http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/7949132/Sources:-Roberts-to-Cubs-looking-unlikely Way to waste 3 months on Roberts and leave us stuck with a top of the order of Theriot/Soriano, Jimbo. Well, heck. What a waste of time.
Great deal for the Tigers. He'd get more on the open market. And crap, I didn't realize how much weight he gained. He really dove into those Twinkie boxes didn't he?
I really think that Marquis will be traded. Best decision? No. Demp should still be in the pen. Hwever, I think it's more likely that the rotation spots go to Lieber and Demp with Marquis getting traded by the end of the week.
http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball/cubs/857360,eyrecubs032308.article Davanon is a 34 year old career back up who got his most playing time for a few years with the Angels. And his career batting average is .259, not .295.
That's a questionable metric by which to judge an outfielder. Say the guy lets a ball drop in front of him that a better center fielder would have caught, or breaks the wrong way and lets a ball go over his head; neither would go as an error. Yeah, I know that, but I posted it as an FYI anyway. I know that range factor and other metrics are a much better means to determine the quality of a fielder.
It's funny you mention that, because I've been seal clubbing with Steve Kline before. I blame that on CT !! I hear that's the hip thing to do It's been the hip thing to do for quite some time now.
I expect better numbers than that from Johnson. Probably something like .275/.340/.410. Those are more in line with his career numbers. Last season was a down year and he was injured.