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Lions fans really REALLY hate Matt Millen. Holding up "Fire Matt Millen" signs is one thing, but this is entirely different.Bears sign ex-Northwestern QB Basanez to 2-year deal. Really? What exactly does this do?The Bulls didn't look terrible, but they did lose to the Rockets to snap their ...
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February 03, 2009
AZ Phil's Cubs Depth Chart | Cubs Reserve List (40-man Roster)
Let's take a revised look at what we might expect the Cubs Opening Day Roster to look like after the recent series of moves.
Starters
C - Geovany Soto
1B - Derrek Lee
2B - *Mike Fontenot
3B - Aramis Ramirez
SS - Ryan Theriot
LF - Alfonso Soriano
CF - *Kosuke Fukudome
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Via Another Cubs Blog
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February 03, 2009
In perusing the interwebs (or as I like to call it, ?The Gore Zone?) the last two days, I have seen some fairly ridiculous comments made concerning Hendry?s most recent two trades. That is, Rich Hill for a PTBNL was the first move, and Michael Wuertz for two Oakland prospects was the second. In general, these moves are being criticized as ?salary dumps.?
The problem is defining...
Via Another Cubs Blog
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February 03, 2009
PECOTA projects Soto for 42.5 VORP in 2009. The projected AVG/OBP/SLG is .284/.367/.518 including 25 home runs. I just noticed PECOTA came out and quickly looked at Soto?s line as I?m quite interested in how he?ll do in his second full season. I checked 2 other catchers (Martin and McCann) and McCann is projected at about 48 VORP and Martin at around 39 so PECOTA really really...
Via Another Cubs Blog
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February 05, 2009
2009 PROJECTIONS
Rich Harden |
Carlos Zambrano |
Ryan Dempster |
Ted Lilly |
Sean Marshall |
Kevin Gregg |
Aaron Heilman |
Chad Gaudin |
Carlos Marmol |
Angel Guzman |
Neal Cotts |
Luis Vizcaino |
Kevin Hart |
Jeff Samardzija
KEVIN HART STATS
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The Hardball Times |
ESPN |
Baseball Reference |
Cubs.com |
Baseball Prospectus
JEFF SAMARDZIJA STATS
Fan Graphs...
Via Another Cubs Blog
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February 04, 2009
2009 PROJECTIONS
Rich Harden |
Carlos Zambrano |
Ryan Dempster |
Ted Lilly |
Sean Marshall |
Kevin Gregg |
Aaron Heilman |
Chad Gaudin |
Carlos Marmol |
Angel Guzman |
Neal Cotts |
Luis Vizcaino
LUIS VIZCAINO STATS
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Baseball Prospectus
Vizcaino is a flyball pitcher coming off a down season with the...
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February 04, 2009
The Cubs picked-up Shawn McGill from the Lincoln Saltdogs:McGill, who will turn 25 at the end of February, took over as Lincoln's starting catcher in late May and went on to post an outstanding 2008 season. The Rhode Island native hit .299 with nine home runs and 43 RBI on the year. His nine ...
Via Another Cubs Blog
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February 05, 2009
Over at GROTA, Kurt has been running a series On blogging, which tells people what they may want to think about if they want to start their own blog. A couple days ago Kurt discussed advertising.
That’s the sort of thing that happens when you start advertising for the ticket brokers. What they don’t mention in the fine print is that you will also be giving them a tiny piece...
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February 03, 2009
It was hinted at when the rumors first popped up, but the story from Spencer Fordin at MLB.com confirms that the player to be named later in the Rich Hill deal will be contingent on his performance.
That future return will be tied to how Hill performs as an Oriole, and
in some potential circumstances, it could even be a cash transaction.Â
Fangraphs takes...
Via Midwest Sports Fans
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February 03, 2009
OF Cliff Andersen is the latest Cubs minor leaguer highlighted in the Prospect Corner. What is his potential? It’s hard to say at this point given how far he needs to go just to project as a starting RF’er, but he has the tools to do so.
Via Bugs & Cranks
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February 05, 2009
Before starting my bitterness-laden tirade about our ongoing ineptitude, I bring you some good news. The Cubs got rid of Michael Worst in a trade to the A’s for two minor leaguers. This is a good trade because Worst was bad at pitching, and the players we traded him for have a chance at not [...]
Via Eli's MLB Rumors
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February 05, 2009
The Cincinnati Reds have agreed to minor league deals with OF Jacque Jones and 1B/OF Daryle Ward. It just so happens that both are former Cubs; however, only Jones played under Reds manager Dusty Baker. Ward has a good chance to make the club as a pinch hitter, while Jones might need to prove himself in Triple-A before getting the call up. This story was approved by MLB Rumors.
Via Another Cubs Blog
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February 04, 2009
Wrigleyville raises an excellent question in a recent post:
What’s the beef with spending?
Seriously, why is it that teams that spend are universally castigated for doing so? Is there a “right way” to build a ballclub? Of course, we’re tempted to answer “yes,” but only because we fail to recognize the careful equivocation on “right.”
A simple, small word, ...
Via Tireball.com
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February 04, 2009
The Colorado Rockies have acquired outfielder Matt Muton from the Oakland A?s for minor league speedster Corey Wimberly. Murton spent most of last season in the minor leagues with the Iowa Cubs and Sacramento River Cats.
Murton appeared in 32 games for the River Cats following a trade and hit .277/.345/.423 but appeared in just 9 [...]
Via Fantasy Baseball Dugout
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February 05, 2009
The Baltimore Orioles have been fairly busy in the trade market this offseason. Earlier this week, they were at it again, dealing for the Chicago Cubs’ Rich Hill. The Cubs will get a player to be named later in the
Hill was once thought to be one of the more promising young starters in the ...
Via Josh Q. Public
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February 03, 2009
Say what you want about about Perez, but know this: Know that he comes up big against the big teams.
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