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QUOTE(TLAK @ Mar 15, 2005 -> 12:08 AM) The problem with Uribe is he's just so streaky. Remember, he played his way to the bench for a time last season. SS is probably my biggest question mark this year, and SS is a bad place for a question mark. The other iffy's -Pods, Crede, Iguchi- have some one pretty good behind them, but the key position on the diamond is a big gamble. And don't tell me Ozuna, from the games I saw, he throws like Willie Harris. I'm was just speculating on a slow day anyway, not the time of year for teams to make big deals like this. You've got to take the good with bad I suppose. But it's not everyday you get a guy who's only 25, and has played 4 seasons in this league and put up some good numbers when he's played well. No doubt he's still rough around the edges on some parts of his game e.g stealing bases, improving his BB/K ratio (1/3 last season), but that'll come in time. He needs to improve hitting away from the Cell, and that'll probably be the major test for him when he's with us, to determine if he moves from a good player, to an all-star. Rollins is interesting to look at as well. I doubt Philly would move him because of the way he finished off the year, after going .183 in April and hitting .289 for the season. His OBP went up .28 as well as he improved his BB/K ratio (which is what Juan needs to do to improve his).

QUOTE(YASNY @ Mar 14, 2005 -> 11:52 PM) I agree, DBAH0. I thnk the Phillies would jump all over that deal if offered. Hopefully, it won't even be considered by the Sox. Rollins has been on pretty thin ice once or twice in the last few seasons though, after his rookie season. He couldn't really do the job leading off, hence why they went out and traded for Kenny Lofton. But basically if we did acquire him, he'd be a #2 or #8 hitter, which is what Uribe is most likely going to be. Getting .280/25HR/80RBI's from Juan in the #8 hole is better than what Rollins would provide in terms of those stats, we have to keep some power in this lineup.

I thought this was funny. Esteemed blogger Aaron Gleeman has Utah beating UTEP, Oklahoma and Kentucky and making it to the Elite Eight. I wonder what the odds on those are. http://www.aarongleeman.com/

QUOTE(TLAK @ Mar 14, 2005 -> 11:41 PM) I was really thinking something like Garland & Uribe for Jimmy Rollins. You're almost pretty much giving up Garland for nothing in that deal. I know Rollins would give us more speed in the lineup, and could probably hit over .300 at one point in time, but Uribe has the potential to put up Miggy Tejada like numbers.

Utah and Bogut will OWN all of the other teams.

QUOTE(qwerty @ Mar 14, 2005 -> 02:16 PM) Where is that from? Because i don't know who they are trying to fool, teixeira is going no where any time soon. From one of Phil Rogers latest pieces.

Wow, I'd need to some more time to really think about it, but off the top of my head I'd say Training Day or Garden State.

QUOTE(El Caballo @ Mar 14, 2005 -> 03:11 PM) I just don't see how can a team stocked with arms not win their division. They had 3 guys who can shut anyone out and Clement as their 4th is way better than most of the other 4th starters... Clement plays for the Red Sox now.

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Mar 14, 2005 -> 03:05 PM) It's true that Jose allows more guys on base than Garland, but he doesn't get hit as hard. His OPS against was less than Garland which means guys aren't hitting him, he's just making too many of his own messes and not getting out of them. Contreras G/F was 1.5 AND his K/9 with the Sox was 8.20 which helps him out even more pitching at USCF. Just look at the numbers: With the Sox at home he had a 4.13 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 8.82 K/9. Have you seen his away splits though? .273 BAA, .358 OBP, .480 SLG, .838 OPS, with a 6.09 ERA, which is all the more weirder considering US Cell is the Coors Field of the AL.

QUOTE(jackie hayes @ Mar 14, 2005 -> 01:33 PM) Okay, I wasn't really saying they'd trade Polanco, now or later. Just saying that I think TLAK was referring to another team. I don't think Wood's got triceps tendinitis, anyway, isn't it something around his rotator cuff? Shoulder, anyway? Ok. Mid - season though, if Contreras is struggling it'll be hard to dump that $6 million on somebody if that's what KW decides to do, without paying some of the contract this season and next.

QUOTE(munchman33 @ Mar 14, 2005 -> 02:23 PM) Jose is a guy that stats truly don't tell the whole story. He's wildly inconsistent. He's either exceptional or terrible, and in stretches. But he's never had a season where the bad overwhelmed the good. In fact, he's never had a season where the bad was as often as the good. To state that it is more likely is completely baseless. There is absolutely no evidence to expect that. I disagree with that. We're paying him something like 12-14 million over the next 2 seasons, and in order to stay on this team, he cannot have another season where he puts up a 5.50 ERA. In April, May, July and September, he had 4 months where he put up an ERA over his season average (albeit 3 of those were with the Yankees).

He's obviously loaded.

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Mar 14, 2005 -> 01:53 PM) I wouldn't say he's trolling consider he hasn't actually seen Contreras pitch in a Sox uni. DBAH0, the Sox were out of contention in September, but we're still considered to be in it in August. If he'd pitched well in September, we'd hear about how well he pitches when there's no pressure. (Kip Wells, Jon Rauch, and other chumps people can't seem to let go of.) He dominated the Indians, pitched well against the Royals, and defeated the Red Sox. I'm with Munchman on not knowing why you think it'll be *more* likely for him to have a winning season, despite the fact that he was 13-9 in a very inconsisent season. I know you're a Jose backer santo and I respect that, but I just think there's a couple more reasons for the case of him struggling this season. He'll have to cut down on the HR's for sure, no way can he give up 1 HR a game like he did last season (easier said than done at the Cell). At least when he moved to Chicago, his G/F ratio increased significantly, that'll have to continue, and he'll want to decrease opposing hitters .353 OBP against him. Improving the 5.1 BB/9 should be another goal (next worst out of the starters was Garland with 3.2). Also had a RAA of -6 (Runs Saved Above Average). He's got to not let things go to his head when opposing runners get on base, and cut down on the wild pitches. He's got the stuff to dominate opposing hitters, whether or not he can put it all together and be the dominating pitcher, I don't know.

QUOTE(munchman33 @ Mar 14, 2005 -> 01:43 PM) Well, based on the fact that Contreras has never had a losing season, I'd say your pessimism is more trolling than anything. Could that just be because he's pitched for the Yankees for the past season and a half. Granted 2003 was a good season, even though he only won 7 games, but you don't expect to see a pitcher who puts up a 5.50 ERA to have many winning seasons. Here's something else weird with Jose. 2003 he only gave up 4 HR's in 18 games (9GS), 2004, 31 HR's in 31 games.

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Mar 14, 2005 -> 01:31 PM) and he was 4-1 (could've been 5-1) in August. I don't understand your point. All I'm saying that there's no middle ground with Contreras, he's either good or bad. To me, I think we'll probably see more of the bad, but that's just the pessimist in me I suppose. You would have rathered he put up those good numbers in Septemebr not August, so he'd have something to build on along with his last game shutout. Jose may be able to win those amount of games, but he'll have a greater chance at posting more in the L column as well.

QUOTE(ihatethecubs @ Mar 14, 2005 -> 01:26 PM) who is that in there? Jorge Cantu AKA Mr. Teenie.

QUOTE(jackie hayes @ Mar 14, 2005 -> 01:23 PM) Uh, guys... He was talking about the Phils, I'm pretty sure. Padilla just got hurt, and they'll have Polanco on the bench. The Cubs have some pretty good infielders, but Neifi Perez is not what I'd call "depth". (Okay, Hairston, I guess. I just wanted to take that shot.) With David Bell injuring his back, it looks like they'll hold onto Polanco for a while.

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Mar 14, 2005 -> 01:17 PM) Contreras had more wins that Garland last season. He also had 5 in two months with the Sox (could've easily been 6 if not for Marte.) That's 15-18 wins over a 6 month season even with the inconsistency. That's kind of misleading. In September he was 0-3, 9.21 ERA which were almost half his starts for the Sox.

From Ken Rosenthal's latest piece;

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Mar 14, 2005 -> 11:01 AM) That's incredible. Michael Johnson was a freak of nature. The two hundred he ran at the 1996 olympics is something I will never forget. Both of his 100 splits would have been world records. I remember that exact race so well. I was in 5th grade at the time, and they were showing the race live in the classroom. I'll never forget Johnson in the last 20m celebrating. He had the best running style ever.

For anyone in this league our draft is about to start.

And you think Bill Wirtz is bad;

QUOTE(YASNY @ Mar 13, 2005 -> 11:21 PM) I think it's amazing that we expect a 20 year old kid stand 15 feet away from a 18 inch hole that he has throw a 12 inch ball through while fans are swaying back and forth trying to distract him, yet golfers feel that they are entitled to total silence. At least in Basketball you don't get idiots screamin "Get in the Hole!!!!"

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Mar 12, 2005 -> 05:17 AM) Has Sickels gone mad? Saying that Rogo is a power guy? Rogo is a hitter, but last season was the first year he showed much any power and still he projects as a 15-20 guy at this point although he's strong enough that those projections could change, but he's done nothing at this point to show that he'll be a 30 HR type guy. Sickels is definately right in in regards to Whisler. He's gonna be a project and I think he's saying something similar to I in Anderson. I Think Anderson will be good, great...no. Mainly I think the Sox are nuts because they are rushing him. He didn't blow up AA and some more seasoning will do him some good, especially since he won't be playing as a starter in the majors this year unless some really bad things happen on the southside. That's exactly my thinking with Anderson. But I guess KW, Dave Wilder and the Sox feel that since Charlotte has a hitters park and B-Ham doesn't, the change in stats from moving to AAA from AA won't be as bad (if that makes any sense). Like I've said before with B-Mac, I'd like both guys to start the year in AA and finish in AAA, but that's unlikely to happen.