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#Post#: 42425--------------------------------------------------
Re: Hot Stove 2011
DIR By: StrikeZone
Date: November 10, 2011, 11:31 pm
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Aoki would be an interesting sign but the Chicago media would go
ballistic if the Cubs actually did acquire him.
Not that the Theocracy would give a damn about that.
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Re: Hot Stove 2011
DIR By: davep
Date: November 11, 2011, 1:10 am
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Would the Chicago media be for it or against it?
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Re: Hot Stove 2011
DIR By: Jes Beard
Date: November 11, 2011, 11:51 am
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From a column on the best prospects in the minors.....
Jedd Gyorko, 3B, San Diego Padres
Adding Gyorko to a system that already featured James Darnell
and Chase Headley seemed a bit like overkill when the Padres
drafted him with their second-round pick last year, but Gyorko
more than lived up to his billing.
This year he's hit .333 with 47 doubles, 25 home runs and 114
RBI. He's showed a solid eye at the plate and decent defensive
ability. Considering he offers more pop than either Darnell or
Headley, the third-base job could be his long-term.
This would indicate Headly might well be available from San
Diego, but San Diego would almost certainly want young prospects
for Headly, and the Cubs also need young prospects. Until the
Cubs get something close to a decent nucleus in place, I would
prefer that they collect young talent instead of send any of it
out. If the Cubs were close, Headly would likely be a great
move, because he should just be coming into his prime, and still
contribute at a high level for several years, but the Cubs are
NOT close. I still believe they are at least two years away,
whether they take a total rebuild approach or not, and trading
for a player's prime years during seasons when the team is
unlikely to amount to squat does not seem advisable.
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Re: Hot Stove 2011
DIR By: Jes Beard
Date: November 11, 2011, 12:06 pm
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Though many of us had speculated that Florida would be looking
to trade Logan Morrison, that may not be the case.
HTML http://bleacherreport.com/articles/935297-miami-marlins-jose-reyes-almost-done-deal-brass-impressed-with-cespedes
[i] But if the Marlins were to trade for Gonzalez, it probably
will not include outfielder Logan Morrison as the team has
labeled him "off-limits" at least for all deals except for the
Rays James Shields.
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Re: Hot Stove 2011
DIR By: StrikeZone
Date: November 11, 2011, 5:19 pm
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--- Quote from: davep link ---
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> Would the Chicago media be for it or against it?
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Against it due to their hatred of Kosuke Fukudome.
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Re: Hot Stove 2011
DIR By: Clarkaddison
Date: November 11, 2011, 7:27 pm
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I wonder where Fukudome will play next year.
I'm guessing Japan.
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Re: Hot Stove 2011
DIR By: brjones
Date: November 14, 2011, 2:23 pm
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List of potential non-tenders:
HTML http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/11/non-tender-candidates.html
Not many on there are exciting. I guess Pelfrey or Saunders
could be interesting as a back end starter option. Ian Stewart
is probably still young enough to develop into a useful third
baseman. And James Loney might still have some upside away from
Dodger Stadium. But other than those guys, I don't see many on
that list who I'd have any interest at all in.
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Re: Hot Stove 2011
DIR By: davep
Date: November 14, 2011, 3:14 pm
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I'm not excited about anyone, but I think that either pagan or
Torres would make decent last-man people on the 25 man roster.
torres especially, as an all around defensive shortstop whiz
that had a bad year following some decent ones. Both have speed
and both take a few walks.
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Re: Hot Stove 2011
DIR By: JeffH
Date: November 14, 2011, 3:51 pm
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Dave, you're thinking of Andres Blanco. Andres Torres is an
outfielder.
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Re: Hot Stove 2011
DIR By: CurtOne
Date: November 14, 2011, 4:56 pm
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Andres Torres is a waiter at El Toro Restaurant in Omaha.
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