NorthsideAvenger

Agreed. He can play all three OF positions, atleast moderately well. Has some pop, and that also seems to help. I mean if Terrance Long can keep a job at the major league level, then I'm sure Nic Jackson will find a job soon, too.

Roberts, I MIGHT be interested in depending the $$$. But I do NOT adovcate Jones in CF. I know he can play it, but considering Jones ahs played like Moises Alou in right, I don't want to see him having to cover CF. Personally, I would like the Cubs to move Jacque to LEFT field, and get a LEGITIMATE RFer.

I used to think that to, oldstyle, but now, I am ALMOST positive that Pierre will be back for atleast two yrs. A couple of reasons: 1: Felix Pie has showned he hasn't conquer AAA, which means he ain't ready for the Majors. And there really no other OF prospect ready to make the jump, outside of maybe......Chris Walker? 2: The OF free agency core isn't exactly STRONG. Edmonds could lead the pack (club option, I believe will be decline), and the best option of Edmonds is Jose Guillen. Sheffield's too old. Roberts is Pierre with some pop, but older. And that's about it. My guess is....Pierre stays and signs a 2 yr deal for roughly the amount he made this yr. Pierre stays, because there really is no other STRONG candidate to replace in CF. Pierre stays.

People who are jumping on the fact that ARam is NOW starting to hit like we know he can, needs to get off their high horse and blame the WHOLE FRIGGIN' TEAM, not just ARam. Guys this thread was credited because somebody was nitpicking just to rant. That is a product of a BAD team, in a BAD SEASON. In this kind of season, fans/media are going to nitpick at everything that goes wrong. There WAS NOTHING wrong with what ARam said, and I doubt his teammates felt insulted. If they did, maybe they should had played better, when they have the chance.

You were smart to switch the channel. they sucked!!! Can we for the life of the baseball gawd, please FAST FORWARD this season to the end. This blows.

And RFK is not considered a good hitter's park, either. Right now, it prolly doesn't mattter which park they play in, Mr. Contract Year Soriano is going to prolly put up outstanding numbers.

Nobody. Teams DON'T usually TRADE for pitchers like Dempster already SIGN an extension. My guess is Milwaukee would be more interested in Scott Williamson then Dempster. And Corey Hart would be about right. not only that..... but teams dont usually trade in the divison for pitching during a pennate race. You see, normally that would apply, but considering the fact that Cubs are out of it, and the Brewers are still in it, it would be a mistake if Hendry doesn't consider moving Williamsnon/Dempster even to a division rival, if the trade helps you long-term. I remember the Cubs moving Tom Gordon to the Astros and Jeff Fassero (lol hahaha at that trade) to the Cardinals. So, it's not out of the realm.

Agreed. The Marlins have said they WANT to build around Dontrelle Willis and Miguel Cabrera for the foreseeable future. Rather that future is in South Florida (doubtful) or at a new location (most likely), the Marlins would be WISER to keep Dontrelle, and not run off the little fan support they do have. This is just wishful thinking on the Cardinals part, cause they are SO DESPARATE for pitching. Disagreed. They have no fan base, and they won't be paying both of these guys next year. Dontrelle mania is over. And if WS titles can't woo the crowd, Willis and Cabrera won't. If they move before next season, maybe they hold on. But I'm almost positive at least one will be traded by next season. DW can make $7-8m next year and MC could make $5-6 easily. I don't see them tying that much into 2 guys when it would pretty much match this year's entire payroll. Disagreed, Goony. They do have a fan base, but said fan base is abit on the bitter side, because EVERYTIME they would come out and support a winner, a firesale is looming very soon. It's the "fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me" theory. If the Marlins could get a long-term leasing, and a NEW staiudm, the fan base would come out of hiding. It doesn't help that in the short term of the franchise, the Marlins had a couple of owners, who wasn't EXACTLY thinking of the long-term stability of the club. If they did, maybe people would know that the Marlins have a fan base.

Insteado Betemit, whom the Braves (once did get in trouble for signing him illegally, mind you) absolutely love. My guess is..ATL would rather trade Giles or Renteria to free up a spot, instead of moving Betemit. What I am saying is...Betemit ain't coming for anything less then say a very good young pitcher...like a Marshall or a Marmol, and I WOULDN'T do it. How about Jarrod Saltalamacchia? I know he's struggling, but I believe this is time to buy low for Hendry, and see if you can pick him up cheap. I mean, I would do a Langerhans and Salty deal for Maddux, any which way you desire.

Nobody. Teams DON'T usually TRADE for pitchers like Dempster already SIGN an extension. My guess is Milwaukee would be more interested in Scott Williamson then Dempster. And Corey Hart would be about right.

Agreed. The Marlins have said they WANT to build around Dontrelle Willis and Miguel Cabrera for the foreseeable future. Rather that future is in South Florida (doubtful) or at a new location (most likely), the Marlins would be WISER to keep Dontrelle, and not run off the little fan support they do have. This is just wishful thinking on the Cardinals part, cause they are SO DESPARATE for pitching.

If he wants to kid around with Dick Pole, can't he just make fun of his name? Because the type of jokes that revolve around Dick Pole are pretty much juvenile, sophomoric/fraternity type jokes. And I don't see Maddux as pulling a rowdy joke like that. Signing the baseball of his 200th loss, sounds like the kind of joke, Greg would pull.

you're just a stick in the mud, hardcore. 8) It was a joke, ok. Nothing more, nothing less. And I am VERY POSITIVE that Maddux and Pole laugh it off as a joke.

Ok, thx. With leadership like like Baker, who needs championships?

Ok, thx. With leadership like like Baker, who needs championships?

Bingo. They should have shipped Sisco back to the minors and let him work on being a starter, where he was most valuable. The Cubs were idiots not for letting him go, but instead for letting him go in exchange for nothing. Sisco was still a highly rated prospect when they let him go (despite weight/motivation/production issues) and could have gotten something in return in a trade. Who says the Cubs couldn't had gotten fair value for Sisco? We all assume that just because Hendry left him unprotected, doesn't he he didn't try and trade him. Maybe alot of people in baseball, didn't see much in Sisco, despite the 6'9. I like to look at it this way...the Cubs dealt Andy Sisco for Angel Guzman. I'm stretching it to a limit, but hey....we got Guzman from the Royals "trash-heap" and they got Andy Sisco from our "trash-heap." so lets call it even, and stop saying Sisco had value, cause of right now, Sisco has no value WHATSOEVER.

I heard that too. that makes no damn sense. I remember criticizing Jocketty for getting Rolen when the Cards needed pitching to put them over the top, but this trade takes that similar theory to it's absolute extreme. not only do the Mets get a guy they really don't need (don't forget Floyd is really heating up too), they add a ton of payroll and gets rid of a potentially great player (Jocketty didn't go that far). all of the rumors I have heard the past couple of days make no damn sense. then again, the one trade that went down (Nats-Reds) made no damn sense either. maybe Hendry is playing the Mets against the Dodgers for Maddux, and this is the Mets posturing to gain some leverage in that situation? either Ethier or Milledge coming our way? hey, I can dream, can't I? You think Hendry is smart enough to pit one team against the other, in the persuit of a mediocre starting pitching? I love Maddux, and he is a HOF, but any team---in this case LA and NY---an Andre Ethier or a Lastings Milledge (shades of Kazmir for V. Zambrano ringing loud in NY, perhaps?) should be laugh at. I take a solid package of Willy Aybar and Joel Hanrahan/Jonathon Broxton for Maddux right now, tho.

I'd still have a hard time arguing that the last 5 years of Koufax's career is among the best 5-year stretches for any pitcher in baseball history. He had an ERA+ during those years of 143, 161, 187,160, 190, which is outstanding, and he threw over 300 innings in 3 of those years. He is very much like Ralph Kiner - easily brilliant enough for a stretch to propel himself into the HOF and into the discussion of the all-time greats at his position. In the last five yrs of his career, he was so DOMINANT, that people forget he had a off and on to start his career. I mean come on people Koufax "overrated?' NO friggin' way. And you won't convince me otherwise. And I will group him in the elite of the best pitchers in the history of the game. Without a DOUBT.

The way Rodgers put it in that interview he made it sound like they want Either AND Broxton. That however would be crazy good, so I'll take either one of them or Kemp (who he also mentioned as a possibility). So it is Rogers who who stated these "rumors." I take what Rogers says, with a grain of salt. Nonetheless, I got a strange feeling that if the Dodgers are prepare to give up Broxton and Either or Kemp for Maddux (per Rogers rumor) that they may require the Cubs to take back Odalis Perez. Call it a gut feeling.

Or how about Willy Aybar of the Dodgers? They have Dewitt/Guzman/Mueller/LaRoche at third base in the org, and Kemp/Either/Drew/Repko/ in the OF, I think Aybar can be attainable in the Maddux deal. And how about Victor Diaz? I think the Cubs could get this young man for Walker. The Mets will re-sign Floyd, and have Beltran, IMO have Lastings (who they should keep) Milledge, and Xavier Nady. I think Diaz can be available. And a perfect compliment to Jones in LF. I would like to hear everyone else's thoughts on these 2 and know if anyone thinks that either or both could be a possiblitly. I'm not enamored with Pena, and Boston can keep him. And I would be intrigued with Betemit, but I have the feeling that ATL would rather trade Renteria and/or Giles to open up a spot for Betemit. So, my guess Betemit ain't available. But I do believe Victor Diaz and Willy Aybar would be a nice young guys to get at the deadline.

Come on dudes, Dusty is trying to save his job. So he has to ride the horses that got him here. I mean, he is determine to have Zambrano joined Prior/Wood on the DL. And then Baker can say...well, "I didn't have my horses."

I doubt it. He pulled a Ozzie Guillen either shortly before he was dealt, or after he dealt. What I mean he pulled a "Ozzie Guillen" in that he used a homosexual slur when talking about a fellow player, I believe it was. I want to say he may the comment before the trade, which set him up to leave Boston. So, I doubt Boston will be interested in bringin' the punk back to Boston.

would make me very happy. but they need to let hill pitch, like they've done with marshall. i think hill's much better than marshall and will make the better big leaguer anyway. I like Hill, but I disagree. Marshall is 3 yrs younger, and hadn't pitch too many innings over AA, and has relatively pitched well considering. Hill is 26 FRIGGIN yrs ago, and has proven that he is a GREAT AAA pitchers, but a medicre ML career so far. If the Cubs can move Hill, they'd be wise to.

:-s, eh?

Who? How about Cliff Floyd? I wasn't going mention anybody imparticular, but I decided to. At this point in Abreu's career he is SIMPLY not worth $15 mill dollar for a couple of yrs, no matter how good his OBP is. If the Cubs would do their homework (which I seriously doubt :roll: ) they could find more cost-effeficent (sp?) players with similar offensive skillset as Abreu.