SouthSideRyan
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Everything posted by SouthSideRyan
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Good thing we keep acquiring more Randy Wellses in order to push out Randy Wells. -
We're just a tremendously stupid team.
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This is a really [expletive] stupid post.
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if volstad's improving peripherals last year were a sign of him becoming a better pitcher, or if zambrano bashes a teammate in the head with a fungo bat, then yes it probably would be hard to get a chris volstad for him at the deadline. Or maybe Volstad stays really bad, and we avoid getting him and get somebody else who'll turn into something.
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I'm not crazy about Dominguez, but I'd have rather had him. At least Dominguez would be under control for 6 seasons where we're trying. Volstad will give us 2.
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Pet peeve of mine. If somebody's on the ground just dive on top of him. Sure it should be a foul, but you'll get your tie up called anyway.
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Pretty much how I feel. i agree except for the last sentence. much more fun to ignore his several-year track record and call him a moron within two months of him starting with the cubs. Nobody's called him a moron. The best GMs make stupid moves too.
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If we're intent on being a [expletive] team, why not let Z pitch for 3 months, prove he can coexist with people and then trade him rather than trade him fresh off a hissy fit suspension by our blowhard ex-GM. The Hendryness of this move is very troubling to me. With no hope of draft compensation, I find it tough to believe that there's a bunch of trade value for Z to recapture when his new team would have him for 2 months. Would it be that hard to get a Chris Volstad for him at the deadline?
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If we're intent on being a shitty team, why not let Z pitch for 3 months, prove he can coexist with people and then trade him rather than trade him fresh off a hissy fit suspension by our blowhard ex-GM. The Hendryness of this move is very troubling to me.
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Could be worse, he could be Tom Hamilton
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Reed Johnson refused to re-sign until he was assured Z was gone.
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I'm not sure people have actually seen Chris Volstad's numbers
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Yeah this is a [expletive] blast. You're really this upset over this? No I like acquiring guys who are undervalued when their true value winds up as barely above replacement.
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So then 2013 we have a couple guys who turn out to be league average starters, Starlin Castro, and David DeJesus. Should be turned around in no time.
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Yeah this is a [expletive] blast.
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Shurna shoots like a 4th grader who isn't strong enough to shoot like a normal person.
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Terrified of contact.
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I've seen this talked about on here multiple times, and I have no idea how this is seen as a good idea.
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So basically we're picking up Z's contract, they're picking up Volstad's. Awful.
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Why do you care about salary relief? We don't have anybody to spend that 5M on. Banking cash is fine with me if it's used to sign draft picks, international FA's, make trades to add veterans, or to ink future FA's. I'm not thinking it's going to be used immediately. We can't overspend on draft picks anymore
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Why do you care about salary relief? We don't have anybody to spend that 5M on.
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I don't understand how are our basketball expenses that much more?
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Re: New GM/Cubs Future News Articles
SouthSideRyan replied to ArizonaGM's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
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We could eat all of the contract and still have the money to do pretty much all of those things. Seems debatable at this point, and no way of really knowing. Our payroll is below 100M with arbitration estimates. How is that debateable?
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Re: New GM/Cubs Future News Articles
SouthSideRyan replied to ArizonaGM's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
I'm interested to hear what sort of OPS people would predict for the following players: Chris Davis Wily Mo Pena Josh Fields Brett Lawrie Anthony Rizzo Mike Carp Cody Ransom Ian Stewart Taylor Teagarden Jai Miller Jerry Sands
