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  1. XZero771679666304
    You're kidding, right? RIGHT? I just refuse to believe that tanking is in the top 5 things they consider with roster moves. I don't think it's their top priority, but I don't think tanking would hurt their feelings any. Regardless of their intent, if things hold to pattern, calling up Baez wouldn't give the Cubs a bunch of wins. He'd probably struggle for while.
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    Well, he's not an OF (who can hit), or he'd probably still be here. Either Barney was going to go, or AA was going to be demoted.
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    He is "checking off boxes", but he's not dominating (at least for a prolonged stretch yet), which is what they've said they'd like to see a player do at each level. I'm not so sure they want to throw him into the fire just as he's getting fully adjusted to AAA. Since May 17th (this is just the date I think I've heard used so I used it) .304/.352/.576/.928 27%K 7.2% walk .390 wOBA 132 wRC+ Strikeouts and walks both trending better than that (22% K and 10% walk since 6/21) Also, since 6/21 slashline is .308/.378/.548/.926 .396 wOBA 136 wRC+ Yeah, there's no denying he's been very good lately. And maybe they want him to get his adjustment struggles out of the way this season (which would be a very encouraging sign as far their intent for 2015 goes). But I'm just not going to skip a dot by saying DFAing Barney means Javy is about to be promoted. To my eye, this was more about keeping AA on the big league club than it was about Baez.
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    I'm not sure how this is a reason. If you want to bring Javier Baez up, there's precisely two position players on the roster that are of a stature that makes them even worth considering: Castro and Rizzo. Everyone else can get in line and be filled in around whatever you want to do with Baez. There's like six position players on the roster right now that could be sent away at any moment. If Baez stays down, it won't be because there isn't "room" for him. That's weird. Well, when they actually clear the space for him, then it becomes a more serious discussion. I'm not saying they won't clear the space for him, as obviously Bonifacio or Valbuena aren't going to block him. But clearing room for him is not what they did with this move. I'm just trying not to get ahead of myself here.
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    He is "checking off boxes", but he's not dominating (at least for a prolonged stretch yet), which is what they've said they'd like to see a player do at each level. I'm not so sure they want to throw him into the fire just as he's getting fully adjusted to AAA.
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    Are you guys serious? If so, what makes you think that? I know he's been hotter as of late but I wasn't expecting him until September at the earliest just based on you guys. Hoyer was quoted yesterday, I think, saying Javy has improved his numbers every month in AAA and that's exactly what you want to see. Granted, it may not mean he's coming up, but he didn't bother adding in the obligatory "but he's still got a lot if boxes to check off" either. It's conceivable that Javy comes up this year, but like TT said, there isn't room for him now. DFAing Barney made room for Alcantara (and just barely), not Baez. Now if Bonifacio gets moved, that changes things a bit.
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    Oh, it's coming. Sure, next spring.
  8. XZero771679666304
    Yeah, I don't know where the hell Lewis was coming from with that nonsense.
  9. XZero771679666304
    I'd rather have Masterson, but both would be nice.
  10. XZero771679666304
    I'm fine with Lester, and maybe there's something to the Theo/Jed/Jason connection, but Scherzer is really awesome and I wants him. I think there's a near 0% chance Scherzer happens. And if he gets a 5-7 year contract with an AAV ~25-27MM, I think that's probably a good thing. I don't think Lester is all that likely either, but moreso than Scherzer, because Scherzer is going to get a lot more money.
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    Not saying it's who I want, but I think it they go after one of these guys, it's probably going to be Lester.
  12. XZero771679666304
    Maybe off the bench Probably, but I wouldn't be so quick to throw dirt on him.
  13. XZero771679666304
    Yeah, health is the only thing that could keep Soler from the majors next year. If he stays healthy, he'll be in Chicago.
  14. XZero771679666304
    Baez with a double, driving in two.
  15. XZero771679666304
    This year it is finally working after two years of [expletive] and those guys only getting older. And they have how much money and years tied up in Hamilton (33) and Pujols (34)? Sidenote: I hadn't realized Pujols had picked it back up. Guess it makes sense given how hot they've been. I knew he had started off pretty well and then had tailed back off. 89 win seasons now [expletive]. Regardless, they haven't made the playoffs since 2009, are no better positioned to win in the near future than the Cubs are, and far less better positioned in the mid-long term than the Cubs are, almost regardless of the financials. They are certainly much better right now, but that's about it. I'd say the odds of that being the case two years from now are fairly slim. You wouldn't trade positions, and you know it. THE NEAR FUTURE?? FOR [expletive] SAKE What the hell is 2014 and 2015? 2014 is obviously "right now", unless you know something about time that I don't. I think it's entirely conceivable that the Cubs could be better in 2015. There is a lot of volatility with the Angels roster, and it's a fair bet that they're not going to be better next year.
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    This year it is finally working after two years of [expletive] and those guys only getting older. And they have how much money and years tied up in Hamilton (33) and Pujols (34)? Sidenote: I hadn't realized Pujols had picked it back up. Guess it makes sense given how hot they've been. I knew he had started off pretty well and then had tailed back off. 89 win seasons now [expletive]. Regardless, they haven't made the playoffs since 2009, are no better positioned to win in the near future than the Cubs are, and far less better positioned in the mid-long term than the Cubs are, almost regardless of the financials. They are certainly much better right now, but that's about it. I'd say the odds of that being the case two years from now are fairly slim. You wouldn't trade positions, and you know it.
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    Yes. I'd love to hear your argument as to why, provided it's something more than "they're 20 games over, duh". I have a feeling a lot of it is #PTR And that certainly has some validity, but like you said, money probably isn't going to solve the problems they have coming.
  18. XZero771679666304
    Yes. I'd love to hear your argument as to why, provided it's something more than "they're 20 games over, duh".
  19. XZero771679666304
    yeah lol at the 20 games over .500 angels. bunch of idiots. if only they had their [expletive] together like the perennially last place cubs. Not sure what that has to do with his post, but yeah, much better to spend like $150M to finish in 3rd place every year and have maybe the worst system in the league. Hey, maybe it'll pay off for them this year, but most likely no. Thank god for them that they lucked into the best player ever at the 25th pick five years ago, but they are not a well managed organization. GTFO. Yeah they probably didn't even scout Trout, just liked the sound of his name. We've been [expletive] [expletive] for 6 years but goodie we haven't been spending as much money as the angels I certainly wish the Cubs were 20 games over, but would you trade franchises right now? I sure as hell wouldn't. They haven't been to the playoffs for almost as long as the Cubs have, and they're not well set up for the future.
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    yeah lol at the 20 games over .500 angels. bunch of idiots. if only they had their [expletive] together like the perennially last place cubs. I'm pretty sure he was just saying that "emptying their farm system" was an overstatement of the price they paid. Maybe I'm wrong. Clearly, the Angels being almost completely invested in the present makes trading what little they have in the minors for actual help a sensible move.
  21. XZero771679666304
    I get blacked out of Arizona/Colorado games, and that pisses me off, but I have mixed feelings about not being able to see tonight's game.
  22. XZero771679666304
    Bryant didn't get that on the sweet spot at all. I don't think Javy has hit one under 420 this year, unless it's been opposite field. Yeah, I know no one keeps track of these things for milb, but I'd be surprised if any player in the minors has a higher average HR distance than Baez. Of course that not surprising given his natural ability and "atomize the baseball" approach. If the video highlights are any indication, he certainly leads the minors in percentage of home runs on which the OF gives up immediately.
  23. XZero771679666304
    If things go like we hope they do for the big club in the next year or two, a lot of people are going to start coming back out of the woodwork, I think. I'm curious to see just who returns. Still, hard to believe it's been 11 years.
  24. XZero771679666304
    Not really, and certainly no long term value, but they absolutely could have gotten something decent for Barney prior to 2013 and for Schierholtz at the deadline last season (and indeed there were many reports that there was interest in both players). Nate was hitting and hitting for some power last year, and that is a commodity these days. I thought for sure he wouldn't be as good this year, but I had no idea he'd stink outright. I also thought they were playing chicken with Garza's health when holding out for a good return, but I feel they got a pretty good return for him in the end.
  25. XZero771679666304
    Right here meaning netting (often significant) value in every deal, and hitting on all significant draft and IFA picks. Practically every deal they've made has improved the organization overall, and if you take into account the difference in player development, even the assets that were here have improved stock markedly. We're a long way from spiking the football on the 2012 draft. And the "net significant value in every deal" metric is probably true, but it ignores the fact that they've had some assets depreciate significantly because they were holding out for such a deal. Aside from not going all out in the Darvish/Tanaka/Cespedes races (I'm not 100% convinced they had the resources to do so with the Japanese pitchers, but that's debatable), this has been my chief complaint with the FO. Nobody is prescient enough to know precisely when a player will be at peak value, but they've fudged a few great "sell high" opportunities by holding out. A couple of the guys they could have received solid but not spectacular returns for ended up with virtually no value, Schierholtz being the most notable in my mind. Barney, too. On the trades that they have made, they've done very well. But you're right, we can't ignore the ones they haven't made.
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