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  1. Outshined_One
    Considering I'm rooting against the Reds, this pleases me.
  2. Outshined_One
    The Cubs' first round pick is protected, yes. If he's a Type A, the Dodgers would get the Cubs' second round pick along with a sandwich pick between the first and second rounds. If he's a Type B, the Cubs wouldn't forfeit anything and the Dodgers would get a sandwich pick between the first and second rounds. All of the above is contingent on the Dodgers offering Lilly arbitration, by the way. If they don't offer it, they get nothing.
  3. Outshined_One
    You mean 2 minutes ago, or 5 minutes ago, or 6 minutes ago, or 6 minutes 7 seconds ago, or 9 minutes ago.............................. They are showing him a lot. See we do need a baseball man. Doug Glanville for President!
  4. Outshined_One
    Nelson Cruz just hit one out of the country.
  5. Outshined_One
    Sounds similar to Shin-Soo Choo, which isn't exactly a bad thing. Considering Choo posted a 5.7 WAR this past season, that's actually a really good thing.
  6. Outshined_One
    I figured they'd be cheap. Actually, now that I think about it, I'm going to swap out David DeJesus with Alex Gordon.
  7. Outshined_One
    Ross isn't a FA; he's got another year with the Giants ahead of them. The problem the Giants have is that they currently have a lot of OFs on their roster without enough room to play all of them. He's always struck me as the kind of guy I could see the Cubs pursuing. I figure Hendry would go crazy if he didn't make a trade or two in the offseason. As for DeJesus, apparently the Royals picked up his 2011 option. Hm, didn't see that. I figured he'd be a good left-handed option off the bench who could periodically spell guys in the OF. I was thinking of him more as a Colvin-like guy where he'd be on the bench, but still get something in the neighborhood of 350 ABs over the course of a season. Still, I'll have to mull over who would take his place as the token left handed OF on the bench. I have indeed resigned myself to the fact that Fukudome will be traded. He won't get the Cubs a draft pick when his contract is up due to a weird quirk in the MLB rules involving recently posted Japanese players and arbitration. I get the feeling that Hendry would think Colvin versus Fukudome is a wash in terms of production relative to contract. There will be interest in Fukudome in the offseason and I think there's a good chance the Cubs won't have to pick up any money in a deal. Ideally, I'd like to see Fukudome back in RF next season. I just don't think that will happen.
  8. Outshined_One
    According to mlbtraderumors he will definitely be an A. Question is whether or not the Dodgers offer arbitration. McCourt's divorce only muddles the situation.
  9. Outshined_One
    As things stand now, what do you predict the Cubs' 2011 roster will look like come Opening Day? Mine: C Geovany Soto 1B Lyle Overbay 2B Blake DeWitt SS Starlin Castro 3B Aramis Ramirez LF Alfonso Soriano CF Marlon Byrd RF Tyler Colvin BN OF Cody Ross BN OF Alex Gordon BN IF Darwin Barney BN IF Jeff Baker BN C Koyie Hill (you know it's coming) SP Ryan Dempster (Opening Day Starter) SP Carlos Zambrano SP Randy Wells SP Tom Gorzelanny SP Carlos Silva CL Carlos Marmol RP Sean Marshall RP Andrew Cashner RP John Grabow RP James Russell RP Esmailin Caridad RP Jeff Samardzija
  10. Outshined_One
    http://www.northsidebaseball.com/forum/topic?f=29&t=58394
  11. Outshined_One
    Interesting note from yesterday: Sounds like Kurcz had a nice outing, too.
  12. Outshined_One
    I want Rangers/Giants for the WS, with the Giants winning in the end. I like both teams for some reason. However, something tells me we'll end up with Phillies/Yankees with the Yankees winning...again.
  13. Outshined_One
    Freaking Badgers. That was a painful game to watch.
  14. Outshined_One
    I'm not so sure about that sentiment. The Cubs won't necessarily become a WS contender by trading for Gonzalez, but he would be a substantial upgrade over Dunn in terms of youth and production. With Gonzalez at 1B and the bullpen shored up, this team could conceivably win 88-90 games next year. Moreover, if you trade for Gonzalez and sign him to an extension (which would be the goal, in my mind), you can still try out some of the prospects next season, let money fall off the books, and aim for a WS title in 2012/2013 with Gonzalez on the team. To me, the key questions are whether the Padres would be willing to trade him (doubtful), what the Padres would want for him (a lot), and the likelihood of signing Gonzalez to an extension is (pretty good, from the looks of it). If this team can get Gonzalez without giving up half the farm, I say do it.
  15. Outshined_One
    Get ready for another never-ending thread. Link
  16. Outshined_One
    The surprising thing is, the Cubs have been doing this with Soto shut down while guys like Koyie Hill and Darwin Barney get regular playing time.
  17. Outshined_One
    You are correct. Knowing this team, they'll blow it. They even suck at knowing when to suck.
  18. Outshined_One
    Unless the Cubs sweep the Astros, the Cubs will be picking at #9 in next year's draft.
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    Link
  20. Outshined_One
    Brett Jackson still projects to be a CF in the bigs, although he was getting some time in corner OF spots in AA. Assuming health and his production doesn't go flying off a cliff, he'll probably be in the majors at some point in 2011; my gut is mid-summer. He should be ready by 2012 if he develops as expected.
  21. Outshined_One
    You forgot the best part. Yay.
  22. Outshined_One
    It did, thanks!
  23. Outshined_One
    your team is going to be atrocious if you're counting on those players to give you production like fukudome or soriano. +1 Yeesh, at least list Brett Jackson next time.
  24. Outshined_One
    BA really likes Lee. Considering he got a nod for the Futures Game and was the #1 prospect in the NWL last season, I wouldn't be surprised to see him in the Top 5. McNutt's gotten some love on their hot lists this season, so a Top 10 ranking wouldn't be out of the question. Nate, what did you think of recent acquisitions Brett Wallach and Robinson Lopez?
  25. Outshined_One
    In an eight team league, the Cubs couldn't get one guy on a Top 20? Geez, I knew it was a down year with the short season teams for the Cubs, but this was unexpected.
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