Post Count Padder
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That too.
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Clearly you don't understand the value of a dollar. I was actually gonna add "though that's probably too much." But, was there really no better alternatives?
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I hope this ends up like the Jason LaRue trade, in which we only surrender a dollar.
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Nice to see Lake progressing, especially in terms of plate discipline.
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Shoulda traded him when he was healthy. Long live Welington Castillo!
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Yeah. I liked O-Dog for awhile as a quietly good second baseman. But the time that he was an asset has been gone for some time now. Not worth a flier. Just let Cardenas and Barney duke it out the rest of the year.
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Major bummer. Was having a terrible year, but he's my favorite Cub of all time. He'll be sorely missed. Enjoy retirement, Kerry. Hope he gets a job in the organization when he's ready.
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Small risk, not bad depth to have in Iowa. Wasn't good in 5 innings this year but was decent last season.
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Mark Reynolds leaves Buck Showalter hanging
Post Count Padder replied to Ski's topic in General Baseball Talk
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I'll always remember Nick Johnson as the guy who did this: 1999 20 Norwich EL AA NYY 132 G 581 PA 420 ABs 114 R 145 H 33 2B 5 3B 14 HR 87 RBI 123 BB 88 K .345/.525/.548/1.073 He was a pretty good young 1B but injuries always messed him up. Awesome skillset but never a real athletic body and looked 30 when he was 22, which is all easy to say with hindsight. Probably my ideal skillset, even with the HR power. Big fan of guys like him or Wade Boggs (or most any great hitter) who could make a contact, still draw a bunch of walks (though Jeter never walked much and he was a highly skilled hitter) hit doubles and worked the gaps, played D, and hit for average. He just didn't work out. Sans walks, that's why Castro is a future superstar if he keeps developing, and why I have some optimism in The Vitters pulling out a career. He had a few good seasons, most notably 2006 (.946 OPS, 4.6 bWAR). As you said, he had all the right skills but injuries took their toll. An holy ish, I coulda sworn he was at least 36. He's 33.
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Yeah, that's just asinine. But this is a shame, easily the greatest reliever of all-time. No way for a career to end.
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Why couldn't we have cashed in on him last year? 12 walks in 8.2 innings, three blown saves already. I know we're not going anywhere this year and it's probably best to let him work through this to build up some trade value again, but at the same time it's painful watching him trot out there in the ninth.
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Good for him. If he wants to keep trying, who are we to judge? His life, his arm, his dime going into all these surgeries.
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That defense would be grotesque. That also assume Soriano doesn't regress more and LaHair maintains his high BABIP. Would be better than some of the alternatives, I guess. Can also see the FO leaving Rizzo in AAA a few more months.
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Yeah, I was more or less saying what it would take. But I'm not really a fan of the Yanks' system. We could get a better deal from someone else.
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I'd dangle Dempster first and see if they'd bite. I could see Hughes and a prospect or two coming back. Garza, would definitely want Banuelos and Betances, and I have a feeling the Yanks wouldn't be keen on surrendering both. (Though, they're both getting smacked around in AAA to start the year. Betances has a 17/16 BB/K ratio in 17.1 innings)
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Much happier with Bowden instead of Thomas. Still has potential. Though, since we're covering most of the contract, it would be nice if the PTBNL is intriguing and not a throw in.
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I would've preferred taking another chance on Andrew Miller. I'm not sad to see Byrd gone, but I'm hoping, like everyone else, that the prospect is somewhat decent to make this worthwhile.
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Had such high hopes for him. He was a solid reliever in 2009.
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I wonder what the odds are he calls it a career if this is a recurring problem all season. Can't be fun anymore.
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Geez. This is gonna be a circus all year long.
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Post the first Cubs game you attended
Post Count Padder replied to David's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYN/NYN200107040.shtml I was 13 and most of what I remember from the game is just how crummy Shea Stadium was and how obnoxious Mets fans were. There was an old lady sitting behind us who had a whiny voice and kept referring to Desi Relaford as "my Desi" the whole game. And not like he was her son; she just loved him irrationally. -
Not unreasonable. He's a good hitter and a great fielder. Better than the Phillips deal easily.
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Piecing together the 25 Man Roster
Post Count Padder replied to Derwood's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Game time in less than two hours. What's the official final roster? -
Good numbers in AAA last year. Essentially organizational depth. I'd imagine Cardenas is sill the first one called up if there's an injury.