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  1. CaliforniaRaisin
    I don't know, but that's what trades are for. It shouldn't be hard to find a lead-off guy with a .330 OBP who is cheaper than Pierre. If Pierre had more of a recent history of a .350+ OBP, I'd be on board with re-signing him. Leadoff hitters are hard to find. You cant just go out and make a trade for one. Not many teams will deal their leadoff hitter. Matt Murton would be just fine as a leadoff hitter if Pierre didn't come back. Yes, he actually would. I would just then have 2 questions: 1) How does Matt feel about batting leadoff? That's something that we can't really know-some hitters are just not cut out for batting leadoff. From our vantage point, it would be hard to tell if Murton is one of them or if he is comfortable in that role. 2)Who do we sign to play center? I'm not sure what options there are that could be had, or how much it would take. Dave Roberts would be cost efficient until Pie is ready. How is Roberts any better than Pierre? Roberts: .302/.379/.423/.802, 31/35 in SBs, 36 BBs/32 SOs Pierre: .281/.326/.380/.706, 38/50 in SBs, 29 BBs/ 38 SOs
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    What does he need to do to offset his previous crap seasons?
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    Good thing we had him rotting away in Iowa.
  4. CaliforniaRaisin
    Haha, what the heck? That was strange. That certainly was ball 3, not ball 4.
  5. CaliforniaRaisin
    MURTON!
  6. CaliforniaRaisin
    Indeed.
  7. CaliforniaRaisin
    No Daytona Cubs in the High-A. Probably the only two who had any chance were Gallagher and Veal (and at the time they did this, Veal might not have pitched much in the FSL yet), and it's not surprising that they were passed up by the likes of Homer Bailey, Matt Garza and Kevin Slowey for all the pitching categories. Also, the manager for Palm Beach's name is Pop Warner.
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    Exactly. He's a fantastic LOOGY.
  9. CaliforniaRaisin
    Great start for Mateo.
  10. CaliforniaRaisin
    Thanks, Serena.
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    Anyone know? I'm headed out of the office for a break and really want to see Mateo pitch.
  12. CaliforniaRaisin
    Phelps had one appearance down in Mesa a couple days ago (got the start and went 2 shutout innings). Good to see Michael back.
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    Hendry is much more of a trading guy than a free agent guy, unless you're talking relievers and bench players. I can't see him signing 2 regulars, and I'd be surprised if he signed 1. All it will take is 2 signings of average players for the Cubs to lose their 2nd and 3rd rounders. I'll be frank, I want the Cubs to get Price and it looks like he'll be one of the top 2 to go. It might be just me but so far, there looks like there's a drop off after Main and Price.
  14. CaliforniaRaisin
    No.
  15. CaliforniaRaisin
    What has Guzman, Ryu, and Hill shown, besides one good start by Hill the last time out, that makes them more ready? You might as well keep Marmol in there for the remainder of the year. What do you have to lose? They're more accomplished at AAA than Mateo and Marmol were at AA, they're further along. I'd rather see how the guys who are more ready for the big leagues fair now. And if you noticed the rest of my post, I said now there's no point in sending Marmol back to the minors.
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    Kid was rushed, he has control problems (not a shocker since he converted from catcher in 2003). Now they're rushing Mateo. Wasn't the point of opening up the rotation slot to pitch the rooks? Or was it just to pitch Guzman? Williams to replace Marmol? I certainly think some of the kids are more ready (Guzman, Ryu, Hill who will now have a spot when Marshall returns, even Williams) for the big leagues than some of the others (Mateo, Marmol, Gallagher, etc.). I'd rather play the kids who are ready to graduate to the bigs first and let the ones who could still use some time down on the farm get that. At this point, I wouldn't replace Marmol. I'd keep him in the rotation the rest of the season.
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    That's probably a good thing.
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    Is that for sure? that's what len said. How stupid can they get?
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    Kid was rushed, he has control problems (not a shocker since he converted from catcher in 2003). Now they're rushing Mateo.
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    Is that for sure?
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    Izturis might have had a play on that one.
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    Wasn't Mateo??? Yes. Is he really on the DL? Yes.
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    Williams: 75 IP, 36 K/24 BB, 1.53 WHIP, .305 BAA Perez: 88 IP, 69/47, 1.72 WHIP, .301 BAA Blackford: 112 IP, 53/53, 1.52 WHIP, .268 BAA Francisco: 28.1 IP, 23/8, 1.34 WHIP, .256 BAA Hernandez: 23 IP, 11/9, 1.17 WHIP, .207 BAA Dolis: 14.1 IP, 23/13, 2.23 WHIP, .306 BAA (last 2 games: 6 IP, 12/1, 1.50 ERA, .67 WHIP, .143 BAA)
  24. CaliforniaRaisin
    Probable Starters: Iowa: RHP Jerome Williams (3-4, 4.08 ERA, 75 IP) vs. RHP Francisco Cruceta (9-7, 4.29 ERA) Daytona: LHP Carlos Perez (3-5, 4.30 ERA, 88 IP) Peoria: RHP Todd Blackford (8-5, 4.98 ERA, 112 IP) vs. RHP Robert Mosebach (8-5, 2.96) Boise: RHP Alfredo Francisco (4-1, 5.40 ERA, 28.1 IP) Mesa: RHP Robert Hernandez (3-0, 1.96 ERA, 23 IP) & RHP Rafael Dolis (0-1, 8.79 ERA, 14.1 IP) *Take Mesa's probable starter with a grain of salt as they shuffle their pitchers around with frequency.
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    I didn't have a particular definition in mind (this is a poll taken from cubs.com, not my own). I think I'd consider an impact player to be a starting position player, or for a pitcher, a starter, setup man, or closer. In that case, Pie and Hill should be way ahead of the rest. If you wanted more than just a starting position player, it'd get more interesting. I'd rank them in this order, from most likely to least likely to be an impact player: Felix Pie Rich Hill Sean Gallagher Eric Patterson Tyler Colvin
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