Outshined_One

Henry has a large family. Zambrano must be busy on his laptop again.

Let's hope that dog is psychic, in that case. :D

I like this man's line of thinking.

If that is the case and I'm Hendry, I make an end run at every single player who can contribute now that I could get my hands on. If the Tribune is really giving him $115m to work with, he will have the resources he needs to sign quality free agents and to pursue pricey trade options. I would also sell the farm for any of the top hitters I can get my hands on. While I would keep some guys for rotation purposes, I'd be fine with trading just about anyone in the system if it got me Miguel Cabrera, A-Rod, Jason Bay, or whomever. I would not overlook guys who might be a touch older or whatever, but I would definitely focus on guys entering their prime who are incredibly productive.

I'm hoping that people are being chicken littles in this thread with all my heart and soul. I really want to believe that Hendry will be able to retain Aramis Ramirez. However, if this spirals out of control and Rammy jumps ship, all hell will break loose. I'm not looking forward to that.

The only problem with that deal it is that Miller can't be traded until a year after he has signed a contract. Still, given that Lee is under contract for a long time, paid a reasonable salary for his production, and is entering his prime, I'd try to make an offer along the lines of Bonderman, Granderson, and Maybin for Lee and Izturis if Guillen's knees are as bad as it has been speculated.

Fixed.

His agent probably isn't with him at the moment.

Yeah, Bonderman has been coming around as one of the top young SPs in baseball. I don't see why the Tiggers would deal him for Jones. Murton and prospects, on the other hand, seems like a much more likely starting point.

I've seen a mock that had him going as the last pick of the 1st round -- to the Chicago Bears -- so he might get a chance to attempt to play both sports in the same town.... Best part of that mock draft was seeing the Bears projected as the last pick. :D That never gets old. 8)

Enough with the Weaver/Verlander junk already. Also, that website says that we re-sign Rammy for 6/$75.

What's the link, out of curiosity? mlb4u.com Sorry bout that No problemo. Here is the link for those interested.

What's the link, out of curiosity?

Psst! Japan Forget it, he's on a roll.

I'm an idiot for not setting my lineup. *sighs*

I was not NOT drunk last night...

Iwamura has expressed a desire to play pretty much any position on the diamond. He would be worth a look-see, imo.

Keep Von down in AAA to help guys like Pie plz. Also, Lee %@ing Elia back with the Cubs would be hilarious.

So we return to the original point: HOW IN THE HELL DO YOU PREDICT THAT?!

This thread makes my head hurt.

The Tigers led the majors in ERA.

I've seen enough mocks slip him down to the second round to make me think his draft status is questionable. Plus, it depends on what junior WRs (see: Calvin Johnson) come out. That could hurt or help his stock. However, there doesn't seem to be much of a chance of him falling out of the second round. :(

Or, if we're REALLY lucky... Z Matsuzaka Schmidt Kuroda Hill/Prior :D

I'll start out by saying that I really would love it if the Cubs made a hard run at Matsuzaka. He's got everything a pitcher needs to succeed in MLB, plus he would immediately shore up this team's need for a #1/#2 starter. There are some legitimate questions about him (workload), but he seems like a very good pickup, by all accounts. But holy crap, this blind bidding process is borderline insane. Scott Boras is already going to get top dollar for the guy. Now, on top of that, teams are talking about submitting $30m or more for the bid? Cripes, unless a team doesn't factor that into its payroll budget, that's a large chunk of change, even if it is spread out over however many years. If the Cubs only needed a #1 starter, that would be a perfectly fine move on their part. But the reality of the situation is that a team might end up paying the guy >$100m over the course of 5-7 years (as rumored) if you factor in the posting fee. We don't know how successful he'll be in MLB, much less if he will stay healthy. The Cubs could take on a contract like that, but it would eat up a ton of resources. The Cubs need as much help as they can get. The offense is a complete mess and the rotation needs two starters (an ace and an innings eater). If they can pick up Matsuzaka for a reasonable fee and contract, great, awesome! But if they end up signing him to a 7/$90m contract with a $25m posting fee, there is not going to be a whole lot more money to go out there and acquire some one like Soriano, much less to sign Zambrano to an extension. Given some of the rumors that have been flying around, I'm slowly becoming skeptical about whether this would be a good move for the Cubs.

That'd be hell for Cardinals fans. Hmmmmmmmm... :-k