Tangotiger has his annual Fans Scouting Report survey published for this season and he needs our help. We watch more Cubs games than other team’s fans do so we’re better suited to fill it out. I’ve posted links to these surveys at ACB each of the last several years and hope with more readers that we can send even more people to complete the survey. You don’t have to fill it out for every Cubs player. If you’re not sure, skip it. Anyway, when you have a few minutes, please check it out. You can go directly to the Cubs page by clicking this link if you’d prefer.
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Dr. Aneus TaintQuote Reply
[quote name=Matt Holliday]I don’t think my glove was on for one pitch because I was trying to get it out but I was like, ‘Well I can’t handle this’, so that was when I called timeout.[/quote]
Call Bobby V.
http://www.foxsportsmidwest.com/08/23/11/Holliday-recalls-his-connection-with-mot/landing_stlcardinals.html?blockID=552696&feedID=3794>1=39002
WenningtonsGorillaCockQuote Reply
Also, this:
[quote name=Matt Holliday]Asked if he killed the moth as retribution, Holliday said, “No I didn’t. I just think so much wisdom was passed onto him that he died with an overflow of wisdom of being inside my head”[/quote]
(dying laughing)
WenningtonsGorillaCockQuote Reply
[quote name=WenningtonsGorillaCock]Call Bobby V.
http://www.foxsportsmidwest.com/08/23/11/Holliday-recalls-his-connection-with-mot/landing_stlcardinals.html?blockID=552696&feedID=3794>1=39002%5B/quote%5DNah. This was a non-sunflower seed incident. Bobby V only gets called in for the important stuff.
All Holliday needs is a pamphlet on Cardinals history.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]
All Holliday needs is a pamphlet on Cardinals history.[/quote]
That hypothetical pamphlet sounds a lot more fun than a Cubs pamphlet, honestly.
I just filled out the Tango survey for everyone except Montanez and LeMahieu (they barely got to play so I figured it wouldn’t be fair to rate them). The early tallies page shows that Darwin Barney is the best rated defender mostly because he’s “good” and folks have a very unfavorable opinion of Cubs legend Koyie Hill. Interesting that a lot of people think Tony Campana is “great” but that might be the scrappy/gritty/heart factor.
Rice CubeQuote Reply
That’s true. Where would CHC be now if Baker and Dewitt were manning 3B? Not contending, for sure.
Dr. Aneus TaintQuote Reply
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Nah. This was a non-sunflower seed incident. Bobby V only gets called in for the important stuff.
All Holliday needs is a pamphlet on Cardinals history.[/quote]
I would very much like to get my hands on a copy of this Cubs pamphlet and parse it out to Al 1 page per day
WenningtonsGorillaCockQuote Reply
[quote name=Dr. Aneus Taint]That’s true. Where would CHC be now if Baker and Dewitt were manning 3B? Not contending, for sure.[/quote]
Hypothetically…what would the AL East GMs other than McFail do in this situation? Keep Rami, or go with the platoon and save $?
Rice CubeQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]Hypothetically…what would the AL East GMs other than McFail do in this situation? Keep Rami, or go with the platoon and save $?[/quote]
Have Longoria/Youkilis/Rodriguez/Bautista.
MishQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]That hypothetical pamphlet sounds a lot more fun than a Cubs pamphlet, honestly.
I just filled out the Tango survey for everyone except Montanez and LeMahieu (they barely got to play so I figured it wouldn’t be fair to rate them). The early tallies page shows that Darwin Barney is the best rated defender mostly because he’s “good” and folks have a very unfavorable opinion of Cubs legend Koyie Hill. Interesting that a lot of people think Tony Campana is “great” but that might be the scrappy/gritty/heart factor.[/quote]Campana leads in “great” votes…and also in “poor” votes. (dying laughing) (dying laughing) (dying laughing)
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
[quote name=WenningtonsGorillaCock]I would very much like to get my hands on a copy of this Cubs pamphlet and parse it out to Al 1 page per day[/quote]I’d really like to see the bundle of Cubbie Kool Aid Ricketts is giving these kids.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]Hypothetically…what would the AL East GMs other than McFail do in this situation? Keep Rami, or go with the platoon and save $?[/quote][quote name=Rice Cube]Hypothetically…what would the AL East GMs other than McFail do in this situation? Keep Rami, or go with the platoon and save $?[/quote]Probably let him test FA and then sign him to a 2-year, $25 mil extension in February.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
[quote name=Rice Cube]That hypothetical pamphlet sounds a lot more fun than a Cubs pamphlet, honestly.
I just filled out the Tango survey for everyone except Montanez and LeMahieu (they barely got to play so I figured it wouldn’t be fair to rate them). The early tallies page shows that Darwin Barney is the best rated defender mostly because he’s “good” and folks have a very unfavorable opinion of Cubs legend Koyie Hill. Interesting that a lot of people think Tony Campana is “great” but that might be the scrappy/gritty/heart factor.[/quote]I doubt there are that many people who believe in that stuff that have voted. I know in past years the vote totals for the Cubs have skyrocketed after I’ve linked to it and then there aren’t any other Cubs sites that link it. I doubt many BCBers care to fill it out because that stuff is too obvious to them. (dying laughing)
mb21Quote Reply
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Campana leads in “great” votes…and also in “poor” votes. (dying laughing) (dying laughing) (dying laughing)[/quote]That makes sense. The guy is ridiculously fast so all of those skills are going to be rated as great and he has a terrible arm. For what it’s worth, it’s better to be great at something than shitty at everything like Soriano is anymore. Soriano’s only tool is power and in order to use him you have to accept that he’ll make an out at least 70% of the time. I might use Soriano against lefties, but other than that he’d never see the field if I was the manager. And even if he did face a lefty, he’d be taken out if the game was tied or the Cubs lead after 5 or 6 innings. It’s really hard to imagine how bad he’s gotten and how quickly it happened. It sucks.
mb21Quote Reply
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]Probably let him test FA and then sign him to a 2-year, $25 mil extension in February.[/quote]
Do you think he’s sign a 2 year deal? I have to think that since his oWAR is going to end up around 4 where it was in the 2006-2008 seasons. that would make it much easier for his agents to chalk up the decline in 2009-2010 to injury, but as he has clearly shown, he’s back.
Of course, teams will have to consider his age and propensity to get hurt, but it isn’t out of the realm of possibility that he could be projected at about 3, 2.5 and 2 WAR over the next 3 years, and net him somewhere around $35 million guaranteed.
Aisle424Quote Reply
[quote name=mb21]That makes sense. The guy is ridiculously fast so all of those skills are going to be rated as great and he has a terrible arm. For what it’s worth, it’s better to be great at something than shitty at everything like Soriano is anymore. Soriano’s only tool is power and in order to use him you have to accept that he’ll make an out at least 70% of the time. I might use Soriano against lefties, but other than that he’d never see the field if I was the manager. And even if he did face a lefty, he’d be taken out if the game was tied or the Cubs lead after 5 or 6 innings. It’s really hard to imagine how bad he’s gotten and how quickly it happened. It sucks.[/quote]
It was the same thing with Sammy (or at least it seemed so), but we had less years to deal with it and the rest of the team was getting better.
Aisle424Quote Reply
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]I’d really like to see the bundle of Cubbie Kool Aid Ricketts is giving these kids.[/quote]Yeah, I’d like to see it before I remark on it. If it’s just a pamphlet that familiarizes the players with the Cubs history and mentions some of the greats the team has had, that’s fine. I doubt the Cubs would be the first time to do something like that. Wouldn’t surprise me if all other teams do that, but if it’s instead trying to brainwash them then that’s pretty retarded.
It’s not that it’s going to make a difference in terms of production, but it’s cheap, easy and something players in the minor league organization should learn.
mb21Quote Reply
[quote name=Aisle424]It was the same thing with Sammy (or at least it seemed so), but we had less years to deal with it and the rest of the team was getting better.[/quote]Sosa was actually pretty decent in 2004. He had a 113 wRC+ so he was still 13% better than the league average hitter. He still had about a league average OBP, too. He was in decline, but he was worth 2.6 fWAR and 2.1 rWAR. Not worth his contract at that point, but still a valuable player. It’s an example of the Cubs trading a player a year too early than a year too late, but it would have been nice if they didn’t trash him on the way out of town.
mb21Quote Reply
[quote name=mb21]That makes sense. The guy is ridiculously fast so all of those skills are going to be rated as great and he has a terrible arm. For what it’s worth, it’s better to be great at something than shitty at everything like Soriano is anymore. Soriano’s only tool is power and in order to use him you have to accept that he’ll make an out at least 70% of the time. I might use Soriano against lefties, but other than that he’d never see the field if I was the manager. And even if he did face a lefty, he’d be taken out if the game was tied or the Cubs lead after 5 or 6 innings. It’s really hard to imagine how bad he’s gotten and how quickly it happened. It sucks.[/quote]I think most of us recognized when the deal was signed that when his legs went, he was going to be bad. But I don;t think anyone anticipated how quickly that would happen.
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
[quote name=mb21]Yeah, I’d like to see it before I remark on it. If it’s just a pamphlet that familiarizes the players with the Cubs history and mentions some of the greats the team has had, that’s fine. I doubt the Cubs would be the first time to do something like that. Wouldn’t surprise me if all other teams do that, but if it’s instead trying to brainwash them then that’s pretty retarded.
It’s not that it’s going to make a difference in terms of production, but it’s cheap, easy and something players in the minor league organization should learn.[/quote]It should just be a picture of Wrigley with the word FAIL on it. (dying laughing)
Mercurial OutfielderQuote Reply
[quote name=Aisle424]Do you think he’s sign a 2 year deal? I have to think that since his oWAR is going to end up around 4 where it was in the 2006-2008 seasons. that would make it much easier for his agents to chalk up the decline in 2009-2010 to injury, but as he has clearly shown, he’s back.
Of course, teams will have to consider his age and propensity to get hurt, but it isn’t out of the realm of possibility that he could be projected at about 3, 2.5 and 2 WAR over the next 3 years, and net him somewhere around $35 million guaranteed.[/quote]The last time I looked at the projections it was 2.7 next year, but he’s been on fire. Might be up to 3.0 now. I don’t know how many GMs will chalk up 2010 to injury though. If there’s one out there then they could value him as highly as 4 WAR next year.
I’d let him walk. It’s not that I don’t think he’d still be good, but I think the Cubs need to focus on signing players who can provide more value than their contract is worth. They at least need to do that for the next few years anyway.
mb21Quote Reply
[quote name=Mercurial Outfielder]I think most of us recognized when the deal was signed that when his legs went, he was going to be bad. But I don;t think anyone anticipated how quickly that would happen.[/quote]It was the 2nd month of his contract, right?
mb21Quote Reply
[quote name=mb21]Sosa was actually pretty decent in 2004. He had a 113 wRC+ so he was still 13% better than the league average hitter. He still had about a league average OBP, too. He was in decline, but he was worth 2.6 fWAR and 2.1 rWAR. Not worth his contract at that point, but still a valuable player. It’s an example of the Cubs trading a player a year too early than a year too late, but it would have been nice if they didn’t trash him on the way out of town.[/quote]That’s about where Sori was last year, too.
ACTQuote Reply