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Braves reportedly offer Burnett 5/80
UMFan83 replied to ctcf's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Switching from the AL East to the NL East should help him a bit -
Braves reportedly offer Burnett 5/80
UMFan83 replied to ctcf's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
To compare, I believe Peavy is making 4/56 million on his contract and 5/78 if his team picks up his option year. -
Ankiel I excluded him because I doubt the Cardinals would trade him to the Cubs.
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Hermida's road numbers in 2007-2008: 2007: .324/.401/.548/.949 2008: .288/.364/.487/.851
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Does anyone get the feeling Lowe = Kevin Brown. I don't know why I feel that way but I do.
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If for some reason the trade for a RF is not Hermida, who would it be? Looking at starting RFs that might be on the block: Francoeur (doubt it and hope not, hes a RHB) Giles (maybe they convince him to drop his NTC...who knows maybe he's buddies with Peavy) Hawpe (possibility) Jenkins (man I hope not) Winn (possibility) Teahen (also possible)
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I am not sure which one I'd take, but I do think that CC is being wildly overrated by the media based on his NL numbers last year. Just my opinion though.
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Well he wouldn't walk away for nothing. At worst we'd get a season slightly below his 2007 season, with a an adequate backup a 4 other positions and a decent value. Then when he walks away he will be at least a Type B FA, if not Type A so we'd get draft picks.
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The thing I'm most worried about with trading DeRosa, is Hendry going on another 2B signing spree during the year if Font/platoon partner slump. No more Damien Jackson/Neifi Perez/Rey Rnez types please. Maybe we can pull Todd WALKAH outta retirement :)
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The Twins? Hmm..
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I thought he was in Japan edit: Beaten
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Bradley had a .926 OPS vs. RHP last year. And it was in the AL, although I'm not sure that with his home ballpark and the pitching in the AL West that its much different conditions than the NL.
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You do realize that we slapped CC around when we faced him dont you? 2.78 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 15/3 K/BB against the Cubs last year Numbers were heavily skewed by his last performance when they were playing the apathetic Cubs, with a lineup with like 3-4 regulars on the last day of the regular season. I wouldn't say we slapped him around in his other starts, but we got to him better than any NL team that wasn't facing him with less than 4 days rest. I mean he only gave up more than 2 ERs in 3 NL starts, and 2 of them were against us.
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4/15 - Bulls (41-40) vs. Toronto (32-49) - 7 pm, CSN
UMFan83 replied to David's topic in Other Sports
??? If anything he needs to be MORE selfish -
The Trib says that this is a done deal. This is going to be weird next year.
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Sadly, yes
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Yeah, the announcer said the station was going to make a statement or something, and that it was the second toughest day, next to being on the air when his mother/grandmother died. Any clue as to what happened? At first I thought that he had some sort of weird emotional attachment to Peavy and that he had just been traded.
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Sounds like someone got canned on that SD radio station today.
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Winter Meetings Rumor Thread
UMFan83 replied to UMFan83's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
So count on Fielder being a Brewer next year? -
It's Peavy's contract that concerns me more than anything. That is not nothing. It's a lot like Soriano's, though blessedly a little shorter. There will always be a Peavy in the offseason, the guy you could probably have if you could just find the payroll for him. I can easily see this team needing one more guy in a few seasons and just running out of room. I know you don't value Peavy as much as most here, but Soriano signed an 8 year deal at age 30. Peavy has 5 years left on a deal and is 27. I wouldn't expect much regression from Peavy over the next 5 years, or at least not nearly as much as Soriano at age 38.
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The idea is to not get swept in the postseason. The more good talent you add, the more likely it is to win - though that's certainly not the only factor. I'm mostly tongue-in-cheek on the "too much" thing, but the odds of any individual player being the difference in a five-game playoff series is almost nil. You're a big fan of regressions. How do we even know the Cubs will get into the playoffs without Peavy and Bradley? DeRosa should regress, Soto could regress, Theriot could regress, Ramirez should have an age related regression, Lee etc. The pen is already worse than last years shaky one, Dempster and Harden you said yourself should regress. Never take making the playoffs for granted.
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You're complaining that they're trying to improve the team too much? I mean, you have a point, but as a fan, I'd have no problem with trying to field a team with all stars at every position. Sure, the playoffs are a crapshoot, but I'd rather be betting on the 6 or 8 than the 10.... I'm complaining about the team going a little too far in "win right now and screw the future" mode. If you can get Bradley, you are a playoff team in the NL to as certain of a degree as you can make it. Save Vitters and keep your payroll flexibility. True to an extent. I think most Cubs fans just want to win now and management is going overboard to give that to him. Leave no stone unturned in an effort to improve the team. If Bradley signs at 3/30, its not going to hurt us that much when he's getting 10 million at age 33 unless he gets seriously hurt or goes bonkers. If we take Peavy's 5 years left on his deal, its probably not that bad for long term. I understand the prospects side of things, but when have the Cubs ever been frugal with prospects? Vitters is probably as much of a sure thing as Felix Pie was supposed to be, and now Pie is just being used to facilitate a trade for Peavy and no one cares. OK, maybe Vitters is more of a sure thing since he grew up playing baseball, but my point stands.
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I mean the Yankees tried to field an All Star at every position, but not all of their players were good fits. I don't necessarily think that's the case here. I'm not even sure if even with Bradley we have a dominant hitter, but I think if Bradley can put up .400/.550 he's the closest thing we have.
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I'm actually more excited about Bradley than Peavy. I think Hendry is targeting the right person here.
