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  1. Outshined_One
    Their farm system is depleted and I don't think Boston would be willing to part with Ellsbury or Gonzalez. They don't have much. The Blue Jays are intriguing, on the other hand. I do loves me some Brett Lawrie.
  2. Outshined_One
    Admittedly, I now have to agree with this. I used to think now would be the perfect time to trade Garza, but frankly, his 2011 was a heck of a lot better than I originally thought. At this point, if I had to trade Garza, I'd want a package built around a proven young major leaguer with an elite upside and cheap team control remaining (i.e. Jason Heyward, Justin Upton, Mike Stanton) or a Top 10 prospect (Mike Trout, Bryce Harper, maybe Jesus Montero), along with at least one Top 50 prospect and a high upside prospect or two. In other words, I don't think any teams would be willing to give up what I'd want for Garza.
  3. Outshined_One
    I like the format. With a little more info/tweaking/comments, it could make a really fun infographic as part of the article, when you come out with it.
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    He had two starting pitchers in the Top 30 in MLB in Pitcher Abuse Points (Dempster at #6, Garza at #25), despite the fact that neither was in the Top 30 in MLB for innings pitched. I can understand leaving a guy in past the 100 pitch mark when he's already deep in the game and cruising, but with Quade, it was not unusual to see someone like Dempster pitch 6 IP with 120+ pitches. On the flip side, he didn't sac bunt or IBB much. I really can't complain a whole lot about Quade aside from the way he handled starting pitching.
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    Setting aside the idea of cost, I really like the idea of acquiring King Felix. Yeah, the 3/$60 is going to cost the Cubs, but they should be able to absorb that hit with a bunch of contracts coming off the books after 2012. There are always concerns about injuries and the like, but it's incredibly rare for ace caliber starters to be available in their primes. Cripes, Felix is still only 25 years old. That said, I don't think I'd do Castro for Felix straight up, given the money, the lack of quality shortstops available, and Castro's upside. It'd be one thing if the Cubs had someone in the system waiting in the wings who could fill in for Castro...but right now those options include Darwin Barney, DJ LeMahieu, and Marwin Gonzalez. That isn't particularly inspiring.
  7. Outshined_One
    Projected Type B, although it's close to being border A/B.
  8. Outshined_One
    So, what alternatives should the Cubs explore if they do not re-sign Ramirez? I'm having trouble seeing how the Cubs replace his production come 2012.
  9. Outshined_One
    Keeping Zambrano for 2012 is going to be a hard sell to the fans and media. A lot of people didn't like him to begin with, and after his last meltdown, no one will cut Zambrano any slack whatsoever if he comes back. I'm open to keeping Zambrano, especially if trading him will really hurt the team, but I'm enormously leery about it.
  10. Outshined_One
    This seems like it best belongs here. Link From the tone of the article, it seems the new Front Office will include a decent amount of the old guard, including Tim Wilken and Randy Bush. It looks like Wilken will retain his role as scouting director, but instead of reporting directly to the general manager, he instead will report to McLeod, who will oversee both scouting and player development. This part pretty much sums it up: Interestingly, the article doesn't mention what will happen with Oneri Fleita.
  11. Outshined_One
    I never realized Sizemore was only 29. That makes him a much more attractive candidate.
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    Oops.
  13. Outshined_One
    MOTHERFUCKERS. [expletive] [expletive] [expletive] [expletive]. PLAY SOME [expletive] PASS DEFENSE FOR ONCE IN YOUR [expletive] LIVES YOU [expletive] RAPING PIECES OF [expletive].
  14. Outshined_One
    Thank Buddha.
  15. Outshined_One
    Teams with a pulse showed up on the schedule? They handled Nebraska with ease. Part of the problem this team has is that it wasn't road-tested heading into East Lansing last week. They played one good team and a bunch of cream puffs at home (ETA: along with a game against NIU at Soldier Field). The moment this team leaves Madison and enters hostile territory, they're vulnerable and sloppy. The Badgers can still pull this off, but they're back on their heels again.
  16. Outshined_One
    What in the [expletive] happened to the Badgers over the past two weeks?
  17. Outshined_One
    Yay Badgers.
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    My CubsGM sense is tingling.
  20. Outshined_One
    [expletive].
  21. Outshined_One
    If the Rangers put in CJ Wilson...
  22. Outshined_One
    I would have considered penning a death threat letter.
  23. Outshined_One
    I'd love it if announcing Edwin Jackson as a batter comes back to bite LaRussa.
  24. Outshined_One
    This has been one of the worst-managed World Series I can remember.
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