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  1. XZero771679666304
    Indeed it was, but it was probably enhanced by the lack if any other sound in the park. That place was deserted.
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    FWIW, Gammons tweeted that Vicky Santo's speech was the best induction speech he's ever heard.
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    HR Vitters
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    I couldn't agree more. We have a long way to go...and it's gonna be awhile as our farm system sucks Yet the Cardinals just pull studs like Craig, Jay, Schumaker, and Freese out of their ass. Screw that. One of these things is not like the others. Hmm....Jay?? I meant Schumaker, but Jay has been pretty meh this year. Skip has been pretty good so far this year, but nothing in his track record leads me to believe it's anything but an outlier. Freese, Craig and Jay have been the only in that group that have actually been good, and Jay only moderately so. Skip has been just a hair above replacement level.
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    I couldn't agree more. We have a long way to go...and it's gonna be awhile as our farm system sucks Yet the Cardinals just pull studs like Craig, Jay, Schumaker, and Freese out of their ass. Screw that. One of these things is not like the others.
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    Corresponding move? Is it possible that Russell or Corpas injured themselves last night? Someone traded? Or Garza to the DL.
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    Oy vey. Here's to hoping it's just a Carlos Zambrano special.
  8. XZero771679666304
    Baez strikes again, over the batter's eye to dead center.
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    I'm drawing a blank, and maybe I missed something a couple pages ago, but... Owens? Who are you referring to? http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=596064
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    I'm not sure how you're coming to your conclusion. I agree with your reasoning that teams are probably balking at giving up prospects of any value for Soriano. But I don't see how that has anything to do with 2 years being left on his deal. He has $46 million left on his deal, so let's say the Cubs pay $44 million of that. That leaves the acquiring team on the hook for $1 million each year over those two years. I don't care which team ends up getting him, $1 million per year is a minimal commitment and no team would hesitate to cut him if he doesn't perform. Do you think a team would feel forced to keep him instead of cutting him because they're paying him $1 million a year? He said that, even if we were paying him down to league minimum, they'd shy away from him because of the years. Which makes absolutely zero sense whatsoever.
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    I seem to recall Sosa taking out a window in that building or the one next to it on a walk off against the Mets in 1996. I think he had hit the same building a couple days before.
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    What if Demp and Barney were packaged to Detroit? Do you think there would be any chance (perhaps with the addition of a third piece) we could get Crosby and Castellanos? I'm just not seeing much outside of Turner/Smyly/Crosby/Castellanos that are all that appealing. no, not even close. Garza may be able to get us Castellanos, but I have my doubts we'd get much else. Maybe Crosby, if we're lucky. Detroit has 2 other guys that are worth mentioning though. Avi Garcia is a very toolsy OFer that's kind of put it together this year. At least moreso than previously. I think he's 20 and just got moved up to AA. Bruce Rondon is a closer prospect that hits triple digits and has been dominant. I think he's in AA as well. Doesn't Rondon have control/weight issues?
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    I've been wondering about the possibility of re-signing Dempster myself. And I agree with the notion of taking the best return regardless of position. If (and it's not likely) Theo/Jed turned Dempster/Garza into Olt/Castellanos + others, I feel confident they could then turn our sudden surplus at 3b into pitching through other avenues. That said, I'd rather deal with the Dodgers and their pitching top-heavy system.
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    What if Demp and Barney were packaged to Detroit? Do you think there would be any chance (perhaps with the addition of a third piece) we could get Crosby and Castellanos? I'm just not seeing much outside of Turner/Smyly/Crosby/Castellanos that are all that appealing.
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    I can't say I've paid close attention to the pirates this year but it seems like their offense consists of McCutchen and prayer. How strange is it to see the Pirates on the buying side of a salary dump type trade? Yeah, pitching doesn't seem to be the Buc's problem.
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    Olt is in AA, and could probably use the rest of this season and the beginning of 2013 before he'd get a call-up. If the Cubs were to acquire him, I'd think the eta would be early next summer. (somebody correct me if I'm off base here).
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    Eh, Maybe. Though I'm not convinced Snider isn't a "AAAA" player at this point.
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    Who's saying that? Right now, Soriano isn't blocking anyone. If they are paying virtually his entire salary, they can keep him for the time being then release him in the off season or whenever they have an actual prospect that they want to bring up. I doubt anyone believes that Soriano will actually play out the remaining years of his contract. Lost season or not, they still have to field some semblance of a team. You also have to value the long term above half a season. There's a decent chance this is as good as Soriano is going to be from here on out, and this is a lost season anyway. If you can get something of real value for Soriano, even if you have to pay almost all of his remaining salary, you do it. Especially if you're considering simply releasing him in the offseason.
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    I hear what you're saying, but the scrutiny on players - especially highly paid, "star" players - is vastly different in Milwaukee or KC as compared to Chicago or New York.
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    Don't know that I'd go that far. I mean, I suppose if you REALLY buy into defensive metrics and you also buy that they're not being heavily inflated right now by the shifts. I know there's some significant effect right now, but I'm not sure how much. Yeah, Barney is a great defender with a decent bat, but I'm not buying him as a 3-5 WAR player. I'm taking the defensive metrics with a grain of salt, to be sure.
  21. XZero771679666304
    $44 of $46 million? There better be a top prospect in that kind of deal, that's absurd to get next to nothing in return for giving Soriano away for $1 million per year for the rest of the contract. considering his production will be worth around 20 million this year and, perhaps we can convince a team his worth will be around 20 million next season considering health, defensive improvements, and as TT mentioned, a lighter bat, we should be able to get something of value for him and get around half of the rest of his salary paid. if a contender wanted to take soriano and 23 mil and give us at least a top 10 prospect and maybe a couple of low level lottery tickets, preferably all pitchers, i think that would come close to equalling his actual value. It's for sure somewhere in between. We ain't trading him for $2 million of salary relief, and no way we can or should get half his salary paid and a top 10 prospect from a team. if he's worth 20 mil next year and let's say 10 mil in 2014 and 7.5 the rest of the way this season, that's almost 40 mil in projectable value for the price of 23. Given the (presumed) m.o. of eating salary to garner better returns, I think there's near zero chance the Cubs only pay 17M of Soriano's remaining contract if he's traded. I'd bet that the Cubs will stay on the hook for all but 2-5M if he is dealt.
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    I'd like to have seen what Murton could have done with Schumaker's playing time. He never would have been a star, but I always felt he could have settled in as a .800-.850 OPS player. The poor bastard just never could get consistent ABs.
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    He's exciting for sure, but I'm not getting how he's ranked higher than Javier Baez? Would anyone here really trade Baez for Hamilton straight up? I sure wouldn't. If Hamilton had any power at all, I'd think about it. But as it is, no way.
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    And I think it's a pretty safe bet he won't be posting any more 20M dollar seasons from here on out, either. I was stunned by that deal the day it was announced and I still am.
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    It's Kaplan. Anything he says, writes or does is going to be a hot mess. That said, his ignorance really shines in that piece.
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