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That was one of the things I was wanting to know, thanks. S, all you got to do is ask.

Who cares, Garth Brooks and Kevin Costner will prob. take up more time and ABs than Gonzalez.

Russell has had the chances to prove he can hit with wood and hasn't been able to.

I am reserving judgment on this point until the end of the offseason. If Marquis and/or Dempster are traded, then there could still be a slot for Gallagher. Why? We're hearing Dempster being talked about, now Lieber is signed, Marquis is still up in the air. Still pretty quiet about the rooks. I'm hoping that that both Seans and Kevin have been told privately that their hard work over the off-season (hopefully Marshall getting stronger and Gallagher cont. his off-season conditioning) can be rewarded with a verbal commit. from the Cubs that they'll be given a shot.

I'm disappointed at the lack of news concerning the poss. of Gallagher and Hart having a legit chance at winning a spot in the rotation compared to Marquis/Dempster/Lieber Moreso Gallagher, since Hart I think would be better in the pen as well as Gallagher having a higher ceiling than Hart as well as Gallagher likely to equal them next year and surpass them in the future.

It was a foot injury, I'm not sure it if it was an injury to his stride or pivot foot, which might've impacted his drive and his velo, movement, etc. Wishful thinking has me hoping that his foot problem is cured and the injury impacted his play that month of the year (he had one strong out towards the end though followed by poor ones). Realist in me has me thinking, he'll be a mid 4s pitcher that will throw 85-95 pitches.

How did his arm strength look? I've heard he has quick feet and release but the carry on his throws is lacking compared to other stronger armed Cs. He's still learning the position, I want to say he was a 3B that converted to C, getting the chance to work the instructors as well as Blanco will def. increase the learning curve.

Those weren't easy innings either, he racked up some K totals and high pitch counts despite good control. He's sound mechanically, but the poor decisions by Baylor to bring him back after rain delays as you mentioned and being a workhorse caught up to him. Now, worry about his lack of conditioning leading to a drop in velo and stamina. There's a reward of him becoming an effective btm of the rotation and the risk of him is the same as the risk of Marquis.

He's such a tight rope pitcher as it is, since he has no out pitch vs. lefties and avg. velocity on his FB and he's getting older. I hope he is able to keep throwing sinkers in the 88-92 range any drop in velo and that timing diff. between the FB and slider becomes that much closer. Hopefully, there is one more year left in that tank. He doesn't have the same stamina as he did in his 1st stint which means Lou will end up putting him on shorter pitch counts, which is what they should or should've did with Marshall to maintain that Marshall could get 30GS/180IP.

According to sources, he's been pulled off the table.

To Balt. he was being discussed to, I was talking about him in general. That doesn't mean he's overrated, look at the offers from the Mets and Yankees, they're not including anyone better. The Yankees wouldn't even include Kennedy. I think it's stupid to base value on internet trade rumours that haven't even happened. He's going to be a guy that gets on base and scores runs, of course, he'll have to be driven in given his lack of power but he'll do well at the top.

I never mentioned him at Wrigley, which I think he'd be an above avg. regular in CF there. He's a good fit regardless of park, obviously he'd benefit somewhere like Coors more than Wrigley. Someone mentioned he's overrated, I don't know those parameters but he's going to be a good major leaguer.

I like Tony Thomas more than Eric Patterson.

Wrigley would cut down on his triples, but he'd still hit for a higher avg. and draw enough BBs to maintain a high OBP. He wouldn't be worth going after right now with Pie and Boston has no reason to unload him. He's prob. a 56 on the OFP scale.

You're right, I missed Buchholz in that equation staying with the Cubs and not going to Balt.

Exactly, there are catchers with more experience closer to Rule 5 status than Donaldson. They obviously value his bat, I think they're getting a gauge as to far along he is at managing a game.

Don't play the stupid card w/me, save it for someone else. He's one of the smartest and fastest baserunners in the game which adds value to his above avg. hitting abilities, approach, and defense. Of course, last year he had 50 steals in 57 attempts (87%) which added to his offensive value.

Vance, if you have trouble finding enough people I could cover two teams.

He doesn't have to with a +.370 OBP at the top of the order, 50+SBs, and very good defense in CF.

It's pretty telling that Donaldson would get the invite at this stage of his career.

They have similar speed, Ellsbury uses it to his advantage more than Pie currently does. Ellsbury is a better hitter than Pie, having much better bat control. Pie has more raw power. Pie has the better arm. Ellsbury has the better apporach at the plate. Ellsbury>Pie and Melky Cabrera.

It comes down to.... Z, Gallagher, and Pie for Roberts and Bedard. I'd pass.

I would go with Buchholz right now, simply b/c he has showed the ability to handle more of a workload than Chamberlain. Chamberlain hasn't pitched more than 120IP since early on in college. Chamberlain has the better FB Buchholz has the better change. Chamberlain has the better slider Chamberlain has had health/weight problems. Both are great prospects.

Have you been talking to Ryan or Mike? Cause the Bayou Basher isn't a Cub any longer. Huh? Who isn't a Cub? Todd Walker.