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  1. WrigleyField 22
    Further to the above, Miritic's buyout is constant, but you can try and pray for a tanking euro that would shrink the size of the usd buyout. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Buyout limit used to be 500k I think. There's something in the new CBA about it going up ~250k every year for a few years. Not sure if thats in general or for each year a player is unsigned. You're limited to rookie scale the first two years. After that you lose the rookie exception and you sign with whatever cap space or other exceptions you have, for instance the MLE. At most we'll probably have the mini MLE at that time and maybe a million towards a buyout. I think his buyout does go down each year, which is the good thing and helps. The best case scenario is he can negotiate a change to the buyout, either to spread it out or reduce it. To also entice him, we probably have to do a two year deal. So if he does come over just prepare for another potential Asik scenario once its time to match. Edit to the above: Buyout only goes up 25k so essentially useless. We're talking 600k at the most. Now the Bulls can still pay the full buyout, it just goes against the cap. And we'd have to wait 3 years not 2, to no longer be bound by the rookie pay scale, which we need to do to give him an offer enticing enough, considering the buyout and his rookie scale amount. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    I really wonder if it could make sense to piggy back some of these guys. Almost half our staff could have some durability/longevity issues. And we are likely to waste one bullpen spot on that rule 5 pick. Is this crazy talk? If we get Jackson, him and Smardzija can be on a normal rotation and expect 200 innings. Garza if healthy can. Then between any time Garza misses and the bottom of the rotation you piggy back Feldman, Baker, Wood, and Villanueva. You have Vizcaino ready by mid year maybe as well. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Me too Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Cool. There just have to be a few trades on the way. Garza and/or Marmol are gone for non 40 man roster players. Plus a few cuts to fringy guys. Whats our total overage right now? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    The name of my K-8 school apparently meant mosquito in Polish or something. Their nickname used to be the Mosquitos. So they were essentially the Misquito Misquitos. Its a good name. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    My point about the 11m isn't that they tried. They didn't try. But they were content to let that money sit there and do poorly. I agree other positions have big money tied up to, although a lot of those positions are at least giving is advantages on the field. Regarding those examples of backup QBs, those teams actually are much more reliant on their QBs to the point where the argument does hold a little bit more weight. The Bears aren't that team with a top 5 QB and good offensive system. Part of that is because Jay isn't a top 5 QB. God knows why we continue to patch the offense with retread and familiar faces. That would help a lot and would let you get away with a lesser QB. But given the situation that Tice was our OC i sure wanted a reliable QB. Even discounting the relative danger the OL puts Cutler in, he puts himself at risk of injury himself. Taking what Angelo left behind there isn't an OL you could have assembled, with Cambells 3.5 M or not, that would have left me feeling we wouldn't need a competent backup at some point. Maybe Cambell just sucks now but history indicated he was a pretty reliable bet to step in and hold the offense together when Jay went down. It didn't happen. Bad talent eval, bad offense or both contributed to this. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    QB is important. Backup is part of that. 11M+ on our top 3 paid OL and zero good starts. We do have a beater car except we are somehow making payments on it like its a slightly used Toyota. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Fine I can't single out the position either because its a freaking important position. And the "if Cutler goes out it doesn't matter" arguement is crap. Yes if Cutler goes out for the year it doesn't matter, but I'm more worried about possibly staying afloat for a week or two because going into the year, it was pretty strong chance our playoff odds could be decided by a game. And going on 3 years now Cutler has missed bits and pieces of time. Part of that is our line, but Cutler doesn't protect himself eithet. I guess we could have saved ourselves about 1m with neckbeard, but beyond that we weren't going to solve backup qb on the cheap for 2012. And I'll maintain its importance. More worried about the 11m on our top 3 lineman who gave us zero good starts, the 2.2m we paid for special teamers that provided a marginal upgrade over near minimum players, and over overpriced RB platoon in a passing league. At worst the possible 1m overpay for QB is on the same level of those, but I'd say not as bad. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    NFL salaries are a bit tricky obviously. Cap hits will matter and stuff, but here's some dead weight that isn't Cambell. Not sure what all the cap implications of cutting these guys would have been, but here's some other deadweight salary to start the year. Chris Williams 4.62m Spencer 3.75m Garza 2.7m (Starting with the position where the weaknesses are might be a good spot to start) Castanzo 1m (Sorry but we get fringe guys to produce at a high level on s.t all the time at league min.) Matt Spaeth 2.2m (For a blocking TE?) Idonije 2.5m (I like Izzy, but with the benefit of hindsight with the way Wotton has came on, we could have replaced Izzy with a lower salaried player Matt Forte and Bush 8.8m combined (A lot to be spending on the RB position and not get elite production) I just can't single out Cambell out of all those. Especially since I think he is better than what he did this year in our crap offense. I'm all for spendind cheap on areas, but at QB you have to develop that cheap production, which can't be done in an offseason. Only so much Emery could have done with the way we've mismanaged the roster up to now. The O-Line troubles are due to a series of bad devisions going years back . Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    I'm not criticizing Campbell. I'm criticizing the stupidity of the plan that said, "hey let's ignore the starting line that plays every down when the team is on offense and rather waste millions on a backup QB who if he plays, the team is doomed anyway." Did Cambell really effect our ability to improve the line though? I'm not sure of what deals were signed of comparable value that would have netted a good OL. And the Bears weren't right up against the cap were they? Theres plenty of places you can find dollars if you needed to. I'm not placing our OL troubles on allocating too much to QB. It's its own problem that could have been addressed. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Well you may be able to get a decent backup in the middle rounds with some development. We weren't going to spend a 4th rounder on a QB ready and make him a #2 for this season.
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    Yea, I don't get the Campbell criticism. Although he didn't do much, I'm not blaming that solely on him, as our offense is just bad. We needed a better backup QB and he looked like he could fill that roll, and as it turned out we needed a backup because Cutler keeps getting crushed. Sure if Jay goes out for the year it doesn't matter, but you want a guy who can not blow it for a game or two because playoff chances, and further, home field chances are going to come down to a game difference many times.
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    Just speed up to the part where we miss out and everyone complains so we get it out of the way and don't ruin Christmas. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    I'd go Nick Swisher, but I'd kind of rather get a CF. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    I'd go Nick Swisher, but I'd kind of rather get a CF. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Shocking that we are getting into fringe top 10 and players have question marks. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Even if that wasn't the case, a run-off can still make sense. I think he means, last vote = 120 votes= 40 voters (presuming everyone used all 3 votes). This vote =38 votes = 38 voters. Two less voters! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Has Toeania even been active? How was he hurt, haha. Phantom injury? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    I'm not too into the retreads. Give me an up and coming offensive guy. I like Shannahan at the moment. Keep Marinelli and whoever he wants on his defensive staff. Keep Toub if he doesn't leave for a HC gig. I'd go for Toub if I thought there was a good offensive guy who we could bring in as coordinator, but not sure how likely that is, plus that just leaves you likely to have your guy poached and lose continuity. Whereas if the offense is the head coaches scheme, you just promote and keep relative continuity. And since Marinelli is never gonna get another HC job you really never risk losing him as long as you are willing to extend his contract. If you ever want to move on from Tampa 2 you can at least plan for it a bit. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    While at the tome the DeRosa trade didn't seem special, hindsight says it was pretty good. I'll take a Chris Archer for Soriano, with the expectation we also fill Sotianos spot with a legit big leage starter. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Yes, it sucks to have 22 year olds that put up a .859 OPS in AAA. At a position that half the league is scrambling to fill. Including the Cubs. I'm still troubled by the decision to bring up Vitters but not play him. They did play him quite a bit initially. Not as much as Jackson, but he was also not as good. By the time he really started riding the pine, Iowa was pretty much over. I'm not too distraught over him getting 99 AB over two months rather than 120 some AB in Iowa to end the season. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Johnson is really intriguing, and I think could easily move quickly in the rankings just by pitching some innings. But at this point with as few pro innings he has still seems like a wild card. Vitters on the other hand is close to major league ready while still being young. His value may revolve largely around his ability to stick at 3B, but he has quite a bit of hitting ability, even if the approach isn't there and may never be. I'm going Vitters, but Johnson isn't far behind because I think he could easily be top 5 after next season. Just want to see more innings first. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Can only select one right now.
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    Seems like it, but does it really matter in this instance? Sure in trades it could be detrimental, but in FA most if the time your final offer is all that matters and the agents going to show your offer to your competitors anyways. I doubt the 77.5m leak changes anything. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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