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  1. davearm2
    Because you're behind once again? I don't follow
  2. davearm2
    Time to quit while you're behind there TruffleShuffle
  3. davearm2
    I think it's more hilarious how anyone still thinks Bartman is a significant part of the story.
  4. davearm2
    When did I say that
  5. davearm2
    You've never watched football, apparently.
  6. davearm2
    And wearing a suit to a ballpark is so normal. Having em dress like football coaches would be fine, but this suit idea is equally ridiculous IMO. It'd be a novelty for about 10 minutes.
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    Since when has declining ability and a prohibitive contract been a problem for the Yankees? I thought that was their favorite kind of target for mid season deals. Take out the "mid season deals" part, and the rest applies to like 2/3rds of the Yankees roster. Just about everyone over there has a prohibitive contract, declining ability or both.
  8. davearm2
    Are we not in rebuild mode? If not, then why not? Maybe it signals that everyone is being evaluated for jobs next year. I love Z, and I personally think he is much more than a #4 starter, but if the Cubs could get some value for him they have to do it. We have the 2nd worst record in baseball. There are plenty of holes to fill on this team and unfortunately you have to trade value to get value. I doubt the Cubs are in rebuild mode. More like "2007 all over again" mode. They went from awful to two straight playoff appearances largely due to an aggressive free agent shopping spree. I'd have to imagine the "rebuild" playbook they're reading now looks like that, and not like, trade away all the expensive 30-somethings and look to contend a few years from now. Ergo, Z stays.
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    I personally wouldnt be an any rush to trade either of these guys without a significant return. Yep trading either of those guys signals a rebuild mode. Otherwise, you have to go out and find a similar pitcher, for similar money, on the free agent market this offseason. Doesn't make a lot of sense. And I doubt they go the rebuild route. You're going to need to pay $18 million for a guy with Zambrano's numbers? Sure you could get a guy with Zambrano's 2011 numbers for less, but then you'd still suck. You'd pay in the neighborhood of $18M for a legit #1-3 starter -- more for a true ace, less for a solid #3. That's what the Cubs would be needing to replace... a guy that can front the rotation (or at least be 1b).
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    I personally wouldnt be an any rush to trade either of these guys without a significant return. Yep trading either of those guys signals a rebuild mode. Otherwise, you have to go out and find a similar pitcher, for similar money, on the free agent market this offseason. Doesn't make a lot of sense. And I doubt they go the rebuild route.
  11. davearm2
    Doesn't every team that's vaguely large market want to emulate Boston? I mean since you can't be NYY, then might as well aim for BOS.
  12. davearm2
    Well Toronto has done an amazing job of shedding contracts at least.
  13. davearm2
    Thanks, cal. Sounds like both sides have some interest. I suspect most superslot prospects in the draft can say they'll likely sign if they get their money. But when "their money" is set so high that nobody drafts you until the 39th round, it may be that there isn't much belief that you're actual potential justifies your money. The curious thing here was the bit about how the Cubs want him to increase his velocity. Even though reports keep talking about 94 and 96 and velocities like that. Are the Cubs expecting him to throw 99-101? I suspect this suggests that he doesn't really often throw these Wow velocities, and the 94's and 96's aren't really any more valuable than Kirk's 95's and 96's from HS. But we'll see as always. Encouraging read for sure, though. If he really looks as good this summer as some of these gaga scouting reports, and as fast, maybe the Cubs will pay and be glad they did. Not to derail, but this obsession with velocity is really kind of interesting to me. Yovani Gallardo struck out 10 in tonight's Cub game, and topped out at 93 or 94 or whatever. Zambrano is making $18M throwing in the same neighborhood (on his best day). And so on. What does Halladay throw? What does Sabathia throw? It ain't upper 90s.
  14. davearm2
    Hey curious what you (or anyone else) think about Matt Juengel's pro prospects.
  15. davearm2
    Actually Quade probably would be a good choice for the "building from within" model. His history is in the minor leagues, developing a lot of the same guys that he'd have at the bigleague level now. Not that I expect they're going that route.
  16. davearm2
    My philosophy with managers is that all of them are going to do things I disagree with, and they may be right about some of those for various reasons. But the two things I'd require of a manager is that they play the correct players, and they don't overwork starting pitchers. Quade has been fine about doing the former, and has had some shaky moments with the latter. I'm not all that unhappy with the job he's done so far, but I'm not campaigning for him to stay on if management gets sacked. Well said. Every manager in MLB has fans calling for his head. Can't please all of the people all of the time, and all that...
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    I don't think Hendry's skillset fits with the President role. He's purely a "baseball guy". The President oversees a lot of stuff that has nothing to do with the baseball side: marketing, sponsorships, TV and radio rights, interfacing with the city, infrastructure planning, stadium operations, rooftops, "premium" tickets, bringing football or concerts to Wrigley, etc. etc. Keep Hendry in a role within baseball ops, or cut him loose.
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    generic or not, all of these things have blown up in his face will possibly hamper the team's success and growth going forward. Nothing has "blown up in his face." Basically your arguments are ridiculous, because they hinge on the idea of the Ricketts family being complete idiots who just bought a baseball team and were somehow clueless of very basic, obvious things that you, questionmarkgrace, realize but that they somehow unaware of when it comes to the financial status of the Cubs and Wrigley and what type of investment they were getting in to. Think about it for a few minutes. Well said. Nobody here knows the ins and outs of the Cubs' finances better than the Ricketts, and to suggest otherwise is just laughable. It's reminiscent of when the armchair GMs think they are better talent evaluators and would make better trades/signings/draft picks etc. than the actual scouts and GMs that have apparently somehow managed to rise to the very top of their profession despite being totally inept and clueless.
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    I don't mind that the Cubs traded away Gorzelanny, but let's be honest here: the guy was a better rotation-depth option than Looper, Wellemeyer, and Silva. Those latter three are on par with the junk we've thrown out there instead -- Coleman, Davis, etc. Gorzelanny is a cut above all of them.
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    Well said craig. The best kind of owner would be one that is involved enough to be first-hand informed about how his key personnel operate, but hands-off enough to let them do their jobs. Nice to see the Ricketts' brand of Management by Wandering Around extends beyond Undercover Boss.
  21. davearm2
    Which idea/proposal has anything close to that? Didn't you get the memo? The Cubs are moving to the AL.
  22. davearm2
    The history under MacPhail was a strong willingness to pay top $$$ to retain existing superstars (Sosa, Wood, Ramirez, DLee), but an unwillingness to pay top $$$ to lure in free agent superstars (Vlad, Beltran, Tejada, Furcal). They consistently submitted 2nd- or 3rd-best offers on these guys. IIRC, CCP is correct that 3/$27 for (then-34) Alou was the largest free agent contract the team gave out under MacPhail.
  23. davearm2
    This whole "one trick pony" is an interesting question, I think. Obviously Beane thrived on exploiting a weakness, and making more effective use of data than others around the league were (at the time). Now, most other clubs have caught on, and caught up, and his advantage has (seemingly) vanished. So it remains an open question: can Beane find another way to innovate, or another weakness to exploit? We haven't seen it yet, IMO.
  24. davearm2
    Fascinating that Peter Gammons thinks he has a better handle on these issues than the owner of the team.
  25. davearm2
    Because maybe, the fact that every other 3B in the league is having a very down season is at least a partial explanation for why Aramis has had a down season. You can't ignore a league-wide pratfall in offense and just look at one player's year over year numbers and declare "he declined!". Yes, but it's likely not something specific to 3B. I think what you're saying is that offense in general is down, but it's just more pronounced (for a number of reasons) at 3B, right? Of course, it's league-wide, independent of position. I used his position because it's a lot easier to contextualize 7th of 17 eligible 3B than it is 65th of 204 eligible position players or whatever he is, and because the whole discussion is about either keeping Aramis or replacing him with one of his peers. Right. Just want to make sure it's clear enough for Mr. arm2. So then we all agree (with the possible exception of the term "godawful"):
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