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Again, it's a hard call, especially considering that he and Dunn are only separated by a few months in age (11/9/79 vs. 4/11/80) with less than a million dollars ($4.6m vs. $3.625m) separating them in terms of 2005 salary (not sure how 2006 will look). Their career OPS numbers are separated by .002 (with Teixeira getting the edge), while in terms of three year splits Dunn has a .009 advantage. Dunn walks a heck of a lot more, while Teixeira strikes out less. Given what I said about Dunn when I first mentioned him, I'd likely apply it to Teixeira, as well. -
I have a hard time envisioning how this trade would look good for the Cubs. Tejada + Bedard + Loewen + Markakis would be nice.
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Another guy I gave thought to, although I'm curious as to how good he would be defensively in the OF. Also, his home field is quite hitter-friendly. Three year splits Home: .311/390/.629/1.019 Away: .253/.334/.454/.788 In all fairness, he is going to turn 26 next season and there's been a marked improvement in his stats over the past three years. His numbers are fairly even from both side of the plate, to boot. Tough call, I'm going to have to mull that one over.
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Adam Dunn is some one I'd give a lot of thought to trading Z straight up for...but I'd probably reject it in the end. Peavy? Tough call, I'm curious as to how much pitching in Petco have helped his numbers out. Utley? No thanks. Great player and all, but his productivity likely will not even come close to Z's productivity career-wise. Bay? I like his upside and ceiling, but not enough to do that trade. Vlad? Tough call, but his back worries me. Probably not.
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Let's see... Delmon Young Felix Hernandez Albert Pujols Miguel Cabrera Johan Santana Alex Rodriguez That's about it. I wavered on putting A-Rod on there due to salary considerations, the fact that he's a jerk (Mr. Slappyhands), and the fact that it seems like a lot of his stats are put up in garbage time. However, he'd be a welcome upgrade over Neifi at SS...so yeah. I may have missed one or two guys, though.
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And people say Cubs fans overrate their own players ... There are very few players in baseball I would give Zambrano up for straight up. He's still young, still cheap, and has been a legit contender for the Cy Young over the past two seasons. I think the number of players I would do it for could maybe be counted on two hands. Miguel Tejada is not one of them.
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What's the difference between the two, out of curiosity?
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13. With the lack of picks from rounds 2-4, it'd be nice if the Cubs turned that round 2-4 signing bonus money into a nice Latin American player. And it'd be even nicer if the Cubs properly returned to the international scene. Zambrano, Guzman, Pie, Cedeno, Pinto, Choi, Ryu were/are all valuable assets to the franchise. Agreed. Although, plenty of quality players fall in the draft due to signability concerns (Eric Patterson and Micah Owings in '04, for example). I'd like to see the Cubs nab some of those guys and throw money at them. That would be most welcome, imo.
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Well, some one had to take Ray King's place at the buffet table.
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I talked to a Red Sox fan friend earlier in the night who rabidly follows his team. He seems to think that deal will be going down in the near future.
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on the contrary, the biggest hillbilly tractor drivin' rednecks i've ever met are the ones I met in Wisconsin. John Deere 4 lyf!
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Welp, fourth place here we come. Thanks for overpaying for mediocrity Jim!
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Coco Crisp.
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They pitched him in relief the day before he was schedule to undergo surgery for crying out loud! How could anyone defend a move as stupid, reckless, and poorly thought out as that?!!
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Isn't one of Dusty's strong points supposed to be that he keeps veterans happy? Wouldn't this have been something that would have helped solidify Dusty's reputation in that regard?
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I was reading a Sports Weekly today and they shadowed Jim Hendry during the Winter Meetings. They asked him about the Dontrelle Willis trade. He said that the Marlins hadn't scouted him in years. He also said that you can't be afraid to pull the trigger. He immediately followed that up by saying that he learned never to trade left-handed starters with good makeup. Go figure. Wonder what that says about Renyel Pinto?
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He'll be a defensive butcher, but his bat will be better than any other options out there.
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Rich Hill comment in Stark column
Outshined_One replied to Stu's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Dusty thinks? :D :twisted: -
I like the age-relative performance profiles. Those are pretty spiffy for prospects, imo.
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Rich Hill comment in Stark column
Outshined_One replied to Stu's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
While Z is younger than Hill (which surprises and shocks me to this day), I'd be quite thrilled if that ended up happening. :D -
Considering the Orioles are supposedly looking for an All Star-caliber player in a trade for Miggy, I'm guessing it would cost quite a bit more than that to land Tejada.
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Cards Sign Looper to 3-year Deal
Outshined_One replied to E.J.'s topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Luis Vizcaino? :twisted: He's not on the White Sox anymore. They dumped his useless rear end and got Vazquez as their number five starter. :x I was referring to this past season. I'm waiting and seeing on that trade, though. Vaz gives up an inordinate number of HRs and is going to one of the most HR-friendly parks in baseball. Also, I'm fairly high on Chris Young, the CF they gave up in that deal. The D'backs had a huge hole in CF, and now they could plug it in the near future with some one who has really nice potential. -
Cards Sign Looper to 3-year Deal
Outshined_One replied to E.J.'s topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Luis Vizcaino? :twisted: -
As much as I love Gomes, I would not do that deal. Nor would I do the above deal since I think Crawford is one of the most overrated people in baseball today.
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Anyone else notice that Kenny Williams tends to target players who have had off years or are in the midst of slumps?
