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Wuertz to the A's - Quinn - 02-02-2009
<!--quoteo(post=15449:date=Feb 2 2009, 12:58 PM:name=Fella)-->QUOTE (Fella @ Feb 2 2009, 12:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I hope those puds aren't gonna take spots on our 40 man roster.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
From Cubs.com:
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->Robnett, 25, was selected by the Athletics in the first round of the 2004 First-Year Player Draft. A left-handed hitter, he was limited to 82 games last season after early season surgery to remove a tumor from his stomach. He batted .236 at Triple-A, and has a .256 average in five Minor League seasons.
He was added to the Cubs' 40-man roster and will report to Spring Training camp.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/article.j...sp&c_id=chc
Wuertz to the A's - kbwsb - 02-02-2009
Well, from a pure fan's standpoint, I'm with Lou.
And Clapp: [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/clapp.gif[/img]
Wuertz to the A's - ColoradoCub - 02-02-2009
<!--quoteo(post=15470:date=Feb 2 2009, 12:26 PM:name=Quinn)-->QUOTE (Quinn @ Feb 2 2009, 12:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=15449:date=Feb 2 2009, 12:58 PM:name=Fella)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Fella @ Feb 2 2009, 12:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I hope those puds aren't gonna take spots on our 40 man roster.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
From Cubs.com:
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->Robnett, 25, was selected by the Athletics in the first round of the 2004 First-Year Player Draft. A left-handed hitter, he was limited to 82 games last season after early season surgery to remove a tumor from his stomach. He batted .236 at Triple-A, and has a .256 average in five Minor League seasons.
He was added to the Cubs' 40-man roster and will report to Spring Training camp.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/article.j...sp&c_id=chc
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So, he's a Theriot or Miles injury away from being on the active roster... awesome!
Wuertz to the A's - Clapp - 02-02-2009
<!--quoteo(post=15474:date=Feb 2 2009, 12:47 PM:name=ColoradoCub)-->QUOTE (ColoradoCub @ Feb 2 2009, 12:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=15470:date=Feb 2 2009, 12:26 PM:name=Quinn)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Quinn @ Feb 2 2009, 12:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=15449:date=Feb 2 2009, 12:58 PM:name=Fella)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Fella @ Feb 2 2009, 12:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I hope those puds aren't gonna take spots on our 40 man roster.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
From Cubs.com:
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->Robnett, 25, was selected by the Athletics in the first round of the 2004 First-Year Player Draft. A left-handed hitter, he was limited to 82 games last season after early season surgery to remove a tumor from his stomach. He batted .236 at Triple-A, and has a .256 average in five Minor League seasons.
He was added to the Cubs' 40-man roster and will report to Spring Training camp.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/article.j...sp&c_id=chc
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So, he's a Theriot or Miles injury away from being on the active roster... awesome!
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He's an outfielder and I don't think he'll play an inning for us this year. Won't make a difference on our outcome anyway.
Wuertz to the A's - ColoradoCub - 02-02-2009
<!--quoteo(post=15476:date=Feb 2 2009, 12:49 PM:name=Clapp)-->QUOTE (Clapp @ Feb 2 2009, 12:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=15474:date=Feb 2 2009, 12:47 PM:name=ColoradoCub)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ColoradoCub @ Feb 2 2009, 12:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=15470:date=Feb 2 2009, 12:26 PM:name=Quinn)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Quinn @ Feb 2 2009, 12:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=15449:date=Feb 2 2009, 12:58 PM:name=Fella)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Fella @ Feb 2 2009, 12:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I hope those puds aren't gonna take spots on our 40 man roster.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
From Cubs.com:
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->Robnett, 25, was selected by the Athletics in the first round of the 2004 First-Year Player Draft. A left-handed hitter, he was limited to 82 games last season after early season surgery to remove a tumor from his stomach. He batted .236 at Triple-A, and has a .256 average in five Minor League seasons.
He was added to the Cubs' 40-man roster and will report to Spring Training camp.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/article.j...sp&c_id=chc
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So, he's a Theriot or Miles injury away from being on the active roster... awesome!
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He's an outfielder and I don't think he'll play an inning for us this year. Won't make a difference on our outcome anyway.
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oops, confused him with Sellers
Wuertz to the A's - kbwsb - 02-02-2009
An <i>outfielder</i> who has hit .256 in 5 <i>minor</i> league seasons?
Unless he has Bunyanesque power, or fields like a young Andruw Jones, he's worse than worthless.
Wuertz to the A's - Clapp - 02-02-2009
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->One thing I've learned about Hendry: He likes to keep the roster nice and tidy at spring-training time. Players out of options have to clear waivers if their club wants to send them to the minor leagues at the end of camp, and all of these now-former Cubs would have been claimed. <b>By trading them, Hendry at least gets live bodies. He also saves a little more than $2 mil in salaries,</b> and that's suddenly become important to the Cubs this winter.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Wuertz to the A's - CCwinwssoon - 02-02-2009
So, there are now two roster spots open now and one presumably will go to a Aurillia type player. I am starting to get obsessed with a deal for Ben Sheets despite not hearing anything about him and almost every team very worried about his medical reports. It'll probably be a roster spot left open.
Wuertz to the A's - Clapp - 02-02-2009
<!--quoteo(post=15482:date=Feb 2 2009, 01:10 PM:name=CCwinwssoon)-->QUOTE (CCwinwssoon @ Feb 2 2009, 01:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->So, there are now two roster spots open now and one presumably will go to a Aurillia type player. I am starting to get obsessed with a deal for Ben Sheets despite not hearing anything about him and almost every team very worried about his medical reports. It'll probably be a roster spot left open.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
1 roster spot remaining, Robnett's on the 40 man.
Wuertz to the A's - ruby23 - 02-02-2009
Of course we got 2 worthless prospects, we traded someone worthless to get them. Actually, I'm surprised we 2 pieces of crap for Wuertz instead a singular turd.
Wuertz to the A's - SandbergMVP1984 - 02-02-2009
<!--quoteo(post=15486:date=Feb 2 2009, 02:45 PM:name=ruby23)-->QUOTE (ruby23 @ Feb 2 2009, 02:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Of course we got 2 worthless prospects, we traded someone worthless to get them. Actually, I'm surprised we 2 pieces of crap for Wuertz instead a singular turd.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I agree
Wuertz to the A's - kbwsb - 02-02-2009
<!--quoteo(post=15486:date=Feb 2 2009, 02:45 PM:name=ruby23)-->QUOTE (ruby23 @ Feb 2 2009, 02:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Of course we got 2 worthless prospects, we traded someone worthless to get them. Actually, I'm surprised we 2 pieces of crap for Wuertz instead a singular turd.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
[img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]
Wuertz to the A's - HTC - 02-02-2009
Good riddance.
Wuertz to the A's - kbwsb - 02-02-2009
It should be noted, BTW, that Wuertz is a not remotely as bad as you guys make him out to be. He had a down year last year...not unlike Heilman. The 2 years before that, he was pretty damn good.
Like we all saw last year, the big thing was his control...he just walked too many batters, and didn't K enough. Was he hurt at all? Not a big injury, but any nagging little things? There must have been <i>something</i> going on, because for his entire career, he had averaged over a strike-out per inning, and last year, he didn't come close to that.
And even <i>with</i> all those troubles, his ERA+ was 123 last year...in other words, well above average for a ML pitcher.
(I know, I know...stats are 100% bullshit, worthless, and communist. And I agree that in some cases, like Wuertz's, they don't tell the whole story. But they do give you a little more information than just Ruby saying "He's a turd!")
Wuertz to the A's - Brock - 02-02-2009
Yeah I never really understood all the hatred for Wuertz.