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Baseball America’s Top 10 Cubs Prospects
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Baseball America has released their Cubs top 10 prospects and Jim Callis will have a chat about it at 1 pm if you’re interested. The Top 10 are:
1. Starlin Castro, ss
2. Brett Jackson, of
3. Josh Vitters, 3b
4. Andrew Cashner, rhp
5. Jay Jackson, rhp
6. Hak-Ju Lee...
A Strange Obsesssion
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You’ve all seen the recent pictures of Sammy Sosa and have undoubtedly read something about some skin cream that he’s been using. I thought Sosa looked ill when I first saw the images and was just glad to hear that was not the issue. I couldn’t care less what...
What the hell happened with Geovany Soto? A crude estimation of his luck-neutral production
5 days ago by
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We were discussing Soto’s ******, ****** 2009 luck in the last thread. In a previous post, MB pointed out that Soto’s batting average on balls in play (BABIP) and its expected value (xBABIP), based on his hit-type distributions were a whopping 63 points apart in 2009...
At What Price Granderson?
6 days ago by
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Over the last week or so, one thing has become abundantly clear, namely that Paul Sullivan is a ******* petty, vindictive little ******* Jim Hendry really, really covets Curtis Granderson, and Sullivan is so busy taking banal cheap shots at Mark Prior that he’s getting scooped...
71st Annual ACB Free Agent Contest
7 days ago by
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Predict where the following free agents sign. The winner will get to spend 3 romantic nights and 2 beautiful days with our very own Ryno/Jame Gumb/Stuart Turkeylink.
1. Matt Holliday
2. John Lackey
3. Jason Bay
4. Chone Figgins
5. Andy Pettitte
6. Rich Harden
7. Mike Cameron...
Paul Sullivan Has A Problem, Pt. 1,491,634.56
7 days ago by
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Here at ACB, we’ve spent some time cataloging the journalistic foibles of one Paul Sullivan. Most notably, there was this baldfaced admission of his inability to do his job:
“That’s the whole thing of our jobs. We’re human and people that treat us nicer probably get...
Bill James 2010 Yankees Pitchers Projections
7 days ago by
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I already did the Yankees hitters and without the time spent formatting, here are the BIS projections (James doesn’t believe in projecting pitchers) for the Yankees in 2010. I’ve assumed they re-sign Pettitte and I have Hughes as a starter. He was projected to start...
Paul Sullivan Has A Problem, Pt. 1,304,562
8 days ago by
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From the Frumpy Hobbit’s Twitter feed:
Buster Olney reports Mark Prior is throwing on flat ground, plans to work out for scouts. BYOT: Bring your own towel. RT @Buster_ESPN
Given the state of Prior’s shoulder when doctors finally operated on it, it’s quite likely...
WTF happened to my piece on WTF happened to Carlos Marmol in 2009?
8 days ago by
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Well, I got busy. And then it took me a while to put this p.o.s. together. The good news is I’ve got the pitch F/X database now, and it should be easier for me to do analysis going forward. Anyways, it’s done now. I hope you enjoy it.
The Chicago Cubs are relying on...
Bill James 2010 Yankees Hitters Projections
8 days ago by
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Check this out. This is crazy. I've assumed the Yankees re-sign Damon and Matsui. I've used fangraphs to get the wOBA projections.
Hitter
Pos
PA
wOBA
FA $
WAR
Posada
CA
480
.365
$18.9
3.8
Teixeira
1B
680
.406
$26.6
5.4
Cano
2B
660
.359...
Cubs about to sign John Grabow?
9 days ago by
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Rosenthal says they’re getting close to an agreement on a multi-year deal.
Cubs nearing deal with LHP Grabow — 1:00 a.m.
The Cubs are making progress on a deal with left-handed reliever John Grabow, one source said tonight.
The deal could be for two years, the source said...
MO Turns 234 Years Old.
9 days ago by
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The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps!
~Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of the United States, 1945
Happy...
Marlon Byrd or Mike Cameron for CF?
10 days ago by
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Ken Rosenthal adds a bit more about the Cubs:
Byrd likely to be targeted by Cubs — 6:10 p.m.
Once the Cubs trade Milton Bradley, their plan is to find a center fielder and move Kosuke Fukudome back to right field.
Free agent Marlon Byrd is certain to draw their interest.
Rudy...
Cubs Being Stupid Update
10 days ago by
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Bradley’s big contract a barrier—9:58 a.m.
The Rays remain interested in Cubs outfielder Milton Bradley, but his contract might be too big an impediment to a trade.
Bradley, 30, not only is guaranteed $21 million over the next two seasons, but also can earn an additional...
Could the Cubs really be this stupid?
11 days ago by
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Ken Rosenthal says it’s still a longshot, but the Cubs are discussing a potential 3-team trade that would send Milton Bradley to the Blue Jays, Lyle Overbay to the Mets and Luis Castillo to the Cubs. This has to be a ******* joke. Luis Castillo isn’t even as good as...
The GM Meetings Begin Today
11 days ago by
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I had thought of something to write about these meetings and then realized I didn’t really care. Nothing will happen that wouldn’t have happened without the meetings. We’ll hear a few rumors over the next few days and read about how the GM Meetings lay the groundwork...
Tom Ricketts is Delusional
13 days ago by
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I missed this article on ESPN. I also didn’t read much about Ricketts said other than what was posted here by MO and others. I just don’t care. I happened to open this link and couldn’t help but notice how nuts Ricketts is.
“The Ricketts family is going...
Aaaaand Here We Go…
13 days ago by
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The cap to one helluva busy day, MLB transaction-wise is, at least for Cub fans, the kickoff of the Cubs offseason, as Reed Johnson and Rich Harden filed for free agency:
The Cubs’ Reed Johnson and Rich Harden didn’t waste any time.
Johnson and Harden were among the...
Derrick Goold Expect Cubs To Offer God A Contract
14 days ago by
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Derrick Goold expects the Cubs will offer Mark DeRosa a free agent contract.
DeRosa, coming off wrist surgery, figures to field an offer from the Chicago Cubs, at the least. He and Chone Figgins are two of the best utility players in the game, and both are free agents.
This isn...
Why You Can’t Believe The Talking Heads
14 days ago by
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We’ve all heard a million times about how Alex Rodriguez was no good during the playoffs. Intelligent people just assumed it was a sample size issue while the ignorant paraded around as if they knew something about A-Rod’s personality that others did not. Well, A-Rod...
Lilly’s Surgery
15 days ago by
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Ted Lilly underwent successful surgery on his left shoulder yesterday. He won’t begin throwing until early March, which means he won’t be ready to go when the season begins. The Cubs are hopeful he’ll be ready to pitch sometime in April, but considering it was...
Difference between 2008 and 2009 Phillies?
15 days ago by
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RAUL IBANEZ
He’s obviously not why the Phillies lost, but you know damn well that we’d hear all about Raul Ibanez and a world championship all winter if the Phillies won it. So I’m going to play their game and blame Ibanez for the Phillies not winning it this...
A walk down memory lane (World Series game 6 thread)
16 days ago by
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This is an old-school matchup: Pedro v Pettite. These two have never faced each other in the postseason, though their respective teams at the times (Yankees, Red Sox) faced each other in the ALCS in 99 and 2003 in some of the most dramatic postseason series in history. Let’...
WV23 Needs Your Help
16 days ago by
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See what I did there?
Anyway, WV23, who does yeoman’s work much higher up the Cubs Blog Food Chain, needs some help, because he’s taken on a Herculean task: cataloging all the hand-wringing Milton Bradley rumor mongering by Sullivan, Rogers et. al.
This should be...
2010 Bill James Projections
17 days ago by
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The 2010 projections are starting to come out so we can begin to get a better idea of how this team may do and what they need to this offseason to be a contender. Below are James’ projections for the hitters.
Hitter
AB
H
2B
3B
HR
BB
SO
Avg
OBP
Slg...
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