Transmogrified Tiger
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I can only speak for myself, but I've said on more than one occasion that Pie should spend all of 2006 in AAA unless he has a large turnaround in plate discipline. I've also said that Murton might not necessarily be the answer to our troubles either. However, I can tell you that I'm not selling Pierre short. Have you seen the numbers he's put up this year? They're awful. We sent Patterson to AAA for his struggles, and they have identical OPS's. Patterson is already under our control, is a superior defender, and has produced better or equal to Pierre for the last 2 years at a much younger age. I'm certainly not saying that Patterson should be penciled into a championship caliber lineup, and that says something about Pierre. It says that he's not any better than what we have. -
I would giggle like a schoolgirl. I'd be perfectly fine with him being clean if we found out he was actually 31 years old.
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There was some debate about this in the Dunn thread(s), but I can't remember if anyone said what he claims, or whether that a walk can be equal to or better than a hit. In regards to the components of OBP, the reason to prefer a higher walk rate is consistency. Walk rate is one of the more predictable stats. The higher that is, the more likely a player has to have a consistently high OBP. Also, like you say, a high average that props up an OBP can be attributed to an abnormally high BABIP, making it less likely for a player to repeat that production. EDIT: Obviously there are players that defy the above statement by hitting .300 or better with a decent walk rate for a good portion of their careers, Pierre and Nomar prior to this year are good examples. Both are on the wrong side of 30 though, and with that means a drop in bat speed, and without the walk rate, a drop in production.
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The Cubs sent an undisclosed amount of cash to Boston, but the Sox are on the hook for the rest of Remmy's contract.
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I don't care how many home runs or RBI's the guy has, he's hitting .289/.418/.487/.905, and that's at a park that is killer against left handers. Away from Petco he's hitting a ridiculous .333/.459/.588/1.047. Quick question: What is Carl Crawford's contract situation, did he just sign long term with the D Rays?....he would be a good outfielder with his speed if you put him in center... I've never been a huge fan of Crawford's, but yes, he signed an extension earlier this year that runs through 2008 with options for 2009 and 2010.
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Pierre in left is the biggest waste of that position ever. fielders...Murton > Pierre We all love Matt Murton, but that's ridiculous. Not at all. Pierre is not very good.
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I don't care how many home runs or RBI's the guy has, he's hitting .289/.418/.487/.905, and that's at a park that is killer against left handers. Away from Petco he's hitting a ridiculous .333/.459/.588/1.047.
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Matt Lawton is roughly infinity times better than Juan Pierre. Pierre has been TERRIBLE this season, and he wasn't very good to begin with. To put it in perspective, people have been harsh on Patterson this year, and he and Pierre have identical OPS's(.650 to .649). Patterson created more runs last year despite a 50 point gap in their OBP's. Patterson is the superior fielder. There's really no reason to take Pierre over Patterson(nevermind Lawton), yet in most baseball circles, Pierre is a small ball hero, and Patterson is on the fringe of obscurity.
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Thanks for reminding me that I forgot to put him in my fantasy lineup. :X
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Remlinger to Red Sox
Transmogrified Tiger replied to weather2's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Oh man. He Embree'd it. -
34? He turns 34 in November.
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Cards call up Reyes
Transmogrified Tiger replied to reggiemiller rules's topic in General Baseball Talk
*Shakes head* Edmonds needs to show him some fashion sense. :) -
Cards call up Reyes
Transmogrified Tiger replied to reggiemiller rules's topic in General Baseball Talk
Did he still have the 2 toned high socks? -
He was awful, and I am happy to see his renaissance rather than envious. Exactly. I always liked JoBo, but he had no stuff left, we had no choice but to let him go. Hopefully he can keep AL hitters off balance for as long as he did NL hitters.
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Cedeno's a tough one for me. He's got great numbers at Iowa this year, but prior to 2003, he was awful at the plate. It's a very thin class of FA SS this year, and Cedeno is cheap and young. He wouldn't have to produce a whole lot to give us good production at the position, but we may have the opportunity to get Nomar on the cheap. When it comes down to it, I think it's dependent on what else you do this year. If you go out and sign Giles and trade for Dunn, then I'm willing to let Ronny develop in the 7 or 8 hole and play good defense. However, if we go in with Murton at an OF spot, an unsure CF with Patterson/Pie, and no sizeable improvements at the corner OF spots, I'm a little less willing to let Cedeno man SS.
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Replace him with who, though? His value to other teams may never be higher, but the value of a 1B who can hit like he can to the Cubs is very high . . . Not necessarily advocating trading Lee, but if you could capitalize on his inflated value to get yourself an impact OF(Dunn for example, although that would require a 3-way deal), then it might be worth it to downgrade to a Free Agent 1B like Konerko or Mientkiewicz. Or, in trading Lee you could acquire a piece that could play 1B for you(For example, an expanded deal with Cincy that nets Dunn and Casey). About the topic of the thread, I don't think it's the right idea to build towards 2007. Every move we make this offseason should be for the short and long term. That means not selling off Maddux for prospects unless we have 5 better starters, or we're about to sign a better FA pitcher for his money. That means not signing Giles to a contract heavy in years. You can build for 2006 and 2007 at the same time.
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I'm confused. Prior is so good you can't trade him but other GM's would laugh at you for wanting quality in return? In order to improve your team by trading Prior, you need to get X amount in return. GM's would laugh you off the phone for trying to get X from them for Prior.
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I reckon that it would be nearly impossible to improve the team by trading Prior. There's just not a deal out there that would get you what you want in return that a GM wouldn't laugh you off the phone.
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Remlinger to Red Sox
Transmogrified Tiger replied to weather2's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
ESPNews says we are sending cash as well. Astacio looks like a nothing minor leaguer. 21 and hasn't pitched above rookie ball, with unimpressive numbers where he has pitched. -
Cincinnati Chicago Cubs 1 Felipe Lopez, SS Matt Lawton, LF 2 Jason LaRue, C Todd Walker, 2B 3 Ken Griffey Jr., CF Derrek Lee, 1B 4 Adam Dunn, LF Aramis Ramirez, 3B 5 Sean Casey, 1B Jeromy Burnitz, RF 6 Austin Kearns, RF Nomar Garciaparra, SS 7 Edwin Encarnacion, 3B Corey Patterson, CF 8 Ray Olmedo, 2B Henry Blanco, C 9 Aaron Harang, P Mark Prior, P
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Harvey since July 8: 2/5 2B, HR 0/5 2/6 HR 1/5 2B 1/4 2B, BB 1/4 HR 1/4 HR 2/5 2B 3/4 2B, HR 0/4 1/5 2B 2/4 HR, BB 1/4 HR 1/4 2B 0/4 3/4 2B 1/5 HR 3/7 2B, 3B 3/3 2B 1/5 1/4 BB 2/4 2B, HBP 2/5 2B, HR 0/2 BB, HBP 1/4 1/5 2/4 2B, HR 0/4 0/4 2/4 HR Total: 40/131, 13 2B, 1 3B, 11 HR; .305/.331/.672/1.003
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Geovany Soto? Richard Lewis? Mike Fontenot?
Transmogrified Tiger replied to cbbryan's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Soto is the AAA catcher. He's quite young(22) and has a great walk rate at Iowa. His power has been nonexistent to this point however. Another year in AAA, and I'd like to see him replace Blanco as the backup C. Fontenot is not strictly a 2B. He's logged a bit of time at 3B, and I even saw him at SS in the Iowa box score recently. Huh? I went to alot of ICub games last year when Dubois was there, but I didn't recognize those guys. I realize they may not have been there. I didn't realize how much I enjoyed and was spoiled by the ICubs until I left Iowa. It was kind of nice to drive down from Ames on a regular basis and catch a game for less then $10. Although, I can go check out the Springfield Cardinals anytime now! LOL! Soto and Lewis were in AA last season, and Fontenot was in the Orioles organization. That's why you didn't see them at Iowa last year. -
Geovany Soto? Richard Lewis? Mike Fontenot?
Transmogrified Tiger replied to cbbryan's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Soto is the AAA catcher. He's quite young(22) and has a great walk rate at Iowa. His power has been nonexistent to this point however. Another year in AAA, and I'd like to see him replace Blanco as the backup C. Fontenot is not strictly a 2B. He's logged a bit of time at 3B, and I even saw him at SS in the Iowa box score recently. -
The Matt Murton Situation
Transmogrified Tiger replied to MembersOnlyJacket's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Again, Power does not equal home runs. It's getting yourself around the bases without the help of your teammates, doubles, triples, and home runs. You want power in every spot. It's not the end of the world if you have a guy with below average power in a spot(which Murton may or may not be), but you really shouldn't try and build a team around the fact that you are bullishly trying to put that player in the lineup. -
Remlinger to Red Sox
Transmogrified Tiger replied to weather2's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
They got a pretty good return for Jimmy Anderson from the Red Sox....
