07-23-2010, 09:08 AM
<!--quoteo(post=107442:date=Jul 23 2010, 07:42 AM:name=jstraw)-->QUOTE (jstraw @ Jul 23 2010, 07:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=107425:date=Jul 23 2010, 02:12 AM:name=KBwsb)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (KBwsb @ Jul 23 2010, 02:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->You know, Shark isn't the most popular fellow round these parts... but if we're going to wave the white flag at the trade deadline, I really think we should just turn the team over to the young guys. Let Shark become our #5 starter, and throw him out there every 5 days, and see what happens. Don't yank him around if he has a disaster game. Let him learn from it, and try again in 5 days.
What's the downside of this? The only one I can think of is that we lose a whole lot of games, but if we aren't making a playoff push, who cares? In fact, it may benefit us, because it'd give us a higher pick in next year's draft, and by all accounts, it's gonna be one of the most loaded drafts in <i>years.</i>
Win-win. Play the kids and see if they can hack it.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Or it could destroy any possibility of ever getting rid of him. If he's pitching well in the minors...deal him now.
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He has a no trade clause and is set to make 2 million next year. Nobody wants him and if they did, it's likely that he won't want to go somewhere else. He's a Cub till the end of the 2011 season. This is a fact.
And KB, the only detriment I see is he would take starts away from other guys like Jackson, Diamond, Coleman, etc.
What's the downside of this? The only one I can think of is that we lose a whole lot of games, but if we aren't making a playoff push, who cares? In fact, it may benefit us, because it'd give us a higher pick in next year's draft, and by all accounts, it's gonna be one of the most loaded drafts in <i>years.</i>
Win-win. Play the kids and see if they can hack it.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Or it could destroy any possibility of ever getting rid of him. If he's pitching well in the minors...deal him now.
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He has a no trade clause and is set to make 2 million next year. Nobody wants him and if they did, it's likely that he won't want to go somewhere else. He's a Cub till the end of the 2011 season. This is a fact.
And KB, the only detriment I see is he would take starts away from other guys like Jackson, Diamond, Coleman, etc.