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The Cubs are so awful.

Discuss.
 
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Don't know if anybody's heard this news, but apparently RA Dickey pitched the entire year with torn abdominal muscles. Unfathomable to put up a type of year like that while having a core that isn't close to healthy.
 
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Rivera plans to return to the Yankees next season. This will interesting to see how a man in his early 40s returns from a major knee injury.
:yes
 
#2,324 ·
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I've heard the same Flex. It'd be easier to move Andrus than it would Kinsler. Andrus is younger and I think he's getting paid far less.

Personally I'd rather have Andrus and Profar at middle infield, but whatever.

Beltre, Profar, Andrus, and Olt. I like this infield if Olt can develop into a big league slugger.
 
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I wonder if Andrus is worth St. Louis giving up Rosenthal or Miller? I like both of them guys though. They have good potential for sure.
That organization would be foolish to move Shelby Miller. Guy has had a comparable K/9 as Strasburg did at something like 10.3K/9. He's the real deal and if I'm not mistaking, one of the most coveted prospects in all of baseball (including Trout, Harper, Matt Moore -- who are no longer considered "prospects" when next year starts). If Lohse is not resigned, they need to give that kid a rotation spot and limit his innings. Possibly start him every 6 or 7th day. I'm not pretending to be a beacon of knowledge, but everyone seems to think extremely highly of Shelby Miller. He is practically untradeable in a good way, of course.

Wainwright
Lynn
Carpenter
Westbrook
Garcia
Shelby Miller

Talk about depth...
 
#2,331 ·
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I think Lynn falling off in the last quarter of the season had more to do with fatigue than anything. Matheny rode him into the ground. If I'm not mistaking, I believe it was his first full year starting. With Carpenter down and Lynn having Cy Young type statistics through 10-15 starts, the Cardinals treated him like he was Chris Carpenter, when in reality, Lynn is a young, immature pitcher without a lot of innings on his arm.
 
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And just like that, right after we discuss the St. Louis Cardinals potentially looking around for a shortstop, today one of the top rumors in MLB is that the Cardinals are looking at Cleveland Indian Asdrubal Cabrera.
 
#2,337 ·
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Supposedly, Nick Swisher's agent, Joe Bick, reached out to San Francisco Giants General Manager Brian Sabean this past week and the rumor is that Bick and Swisher are aiming to land in San Francisco.

Swisher reportedly wants to join a winning club and has spoken with some reporters about wishing to get out of the excessively busy lifestyle of New York City and returning to the west coast. (He was an Oakland A in his formative years.)

However, the Baltimore Orioles, Washington Nationals, Atlanta Braves, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers and Philadelphia Phillies are all also very "serious" in attaining Swisher. Most of these clubs are offering 3 years at $11-$13 million as the annual salary.

-San Francisco GM Brian Sabean says that the team is very "optimistic" about resigning Angel Pagan, Marco Scutaro and left-handed reliever Jeremy Affeldt. In the case of the latter, a deal has already been offered to Affeldt of approximately $5/$5.25/$6 million per year for 3 years.

-Meanwhile, the Minnesota Twins are courting free agent starting pitcher Brandon McCarthy, who was injured in the horrible line drive hit to his head on September 5th when the Oakland A's hosted the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. The Twins are also looking at free agent starting pitchers Anibal Sanchez, Joe Blanton, Ryan Dempster and Brett Myers.

-Los Angeles Dodgers spending tons of money just to bid on a South Korean wunderkind pitcher! This team knows no financial limits... http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/11/winning-bid-for-hyun-jin-ryu-is-257mm.html

-Los Angeles Dodgers are seriously targeting Kevin Youkilis, which is scaring other clubs off, considering the Los Angeles Dodgers' astonishing financial might and power.

-Dodgers still suck.
 
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I do strongly worry about Swisher's defense and I imagine his UZR was completely inflated by that tiny RF at Yankee Stadium. Concerning respective ballparks... Unlike Yankee Stadium, AT&T Park would almost surely utterly suppress most of his power. Moreover, he always seems to completely, utterly disappear in the postseason.

Whoever changed the title of this thread has my unconditional approval. :D (Y)
 
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