruceMiles2112 Mark Johnson to manage new #Cubs affiliate Kane County Cougars in Chicago suburbs. Bruce Miles ‏@BruceMiles2112 Brian Harper moves up from Daytona (A) mgr to hitting coach at AAA Iowa, joining mgr Marty Pevey and pitching coach Mike Mason. #Cubs Bruce Miles ‏@BruceMiles2112 Also at Kane County Cougars, Ron Villone is pitching coach and Tom Beyers hitting coach. #Cubs Longtime #Cubs org man Dave Keller to manage Daytona (A) with ex-big league RHP Storm Davis as pitching coach and Mariano Duncan hit coach Bruce Miles ‏@BruceMiles2112 Bill Buckner stays in #Cubs org as Boise hitting coach; Gary Van Tol is manager and David Rosario is pitching coach
  21. jersey cubs fan
    I saw that line earlier and was surprised. Chicago is home and they've been losing to runners, not through the air. But still, they look like garbage on both sides of the ball and should lose big.
  22. jersey cubs fan
    In terms of experience, the next man up on the 40 would probably be Josh Vitters. Wouldn't surprise me if they signed a guy to compete for a backup role, a Jeff Baker-esque guy that can man a few positions. I seem to remember reading that Clevenger could back up 1b and maybe 3b, although he hasn't played much third at all. Maybe I'm confusing that with someone else. Castillo has a few games at 1B, but I can't imagine that they keep three catchers because two of them can back up 1B. Seems a given that he starts at AAA I would not say Clevenger would be a credible 1B backup.
  23. jersey cubs fan
    I don't know. The only explanation for this %$#rape of a trade I can think of is that Moore bought into the meathead view of Shields as a "clutch" pitcher who finishes games, and was starstruck by his 2011 season and overlooked the rest of his career. Garza is at least as good, but I'm not sure that popular perception reflects that. At this time yesterday I'd have said popular perception doesn't matter to executives, but now I'm not so sure, at least in the case of one Dayton Moore. Shields is much better than Garza. Whether he is an ace is questionable at best, but he's on a different level from Garza. He's good, but not the type of good you pay what the Royals paid for. Garza and Shields are very comparable pitchers. They've posted similar numbers (k/9, bb/9, hr/9, FIP, xFIP, ERA) throughout their careers. The only thing you can point to is the glut of CG Shields accrued in 2011. He most certainly is not "on a different level". Shields has been consistently better than Garza, and is a pretty clear cut better asset than Garza. But I do agree that King overstated things with the "on a different level" comment.
  24. jersey cubs fan
    Is there a Bears fan in the world who needs to be cautioned against assuming any game is a gimme at this point?
  25. jersey cubs fan
    Not really. BOSTON -- The Boston Red Sox made a two-year, $25 million offer to free agent right-hander Ryan Dempster but were turned down by the pitcher and his agent, Craig Landis, according to a source. Dempster is believed to be seeking a three-year deal and reportedly is being wooed by the Chicago Cubs and the Milwaukee Brewers.
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