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Not really. What contenders have a rotation whose second and third starters are that big of question marks? Harden isn't just a question mark, he's pretty much a lock to miss significant time. Dempster could very easily be a mid 4's ERA guy next season and it wouldn't (or shouldn't) really shock anyone. Well nobody really "knows" anything, but Zambrano's number has been getting worse each year, not better. Also I'd say Lilly has pretty much maxed out his talent.
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I have my doubts that any improvement in RF will offset what will surely be a significant decrease in CF. Not to mention that DeRosa and Theriot will each probably take a step back
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#-o lol so basically it's like... if two of our 3 best starters suck and/or get hurt, our rotation is questionable. cool.. You're acting like those 2 guys are extremely likely to stay healthy and perform like they did last year What are the chances of Harden missing significant time? What are the chance of Dempster pitching like he has his entire career? Yeah, it's not at all unlikely. It's not like I'm saying "What if Brandon Webb gets hurt and Dan Haren starts sucking?". No. Don't even try to deny that Harden and Dempster are huge question marks, and we're relying on both of them to be healthy and good.
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#-o Instead of using a smiley how about you tell me how that's wrong
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If those two things happen (with Marshall sliding in for Harden for over 1/2 the season and Dempster pitching just as an average starter) the rotation would still be well above average. Well above is a pretty vague statement. My guess is the lineup takes a step back, and if the rotation does to this team could easily miss the playoffs. I'm not sold on anything about this team yet. The only thing they've done so far is take a step back. The bullpen looks pretty questionable as well
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No one would rather have Randy Johnson than Jake Peavy. But a rotation of Zambrano, Harden, Lilly, Dempster, Johnson with Marshall as the 6th starter looks pretty good to me. A ton of question marks in that rotation. If Harden goes down and Dempster starts sucking, we suddenly have one high 3's ERA guy and a bunch of low to mid 4's ERA guys. Unimpressive.
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You may have missed my question yesterday when I asked if Churchill had provided you with specifics regarding player combinations asked for and offered. Anything you can share on that? He never said anything about that
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Is there any doubt whatsoever that hendry will sign Ibanez?
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Seriously though, I can't believe I'm the only one who isn't sold on the rotation as is. What happens if Harden goes down (and he will) and Dempster goes back to the way he's pitched his entire career? Suddenly that rotation looks pretty awful, and those 2 things are not unlikely to happen.
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And Jim Hendry continues his quest for worst offseason of all time. Good thing we decline signing Wood so we could save money for Peavy. Next steps: sign Raul Ibanez to a multi-year deal, then get Cubs fans hopes up on acquring a player who is actually good...only to let them down again
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ESPN: Farnsworth signs with Royals
17 Seconds replied to JohnF's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
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Abreu still has good patience, but I wouldn't say he "draw walks like nobody's business" anymore. He's gone from 124 to 84 to 73 in the past 3 seasons, delcining right along with his other numbers. He drew the same amount of walks as Theriot last year.
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Same stuff http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=Ai8phwxaviSDRv3gWOqs88QRvLYF?slug=ti-peavydeadline121008&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
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Putz to Mets
17 Seconds replied to MarmolMan's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
His agent needs to shut up. This came directly from Putz -
Putz to Mets
17 Seconds replied to MarmolMan's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
He doesn't have a choice. He'll pitch. -
Putz to Mets
17 Seconds replied to MarmolMan's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Holy hell. A 12 player deal for a reliever? -
she said t was true. my mom banged tim tebow. score
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the funny part is that i'm actually not making that story up
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my brother's friend banged tim tebow's girlfriend while he was dating her. actually a true story
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Hopefully thats Mike Valarezo Mike Valarezo isn't the assistant GM... he's a special assistant to the GM with 4 other guys. Randy Bush is the assistant GM.
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Figgins isn't a FA
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By the way, some info on Churchill
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:shock: Don't read too much into that.
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By the way, I ran my theory by Churchill in a relatively long e-mail and finished it by asking if it was possible (my theory). He simply responded "Yes."
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If this is true and we also trust Churchil (and I do) then this is all fitting together... the "leaning towards yes" makes perfect sense in this context, and would also explain why the Cubs could be more optimistic than the Pads. If it indeed is in the Cubs' hands, and they're leaning towards yes, why would the Padres be so pessimistic? Because they might not feel like Hendry is going to agree with what they want.