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  1. UMFan83
    http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/132697176/comparing-2015-mlb-rookies-with-past-trout Bryant is on pace to have the 3rd (or 4th) best WAR season by a rookie in the last 20 years. Only Trout in 2012 (by a lot) and Pujols in 2001 (by not much) had more WAR their rookie seasons than what Bryant is projected to at 6.8 (Pederson is projected to have a 7.9 WAR this season which would be second best)
  2. UMFan83
    I know its not a big deal the order, but I'd feel more comfortable if they locked up Saad first, especially before another team puts an offer sheet in front of him...but perhaps that's what he's personally waiting for.
  3. UMFan83
    To be fair, Gasol is a free agent after this season, Noah is fragile and declining. Gasol signed a 3 year deal. Next season is year 2. I believe its 2 years with a player option for a 3rd year
  4. UMFan83
    Well it's obvious someone is getting moved and it seems like it will be Taj. Hopefully any savings will get the Bulls a backup PG that's better than minimum salary guy
  5. UMFan83
    They talk about that a lot on RealGM and while it's valid I think it's overblown and makes it seem like Gar just blindly picks who Lloyd says to. Also, Lloyd made the Teague pick, I don't know why it's suggested he didn't. He stayed on to scout that draft and left the day after. It's possible Gar ignored his advice as he was out he door afterwards but Teague has to be a mark on Lloyds record.
  6. UMFan83
    I wouldn't have been super disappointed at splitting this series before it began but I never imagined that we did split it would be the Kershaw and Greinke games we won. Also, 7 runs in a 4 game series, but we split. Crazy
  7. UMFan83
    Wait I thought Castro's girl was having a kid, what is he doing in the game? Fowler is in now too?
  8. UMFan83
    That is kind of crazy to play most of a game without Soler, Bryant, Fowler, Castro and Montero. That's the 1,3,4,5 and 6 hitters in our preferred lineup.
  9. UMFan83
    Bryant is probably one of the 5 most valuable assets in baseball. If he's getting traded we are going to get a [expletive] load in return
  10. UMFan83
    Someone test him for diabetes
  11. UMFan83
    I heard Kyle Farnsworth and Bryant were tending bar at Tais Til 4 last night
  12. UMFan83
    Yeah but let's see how he finishes the year before we pan him. If he doesn't get it together, well he's had bad years before and has turned it around the next year. True. And I know I'm about to state the obvious but the scary thing is...........we have no choice. I have irrational fears that Jon Lester is mentally rattled. That the big money and the focus on his throwing has gotten him way out of his comfort zone. I think signing someone like Price this offseason would end up taking a lot of the pressure of Lester having to pitch like an ace. Who knows if that's a legit issue he's having but it would at least take that excuse away from him.
  13. UMFan83
    If you talk to Boston that's not exactly a rare FA mistake from Theo. And the fact that his 2 big FA signings with the Cubs are Lester (not willing to give up on the signing but it's trended bad) and Jaxon signals concern.
  14. UMFan83
    Isn't he supposed to be a pitcher that ages gracefully and that's why Theo was willing to sign a big FA over 30?
  15. UMFan83
    made it out of the inning thanks to a diving catch to rob an XBH and a caught stealing
  16. UMFan83
    Yeah but let's see how he finishes the year before we pan him. If he doesn't get it together, well he's had bad years before and has turned it around the next year.
  17. UMFan83
    Looking like another taxing bullpen game, especially if Wood or Jaxon is being saved for Saturday
  18. UMFan83
    Yesssss all my life I've wanted to follow a team that was wildly hated...not because of being assholes but because of winning and people sick of seeing them winning and being awesome. Jordan's Bulls from my understanding were fairly liked by non-Bulls fans. I thought the Blackhawks were going that route too but it seems like this last Cup has brought out a fair amount of hate.
  19. UMFan83
    http://img.pandawhale.com/84085-Seinfeld-shudder-cringe-gif-Im-ZGOa.gif That might be as bad of a 6-9 as anything we put out in the dark ages of 2010-2014
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    Castro

    UMFan83 replied to Tim's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    At least no ones been shot around him lately
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  22. UMFan83
    I blame whoever mentioned that we had the least DPs in baseball
  23. UMFan83
    #5 starters are generally bad. Jason Marquis was the #5 in 2008 when they won 97 games. How many times do we have to go over the fact that 2008 Marquis was not bad. In fact he was almost exactly average I believe. if hendricks is "bad" then 2008 marquis was bad Worse ERA than Marquis in a much worse hitting environment. Hendricks ERA+ was 90 before today, Marquis was at 101. Of course Hendricks FIP suggests that he's been better than his ERA
  24. UMFan83
    #5 starters are generally bad. Jason Marquis was the #5 in 2008 when they won 97 games. How many times do we have to go over the fact that 2008 Marquis was not bad. In fact he was almost exactly average I believe.
  25. UMFan83
    We need at least 2 starters
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