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  1. abuck1220
    i like how he makes a point to not mention ramirez as if "oh yeah, i guess they lost him, but he was so bad, it's not even worth mentioning."
  2. abuck1220
    and pie is an OF.
  3. abuck1220
    or they can just sign fielder and not have to worry about that stuff.
  4. abuck1220
    It's more than just about him being fat. It's about trying to match up his best years when we're going to be competitive. If we're signing him while accepting the fact that we still won't be much more than an 80 win team next season, then likely his best season as a Cub was just wasted. Also, a lot of posters seem okay with the thought that the end of the contract won't be great for Prince personally, so there's 2-3 wasted years of a huge contract. It's just a bad time. But yes, fat players have shown more of a propensity to decline sooner. good luck lining it up perfectly so that a 27 year old elite hitter at a position of need is available as a free agent EXACTLY when the cubs are going to be ready to compete. especially in an offseason when you are not competing against the pocketbooks of the yankees, red sox, mets, dodgers, angels, white sox, phillies, etc. especially in an offseason where the cubs have a ton of money coming off the books. especially in an offseason where the cardinals and brewers each lose elite hitters. NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. ideally, yes, you would prefer a grand buffet of superstar free agents EXACTLY when the cubs are primed to be competing for a world series. however, this is living in a fantasy world.
  5. abuck1220
    if we're not going to win till 2015, we should probably see about trading castro as well, to be honest. a huge portion of his value is getting lots of wins out of him while paying him less than a million dollars. if we're just going to waste all those years anyway, we ought to see if we can get future value for current value we've no use for. yeah, it would be pretty depressing for the cubs to waste the cheap years of the best young hitter they've had in a million years.
  6. abuck1220
    if the cubs are going with the "don't try to win until 2015" plan, they sure as hell better trade marshall.
  7. abuck1220
    yeah, i'd rather buy prince fielder.
  8. abuck1220
    ON WHO?
  9. abuck1220
    in legitimate american currency.
  10. abuck1220
    i don't understand who the smokescreen would be attempting to deceive.
  11. abuck1220
    has there been talk of the payroll going down next year or am i imagining things?
  12. abuck1220
    huh. thought it was lower than that. carry on.
  13. abuck1220
    it was, what, $110 last year? has there been any indication it's going to go up this year?
  14. abuck1220
    where are you getting the idea that the cubs' payroll next year will be $130 mil+?
  15. abuck1220
    pretty much.
  16. abuck1220

    Trades

    abuck1220 replied to shnsajax's topic in Fantasy Sports

    will be a pain in the ass to keep him on your bench 1/3 of the season.
  17. abuck1220
    isu's OC leaving to be qb coach at ohio state? huh?
  18. abuck1220
    which is not necessarily a dumb thing to do.
  19. abuck1220
    that is dumb in a fireable way.
  20. abuck1220
    pretty sure you don't pass up albert pujols because you have mark trumbo.
  21. abuck1220
    their payroll has never gone over like $60 mil...i don't think they've "gambled" a whole lot.
  22. abuck1220
    If a chronic gambler triples his paycheck at the craps table a few times in a row, it doesn't mean it was a good bet. wow, that's a shitty analogy.
  23. abuck1220
    i was on board with this trading for sanchez idea until i realized sanchez is going to be 28 and he's not very good.
  24. abuck1220
    maybe you just don't get it. it's like "walk," but it's "talk."
  25. abuck1220
    DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT.
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