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Jose Offerman says hello
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It's tough, though. If I were a Brewers fan I'd love to have him locked up forever, but I'd also wonder if it would have been better to wait a while until doing this. They still have him signed for four more seasons after this one. Of course it would likely have been more difficult to re-sign him as his contract got closer to expiring, but I think I would have taken the chance that I would have still been able to sign him four years from now even if the average per season was more like $23 or $24 rather than the $21 he's promised now. A lot can happen in the next four seasons. For a mid market team like Milwaukee, it's scary to know you've got a guy locked in at $21 million 10 years from now.
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Is it OK to really dumb things down and just say that over the past few years when I saw Garza was pitching for the Rays on a given night that I thought the Rays had a good pitcher throwing and had a clean chance to win? And that when I see a Randy Wells or Gorz in the pitching matchups I think we don't have as good a chance to win? I do realize that looking into numbers, etc., gives a better indication of the type of player you are getting, but all I care about is that we are getting a pitcher I feel will give us a chance to win each time he pitches. Those pitchers feel good to have on my team.
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Is it kind of funny that people are bashing Hendry for making stupid trades but are upset that he is trading a guy (Archer) that he actually traded for?
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Pretty sure Sheets had Tommy John surgery and is out this year.
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I was never into this "anxiety issues" game, but I'll play along. Grienke will be a good fit for Milwaukee unless he's pitching in Chicago, NY, LA, or in a tight divisional race, or in the playoffs/World Series. In other words, he was a good fit in the small market of KC because they didn't play many games that mattered. That's the million dollar question, and one that won't be answered until this summer. Some people can laugh off an anxiety order if they don't have one. It's a real issue and one that can't exactly be cured. Grienke comes with a set of question marks that are not often seen with a described ace. Nobody really knows how he is going to react in a big situation because he's never been in one. And he's even concerned about it, because he doesn't want to go anywhere where the spotlight is going to be too bright. The only thing he doesn't realize is that in order to be on a good team and go to the playoffs, the spotlight is going to eventually be big and bright no matter where you are.
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Well, at least with Jake Odorizzi in the deal now, the Crew had to give up what to me is their top pitching prospect. (Others might disagree). I'm conflicted by what the Brewers have done. They have gone for it all with these two trades, going from a team with no chance to make the playoffs to one that really should. But are they going to win a World Series in the next two years? If they don't, they are in big trouble, because the farm system has been raided like no other time before. For a mid-market team, you'd imagine building around prospects is essential to being good.
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Agreed. But what is really scary if this is true is that for the first time, the Brewers finally did something about their pitching. It's never been about the offense. With the addition of Greinke and Marcum to go with Yovanni and Randy Wolf, they have got two really top of the line pitchers (Greinke and Yo) one real solid one (Marcum) and what would be a strong No. 4 in Wolf. While they probably couldn't afford Greinke after two years (if he performs well), that's two years where the Brewers should actually be legitimate contenders for the division. Even with the loss of some of these prospects, the big league club has not yet taken a true hit offensively.
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The only problem for me though is that it feels like a flawed package. Escobar, although still young, looked pretty bad last season and has done no better in winter ball. The dude might someday turn into a good fielder, but I'm not sure he's ever even going to have a .340 OBP. Jeffress might have talent, but he's also one strike away from being banned from MLB forever. Cain is good and should be a quality player. But that is a gots to do trade for the Crew. Hopefully, it's just a bad rumor.
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Greinke traded to Brewers? Uh, oh. http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/fanblogs/112137964.html
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Sammy Sosa has some things to say about the Cubs
Bryants Disco Ball replied to UMFan83's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
I LOVED Sammy Sosa, but excuse me if I decline to bash on the Cubs for not celebrating the feats of a steroid abusing, selfish cheater by flying a retired number on the flag pole in his honor. Had Sosa not started juicing, he never would have put up the numbers to have his jersey number retired. Did we use him to put fans in the seats? Sure. He used the team to get millions of extra dollars by juicing. I'm saying they are even. -
Colvin to start taking grounders at 1B
Bryants Disco Ball replied to Schwarber Fan's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
In case nobody else says it, thanks for the effort on this post. I'm not sure what I think of Colvin overall, but this was a very informative post and interesting to read. -
The other part of this trade that can't be overlooked is it now gives a young pitcher (likely Thomas Diamond) a chance to come up and start over the next two months. It will be fun to see what one of them can do.
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With Lilly making 12 million this year, it's very unlikely the Dodgers offer Lilly arbitration. He's going to be a free agent, so if everyone really loves him (including the Cubs), they can just sign him back.
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Which is exactly what we should have expected. We weren't exactly giving up CC Sabathia here. When you are trading a 34-year-old pitcher who is considered second-tier, you aren't going to get a top 5 prospect. It's a fine trade.
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Having never seen Wallach pitch, the reports actually seem pretty promising. Difficult to believe anyone here can be that down on the dude considering he was a third round pick just last season and has performed well early on. With that knowledge, how can you be that down on a pitcher you've likely never seen play?
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BCB: "Disturbing" news from inside Cubs' clubhouse...
Bryants Disco Ball replied to RynoRules's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
I thought the Cubs were getting a guy who kept a tight clubhouse in Lou Piniella. He really has softened in the last couple years. I don't think he has the energy or will to keep a tight ship anymore. I just can't believe he let Ramirez bring a gun to the clubhouse. That has to be illegal. if aramis hits a game winning home run and then pretends to shoot all of his teammates when he gets to home plate, he will be my favorite player of all time That will never happen......A Ram hitting a game-winning home run of course. -
we don't need 4 posts from you and dexter about whether this thread exists. so i asked you both to drop the stupid back and forth. and no, if someone makes what you believe to be an unproductive post, you making an unproductive response isn't helping. i'm not exactly sure why we need a separate thread to discuss keeping lou, when the thread discussing firing him would include such discussion. but i'm quite sure we don't need several posts about the existence of this thread. now do you understand? good. let's move on. Fair enough. Quality points.
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No. Not at all. You should state a different opinion if you'd like. I simply was talking about my responses to Dexter's comments.
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You get what? This thread is designed to talk about why the Cubs should keep Lou. If you don't like it or don't agree with it and find it to be a stupid thread, don't visit it. If people want to make unproductive posts in response, I should be able to make ones back. No? Bottom line? Not everybody thinks Lou is to blame for the Cubs' woes this season.
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To answer your question -- now that I know you weren't dreaming -- it's a real thread. In fact, you've clicked on it a few times and have posted in it at least twice.
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Pinch yourself and find out.
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This is a good point. Pointing out Hill replacing Soto is a good idea isn't. Not really saying it's a good idea. Just that it's not a horrible one for a couple days.
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The only problem with those numbers is that Soto's used to be much, much better. Considering he was hitting in the high .300's and is now at .254, it's pretty easy to say he's been slumping over the recent past without even having to look up the numbers. I'm not trying to say Koyie is better than Geo, but let's not act like Geo is Johnny Bench here. For the month of May Soto has: .200 .333 .329 .662 Hill has: .160 .192 .160 .352 Both numbers are weak, but I'll take Soto any day of the week. Hill can start some days, but our team will never be better with him over Soto. It can be better for a very short amount of time. Again, you won't find me saying Koyie should be the starting catcher on our team. But for a few days, what's the big deal? Especially since he's done well during those two days.
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The only problem is that our whole team is pretty much slumping. Take out A Ram and put in a slumping player in his place. That's the problem with our 2010 Cubs. Not a lot of options. It's just not a very good team.