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  1. Banghart
    Hardly. While neither is an impact bat, Ibanez at least knows how to draw a walk. Ibanez has put OBPs over 350 the past two seasons. His career AVG/OBP is 283/341 compared to Jacque Jones' .279/327. Also, as an unserious aside, can Ibanez really be Jacque Jones, Jr. when he is three years older than Jones. -Banghart
  2. Banghart
    I agree with your position on Dope, but I think we all have to remember that it is a lot easier for a pitcher to stick after the Rule 5 draft then a position player. Sisco being able to be stashed in the back of the Royals bullpen is a lot more likely then someone keeping Dopirak on their bench for a whole season. Still better not to risk it with such highly rated prospect. -Banghart
  3. Banghart
    I agree that Lohse is nothing special, but the point was rather another example of the Cubs trading away a cheap major league player for mediocore talent. -Banghart
  4. Banghart
    Correct. Yet another great trade by Ed Lynch, especially since Aguilera got that magically 300th save with the Cubs in that great 2000 campaign. Not that Lohse has been spectuclar, but rather just another example of the Cubs trading for an over-the-hill less than great player. -Banghart
  5. Banghart
    The Sox outscored the Cubs this year. But, more importantly, it's their type of small ball offense that scores runs against good pitchers. They may not post up 15 runs in a game, but they consistently score and make the game competative. Even though the Cubs have more power in their lineup, the Cubs post far too many goose eggs for a good team. The Sox offense was more consistent in giving the team an opportunity to win and did, in fact, outscore the Cubs this year. Those 38 extra runs are a lot of one run ballgames with their stellar pitching staff. 38 runs is not significant when you have an extra hitter. As cubbieinexile posted before the difference between the Cubs runs scored and the Sox is the difference between the DH and the Cubs pitchers hitting. Once again the reason the Sox are where they are this year compared to last year is great pitching, and not some dramatic change from a slugging team to a small ball offense. -Banghart
  6. Banghart
    I am not sure where this idea that Todd Walker cannot be a leadoff hitter has come from, but other managers besides Dusty have seen no reason why Walker cannot leadoff. He has 200 more ABs batting leadoff than any other spot in the lineup, and played 60 more games as a leadoff hitter than any other spot. Walker can also clearly hit, and has been a high OBP guy during his career. The Cubs don't have to go out and overpay for Furcal or Damon. They just need to find another guy who can OBP at a .350 or better clip that Dusty will put at the top of the lineup along with Walker. -Banghart
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    Hollandsworth also wasn't the reason the Cubs are, more than likely, going to win three straight as well. -Banghart
  8. Banghart
    I hope that Hairston is not traded away here in the near future because his OBP does make him valuable for this ballclub. That being said he is not a great player or should be considered untradeable either. I am also fully prepared to see Felix Pie called up sometime this year, but I do think it is the wrong move. Not that Felix Pie isn't necessarilary ready, although I do think that he is still too raw to be called up. The main reason is that Felix Pie would be called up to be the savior for a team that still has fleeting hopes of playoffs. This is a worse situation that Paterson being rushed on a team with no hope of contentions. -Banghart
  9. Banghart
    It's Paul Sullivan, so take it for what it is worth, but... It would not be surprising since Dusty Baker has never seem enamored with Hairston Jr. as a starter. I am not sure what we could hope to get for Hairston Jr. though. The Orioles tried to trade Jerry Hairston Jr. for a few years before they finally dumped him in return for Sosa. Also it does appear that for better or for worse Felix Pie will make it to Chicago this season, since this is at least the third or fourth report I have read that stated that Pie would becoming up soon or already be here if not for injury. -Banghart
  10. Banghart
    Hopefully sarcasm as well because right now a 2.06 ERA and WHIP of 1.17 in our bullpen would look pretty good. A lot better than Bo Flowers and a resurgent Scott Moore in the low minors and an inconsistent Roberto Novoa. -Banghart
  11. Banghart
    I am not sure I agree with the assessment that Hairston, Jr. is as good as Mark Kotsay. Hairston has a better OBP right now than Mark Kotsay, but that has been in limited playing time. The past two seasons Hairston has put up very good OBP in 58 and 86 games played. However, Hairston has been awful any time he has played more than 100 games, which has only occurred twice in his career. Those seasons Hairston sported a Neifi Perez like OPS of .649 and .705. Mark Kotsay might not be the impact player the Cubs really need, but there is no doubt that he would offer in improvement in offense and defense for the Cubs this year. Kotsay has at least played 120 games every season since 1998 except in 2001, when he played 119. His OBP has been over .340 every season since 1999. His HR totals would also probably increase with a move from Oakland to Chicago. Also another option, one that I can not claim credit for but can't recall where I read it, is moving Kotsay to right and Burnitz over to left. The OF defense would easily be one of the best. Kotsay might not be the impact player the Cubs need, but of the options being speculated right now he is probably the best. -Banghart
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