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I'm not so sure a bullpen arm is an extremely pressing need. Novoa has been great since his callup, and Wuertz has been doing better since a streak of rough outings a month ago. Those two guys, plus the emergence of Ohman as a LOOGY, with Remlinger having good peripherals this year, aren't too bad with Dempster being great at the end. Throw Williamson into the mix, and you have a pretty good depth to keep people from getting overworked(Wuertz earlier this year). I will say though that there are some questions regarding a lot of those players, which is why I won't complain if a quality bullpen arm is added. However, given what we have, and what we're getting back, I wouldn't make bullpen help a top priority.
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Haha, I saw Fred was the last post in this thread, and I knew this exact breakdown of stats would be there. I think it's pretty telling that despite an 83 AB stint of a .973 OPS, he hasn't had a month above a .650 OPS since April. He needs to get out of the starting lineup, and quickly.
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Do you still want Dunn?
Transmogrified Tiger replied to Balsa's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
After tonight's game, I'd guess that Ramirez has an edge in OPS vs. Dunn, but I'm curious to see how their OPS-Plus' compare given that Dunn plays half his games in an extreme hitters park. EDIT: I don't think the comparison between Ramirez and Dunn (from a value perspective) is apt considering one has a long term deal and plays a position that is much more difficult to fill with a consistent stick. And who really knows how much of a "value" Dunn will be when he gets signed to a long term deal. Their values are completely different at this stage, two different scenarios that need to be taken into account for the comparison to be accurate. I wasn't intending for the comparison to be taken too literally, just so that people would think about how much you would want for a similar production player on our own team, then relating that to Dunn. -
No way Dusty benches Hollandsworth for another lefty-hitting outfielder. I think you are wrong. Check back w/ me in six weeks. Gerut has much more talent than Holla does. Yet their performance throughout their careers has been fairly similar. Well, that is a somewhat deceiving point considering that Gerut has less than two full season's worth of at bats in his career and Holla has been up for about 8 seasons (or whatever) now. Also, when comparing the two, I think it is fair to say that a guy like Gerut fits into the team's plans next year while Holla likely does not. Gerut has better minor league numbers, but he was at older ages for the levels. Their career major league numbers are nearly identical, even though Hollandsworth has a longer career to draw from. Gerut may be a better defender, but there's really not much in their numbers to conclude that Gerut will be any better than Hollandsworth.
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I agree with this assessment. No more power is needed. Power is not the problem. It would be a mistake to trade top-of-the-order OBP for middle-of-the-order power. Lee and Ramirez with 35-40 HR and 40 doubles a piece, supplemented by Burnitz, Barret, and Walker adding respectable power in addition to the big boys, is enough for this lineup IMO. With a fully healthy staff, 4 runs a game should win most every game. This ignores the fact that Nixon is a better OBP guy than Hairston, in addition to having more power. This seems to be brought up a lot when power hitting targets(Dunn for example) are brought up. Some people say "We don't need any more power, we need a OBP/lead off guy. The truth is that in both Dunn and Nixon's case they provide a OBP and SLG boost, which makes them more valuable an acquisition than a singles hitting OBP guy. Great, so by that rationale then let Nixon hit lead-off. Or, for better yet, let Lee hit lead-off. :roll: I never said that. Nixon however would not be horrible hitting 2nd, with Walker leading off, or hitting 6th, while Barrett moves up to 2nd. The point is that a player with a higher OBP and SLG will help you score more runs than a player with just a good OBP.
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Novoa since being recalled: 9 IP, 3 R(all ER), 7 H, 6 BB, 13 K's. That includes a 0 IP, 3 H, 3 R performance against Atlanta. Remove that outing and he has a 0.00 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, and 13.00 K/9.
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No way Dusty benches Hollandsworth for another lefty-hitting outfielder. I think you are wrong. Check back w/ me in six weeks. Gerut has much more talent than Holla does. Yet their performance throughout their careers has been fairly similar.
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Reds fans can only boo the "Let's go Cubbies!" chant. Awesome.
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Questions for Ron Potesta (7/7)
Transmogrified Tiger replied to CaliforniaRaisin's topic in General Baseball Talk
What was your name before that? CPatt4Prez I believe. -
Cedeno can't be worse than this. It's just not possible.
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It's not just against us. .307/.354/.518/.872
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If you right click his sig, there is an option to "block images from {video URL}". Maybe that would work.
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wow
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Neifi is not a proven ML 3rd baseman, he is a SS. The move your suggesting makes no sense. Neifi has and could play there in a jam, I'm not suggesting he start anywhere(SS included) ever. Fontenot can play second and third, and is a better bat than Macias. The move I suggest accounts for Gerut coming on to the roster, which is why it appears that we're losing 2 players and gaining only one.
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Neifi has played 3B this year if someone got hurt mid-game. I'm all for keeping Grieve, sending down Mitre and cutting Macias, with Fontenot coming up.
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Eric Patterson worship thread
Transmogrified Tiger replied to TruffleShuffle's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
Patterson's updated line: .337/.414/.518/.932 -
Dusty going to the Don Baylor school of "cooling the hot hand". Someone please tell me why Hendry bothered calling up Cedeno, knowing Dusty's man-love for Neifi? Murton won't be starting against any RH anytime soon.
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They didn't really love him. They ragged about his defense and he had one of his poorest seasons playing for them (his OBA was a full-season career low of .333). He was, of course, phenomenal in the postseason, but they didn't even try to re-sign him. I'm glad they didn't. I'd like to see Hendry lock Todd up for a couple more years past this one. What is an OBA? Same as OBP, average instead of percentage.
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I agree with this assessment. No more power is needed. Power is not the problem. It would be a mistake to trade top-of-the-order OBP for middle-of-the-order power. Lee and Ramirez with 35-40 HR and 40 doubles a piece, supplemented by Burnitz, Barret, and Walker adding respectable power in addition to the big boys, is enough for this lineup IMO. With a fully healthy staff, 4 runs a game should win most every game. This ignores the fact that Nixon is a better OBP guy than Hairston, in addition to having more power. This seems to be brought up a lot when power hitting targets(Dunn for example) are brought up. Some people say "We don't need any more power, we need a OBP/lead off guy. The truth is that in both Dunn and Nixon's case they provide a OBP and SLG boost, which makes them more valuable an acquisition than a singles hitting OBP guy.
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The Bo Sox just dealt 2 minor leaguers for Tony Graffanino, so they may consider their 2B problem temporarily fixed.
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That doesn't sound like too bad of a deal on either end. What are you hearing in general Hoops?
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Neifi is bad at his job.
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I'd wear a prom dress to work if Dusty does that. I'll strip down to a g-string if Cedeno starts along with them. Not that any of you want to see that. Literally, I don't want to see that. :wink:
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Do you still want Dunn?
Transmogrified Tiger replied to Balsa's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
You can't compare the two. Ramirez's value is MUCH higher now than it was when we traded for him. Dunn's value now is much higher than Ramirez's was in '03. When we traded for him, Ramirez was closer to what Kearns is than Dunn. He had one big season, then followed that up with a very poor one, and was off to an average start in '03. Kearns had one very big season, an average to above-average year in '03. Since then, he has had injury problems, not gotten a ton of playing time and struggled when he has played. I still would really like Kearns. I think he could have an Aramis-like rebound in new place when given regular playing time. He would also come much cheaper than Dunn. Kearns' big year was a fluke. He had a ridiculously high BABIP that is completely unsustainable. He had a great minor league career, but his major league struggles since then make me wary of acquiring him. -
Do you still want Dunn?
Transmogrified Tiger replied to Balsa's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
What would you accept for a player of Aramis Ramirez's value? That's pretty close to what Dunn is. Please don't compare Dunn with his .240 BA, horrible defense, and 8 trillion strikeouts with Ramirez. With all of these outrageous proposals (and demands from the other side), I'd rather try to get Kearns. As Kaspar & Brenley said, with Dunn it's either a HR, K, or a walk. Dunn and Ramirez were basically equal in production last year, and Dunn is outproducing Ramirez this year. He's also younger than Ramirez.
