http://bluraymedia.ign.com/bluray/image/article/981/981715/major-league-20090511025732171-000.jpg You can't say [expletive] in a gamethread. Don't worry, nobody's listening anyway.
The bright side is that my opponent for the week sat him in our Fantasy League... 3 pages for a game thread ? I remember when these were routinely 50+... All the posters were driven off by group think. Everyone left has the same thoughts on the game, so no need to post them.
Stupid question: Has anyone ever done a WAR:dollars study on these high draft picks? It seems like an awful lot to shell out millions to these guys when they can be such a long shot to even make the majors.
Every time someone talks about how the Vogon we drafted can do nothing but hit, I get a prospect boner. That's kind of the hardest part to find in a player.
I'll grant I've not watched that many Cubs games the last two years, but I swear I never see Starlin Castro get a hit. He never hits when I'm watching.
So two people whose primary ability is they can hit, and our speedy athletic guy draws a million walks. From a very macro point of view, I like the idea.
Your goal is to compete in an immediate two-year window. You have your choice of: post-2006 Aramis Ramirez post-2006 Derrek Lee post-2006 Carlos Zambrano post-2006 Rich Hill Current Starlin Castro Current Geovany Soto Current Carlos Zambrano Current Matt Garza In what order do you pick them?
The 2006 Cubs had a lot more pieces in place. I don't see a hitter on the caliber of mid-2000s Lee or Ramirez on this team. Then again, the 2011 offseason promises some better prizes than Soriano.