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Ace Bandage
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So... supposedly, 2015 is the year for Chicago. If they haven't turned it around by then, Theo might get the boot. By that time Soler, Baez, Bryant, and Almora should be up with the big club. They're the future, but they're not all going to be ready for 2014. Baez might get the call next year, but the rest probably won't.
Cubs fans have a tendency to say "There's always next year." Well, it might actually be true after the 2014 season. I hope it is. I can't sit through any more 98 game (or more) losing seasons. I watched fewer games this year than I ever have before and only made the trip to Wrigley once. They're just miserable to watch.
But I'll say this now and hope it comes true: Cubs will make the playoffs in 2015... and if not, there's always next year.
Cubs fans have a tendency to say "There's always next year." Well, it might actually be true after the 2014 season. I hope it is. I can't sit through any more 98 game (or more) losing seasons. I watched fewer games this year than I ever have before and only made the trip to Wrigley once. They're just miserable to watch.
But I'll say this now and hope it comes true: Cubs will make the playoffs in 2015... and if not, there's always next year.
Jagger69
Three lullabies in an ancient tongue
Cardinals are supposedly pursuing a trade for Troy Tulowitzki. As long as no one named "Wacha" is part of the deal, I'm willing to listen to what the Rockies want to get in return. I'd also hate to see Matt Adams be traded. Outside of Holliday, he's the only legitimate and consistent power threat we've got (assuming Beltran signs with the Yanks as is rumored).
http://tracking.si.com/2013/11/10/troy-tulowitzki-trade-rockies-cardinals/
Also, guess the Braves need a new stadium. I mean, after all, Turner Field is almost 17 years old!
http://mlb.si.com/2013/11/11/atlanta-braves-moving-ballpark-cobb-county/
http://tracking.si.com/2013/11/10/troy-tulowitzki-trade-rockies-cardinals/
Also, guess the Braves need a new stadium. I mean, after all, Turner Field is almost 17 years old!
http://mlb.si.com/2013/11/11/atlanta-braves-moving-ballpark-cobb-county/
What the heck is Atlanta going to do with an empty baseball stadium downtown? Where does David Price end up? I have heard Ellsbury to the Cards and Beltran with the Red Sox. Robinson Cano needs to google Albert Pujols. Cano can ask for the world, but it doesn't mean he is going to meet success. I hope the Yankees are smart and offer him a sane contract. I love how people think having Jay-Z in his corner is going to help Cano. Like Jay-Z has much clout in a GM's office.
bobjustbob
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Cano will not be back in NY. They are committed to the 169 million cap. I don't think Beltran comes back to deal with NY media again. The Yanks already dropped some ticket prices for next season. Jeter gets 12 instead of the 9 in his contract for the option year. Looks like a front office gift to start the Derek Jeter farewell tour.
maildude
Postal Paranoiac
Meanwhile, Dumbrowski is putting Mad Max on the trading block, along with Porcello. But the price tag on the soon-to-be-crowned Cy Young winner will be exorbitant...like if I walked into a Lexus dealership with my piggy bank. Maybe the Tigers could bolster their on-again, off-again bullpen by dealing Porcello along with some other flotsam on the roster...most notably Prince Fielder. In any case, around here the word is that people are getting impatient with a Tiger team that promises but ends up not delivering. Ever see a celebrity Playboy spread that disappointed you? Like that.
Jagger69
Three lullabies in an ancient tongue
In their quest for a legitimate shortstop who can flash the leather and hit for both average and power, few in MLB would fit the bill better for the Cardinals than J.J. Hardy. I'd LOVE to get this guy....more than Tulowitzki or Andrus for sure. Problem is, looks like Mozeliak won't consider moving a blue-chip pitcher like Shelby Miller. I know for sure that Wacha, Martinez and Rosenthal are untouchables as well. So....what does he think he's going to get for Lance Lynn or a retread like Jaime Garcia? Joe Kelly is a possibility but I love his upside so I would hate to see him leave. I'd pull the trigger on a deal involving Kelly to get Hardy, though.
http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer...they-wouldnt-trade-shelby-miller-for-jj-hardy
My guess is that they try to strike a deal with the Rangers to get either Profar or, more likely, Andrus. If Beltran signs with Texas as a restricted FA, the return draft pick the Rangers would owe the Cardinals might be a logical bargaining chip in a deal to get one of their shortstops. Hey....we need a CF too so don't forget that, Mo!
http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer...they-wouldnt-trade-shelby-miller-for-jj-hardy
My guess is that they try to strike a deal with the Rangers to get either Profar or, more likely, Andrus. If Beltran signs with Texas as a restricted FA, the return draft pick the Rangers would owe the Cardinals might be a logical bargaining chip in a deal to get one of their shortstops. Hey....we need a CF too so don't forget that, Mo!
If the Cards do lose Beltran, they will need another big bat. The Jays could make Bautista available for 1 of the Cards young arms (Wacha)
Jagger69
Three lullabies in an ancient tongue
There's no way they are trading Wacha....period. The kid is going to be front-line ace for the next 12 years....likely Cy Young winner at some point. You just don't trade that....especially for a 33-year old over-achieving home-run hitter whose power numbers are in decline with a .254 career batting average. No thanks, ain't gonna happen.
I agree 100%-ain't happening. There is a fit somewhere between the Jays & Cards.
Could the Cards get in the David Price sweepstakes? (IF he is available)
Jagger69
Three lullabies in an ancient tongue
No. We don't need pitching....we need a SS and a CF. Pete Kozma has a terrific glove but the guy can't hit his weight and John Jay is a very good outfielder who makes critical mistakes at the wrong time and is a mediocre hitter at best. There's talk of bringing Oscar Taveras up and seeing if he can play CF but I really don't like that idea. He's not a classic CF by any stretch and, especially as his body continues to fill out, he figures to be a corner OF, likely in right. We also need to plug in a 3B because Freese will either be gone to FA or he'll be a platoon guy/pinch hitter at a hometown discount because he really slipped this year. Bat speed has slowed....can't catch up with the fastball anymore. Sad. He'll always be a Cardinal hero. Rumor has it that Matt Carpenter moves to 3rd (his natural position), we get a SS either by FA or trade, let Beltran walk and plug in Craig in RF with Matt Adams at 1B. Either Kolten Wong or Daniel Descalso would be the 2B. If Taveras is ready to come to the show as is rumored (this kid supposedly can do it all....hit for average, power, speed and can definitely flash the leather) that changes everything in my book. It's like putting a puzzle together and nobody does it better than John Mozeliak so we'll see what happens. But, no, David Price won't be part of the puzzle in St. Louis.
bobjustbob
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Yanks told Cano to shop his 300 million elsewhere. Now he is shopping 310. I wonder how much of A-Rod's Yankee contract is subsidized by Texas? Remember that he had a 10 year 250 million contract to pick up and are using legal means to dump. This is a big fuck you to the agents. The days of 7 year contracts to 34 year old pitchers are now gone. Big money teams are learning that the Houstons and Milwaukees can get their cap tax checks cut. For 300 million dollars that fucker should be able to make a pizza place into a Fortune 500. Let's see who is stupid enough to think to make Cano a cornerstone.
so as to actual moves
of Marlon Byrd signed with the Phillies
SP Tim Hudson signed with the Giants this move has the potential to be big
to bad the Giants want to keep Sandoval. i would trade him right now move Posey to 3rd thus improving the Giants defense because they have 2 decent young catchers who can handle the staff as well
of Marlon Byrd signed with the Phillies
SP Tim Hudson signed with the Giants this move has the potential to be big
to bad the Giants want to keep Sandoval. i would trade him right now move Posey to 3rd thus improving the Giants defense because they have 2 decent young catchers who can handle the staff as well
Jagger69
Three lullabies in an ancient tongue
I gotta admit I didn't see this one coming.
http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer...lder-for-kinsler-bloickbuster-is-on-the-table
http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer...lder-for-kinsler-bloickbuster-is-on-the-table
Jagger69
Three lullabies in an ancient tongue
The Redbirds just dealt 3B David Freese and P Fernando Salas to the Angels for OF David Bourjos and OF Randal Grichuk.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2013/...paign=Feed:+MlbTradeRumors+(MLB+Trade+Rumors)
Man, I hate to see Freese go but his bat speed is declining and so is his fielding range. Don't know much about Bourjos but apparently he's a helluva fielder. Surely he can't be the answer for CF for us next year....can he? Anybody here know much about him?
I think the real gem here is Grichuk. He clubbed 22 homers for Arkansas (AA) this season and is only 21 years old. Maybe a year or two away from the show but he's got a lot of upside. Salas was a throw-in....mediocre relief pitcher.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2013/...paign=Feed:+MlbTradeRumors+(MLB+Trade+Rumors)
Man, I hate to see Freese go but his bat speed is declining and so is his fielding range. Don't know much about Bourjos but apparently he's a helluva fielder. Surely he can't be the answer for CF for us next year....can he? Anybody here know much about him?
I think the real gem here is Grichuk. He clubbed 22 homers for Arkansas (AA) this season and is only 21 years old. Maybe a year or two away from the show but he's got a lot of upside. Salas was a throw-in....mediocre relief pitcher.
Bourjos is a good outfielder. He can go get them.
Cabrerra had 2 outstanding seasons with Fielder hitting behind him. Will the lose of Fielder affect Cabrerra's numbers?
It's nice to see baseball trades again. I'm hoping for a few more.
Cabrerra had 2 outstanding seasons with Fielder hitting behind him. Will the lose of Fielder affect Cabrerra's numbers?
It's nice to see baseball trades again. I'm hoping for a few more.
bobjustbob
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That Fielder trade was not on the radar. Texas made a bid for him before he signed that Detroit contract. Now they have him with some cash to help pay him. This fucks up Cano and his 310 10 year asking. Texas has 2 that can play second base and Detroit has Kinsler. Sorry Robbie, as good as you are, you ain't the missing piece to anyone and not good enough to build at team around.
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