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« Reply #10395 on: December 12, 2012, 07:47:49 pm »
Take this with a grain of salt, but I just saw this link on the PSD forum.  It may or may not be a reliable site.

http://www.arirang.co.kr/News/News_View.asp?nseq=141896&code=Ne2&category=2

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(06) Sports Lim Chang-Yong to MLB 2
Choo Shin-Soo, and Ryu Hyun-Jin might not be the only Koreans in the major leagues next year

Right handed reliever Lim Chang-Yong, who most recently played for the Yakult Swallows of the Japanese League is expected to sign with the Chicago Cubs.
The 36-year old probably won't be a long-term solution to the struggling Cubs, but he does provide experience to their bullpen.
Lim has over 100 wins and almost 300-saves combined in the Korean and Japanese Leagues and was a pivotal part of Korea's silver medal team at the 2009 World Baseball Classic.
He was the 6th highest paid player in Japan last year earning $450,000.
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« Reply #10396 on: December 12, 2012, 07:54:24 pm »
That sounds like a minor league contract with an invite to spring training. 
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« Reply #10397 on: December 12, 2012, 07:58:28 pm »
Apparently, he recently had TJ, so he won't be a factor until 2014.

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The Cubs once again reached out to try and bring in talent from wherever they can find it.  The Cubs are close to signing 36 year old Korean RHP Chang-yong Lim, pending a physical.  They outbid 4 teams to land Lim.  Thosse teams are the Detroit Tigers, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, and Texas Rangers.

Lim is expected to sign a split major/minor league contract with an eye toward 2014, since he just had Tommy John surgery.

Lim is a relief pitcher and like Fujikawa sees a potential opening in the back end of the Cubs bullpen, with the team likely to part ways with Marmol between now and next season.

http://www.chicagonow.com/cubs-den/2012/12/cubs-to-sign-korean-pitcher-chang-yong-lim/
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« Reply #10398 on: December 12, 2012, 07:59:33 pm »
TJ Surgery was in July, so he may be ready around midseason.
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« Reply #10399 on: December 12, 2012, 08:00:21 pm »
So we're signing a 36 year old who just had Tommy John . . . that's kind of an oddball signing.
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« Reply #10400 on: December 12, 2012, 08:18:57 pm »
There is a you tube video of him.  He throws sidearm with a 93-96 fastball that tops out at 99.  It is nicknamed a serpent fastball because of the movement.
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« Reply #10401 on: December 12, 2012, 09:29:33 pm »
He was signed for a contract worth up to $5 million.
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« Reply #10402 on: December 12, 2012, 09:58:18 pm »
The Cubs' bullpen strategy this offseason has been kind of interesting.  All three guys they've signed/targeted have been older (Fujikawa is 32; Lim and Grilli are 36), and don't have the track record to demand a real long term deal.  There was also some talk that they might be interested in Mike Adams, I think.  It's a small sample of relievers...but I wonder if they feel like typical aging curves don't really apply to relievers, and other teams overlook value signings because they're expecting a drop off like you see from starting pitchers.  Maybe age is the new market inefficiency in the bullpen.

Also, it doesn't really feel like it, but the Cubs have been one of the more active teams this offseason.  They've brought in Baker, Feldman, Fujikawa, Navarro, Schierholtz, and now Lim.  They've also brought back Stewart and Camp.  They haven't made the headline-grabbing moves like the Blue Jays and Dodgers (and certainly won't see as much improvement as those teams)...but they've turned over roster spots just as aggressively.  They really have done a good job adding the secondary pieces this offseason...now if they could just find a couple significant players (a mid-rotation starter, or a surprise upgrade at 3B/2B/LF/RF/CF), this could end up being a surprisingly respectable non-contending team.
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« Reply #10403 on: December 12, 2012, 10:03:34 pm »
Also, this is a split deal...so it's essentially a minor league contract with money guaranteed if he makes the team at some point.  That means they don't have to clear a roster spot for him.
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« Reply #10404 on: December 12, 2012, 10:19:42 pm »
I think even without significant additions, this will be a respectable non-contending team.  At a rate of 75 - 80 wins, until the end of July.  Then it all depends upon how much of the team they trade away.
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« Reply #10405 on: December 12, 2012, 10:24:31 pm »
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now if they could just find a couple significant players (a mid-rotation starter, or a surprise upgrade at 3B/2B/LF/RF/CF), this could end up being a surprisingly respectable non-contending team.

Part of me is holding out a little hope that Michael Bourn might settle for a three year deal and we can make a play for him.  If we had someone like Bourn, we'd have one of the strongest defensive teams in baseball, and a team with good pitching and defense could surprise some people.

I think Bourn is one vet who would make a lot of sense for where we are right now, but obviously we don't need to be giving him a big $100 million or 5 or 6 year contract.
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« Reply #10406 on: December 12, 2012, 10:34:20 pm »
Even if it's not Bourn, I wonder how hard the Cubs are working to get a true CF.  Would Coco Crisp be a significant upgrade?  Or Alejandro De Aza, if the White Sox are truly open to moving him? 

It seems like there is significant interest in DeJesus too.  There was a rumor about the Mariners the other day.  He'd fit well going back to the Royals.  The Braves are looking for a leadoff-type hitter to play LF.  So it might even be a case where the Cubs don't really need to truly upgrade if they can just get more for DeJesus than they give up for someone like Crisp.
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« Reply #10407 on: December 12, 2012, 11:40:56 pm »
Bourn would cost Cubs its 2nd round pick---a pretty high pick with the reduction of all those sandwich picks---because Braves made him a qualifying offer.  Seems unlikely that Theo would give up that pick unless he thinks he can flip Bourn for more value in a year or so.
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« Reply #10408 on: December 12, 2012, 11:46:04 pm »
Quote from: Reb on December 12, 2012, 11:40:56 pm
Bourn would cost Cubs its 2nd round pick---a pretty high pick with the reduction of all those sandwich picks---because Braves made him a qualifying offer.  Seems unlikely that Theo would give up that pick unless he thinks he can flip Bourn for more value in a year or so.

Forgot about that.  Yeah we don't need to be doing that either. 

Scratch that idea.
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Re: Cubs in '12
« Reply #10409 on: December 13, 2012, 01:19:24 am »
Free agent compensation is such a stupid idea.
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