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Re: Cubs in '12
« Reply #10305 on: December 06, 2012, 03:56:22 pm »
Stewart evidently for 2M plus incentives:

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Re: Cubs in '12
« Reply #10306 on: December 06, 2012, 03:57:51 pm »
I saw Casey McGehee's name floating around Twitter earlier today.  Perhaps he might be an option, especially since our in-house 3B's are both left handed?

Granted he's been a lousy hitter for two years in a row, but just about everyone else at 3B is a lousy hitter at this point it seems.
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Re: Cubs in '12
« Reply #10307 on: December 06, 2012, 04:00:53 pm »
Quote from: Ron on December 06, 2012, 10:02:38 am
Signing Schierholtz is further evidence that Theo & Jed are dead serious about improving the Cubs' defense. They've said all along that was a priority, not just for the obvious reasons but also because it will, in effect, improve the pitching.  I like it.

It also makes for exciting, highly watchable games.

When the team is going to be losing, it will be nice to at least be playing the game right while losing, even if not playing as well as the other team.
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Re: Cubs in '12
« Reply #10308 on: December 06, 2012, 04:03:36 pm »
Eh, McGehee just isn't very good.  He's as much a butcher defensively as Reynolds, but he has Stewart's offense. 

They might as well go in with Stewart and Valbuena unless they can get someone who is a true upgrade.  No point in bringing in another .650-.700 OPS guy who probably doesn't play defense as well as either of the guys we already have.
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Re: Cubs in '12
« Reply #10309 on: December 06, 2012, 04:05:42 pm »
Quote from: ticohans on December 06, 2012, 11:52:59 am
Rondon was out of left field, but I like it. It seems that no other rule 5 pitcher offered his combination of high ceiling (98 mph, excellent control, mid rotation starter) along with his seeming readiness to contribute at the major league level.

Obviously, it all comes down to health, and as others have noted, Cubs seem to like g@mbling on elbow injuries. I've read elsewhere that Hoyerstein think health may be the new market inefficiency, so let's hope they know something others don't with all these bum elbows.

Might a Rule 5 pick coming off elbow surgery be easier to hide by having him spend much of the season on the DL?
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Re: Cubs in '12
« Reply #10310 on: December 06, 2012, 04:07:14 pm »
Quote from: brjones on December 06, 2012, 04:03:36 pm
Eh, McGehee just isn't very good.  He's as much a butcher defensively as Reynolds, but he has Stewart's offense. 

They might as well go in with Stewart and Valbuena unless they can get someone who is a true upgrade.  No point in bringing in another .650-.700 OPS guy who probably doesn't play defense as well as either of the guys we already have.

Probably true.  I'm kind of like you at this point, I think I'm just as content going into the season with Stewart and Valbuena as anyone else.  At least they play defense, and maybe one of them will be anti-awful with the bat.
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Re: Cubs in '12
« Reply #10311 on: December 06, 2012, 04:07:36 pm »
Quote from: JIGGY on December 06, 2012, 03:54:56 pm
Thinking about it we dont even have anybody in the high minors that could come up and make an impact this year other than cats like Junior Lake and Matt Szczur.

Writing off Brett Jackson?
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Re: Cubs in '12
« Reply #10312 on: December 06, 2012, 04:09:44 pm »
Quote from: Jes Beard on December 06, 2012, 04:05:42 pm
Might a Rule 5 pick coming off elbow surgery be easier to hide by having him spend much of the season on the DL?

Maybe.  This is a guy who really needs to pitch, though.  He's only had 10 IP over the past two seasons, so if he's healthy enough to pitch, it'd really be doing him a big disservice developmentally to hide him on the DL with some phatom injury.

Hoyer seems to be pretty confident that he can be a real contributor this year, so there may not be much need in hiding him.
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Re: Cubs in '12
« Reply #10313 on: December 06, 2012, 04:18:00 pm »
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Cubs confirm Stewart returns to club on 1yr $2m deal. He goes to spring as starter. Team still seeks RHH capable of backing up.

So I guess unless Soriano is traded and they surprise us with a big bat, we have the starting lineup.  I still wish they'd sell high on Barney and try to get a major league hitter at second base, but that's not going to happen.  Pretty disappointing that they couldn't come up with anyone with even a little bit of potential to be a long term solution with Castro, Rizzo, and maybe Castillo. 
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Re: Cubs in '12
« Reply #10314 on: December 06, 2012, 04:18:28 pm »
Out of the guys available, Stewart was definitely my preferred option. It's fun dreaming up scenarios of guys like Olt, but being more practical, Stewart is the best if what's around. Admittedly, that's not saying much.
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Re: Cubs in '12
« Reply #10315 on: December 06, 2012, 04:22:49 pm »
Hold up a minute, the contract is not guaranteed:

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Stewart returns on non-guaranteed $2 million, 1-year contract. If released in spring training, Cubs off hook

So maybe they're not completely done looking around.

Placido Polanco seems to be a fairly likely RHH target who can back up 3B and 2B, by the way.
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Re: Cubs in '12
« Reply #10316 on: December 06, 2012, 04:24:07 pm »
As bad as the 3B market is, the best Stewart could do is a non-guaranteed deal?  That's kind of odd. 
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Re: Cubs in '12
« Reply #10317 on: December 06, 2012, 04:48:23 pm »
I'm not a fan of bringing back Ian Stewart.

I have to think that a six-year minor league free agent could probably match his production.

Yuck!
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Re: Cubs in '12
« Reply #10318 on: December 06, 2012, 04:59:01 pm »
Quote from: JR on December 06, 2012, 03:57:51 pm
I saw Casey McGehee's name floating around Twitter earlier today.  Perhaps he might be an option, especially since our in-house 3B's are both left handed?

Granted he's been a lousy hitter for two years in a row, but just about everyone else at 3B is a lousy hitter at this point it seems.

I think the Cubs are looking for someone who catch the ball.
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Re: Cubs in '12
« Reply #10319 on: December 06, 2012, 05:07:46 pm »
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Stewart back to full health after playing 2 years with a broken bone in his wrist. #cubs
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