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As a Cleveland fan I wouldn't want that trade. Marte is an absolute beast. He alone is worth more than Crisp, and you get Mota to take Howry's spot in the pen. It's a steal for the Tribe. -
My favorite part of the article is that some of Stark's reasons for why trades wouldn't work are as ridiculous as some of those propositions. Most notably the Blalock for Ollie Perez + Snell proposition.
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My buddy still in the Cleveland area said that there is a rumor that if the Indians are able to sign Nomar, they're going to trade Crisp to Boston for Mota and Marte.
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He's more prone to being hurt by line drives heading right at him at high speed than anyone I've ever seen. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but from my 2005 calculations: Cub pitchers who missed time due to taking line drives off the hand/arm: 3 (Prior, Borowski, Fox) Pitchers from the other 29 teams who missed time due to taking line drives anywhere: 1 (Halladay TOR) I don't recall Borowski or Fox getting hit by a batted ball. Fox blew out his arm throwing a pitch. Borowski got hit with a ball in spring training, but I confess myself incorrect about Fox. Two for the Cubs and one for the other 29. Clement got cracked in the head too.
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He's more prone to being hurt by line drives heading right at him at high speed than anyone I've ever seen. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but from my 2005 calculations: Cub pitchers who missed time due to taking line drives off the hand/arm: 3 (Prior, Borowski, Fox) Pitchers from the other 29 teams who missed time due to taking line drives anywhere: 1 (Halladay TOR) I don't recall Borowski or Fox getting hit by a batted ball. Fox blew out his arm throwing a pitch.
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What you said. Last 3 years: 125, 157, 148 games
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He's more prone to being hurt by line drives heading right at him at high speed than anyone I've ever seen.
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He's only 31, he's just hitting his prime!
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Do you say, "Q-tip" instead of cotton swab or "Kleenex" instead of tissue? Big difference. A q-tip is a q-tip. It doesn't matter what brand, same with a kleenex. A coke, pepsi, sprite, dr. pepper, mountain dew, etc are all very different. what? Q-tip is a brand name and so is Kleenex. You can get Scott's tissues and you can get CVS brand cotton swabs. There is no difference. What's the difference between Q-tips and generic cotton swabs? Between Kleenex and Puffs? Very little. Now what's the difference between Coke and Mountain Dew?
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He's barely acceptable for a corner OF against RHP, not quite a stud. If we're trading Walker and a prospect for Mench, skip Jones entirely.
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The Cards are better than us and are still a good team. This doesn't change the fact that their offseason has been awful to date.
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Trade for Gotay!
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Why not Manny?
Transmogrified Tiger replied to StMarksCubs's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
They found Sosa worth 16+ million a year, I can't see them having a problem with 20 million if they feel the player is worth it. -
Done yesterday, today, tomorrow, and the day after that. After that, maybe use Murton and Williams to get a first rate starter, or just Murton and Walker/Cedeno to upgrade 2B/SS.
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3/13.5? haha, at least Howry and Eyre were coming off of good years. Jocketty's working on a truly terrible offseason right now.
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I don't know, I just listed off a car manufacturer.
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What are your estimates for Pierre and Zambrano?
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Haha, that's true. Is that implying that it's easier to ride a winning horse to victory than it is to drive the best car to victory? I've never ridden a horse or driven a really fast car, so I wouldn't know. Or that the horse gets credit for the victory, while the car driver does as well. Most racing leagues arrange things so that the cars all have to be pretty much the same. horses, on the other hand, are non-generic. While I don't have the practical knowledge to know if there's a greater factor of driver/rider skill in car racing, it is logical to give the horse more credit. They still point out whether a NASCAR drives a Ford or a Toyota or whatever it is though, so there's obviously some difference.
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What constitutes something being a "cola drink"? Just curious. I say soda. Coke, Pepsi, RC Cola, etc.
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Murton's success a dangerous assumption
Transmogrified Tiger replied to Derwood's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Just out of curiousity, what would be considered an non-subpar OPS to you for each position? Approximately C: 740 1B: 800 2B: 750 SS: 730 3B: 775(kinda tough, since there's a large group of good production, but a bit of a gap) CF: 750 Corner OF: 800 Tough to tell for some positions, but that's a decent estimate IMO. -
Murton's success a dangerous assumption
Transmogrified Tiger replied to Derwood's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Murton could barely put up a .190 IsoP in college, and aside from his brief MLB stint, hasn't been within 35-40 points of that mark in his professional career. I don't think it's very feasible for him to make that jump in power. IMO, his best bet for higher production is continued luck/ability with Balls in play combined with a boost in power. Something like .300/.360/.450. -
You are talking about the Cubs and not people on this site...right? The site, it was a (bad) joke. That was suppose to be a joke? Time for you to go back to Ohio. :D 2 weeks :fingerscrossed: To answer the question of the thread, I'm pretty sure there isn't anyone coming over that will fit our needs. Has that SP with the gyroball signed yet?
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Murton's success a dangerous assumption
Transmogrified Tiger replied to Derwood's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
The only thing in that line that is sub-par is slugging. IFthe Cubs could land either Abreu or Tejada they could very well get away with Murton's lack of power. I knew he doesn't project for much power but he does generate very good bat speed, if he can learn to seperate and elevate a little more I think he could become a 20-25 HR hitter. Not too shabby for the "stepchild"*. *I have nothing against stepchildren or redheads, it is a nickname. A .280 AVG would've placed Murton of 13th of 22 qualified LF'ers last year. A .340 OBP would've been 16th of 22. A .760 OPS would've been 18th of 22. I think "decidedly subpar" is a pretty good way of putting it. I was speaking in terms of a "rookie" season although I know he no longer qualifies as a rookie. I also think only using "qualified" LFers is a bit too narrow. In any event I don't think those numbers are sub par. LFers with at least 350 PA's, Murton would make 30: A .280 AVG would've been 18th. A .340 OBP would've been 22nd. A .760 OPS would've 23rd. His numbers would be about average for a CF, but at a corner he's pretty easily below. -
You are talking about the Cubs and not people on this site...right? The site, it was a (bad) joke.
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Murton's success a dangerous assumption
Transmogrified Tiger replied to Derwood's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
The only thing in that line that is sub-par is slugging. IFthe Cubs could land either Abreu or Tejada they could very well get away with Murton's lack of power. I knew he doesn't project for much power but he does generate very good bat speed, if he can learn to seperate and elevate a little more I think he could become a 20-25 HR hitter. Not too shabby for the "stepchild"*. *I have nothing against stepchildren or redheads, it is a nickname. A .280 AVG would've placed Murton of 13th of 22 qualified LF'ers last year. A .340 OBP would've been 16th of 22. A .760 OPS would've been 18th of 22. I think "decidedly subpar" is a pretty good way of putting it.
