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first of all, rusch has NO upside. none. secondly, you're kidding yourself if you think the cubs can get a "decent" prospect for a guy that would be w/o a team if not for the cubs. he's old and he has a 7.29 era. the cubs aren't getting crap for him.
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add up the number of chances given to guzman, hill, and ryu. take that number times rusch's era. take that number times rusch's weight...that's how many chances he gets.
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if by "alot" you mean 4 more starts and 25 more innings.
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you can rip on a guy the moment he throws the first pitch of his career. you just look foolish for doing it. knock yourself out.
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they need to just stick w/ someone at this point. i'd prefer to see gooz get more time in AAA b/c he hasn't stayed healthy much lately. hill, on the other hand, needs to get an extended shot w/ some team, whether it's the cubs or not. he's got nothing left to prove at AAA (unless they have him down there to work on a specific pitch). last two starts...14 ip, 8 h, 2 er, 21 k's, 1 bb. time to see what he's made of. and no, i don't think his handful of sporadic starts have shown what he's made of, so save it.
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Thoughts on Carlos Lee
abuck1220 replied to CP_414's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
i've accepted the fact that the cubs are going to completely ignore OBP, so if they get a team full of moderately low OBP/really high SLG guys (ie lee, soriano), i'll be as content as i can be. better than the really low OBP/really low SLG guys they have now. i don't know if the cubs can score enough runs w/ an outfield of jones, pie, and murton in '07. they may as well trade murton, hill, whatever to get a big bat for a corner OF slugger if they're not going to sign lee. -
Splits of our top prospects
abuck1220 replied to Transmogrified Tiger's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
1 to 7? That's some helluva movement from a lefty. you know what i mean...not so much top to bottom (like a 12 to 6)...more of a down and in. -
i really hate fantasy baseball these past two weeks. harang's crusing w/ a shutout thru 5 and he gives up a couple runs and is taken out 1 out short of a QS. i have two QS (jannsen and park) on my bench while the pitchers i've actually started have sucked balls lately. funny how that kind of [expletive] happens all in the same week, you know? i guess it's better that way.
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listening to these idiots on BBTN it's like they feel bad for the players he ratted out...as if those players are innocent parties or something. i have a hard time having sympathy for those guys.
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Splits of our top prospects
abuck1220 replied to Transmogrified Tiger's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
it doesn't surprise me that hill is tougher on righties. that's always what i've seen in the handful of times i've seen him pitch in the minors. his 1-to-7 type curve gets a lot of gross check swings vs. righties. -
i was gonna say jesus with a little bit of zeus. oh, and koufax.
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LEGITIMATE!
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you suck, giants. and i hope willis' arm falls off. my opponents have been throwing some ridiculous pitching at me the past couple weeks. complete games from batista and willis...two near no-no's by young. meanwhile, five of my last eight starts have gone for negative points. hurry back, sheets, patterson, and clemens....
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and i thought the cubs were stupid for wanting guys that had good character, speed, and clutchness... link
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uggla's pissed that you think you need an upgrade.
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and the giants can't get a guy in from third w/ less than two outs for the 40th time today. the surprising part? alou grounds into a DP w/ the bases loaded...shocking.
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in what areas do soriano present a huge toss up?
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you're assuming walker wants to do the cubs the favor and take a one year deal when they have no intention of keeping him beyond that. you're also assuming all is forgiven after an offseason of constantly trying to trade him. i know soriano's shortcomings, but i'm thinking like jim hendry, who obviously has no concern for OBP. and if you're going to throw OBP out the window, you better get someone that can slug .500, which soriano's done 4 out of the last 5 years.
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Rich Hill Named PCL Pitcher of the Week
abuck1220 replied to Laura's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
he also made today's BA hot sheet at #5. -
yeah, that shouldn't be allowed.
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First: Soriano has made no secret about returning to the AL (perhaps the Yankees), so I doubt he will be interested in the Cubs, unless he gets an Albert Pujols type contract. Second: I prefer Eric Patterson at 2B. soriano will be so much more productive than patterson over the next few years it's ridiculous. soriano's pushing a 1.000 OPS right now in the bigs...patterson's pushing .800 in AA.
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no kidding - what's up with him? one pick away from getting webb. quite the difference... i need to trade one of my closers just so i don't have to choose which ones to start on a weekly basis...i always guess wrong.
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i hate you, josh beckett.
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Me too. I've given up hope on the Cubs embracing OBP, so I just hope they get all the .300 hitting/30 HR guys they can get. exactly my thinking.
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i want soriano to play 2b for the cubs in '07.