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  1. Soul
    Really? I think the Cubs still need another pitcher, but I think the '06 was much better then a 66 win team. I'm not overly thrilled with DeRosa, or Lilly. I think they are both wild cards, but I don't know that I believe that the Cubs aren't a .500 team at this very point. I think they probably a 85-90 win team in the NL Central. I may be wrong, but just my opinion. I try not to look at it that way, because we actually did finish with 66 wins. Yeah there were injuries that held us back, but nothing is out there saying significant injuries won't happen again.
  2. Soul
    How far did we get? We replaced last year's $9m pitcher, Maddux, with a $10m Lilly, and added a utility player who takes on part of the Walker/Perez money, and Soriano. They've added Soriano. It's really not very far. I'm harkening back to the end of the season----I didn't think anyone would possibly want to come here, much less Soriano. So I view that as a positive. DeRosa is an upgrade over Neifi IMO. Positive (though not super-positive, still sort-of positive). Then Lilly, who I view as better than Guz/Marshall/Mateo/Marmol, if not the #2 starter that we actually needed. I think that's positive, though again not incredible. And I didn't think we would sign Piniella either. While I don't think Lou is the best or anything, I was thinking Hendry might just promote one of our minor-league managers or do something silly like that. I didn't think he would go out and get the most well-known manager. I think we've come a pretty far. Not far enough, certainly.
  3. Soul
    We need front end guys. We've got the backend covered. Got the back end covered, and trailing about 50 yards behind where the back end "ends." 8-)
  4. Soul
    Honestly I'm shocked we got this far. But all said, I think we're still somewhere around a .500 ballclub. There would have to be an additional starter and a real LH bat to be competitive. Barring miracles, of course. Which seem to come our way once every decade.
  5. Soul
    I wouldn't trade Deng, Gordon, Thomas + a lottery pick for anyone. The Wolves can stick it if that's what they think they're getting. They can have the 2007 pick if they want, but as far as I'm concerned Deng is off the table. I would be shocked if Pax doesn't feel the same way.
  6. Soul
    Don't scare me. I thought it was the 14th for playoff tix.
  7. Soul
    I know it. I'm just lamenting the fact that we're now "down to Marquis." Bleck.
  8. Soul
    Alright. Just for the record though, he said before the winter meetings he wouldn't trade any of his pitchers unless a great offer came along, and he wound up shipping Freddie off for a couple prospects. So I wouldn't necessarily believe everything he says.
  9. Soul
    We come out of it: Zambrano Hill Lilly Guzman/Marshall Prior/Miller essentially....with the possibility of switching guys around according to what they show in ST. I think we either need more offensive pop (not Ward), or need to make another pitching deal. Who knows if Prior and/or Miller will even pitch successfully in '07? Nobody knows.
  10. Soul
    But he's a career .340OBP guy from the lead-off spot. And had a .368OBP from the lead-off spot last year. One of the things I noticed about Soriano. Last year, even with similar AB's and GP as in previous years, he pretty much doubled his walk totals from any of his other seasons. Hopefully that carries over and he keeps going down that path. Soriano's OBP was also markedly higher last year than it has been in years past, as can be imagined from the increased walk totals. I view walks as just something a hitter can start doing well and continue doing well once he learns it, rather than a "skill" that peaks and declines with age.
  11. Soul
    Maybe he forgot that he traded Freddy Garcia and thinks he still has set rotation? Nope. He knows what he's doing. He's putting himself in perfect position for the future if any one of those prospects works out. And at least one of them likely will. The White Sox are going to have so much flexibility in '08 and '09 it's ridiculous. They'll be competing for the division title and looking sweet on payroll. Cubs may compete, but we're setting a window for ourselves, beyond which all the lengthy, bloated contracts will begin to hamstring what we can do.
  12. Soul
    what about hospital jello jokes? There's always room for jell-o. There's sugar-free jello too :)
  13. Soul
    Kenny Williams is smart. He's busy stockpiling young, cheap arms while the rest of the league is chasing after aging, injury-ridden ones. Although I thought he would stick with Garland----still young. Maybe there's some mileage on that arm that we don't know about.
  14. Soul
    Wow, Hendry has to go to the hospital and that's all it takes for Meche to turn tail and run to the Royals. Well.....that and a 5 year deal for big bucks.
  15. Soul
    Will you bet $10 million on that? J/K couldn't resist 8-)
  16. Soul
    Kenny has a way with these deals. I'm sure he knows the players he got have some good potential. That and the fact that Freddie is owned a ton of money(for them) and the White Sox can afford to wait on young pitching.
  17. Soul
    Sounds like a salary move, no?
  18. Soul
    I assume you mean Meche. While I fully realize the comparisons don't necessarily translate, when you can say the guy compares with Schmidt, Carpenter, and Clement at 27 I don't see how that means he's terrible and has no shot.
  19. Soul
    Yanks throw money around like candy too. They get by. Cubs are tossing cash because they can. Always could----this whole idea of "budgets" and "spending limits" always seemed a little strange to me when applied to the Cubs. They've got so much cash it's ridiculous. We're finally seeing it. No correct that, the league is finally seeing what this organization can bring to the table if they want to.
  20. Soul
    chris carpenter through age 27 is terrible and about to have a major injury. http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/carpech01.shtml And look what happened. Little NL cookin', little decent lineup around him, and wa-la good pitcher. yes, after a major injury in which he missed a full season and completely rebuilt himself as a pitcher. seems like a good bet. I always thought *not* needing surgery would be a positive thing. Thanks for setting me straight.
  21. Soul
    chris carpenter through age 27 is terrible and about to have a major injury. http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/carpech01.shtml And look what happened. Little NL cookin', little decent lineup around him, and wa-la good pitcher.
  22. Soul
    I'll take him. Heck, he's trending better and he's only 28. Similar pitchers through 27 contains these names: Chris Carpenter Jason Schmidt Matt Clement That's not all that bad. I think Meche has a shot to improve quite a bit yet. Depends on the dollars. I wonder how Hendry's unfortunate hospital stay will affect some of these deals.
  23. Soul
    2004 Lilly would work out alright.
  24. Soul
    He's got spunk, I suppose that's something. What pitchers don't have shoulder problems. Most pitch through them. Did you hear that PRIOR!!!! :wink: You're right. Just thought I would point out the trend. The fact that he beat the crap out of his manager after his desire was questioned is also interesting 8-)
  25. Soul
    Here's a pretty relevant and thorough run-down on Teddy since he's now a cub: http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2006/10/2007_mlb_free_a_6.html Injury points (since the FOX article mentioned his history of arm problems): October 1999: Shoulder surgery July 2002: Inflammation in shoulder February 2005: tendinitis in shoulder July 2005: tendinitis in biceps September 2005 (obviously not a good year): discomfort in shoulder blade March 2006: mild right shoulder "injury" June 2006: shoulder tightness Sensing a trend here? He has plenty of shoulder problems. So I think we should all be prepared for that. Also check this out (I didn't remember this): He's got spunk, I suppose that's something.
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