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Jones withdraws trade request
Bull replied to Danny82's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Any way you dare go with an OF of Murton, Jones, and Floyd with Soriano at 2B? -
Zambrano clarifies and gets offered 5 year deal
Bull replied to PrimeTime's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Agreed. Shorter deal at Zito money is acceptable. a 7, 8 year deal isn't. This still has the possibility of ending up like Wood, but IMO its a risk you have to take. -
The trouble with waiting is that the Cubs are unlikely to be out of it come July. It will be impossible from a PR perspective to deal Z in July if you're within 4 games of 1st. You deal him now, you can weather the storm of criticism if you end up contending. Call Bill Stoneman. Ask for Weaver, Kendrick and Adenhart. Call the Yankees and ask for Hughes, Sanchez + Tabata. Let them know the Angels are considering the other package. I don't think either team would bite, but if I didn't get the packages I'd simply hang on to Z and take my chances. Define "take my chances" 1. Go to arby and let him walk after 2007 or 2. Take my chances that I can get him to sign a long term near Zito deal
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I don't think panic about losing your best pitcher in over a decade is over-reaction, especially seeing as this demand is coming after some really questionable spending has been made. Had this demand come in November, he'd be locked up by now. But with the stupid contracts given to Lilly, Marquis, DeRosa, etc with almost no thought about locking up Z long term I think this is a perfect time to panic. It really is. If you look at the budget crunch that looms in 2009 it's hard not to attach some major urgency to keeping Z. This is a team that has to do whatever is necessary to win now. At last! A valid point. (valid, but not germane) Given the current budget 2009 could be a rough year to plug holes. With big commitments and a thin farm system assuming the budget doesn't increase significantly again, Hendry may have crippled the future. A Z extention to big bucks could be the final nail in the 2009 coffin (again assuming no SIGNIFICANT increase in budget) That doesn't mean Hendry will let Z walk after this year. No way no how. He'll extend him, and we better start praying now for 2009.
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I don't think panic about losing your best pitcher in over a decade is over-reaction, especially seeing as this demand is coming after some really questionable spending has been made. Had this demand come in November, he'd be locked up by now. But with the stupid contracts given to Lilly, Marquis, DeRosa, etc with almost no thought about locking up Z long term I think this is a perfect time to panic. you really think that no thought was given to locking up Z? Really? honestly? Not as much as there should have been. Can anyone here justify giving 4/40 to Lilly or 3/21 to Marquis when you have a freaking future Cy Young winner on the staff entering the last year of his contract? Which was more important? Flushing money down the toilet by severely overpaying for mediocre talent or locking up one of the best pitchers in the league? Obviously, Hendry chose the former. It wasn't just Hendry. The whole market was nuts. That doesn't mean there isn't more money for Z.
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I don't think panic about losing your best pitcher in over a decade is over-reaction, especially seeing as this demand is coming after some really questionable spending has been made. Had this demand come in November, he'd be locked up by now. But with the stupid contracts given to Lilly, Marquis, DeRosa, etc with almost no thought about locking up Z long term I think this is a perfect time to panic. you really think that no thought was given to locking up Z? Really? honestly?
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Collateral damage from giving away Ricky Nolasco for peanuts. Marquis most likely wouldn't be here if we still had Nolasco. Nolasco as a starter 9 10 4.96 22 119.2 Marshall 6 9 5.59 24 125.2 Why would nolasco have prvented them from bringing in Marquis? Nolasco would definitely have Marquis' spot in the rotation. Nolasco's ERA was somewhat skewed by a few meltdown games but the bulk of his starts were quite good. His season numbers will get a lot better if he can can cut down on those occasional disaster type games. More experience should help in that area. Not to sidetrack the issue, but this is silly. Nolasco would have been another one of the arms that was trotted out to audition, but at the end he would have been just another "not as impressive as Rich Hill" No way Hendry would have walked into this year with two rookies in the rotation. He's trying to prove that he's learned his lesson.
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wow. Talk about over-reaction. Hendry will sign Z to a one year deal before spring training and have him signed to a multi-year deal before opening day. We've seen this with Wood, and Lee, and sort of with Ramirez.
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Collateral damage from giving away Ricky Nolasco for peanuts. Marquis most likely wouldn't be here if we still had Nolasco. Nolasco as a starter 9 10 4.96 22 119.2 Marshall 6 9 5.59 24 125.2 Why would nolasco have prvented them from bringing in Marquis?
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the irony is that the song about irony demonstrates that the writer does not understand irony. Exactly. Rain on your wedding day would only be ironic if your wedding was on a SUNday.
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Ha that would be fun to see. I got a ? how many lefty catchers have played in the majors. I feel like Ive never see any. If I have they didnt stick in my mind. anybody know? Wasn't villanueva a lefty? edit: did some research Mike Squires, Sox, 1980, and Dale Long, Cubs, 1958 edit,edit: did more research. Almost all played in the 1800's Games@C / Player 1,073 /Clements, Jack 272 /Trott, Sam 202 /Tate, Pop 186 /Sutcliffe, Sy 128 /Harbridge, Bill 99 /Hines, Mike 75 /Humphries, John 71 /Tenney, Fred 52 /Twineham, Art 50 /Baker, Phil 45 /Donahue, Jiggs 35 /Oldfield, Dave 34 /Householder, Charlie 21 /Malone, Fergy 16 /McMahon, Jack 12 /Krehmeyer, Charlie 7 /WallL, Joe 5 /Foster, Elmer 3 /DiStefano, Benny 3 /Hillebrand, Homer 2 /Egan, Jim 2 /Long, Dale 2 /Squires, Mike 1 /Cassidy, John 1 /Eden, Charlie 1 /Marr, Lefty 1 /Mullen, John 1 /Powell, Martin 1 /Redmon, Billy 1 /Short, Chris
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interesting. Is he stretching out to start? I know they've pinned him for the bullpen, but throwing that many pitches this early says rotation to me. Why, I've seen him throw that many in 2 innings! That's normal for even relievers to throw a lot of pitches warming up. I hope he didn't feel any pain or discomfort during or after. But in January?
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no way he opts out of that contract.
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interesting. Is he stretching out to start? I know they've pinned him for the bullpen, but throwing that many pitches this early says rotation to me.
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I'd deal Z only if it makes the Cubs better and IMO ARod at SS or Miggy Cabrera at RF would do that. AROD (if he can play SS) or Cabrera yes, Miggy not so sure. Miggy is Cabrera Actually, I was just looking at his stats from last year and he had a solid year. Let me strike that. But I'd rather have Cabrera for his age and he still hasn't peaked yet. No, Miggy is Cabrera -- Miguel Cabrera. I'm not saying Tejada and Cabrera are similar, Cuse was referring to Cabrera. FATHER: No, no, just keep him in here-- GUARD #1: Until you, or anyone else,-- FATHER: No, not anyone else, just me-- GUARD #1: Just you. GUARD #2: Hic! FATHER: Get back. GUARD #1: Get back. FATHER: Right? GUARD #1: Right, we'll stay here until you get back. FATHER: And, uh, make sure he doesn't leave. GUARD #1: What? FATHER: Make sure 'e doesn't leave. GUARD #1: The Prince?
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It means exactly what the previous posters speculated. Perhaps he's holding back on his fastball or afraid to throw breaking pitches.I just wonder who his "guy" is that says this. I mean, he must be really lucky to have a guy around Prior like that because i'd assume there isn't too many people attending bullpen sessions. Tom House?
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It means exactly what the previous posters speculated. Perhaps he's holding back on his fastball or afraid to throw breaking pitches.
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If the pitcher throws at your head and misses for ball four. --edit: someone said this five days ago...I'm slow
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48/192, .250/.300/.432/.732, 1 HBP, 17 BB, 41 K, 6 HR, 3 3B, 11 2B, 1/5 SB, 5 E Thank you. That's certainly less impressive than his playoff numbers. However, there are certainly a lot of positive things he can take out of this winter. I'd certainly think you weight the playoff numbers heavier. It looks like he working on specific things during the reg season, and concentrating on winning during the playoffs.
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http://ussmariner.com/2006/10/24/new-cba-rules/
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pretty old news.
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I think thats why they waited for him to mention it first and are being so careful not to do anything without clearing it with him. They promised corner OF, and if he plays center this year it will be his idea.
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cubs.com Soriano mentions it in an interview. Then a fan asks the question. Apparently Piniella and Hendry were the last to discover this was a good idea. other thoughts: prelude to Floyd signing? prelude to a Jones trade?