SouthSideRyan
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He's an extreme GB pitcher that gives up fewer XBH than average and has an infield defense of Cabrera/Peralta/Infante/Fielder. Yet Doug Fister has somehow survived over 43 starts with the same infield and similar GB% -
So when the Ricketts add on a huge financial burden over the next 5 years for stadium rehabs, we'll somehow be in a better financial state? And somehow Snidley Zell managed to pull the wool over those backwoods simpleton Rickettses who managed to pull the wool over the infantile Epstein?
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Porcello:sneaky::any guy who was ever a top 100 Orioles prospect:toonster
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How is this "pretty apparent?" After all we have renovations to pay for. But after the prospect haul we bring in from Baez and Soler we should be ready to bring in waves upon waves in 2019 right when the Comcast deal ends. And we're hamstringing ourselves financially, this didn't need to happen. Tom Ricketts decided he wanted it to. As for your last comment, what do you mean? By being naive and agreeing to this type of deal with Zell? Or do you mean something else? No, I mean Tom Ricketts can spend more and is choosing to make money instead.
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That story read like Jon Heyman was doing a favor for Boras in exchange for a tip or two at some point in the future. That's how all Heyman articles about Boras clients read.
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How is this "pretty apparent?" After all we have renovations to pay for. But after the prospect haul we bring in from Baez and Soler we should be ready to bring in waves upon waves in 2019 right when the Comcast deal ends. And we're hamstringing ourselves financially, this didn't need to happen. Tom Ricketts decided he wanted it to.
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I just don't see Garza as a filling a true need for Detroit. Porcello (their No. 5) is their weak link in the rotation. Everyone else is performing well, or in Verlander's case, he believes figured out his issue, is in the process of making the corrections, and seems to be returning to form. Trading for Garza to replace a number 5 wouldn't meet the needs for either team. Detroit would have to overpay based on what it would take to acquire other #5 starters, or the Cubs would have to take less than Garza's real value, even as a rental. Porcello would easily be right with Wood and Shark in our rotation right now. His ERA may not be reflecting it, but he's been a 1.7 fWAR pitcher so far this year. Shark is 2.4, Wood 2.1. I would trade Garza for Porcello straight up right now. Porcello is a free agent after 2015. He's looking at probably ~8M for 2014, I wouldn't be completely shocked if Detroit non-tendered him.
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luckily there are people who are not as smart as sandy alderson and andrew friedman running baseball teams, and i'm pretty sure there are still some who have no idea wtf a .218 BABIP against means. that's not to say i think there's any chance in hell you get a top 25 prospect for travis wood. yeah you're right that there are still the ned colettis out there, but i think the number of morons running baseball teams is really low. and even if the GM sucks, many (most?) mlb teams now have sabermetrically-inclined departments that would advise not to trade a king's ransom for a pitcher having a fluky good year. And I'm sure even Ned Coletti knows what a .218 BABIP means. I'm not sure Ned Coletti knows what dog means.
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Uh, no. How are the Cubs brief flashes of being not terrible better than those teams in that period? I don't know about 30 years, but I can definitely tell you that I would much rather take the Cubs' past 20 over the Pirates' past 20, and if you don't see why then you're crazy. Probably than Milwaukee's too, but not by as much. 03 alone makes it better than both those franchises. Pretending otherwise is foolish. Pittsburgh had its own 2003 within the last 30 years. 2 of them.
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Minor League Discussion & Boxes 7-2-13
SouthSideRyan replied to CaliforniaRaisin's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
Must have working on his knuckle curve. -
Is that supposed to say something else? Like, "the guy"? "A guy" sounds like a rather mundane description, especially for a description for what somebody might become if he gets his head on straight. I was going to snark that and say yeah he might become just a guy if everything breaks right, but I've been cranky enough. The fact that he quoted "guy" makes it a compliment. Yeah, I assume it's meant to be a compliment, but is what he is saying that if everything goes right he might turn into a replacement player? That's what it sounds like. I take it to mean more like... a relevant player. A piece of substance. I mean, he's a replacement player even at his worst. Not if you go by bWAR...
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I love this.
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Is that supposed to say something else? Like, "the guy"? "A guy" sounds like a rather mundane description, especially for a description for what somebody might become if he gets his head on straight. I was going to snark that and say yeah he might become just a guy if everything breaks right, but I've been cranky enough. The fact that he quoted "guy" makes it a compliment.
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He's got a great arm and I wouldn't be surprised to see him sent to Iowa to learn how to throw the cutter we've all been hearing so much about that has apparently helped out Travis wood so much. That and having him throw less different types of pitches. Right now he has a 4 seam, a sinker, a slider, a curve, and a change. I wouldn't be surprised to see that cut down to 3 of those plus a cutter. As smart as the FO is, I have to believe they see something fixable in this guy to bring him in in a trade like this. And that's fine, the issue still is that the headliner of the package is a guy who by next ST will be out of options, 28, and entering a do-or-die season until he's non-tendered. If they plan on fixing him they better start yesterday.
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THEN MAYBE WE SHOULD START PAYING CASH FOR GOOD PLAYERS
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On numbers, the last time Arrieta looked like he was worth a damn was 3 years ago. Since then he's alternated sucking in the majors and sucking in the minors as an old guy Or just last year? Is this the K/BB is all that matters no matter how much batting practice he serves conversation?
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Hm, maybe all the early rumors threw me off
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Unless he's a free agent apparently.
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That was my recollection as well
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On numbers, the last time Arrieta looked like he was worth a damn was 3 years ago. Since then he's alternated sucking in the majors and sucking in the minors as an old guy
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Soler? Soler is still a few years away and is having some character issues with lack of hustle and getting suspended. He was ranked well behind Puig and Cespedes who are currently staring in the Majors. Soler was a great signing but we didn't land the big fish. The bold isn't exactly true and the first part is LOL. Are you trying to say that Soler wasn't ranked behind or that he isn't a few years away? Just based off the contracts the three of them landed there is quite a bit of difference in terms of how teams viewed there talent and it looks like the scouting reports were spot on considering both are all star caliber players currently putting up numbers in the majors not single A Daytona. Soler was the first to sign. If they signed in reverse order, Soler would've received a lot more money. He's also 6 years younger than Cespedes.
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2013-14 International Free Agency Thread
SouthSideRyan replied to CaliforniaRaisin's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
Why would you think the motivation would be to acquire a crappy reliever rather than a cheap owner saving more money? -
Yet none of them will give up anybody good in return on a trade.
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I think that seriously underestimates the price to keep Garza. He's not going to come back on a reasonable deal. He's going to hit a money-rich, talent-poor FA market as the best pitcher available and get something stupid. Then you can pat yourself on the back with the No. 35 overall pick or whatever that might slot into the back of our top 10, instead of getting a top 100 prospect + a guy as good as the No. 35 pick. Or you could actually pay him market value since you're the [expletive] Chicago Cubs not the goddamned Miami Marlins Or you don't because he's probably not worth it (and I don't mean that in the don't sign anybody to big contracts way... I mean that in the matt garza isn't actually that great, especially when you take into account his recent injury history way) Nobody is ever that great to you. Unless we actually sign him to a 1 year rehab deal.
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NFL Offseason/Coaching Carousel/non-playoff talk
SouthSideRyan replied to Banedon's topic in Other Sports
What does comparable value mean? It's worthless now haha. A Rae Carruth jersey?
