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  1. WindyCity
    Now that he's past Hank, is there really much reason for the Giants to hold on to Bonds? He's best suited for the AL as a DH, and I suspect that's where he'll play next year. If the Giants are ready to move on after 2007, they will not want to risk offering him arbitration, but they still would want to get something in return for him. I'd imagine, at his salary, he'd likely clear waivers.... I think I could get over his personality flaws if his MLB-best 1.081 OPS was in the middle of the Cubs lineup. Move Soriano to RF if/when he comes back and you have: RF Soriano SS TheRiot 1B DLee LF Bonds 3B ARam 2B DeRosa CF Jones/Pie C Kendall
  2. WindyCity
    Its a 'withdrawal' of sense -- which is a transaction of sorts.
  3. WindyCity
    The first post indicates that Towers cleared waivers - now he can be dealt to any team regardless of record.
  4. WindyCity
    I'd say no -- he likely won't get to the 425 plate appearance (he has 243) he needs and he's only started 56 games and needs to start 100 for the '08 option to vest. He would have to start 44 of the Cubs 49 remaining games and, thankfully, that's not likely to happen with how Lou's been mixing and matching outfielders.
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    I'm not sure you can included somebody on the 40 man roster as a PTBNL. I believe the only restriction is that can't have played in the same league in the same season they are traded as a PTBNL.
  6. WindyCity
    Let's carry this thought forward. Oakland has three choices here: (1) Pull him back from waivers. (2) Just let him go to the Cubs - Cubs would assume the remaining contract. (3) Make a trade. If I understand waivers correctly with item 3, the Cubs can only trade 3 types of players: (a) player(s) from the Cubs 40-man who has (have) cleared waivers; (b) a player from the Cubs 40-man, who was claimed on waivers first by Oakland; © player(s) who is (are) not on the 40 man roster. If it's scenario 3a or 3b, there would be no impact on the 40-man roster; however, if it's scenario 2 or 3c, the Cubs would have to remove somebody from their 40 man roster to add Stewart. That would be either a player who has cleared waivers or somebody the Cubs would have to DFA. Interested to see how all this unfolds. Can't they also deal a PTBNL (someone on the 40-man that may not have cleared waivers, but would be transferred to Oakland's roster after the season)? Then a spot for Stewart on the 40-man roster could be opened by transferring Blanco to the 60-day DL.
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    I sure hope Felix is here to stay -- quit jerking him back and forth between Chicago and Iowa -- please just commit to using him as your everyday center fielder for the rest of '07 and focus on getting some power off waivers for one of the corner positions.
  8. WindyCity
    WTF? Are they just throwing stuff on a wall to see what sticks?
  9. WindyCity
    I would give up Ohman in a heartbeat -- he has little value. Don't you believe that for a second. Ohman is a Loogy who has had 2 bad outings in a row, but has been pretty good for the last few years. Pretty good Loogies have long careers and are in demand most of the time. I don't believe Wil Bad Ohman is worth his 2 year $2.5mil contract -- he's just not that good or consistent and that's not just an opinion based on his last couple of outings or reports of a hurt shoulder. I would bet a minimum wage farm hand like Rapada could fill the LOOGY role just fine. If you can dump the future money owed to him on someone else and get back a 25 year old power bat that may still have a nice upside, I think you have to do that deal.
  10. WindyCity
    I would give up Ohman in a heartbeat -- he has little value.
  11. WindyCity
    Not sure -- seems very odd since he's only owed ~$500K for the rest of this season and I assume he could be non-tendered if a team decided they didn't want him on their roster in '08. Seems like a no-risk waiver claim to me too. Maybe there are more gentleman's agreements going on between GMs than we or the media ever hear about.
  12. WindyCity
    Checked his '07 splits against LHPs and he's putting up this line so far: .281/.352/.453 (.805 OPS) His 3-year split ('04 - '06) vs. LHPs is: .283/.353/.497 (.850 OPS)
  13. WindyCity
    Any interest? He still has upside and might come fairly cheap. Link
  14. WindyCity
    I've always wondered this: if a player has a no-trade clause in their contract, does that prevent their current team from putting them on waivers? If not, can they be let go via waivers w/o violating the no-trade clause (since its technically not a trade) or would the player still have to approve the waiver claim / transfer to the new team?
  15. WindyCity
    Cubs need more redhead power! http://oakland.athletics.mlb.com/images/players/mugshot/ph_282878.jpg
  16. WindyCity
    Murph is an idiot. I believe this is a well established fact.
  17. WindyCity
    Its taking a while to develop, but this may be the first 30-team deal in baseball history... Hendry's working all the phones.
  18. WindyCity
    I haven't seen a specific timeframe, but he is out on a rehab assignment now (Peoria, I believe). There's a limit to how long they can keep him out on a rehab assignment though... the way things are going would anyone be surprised if the Cubs DFA'd Kendall and activated Blanco in a few days? I will be very disappointed if they get rid of Hill just to keep Kendall. Maybe Kendall will end up on a DL stint of his own....
  19. WindyCity
    Isn't Hank due back fairly soon?
  20. WindyCity
    I love it!
  21. WindyCity
    No, but I bet they don't stay open till 5am anywhere in Iowa.
  22. WindyCity
    LOL -- Milton Bradley caught stealing home.
  23. WindyCity
    :D :D :D
  24. WindyCity
    Agreed -- a quality guy in the clubhouse and a decent bat off the bench. I'll take that.
  25. WindyCity
    Really? If so, that's pretty awesome.
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