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  1. CubsWin
    Kyler Burke seems to be figuring things out in Boise. Over the last month he's pitched 21 innings allowing 14 hits, 5 earned runs with 16 Ks and just 5 walks. Dude's 23, so I'd like to have him see Peoria before the season's out. Of course, he's a lefty, so he'll be able to pitch until his early 40s whether he's any good or not...
  2. CubsWin
    Curse you, JockJones!
  3. CubsWin
    And his 15th... I believe that is the first time all season he has walked twice in one game. According to milb.com, neither of them have been intentional. What in the wide, wide world of sports is going on around here?
  4. CubsWin
    Happy 22nd birthday to Trey McNutt. So far he's gone 5 strong, giving up 1 earned on 5 hits, striking out 4 and walking none while averaging just under 13 pitches per inning.
  5. CubsWin
    And Vitters with his 14th walk of the season...
  6. CubsWin
    Brett Jackson leads off the I-Cubs game with his 4th AAA dinger and 14th on the year.
  7. CubsWin
    I read that Negrin was his staff ace back in cuba and won 11 games in their short season but havent looked up his stats yet. I will post them when I do. But on the surface he sounds like a good get. I believe he's 27.
  8. CubsWin
    RHP. Cuban defector with Cabezas. All I got. Put this in IFA thread as well. He's 27. His first name is Yoannis. Neither one of those things makes me like him very much. As I was researching him, I did come across a Cuban player with quite possibly the coolest name ever... Orelvis Chill Not bad.
  9. CubsWin
    He could come up, have two really good months and the Cubs could trade him... :beg: :beg: :beg:
  10. CubsWin
    True, but that's not what I'm saying. I'm saying having a decent OFer to fill-in for Sizemore and Choo while they are on the DL is more valuable than money to the Indians.
  11. CubsWin
    Great. So why would the Cubs want them? How did they get into the deal in the first place?
  12. CubsWin
    Don't really follow the logic here. I'm wanting the Cubs to give less money to the Indians in return for taking no minor leaguers in the trade. Instead of getting organizational filler and covering 4 million of his contract. Take no players back and pay less of Kosuke's remaining salary. That way the Cubs would have more money to spend on their draft picks. How much are these players making? Why would that matter. The organizational filler guys are making next to nothing. But if you counter-offer the Indians with "how about you don't give us any minor leaguers and we pay 3.5 million instead of 4" that would make sense given how badly the Indians need a decent OFer right now.
  13. CubsWin
    Maybe. I mean, I like Kosuke, but he is what he is at this point and the Cubs simply were not in a good position to get much back for him. I'm not debating that. Never have been. I'm debating why take those two guys at all? And whereas Kosuke is what he is, the Indians are the team that's not in a good position, not the Cubs.
  14. CubsWin
    Don't really follow the logic here. I'm wanting the Cubs to give less money to the Indians in return for taking no minor leaguers in the trade. Instead of getting organizational filler and covering 4 million of his contract. Take no players back and pay less of Kosuke's remaining salary. That way the Cubs would have more money to spend on their draft picks.
  15. CubsWin
    Maybe.
  16. CubsWin
    Most likely, but good scouts are good scouts. Ultimately, it's what the decision makers value. Getting a good read on what a guy is projected to be good at is helpful either way.
  17. CubsWin
    I guess it can't rebound then. If he's this bad, why are the Indians trading for him when they have so much at stake this season? I guess their scouts are idiots. But if they want him, they want him. It doesn't mean the Cubs have to take these guys in return? Just cover less of the salary.
  18. CubsWin
    It wasn't a crack. I believe the Cubs have an excellent team of scouts. I meant it. I would like to see the team's philosophy put a little more weight on sabermetrics and the importance of plate discipline, but they have one of the better scouting teams in the game.
  19. CubsWin
    Then I guess we see Fukudome differently. And perhaps the bind Cleveland was in, too. Cleveland is in the pennant race for the first time in a while. They have 2 starting OFers on the DL who aren't coming off anytime soon, at least not Sizemore. Fukudome isn't hitting for power this season, but he is getting on base and his defense is still very good. And I don't consider 34 old. But if you see him as old and average defensively, then that explains why we disagree.
  20. CubsWin
    The deadline's not until the 31st. People often up their offer as the deadline approaches. Give less money in return for those guys and more money if they allow the Cubs to choose from a pool of other guys. There are ways to use leverage in negotiation. Cleveland wasn't in a good situation. Sizemore and Choo are on the DL. Fukudome gets on base and plays excellent defense. The Cubs paid all but $775,000 of the remaining 4.7 million. Use that leverage to get someone with a chance or have them pay more of the remaining salary and tell Cleveland to keep their minor leaguers. It's not a big deal. I don't really care about who the Cubs got back, it wasn't going to be great, but these guys have virtually no possible future in the major leagues and Fukudome is going to help their major league club in getting to the playoffs. IMO, the Cubs gave more value than they got back. If you're going to get any players in return, why get organizational filler? But what do I know. I'm not a scout. Maybe the Cubs crack scouting staff believes in these guys.
  21. CubsWin
    Again, not displeased with the fact that he was traded, any money saved makes it worthwhile. But, IMO, they should've done better on the talent end and didn't.
  22. CubsWin
    I didn't say they had to be good. Just not be already cooked. Apparently the Cubs are eating a decent amount of his salary. That should count for something. Fukudome gets on base and is an excellent defensive RFer. The Indians are in the playoff hunt for the first time in a long time. If they're not willing to give an 18 year old with a chance for two months of Fukudome and an improved chance of going to the playoffs, then something's wrong. I'm not unhappy that he was traded. A dollar saved is a dollar earned, but the Cubs already have enough organizational filler. Of course, if they keep signing guys in LA, the Pac Rim and from this year's draft, they'll have enough 18 year olds with a chance, too. :wink:
  23. CubsWin
    What? Why is it pointless? Kosuke was gone after this year regardless. It is pointless from a talent standpoint only. I have no problem trading him and saving whatever money they're going to, I'm just saying that if you are going to bother to get a player back, why ask for these guys? What's the point? Ask for some 18-year-old. These guys are already cooked.
  24. CubsWin
    Yech. Horrible trade. Pointless. I guess the Cubs saved a little money. But from a talent perspective might as well have gotten a cucumber.
  25. CubsWin
    If true, I agree. I just hope that there is reason to have a split focus between the minor league system and the major league team...
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