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Harden to have shoulder exam; Cubs pick up option
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I was just thinking along those lines. -
Harden to have shoulder exam; Cubs pick up option
David replied to David's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Eh, I mean he has a point. The durability is an obvious concern. If he's worreid about Harden being hurt all season that's fine. If he's worried about having to take extra care of a guy and skip him every now and then to keep him healthy then he's nuts. Agreed. -
Harden to have shoulder exam; Cubs pick up option
David replied to David's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Eh, I mean he has a point. The durability is an obvious concern. -
http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports_hardball/2008/10/hardens-shoulde.html
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It does. But his EqA was still higher. *shrug*
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How do you figure? DeRosa had 30 points of OPS on Roberts. Even if you factor in Roberts' stolen bases, that probably still doesn't make up the difference.
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Hell, I'd probably trade Geo for Hanley, too, despite how much I love Geo.
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No, it wouldn't. And I'd give up Marmol in less than a second if it got us Hanley Ramirez. Not that it would.
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lol citing andy from desipio, wtf?
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This year's team winning 97 games /= next year's team winning 97 games There are a few areas where you probably can't expect to get the same level of production next season. Plus, it would be nice to add another starting pitcher who strikes guys out, because those guys do tend to be a part of the recipe for playoff success.
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I don't think you can read "anticipates a payroll bump" as being in reference to increases that already had to happen contractually. That's like saying "Skilling anticipates cold weather this winter." I mean, they could be saying that in reference to the contract escalations, but it would make that a completely pointless snippet. But I guess you could say it might just mean they want to keep Wood and Dempster around.
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What are you defining as the 'problems'? 97 wins? Two consecutive playoff sweeps? There's no way to solve not being hot at the right time. Granted, there are areas of this team that could be improved (areas that may have been exploited in the playoffs), but it's not because we got swept in the playoffs. And had we won in the playoffs, the weak points of the team still would've been the same ones.
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Exactly. He made an adjustment to his approach this year and despite the lower power numbers was just about as productive, if not more so, as any of the last few years.
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It has nothing to do with the player's value to his specific team.
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And to me, VORP doesn't tell me anything about if Roberts had a better yr then DeRo. All it shows me is that the O's needed Roberts more then the Cubs need DeRo. VORP is the bimbo eye candy chick you bring to a party. It looks good on the surface but ultimately they lack any substance to stay with long term. Give me DeRo/Fontenot over Roberts. That's not to say Roberts is a bad player, but his VORP is clearly based on the fact that without Roberts in the lineup, the O's are pretty much a crappy lineup. lol what? do you have any idea what vorp is?
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i wouldn't be so sure, i just called Hendry's office and his assistant said he was on the phone you are on fire
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hahahahhaahhahahha
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If the current group wants to re-sign Dempster at the figure you mentioned, I would see no problem for Hendry in getting that done. We don't know who the group will be yet. I can see somewhat of a splash, but Sabathia, I don't know. And he may want to play on the West Coast. Still a lot to be determined on the ownership front. Thanks for the response. In terms of the CC/Dempster thing, I was just thinking that CC at $~20M seems like a better option than Dempster in the $12-14M range given their ages and the fact that you don't really know what you're getting from Dempster (not to mention the fact that CC is just a much better pitcher without even taking those things into account). To me, giving him a fairly big, long term deal is a major risk. Then again, there are probably questions with CC after the way he was used up this year, so who knows?
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Bruce, thanks for stopping by... a couple of questions if you'd be willing to oblige... Have you heard anything with regard to the sale and when that might be resolved? Will there even be a chance of getting some tweaks done to this team or is this thing going to hold us hostage? I know it didn't last year, but they can only spend the future owner's money for so long... Are there rumblings that a new owner might want to make a big splash and green-light a big acquisition, like, say, a CC Sabathia (as opposed to giving Ryan Dempster 12+M a year)?
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huh? usually i get your sarcastic quips but I'm not really seeing your point on this one unless he figures out how to OBP better than .310 against lefties his ceiling is probably that of a part-time platoon guy/24th man who puts up decent numbers if he plays sparingly and never ever, ever faces lhp. oh. i agree.
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huh? usually i get your sarcastic quips but I'm not really seeing your point on this one
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I don't know if you can really consider Fontenot the type of established hitter I was referring to, even though he has had a good amount of productive PAs (i think 600ish) at the big league level. It's hard for me to say if you can really expect that production out of him in the future, even if he only faces RHP.
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I think the best way to put it is that strikeouts are useful to look at in terms of development and in terms of attempting to project how good a hitter will be. Obviously, a potential inability to make contact would be a red flag within that context. I'll tend to look at minor league K numbers more than I normally would with big league numbers. On the other hand, if a guy is an established productive hitter at the big league level, the strikeouts mean little to nothing beyond giving you a little information about how that hitter makes the outs he makes. You already know that he's productive and the strikeouts aren't really a negative.
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I hate that my favorite sport is so freaking random.
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The 2008 Cubs team were my favorites in the short time I've been a fan, and they still are. I will say that I still look at that 03 rotation (minus Estes) very fondly and that's the one aspect of that team that I'm always nostalgic about.
