cubweiser03

Maybe JD Drew doesn't want to play for the Cubs? Maybe he thinks the organization is a freaking joke. He's rich beyond most of our wildest dreams. I suppose hendy's a bum because he hasn't cured cancer either? I know I'll catch nine kinds of hell from some of you, but it's cool. I'm just saying that as long as Hendry is making an honest run at these guys, that is all we can ask. He can't force anyone to sign on the dotted line. Im not disagreeing with your point because i dont have first hand knowledge, but JD has always been about he $ since we was drafted. This would be a big change in his MO.

So he's only getting $1M more a year and extra year? That doesnt seem like much in this market. I believe it when it see it. And if i see it, it has become Soriano or bust realllllly quick.

Havent see the Jets but im going to guess the reason they are 5-4 is because they have a good turnover margin, one of top teams in the NFL. You flip that and you got yourself a W. Everything said in thread points to them being consistantly mediocore.

This, in a nutshell, is what is wrong with our GM. Well said. Hendry wouldnt want to go there. He couldnt fulfill his philantropic duties and give the lower class of baseball contracts to be 'set for life'. Really im wondering if the GM of the Cubs is a philathropist in sheeps clothing.

Hurray! Hendry is at it again! Someone please go to wherever these meeting are being held and kidnap Jim. He's lost his mind and is handing out suitcases full of cash to anybody that signs the dotted line. Who knows whose next? I hate these GM meetings with a passion!

I can see why he signed Blanco 2 years ago, that one at least made sense. Barrett was a maligned hitter, it was somewhat risky to not have a backup. After MB's last 2 years that risk is gone. I dont see the point of spending this money on Blanco again. This contract wont kill the Cubs and Henry can be traded, but i guess i just dont really get it.

And he was old for his levels too. Well to be somewhat fair his number as a 23 year old in AA were pretty good (i wouldnt call that old). After that he bounced around from the minors to the majors for 4 years before being a full fledged major leaguer at 28 years old. Then for three years in the majors he put up numbers that Ryan Theroit could easily obtain. Another perspective on his ML #s; at 25 he put up similar numbers to Theriot in AAA while at the same age Ryan was doing that in AA. Nonetheless, DeRosa has had a up and down career, very inconsistant as mentioned several times on this board.

The Boston Red Sox have my attention. I must admit i am very intrigued on how this is going to play out.

You know what this is.... maybe you've heard this one before.....its a chocolate covered turd. We can dress this up and hide all its flaws as much as we want, but its still a turd. If it wasnt so much money it wouldnt be such a big turd to pour some chocolate on. We got a lot work to do to cover it up and much good work and rational is being done here to cover it up. We better hope Lou can polish this thing real good to not expose its flaws and let it crack open and show the world what its true identitiy inside really is. At least this turd unlike Neifi and Macias gives us something to work with, those were turds you just couldnt cover with chocolate.

Im going to take back what i said earlier in this thread that nothing gets done in this meetings. Jim Hendry drove the Brinks truck to this years winter meeting and Mark DeRosa is driving it home. Nice.

Well he can play SS too. How well he plays the field i have no idea. Im thinking of the Cubs and trying to find work for him. I hate that. There are only so many opportunities to bat against leftis. Say maybe 30-40 starts a year. If they trade Izzy and put The Riot at SS and DeRosa at 2b id be happy with that. Thats better than Izzy/The Riot middle infield and is actually cheaper. Im not too hopeful about that scenario. Durham better sign for like $11M. (unless JH gets him, doubtful)

Im going to say he is a super-utility guy and not as full time 2b. He played 60 games in Rf last year. Could be a good platoon partner for Jones. Derosa is a career .306/.367 against lefties. Expensive utilty guy but he could be useful.

I really think Hendry is afraid to sign a guy like Drew because of past injury concerns. I think so too. His ass is on the line, all he needs is for drew to go down for a month or two next year. Thats disaster for JH. If Soriano goes down no one will point the finger at JH.

4. Ohman is solid, he makes Eyre expandable. Can get some good value for Scott because he has 2 years left not just one. I dont expect to see them trading him though but maybe next year and then Rapada is in the pen in 2008. The gutsy move is to trade Eyre now and have Rapada in the pen in 2007. Ohman is pretty good, you dont need 2 great loogy's. One is usually enough if Rapada starts suckin and he shouldnt suck that bad for the first lefty out of the pen.

Jennings is pretty solid not great but solid. He's like a Jeff Suppan but maybe better. He can at least k people more than Suppan can, so he might stil have some upside too being 28.

Clay has become a legitimate middle relief prospect.

This GM Meetings update sponsored by.....Krispy Kreme. We are still trying to track down Mr. Hendry on the GM poll question of the day "Sprinkled or Jelly Filled?" We hope to have an answer to you shortly. Dunk you very much. This GM meeting thing seems more like a elbow rubbing, hand shaking hotel vacation. Ive never heard anything really get done at this like the winter meetings.

why? He's a top starter, he's 28. While I wouldn't sign him to that contract, it wouldn't surprise me at all if someone did. I think he'll get truckloads of money, but if he gets seven years, I'll be surprised. Even in the current market. Also isnt there something with insurance purposes with contracts over 5 years for pitchers?

Take the 25% Boras haircut and you got 11-12M. Im surprised he didnt say Mussina type $18M. Hell the yankees gave a 2 year $32M extension for an old Randy Johnson. Look at him now.

If Hester had downed it in the end zone wouldnt they have gotten it on the 20 and not the 42? IF you touch a blocked field goal you get it wherever you go down. I dont see why catching it in the end zone gives you the chance to get it at the spot of the kick. I still think its worth the risk because its Hester.

#'s in Japan League: Ichuiro-Awesome BB/K ratio coupled with high average. Matsui-Awesome BB/K ratio couple with good average and solid power. Iguchi-Last 2 years good BB/K ratio Johjima-Last 2 years great BB/K ratio, the others were still pretty good. Kaz-Last 2 years awful BB/K ratio, the other previous years were average. Iwamura-Awful BB/K ratio. He's only batting around .300 in Japan and with his awful BB/K ratio its not likely he will be putting up similar numbers like the other guys above because he cant control the strike zone. He has age on his side but he's definelty a risk. I think injuries played a much, much larger role in Kazuo's struggles than a poor BB:K ratio. That said, Iwamura's BB:AB is solid, much better than Kazuo's was in Japan. And his past three years in Japan are right in line with Iguchi's -- .310/.387/.561 to .314/.389/.520. Iwamura's BB:AB are impressive and are encouraging that he will be productive in MLB. I dont want to come off as Mr. BB/K ratio man either. Juan Pierre has a great BB/K ratio but he doesnt walk enough so there should be balance between these 2 stats. He has in his favor an impressive BB:AB ratio, but a unimpressive BB/K ratio thus a pink flag should go up. If he turns out to what Kaz is now or Iguchi i wouldnt be surprised. I just dont think he's worth Kaz Matsui money. Ive heard rumors of posting fees of $5M dollars for him. Kaz got a contract of 3/20 and that was nuts. Kaz just signed a 1 year deal with the Rockies for $1.5 million base salary with $950,000 available in performance incentives. Iwamura is not worth anymore per year than Kaz is now. IF the Cubs got him for a deal like that i wouldn be jumping up and down but i wouldnt be punching holes in my walls either.

I could handle 6 years (gulp), 7 is really pushing it. $15M doesnt scare me. Typically i dont like to overpay for players and im not saying Soriano is the perfect example to overpay but the Cubs are going to have to overpay for Drew or Soriano. What is Soriano worth, probably $12-$13M? (especially for CF or 2b) so its not like they are overpaying by $7-$10M. A couple million wont ruin this team. Heck they will be overpaying for Rusch and Izzy each by about $2M (im giving those guys the benefit of the doubt). Id ask for a limited NTC if its a 6 or 7 year deal. Soriano could be dumped in year 6 or 7. He's the type of talent a team would overpay for even if his skills are deteriating at that time.

if ball state can put up 26 on them i think osu can easily put up 38. osu wins 27-13. and for the millionth time, "o$u" is incredibly lame. Ball State a pick 6 and a safety=9. The 2 late TDs were against 2nd and 3rd stringers. Michigan is 3rd in Total Defense Yards and 5th in Scoring at 12.1. I can see 27 on a really good day, 35+ is pushing it.

If OSU puts up 38 on Michigan's bad ass defense we should just crown their ass this saturday and forget about a NCG. Tressel is a great coach. Very underrated nationally but no way are they putting up 38. If they couldnt do more than 25 last year against Michigans sorry defense, they aint gonna do it this year unless Henne gives them 2 pick sixes and they turn the ball over like mad.

#'s in Japan League: Ichuiro-Awesome BB/K ratio coupled with high average. Matsui-Awesome BB/K ratio couple with good average and solid power. Iguchi-Last 2 years good BB/K ratio Johjima-Last 2 years great BB/K ratio, the others were still pretty good. Kaz-Last 2 years awful BB/K ratio, the other previous years were average. Iwamura-Awful BB/K ratio. He's only batting around .300 in Japan and with his awful BB/K ratio its not likely he will be putting up similar numbers like the other guys above because he cant control the strike zone. He has age on his side but he's definelty a risk. can i please say one more name? ..... So Taguchi... well maybe hes not a big time player and hes not a everyday guy.. but he plays when you need him too. If Iwamura will play for So Taguchi money sign me up. :)