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  1. StarlinOnYou
    I have never been overly high on McNutt. Way too many question marks and not enough results. I don't ever see him being durable / enough of an innings eater to be even a back end of the rotation guy.
  2. StarlinOnYou
    Correa Buxton Gio Gausman Alamora Appel Zimmer How I feel after reading draft stuff the past few days.
  3. StarlinOnYou
    Vitters May stats are very encouraging and 101 ABs is a nice sample size
  4. StarlinOnYou
    Thanks for the vids. Almora has a very pretty looking swing.. I don't know who I want now. Adding Soler + one of Almora or Correa would be a very nice haul for the minors.
  5. StarlinOnYou
    I am a bit surprised Correa is more highly thought of than Baez. If so, I would love that pick.
  6. StarlinOnYou
    I didn't mean for my post to come across so rudely. I typed it in a rush. What I was trying to say is that over the past month or so many are coming up with excuses for him about his strike outs whether it be he's injured or pressing for the new bosses. It is one thing to make these excuses if he didn't normally strike out a bunch, but this is exactly who he has always been. As for why I brought up Wilken - I have no respect for his eye as a talent evaluator. So, color me pessimistic until he drafts something even close to an impact player. His track record here is beyond poor. I don't see any reason on why he should have a job here in Chicago still.
  7. StarlinOnYou
    Hopefully they'll give him another day off tomorrow as well. Why do you think that? El Duderino already mentioned it... He sat out a couple days because of back injury recently and IMO it's bothering him more than he's letting on and his game suffers as a result. Just give him a couple days to rest up and get his mind off of the Ks/slump/etc... Jackson struck out a ton in college and many questioned whether his lack of contact would be his eventual downfall. You have no clue on whether or not an injury is bothering him. This isn't some shocking evaluation - he strikes out a ton - always has. Wilken has whiffed on pretty much every first round pick he chose here -- paint me pessimistic until proven otherwise. I mean just off the top of my head - Colvin (garbage), Cashner (struggling - but projects well IMO), Simpson (complete joke), Vitters (close to chalking this one up as a loss), etc.
  8. StarlinOnYou
    Jackson is downright pathetic right now. What a disappointing season thus far.
  9. StarlinOnYou
    Vitters.. singles again. Ugh. .444 average however. Jackson with a 9 pitch walk. 2-0 Iowa early.
  10. StarlinOnYou
    I am very intrigued to see who becomes the better SP in the majors between Cole/Bauer. I still believe it will be Bauer.
  11. StarlinOnYou
    Not well apparently.
  12. StarlinOnYou
    First of all, these are not prop bets. These are standard futures bets. A prop bet is something like, "Which team will score first," or "How long with the national anthem take?" Second of all, the line is typically set to discourage action on the Cubs because they get more than enough of it already. Third of all, what trap? What in the holy hell are you talking about? 1 - Future bets are PROP bets. At any book, they fall under that category. A future bet is always categorized as a prop bet. 2 - No. The line is made to be as +EV to the book as possible. They love all the Cubs action, because the price is so off. They know every year they are going to get Cubs action so they shade the line as much as possible. You think they are making this line to discourage action? You realize that is the exact opposite of what the sports booking business is about, correct?
  13. StarlinOnYou
    How far is Pena's pick likely to drop? Also, totally forgot about the arb selections we are getting. The Aramis one is huge.
  14. StarlinOnYou
    The Cubs & Yankees get more preseason prop bets than any other team. The line is set to get action. It is the biggest trap I have ever seen.
  15. StarlinOnYou
    He's 27 years old. Of course it is not the smartest thing, but with the DH he's going to be great for at the very least 6 of those years. He hasn't even been "great" for all of the last 4-5 years. Career 930 OPS. Close to a 400 OBP. 35+ HR a year. I'd say he has been great. I wouldn't have given 9 years @ that average salary per season, but the guy is a great hitter and young.
  16. StarlinOnYou
    He's 27 years old. Of course it is not the smartest thing, but with the DH he's going to be great for at the very least 6 of those years.
  17. StarlinOnYou
    Now trade Castellanos & Turner for Garza and try to win a ring.
  18. StarlinOnYou
    Because, he's just going to be a regular free agent, no? It will go like this: Cubs just offered: x amount of dollars Will you bid higher?
  19. StarlinOnYou
    Thanks. Hopefully Vitters tears up the PCL.
  20. StarlinOnYou
    just a thought. but it would be nice if the yanks spun pineda and banuellos(sp) ... our way for Garza. Maybe this is a precursory trade? Pineda is what we would hope to get in return for Garza. Pretty much a proven Jacob Turner. Pineda is 22 and looks to be a top of the rotation guy. I don't think the Yanks were offering Montero for Garza. Serious doubts they would offer Pineda for Garza.
  21. StarlinOnYou
    if "slash" means the yankees would have been willing to trade those three plus more, i definitely would have gone that route and kept pineda. but it's not clear from that tweet. Felix kind of wasting his prime at the moment with how stacked the Angels & Rangers are. Trade Felix get Montero/Banuelos/Betances and more. Keep Pineda. Build around Pineda/Hultzon. Maybe worried about fan interest, but I think most Seattle fans are realistic. They aren't winning anytime soon. I'd rather watch a below average team with a ton of talent rather than the average one they are destined for.
  22. StarlinOnYou
    If I were the Rangers, I'd let Darvish walk (you effectively blocked him from your competition) and throw money at Fielder. And then trade for Garza.
  23. StarlinOnYou
    I love these kinds of trades. Seattle building nicely. They should look to move Felix..
  24. StarlinOnYou
    How valuable is Vitters ability to make contact and put the ball in play? I am not a huge advanced stats person at all, but assuming he could hit .275 and cut down on the Ks a bit with his ability to put the ball in play how valuable is that over the course of a season? As in moving runners, getting runners in from 3rd, etc. Every report I read on Vitters is that he can literally hit anything and put anything in play which hurts his overall average. He's still very young and should hit very well in the PCL, but assuming his approach at the plate is never completely fixed; does that ability to consistently put the ball in play give the team value?
  25. StarlinOnYou
    The Royals hurt your rebuttal, actually.
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