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It is a LH starter, I'd rather have Barrett(Whoops: Walker, Nevin, and Ramirez) and Murton hitting in front of him in that case. -
Cripes, the guy hit .358 and his OPS is only .843, and he made 11 errors in 56 games at second. No patience, no power, and apparently no defense.
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Has Andy Oliver been taken yet? I just scanned the first 7 rounds at BA and didn't see him, and they don't have any more listed.
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This doesn't make sense to me. The Cubs had a second base prospect that flamed out before, so you assume all future ones will be the same unless proven at the Major League level?
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According to John Dewan's Fielding Bible, where he analyzes defense based on play-by-play data, Grudz was the 3rd best fielding 2B in baseball last year, tied with Belliard and Hudson. For the last 3 years, he's 11th of 25, and Walker is 22nd. And OPS+ is most definitely a rate stat.
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What' even funnier than that is how Corey consistently showed he had no concept of stealing bases. There was many a time where Corey would reach 1st with no outs, only to stand around as if he didn't know how to steal. Even if someone FINALLY got inside of his head, it shouldn't have taken a coach to have him figure it out. It is absolutely unreal how our coaching staff can made to be look as such fools by Corey Patterson. That's like Mike Tyson out maneuvoring you in a chess match. What are you talking about? Patterson has always been a good basestealer. "Stand around as if he didn't know how to steal"? What does that even mean?
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2006 Cubs Draft
Transmogrified Tiger replied to tbaseball's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Trivia of the day: Who was the last college position player the Cubs took in the first round? The Answer -
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Walker's great, he really is. He's a good hitter and one of my favorite Cubs. You're overstating his abilities though. He's not good enough to hit third. He'll be 34 next year, has never been a plus defensively, and his power is way down this year so far. He may be the right guy for next year to bridge the gap to EPatt, but depending on the construction of next year's team someone else may be the better route.
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There's no reason the Cubs shouldn't have made their pick by 12:30, right? I wanna know if I'll be able to find out their pic while I'm at lunch.
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Minor League Discussion & Boxes 6-5-2006
Transmogrified Tiger replied to Outshined_One's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
Seriously, if that's a bad outing then I'm down with that happening on occasion. -
First: Soriano has made no secret about returning to the AL (perhaps the Yankees), so I doubt he will be interested in the Cubs, unless he gets an Albert Pujols type contract. Second: I prefer Eric Patterson at 2B. soriano will be so much more productive than patterson over the next few years it's ridiculous. soriano's pushing a 1.000 OPS right now in the bigs...patterson's pushing .800 in AA. To be fair, the cost-benefit thing is an issue, and this is the first time Soriano's clearly been over an .800 OPS since he was a Yankee.
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Writein Campaign for All-Star game!
Transmogrified Tiger replied to Jake's topic in General Baseball Talk
Neifi in the all-star game is not a joking matter. *goes to cast anti-votes for Neifi* -
Lineup when Lee Returns?
Transmogrified Tiger replied to badger1679666666's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
A winner is you. -
emphatic yay
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First: Soriano has made no secret about returning to the AL (perhaps the Yankees), so I doubt he will be interested in the Cubs, unless he gets an Albert Pujols type contract. Second: I prefer Eric Patterson at 2B. Me too, but we need a 2B for '07. Patterson in the bigs next year is a poor idea.
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I thought Nieve pitched yesterday when they scratched Oswalt? Correct, ESPN is wrong.
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ESPN says Nieve(also RH) is pitching. Either way, benching Murton for Bynum is a poor decision.
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Minor League Discussion & Boxes 6-4-2006
Transmogrified Tiger replied to Outshined_One's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
I'm a big fan of Patterson's. I wish he'd cut back on the K's, but he walks, has pop, and is a good basestealer. If he can settle in in the .280-.290 range at the MLB level, I think he has a Todd Walker with speed/better defense upside, possibly better. Agreed, in fact I think I made the exact same comparison to Dob the other day. Good, well all aboard the bandwagon then. His strikeout rate is high (101 in 119 ABs last year), but better than someone like Ryan Harvey, and his walk rate remains solid. He hit well and showed good patience and baserunning instincts during college, so I was really surprised when he fell into the 8th round. I think because he's short, plays middle infield and runs fast, people are trying to pigeonhole him into a Jose Reyes type of approach at the plate. It's silly to overlook the fact that he's hit HRs and XBHs all through his college and minor league career. He's got the strength to hit with some pop, so why just try to slap the ball through the infield? I think Brian Roberts is also a good comparison - good speed but not overwhelming; decent power and a good ability to take walks. I could see him as a Brian Roberts with slightly more pop but a little higher strikeout rate. What was it really? 101 in around 540 plate appearances. -
Looks sensationalized, IMO. Beasley didn't come off real peeved to me. I don't see why ESPN would run an article like that, then. It's in their best interest to present the US team as favorably as possible. It's a Reuters article, and ESPN would probably be worse off withholding potentially negative articles than just reporting everything that comes in.
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Looks sensationalized, IMO. Beasley didn't come off real peeved to me.
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2006 Cubs Draft
Transmogrified Tiger replied to tbaseball's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
You mean like he's trying to Eli Manning his way to Chicago, or his demands of anyone are so high that he may fall to us? -
There's really no way you can play Nevin at catcher. It's not worth it for one because of the team's current situation. And second of all, it's just not feasible. Nevin is a 1B and spot OF at this point in his career.
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Back up the truck
Transmogrified Tiger replied to CubbieRich's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Bingo. Make the moves that will improve you for '07, since '06 is pretty much shot. Almost like an extended offseason, except some attention has to be given to make sure the current roster is feasible. -
I was struck by optimism with the reminder that Wilken could have a sizable influence on our picks.
