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Re: Pujols to the Cubs?
By: JBN Date: May 12, 2011, 5:53 pm
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No. Pujols will not be a Cub.
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Re: Pujols to the Cubs?
By: CurtOne Date: May 12, 2011, 6:28 pm
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Fielder would be much cheaper, 1M a year plus all the buffets
that Jimbo goes to. And a no hug policy, since neither can wrap
up anyhow.
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Re: Pujols to the Cubs?
By: JR Date: May 12, 2011, 6:36 pm
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One cautionary tale I can think of for signing Pujols is Ken
Griffey, Jr. Like Pujols, Griffey was a future Hall of Famer
still in the prime of his career, and giving him a 9 year deal
(or whatever it was) looked like a relatively safe investment.
The Griffey contract didn't turn out completely horribly for the
Reds, but it certainly didn't turn out ideally for them either.
He only played more than 140 games three times in the nine
seasons he was there. It's fair to say the vast majority of
what Griffey accomplished to get into the Hall of Fame happened
in Seattle.
Granted, I'd like to see the Cubs get Pujols, and even though
I'll be plenty nervous and be pretty sure the latter years won't
be so great, I could go along with as much as the 6 year $180
deal. (I think 7 years is too long of a contract to give to
anybody.)
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Re: Pujols to the Cubs?
By: Cactus Date: May 12, 2011, 7:09 pm
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The Arizona Diamondbacks went more than $200,000,000.00 in debt
when they brought in Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling to win the
World Series. They rolled the dice, got lucky, and haven't
been competitive since that team was disbanded..
I could go for signing Albert Pujols if he was what it would
take to put the Cubs over the top. But what other player(s)
besides Albert would the Cubs have to acquire and would you be
willing to pay the price? And could you live with: “Yeah, but
you didn't win the World Series, you bought it”?
When the ultimate goal is within reach, then do whatever it
takes to make it happen. Until then, continue to build the farm
system.
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Re: Pujols to the Cubs?
By: Jes Beard Date: May 12, 2011, 7:59 pm
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[quote author=Cactus link=topic=51.msg7386#msg7386
date=1305245365]
I could go for signing Albert Pujols if he was what it would
take to put the Cubs over the top.... When the ultimate goal is
within reach, then do whatever it takes to make it happen.
Until then, continue to build the farm system.
[/quote]
That is key.
Instead of looking at how much we would like to sign Pujols of
Fielder, the Cubs should first look at whether they are ready to
make that kind of dip into the FA market. Has the team
progressed enough that it can clearly sustain itself for years
at a strong level, and with a Pujols or Fielder being the
addition which would make the team dominant.
The answer is no.
This team needs to fundamentally rebuild, and then, after two or
three years, when it appeared things were beginning to jell, and
the prospect pipeline was well stocked, it might make sense to
look for a major FA move.
Until then, serious FA moves are far more likely to hurt than to
help.
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Re: Pujols to the Cubs?
By: Chris27 Date: May 12, 2011, 8:20 pm
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Good grief.
When you get a chance to get an all-time great, you take it.
There's absolutely no reason the Cubs can't build the farm
system with Pujols on the team.
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Re: Pujols to the Cubs?
By: davep Date: May 12, 2011, 8:31 pm
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In that case, we should see if we can sign Pete Rose.
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Re: Pujols to the Cubs?
By: JBN Date: May 12, 2011, 8:32 pm
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[quote]There's absolutely no reason the Cubs can't build the
farm system with Pujols on the team.[/quote]
Yes there is. His name is Jim Hendry.
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Re: Pujols to the Cubs?
By: Jes Beard Date: May 12, 2011, 8:33 pm
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Chris, ARod is also an all-time great. If the Yankees offered
to trade him for any five prospects in the system, their pick,
would you do it?
Would you take his contract straight up?
Would you have taken it when the Rangers were desperate to
unload it?
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Re: Pujols to the Cubs?
By: Chris27 Date: May 12, 2011, 8:39 pm
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A-Rod's 5 years older than Pujols. Allegedly. And Pujols only
costs money.
Pujols alone makes you much better. Is he enough? No. But he's a
better addition than any other single player. I'd rather take
that shot while hoping the system improves than praying this
current group can break .500.
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