01-28-2009, 06:49 PM
<!--quoteo(post=14417:date=Jan 28 2009, 04:37 PM:name=savant)-->QUOTE (savant @ Jan 28 2009, 04:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=14415:date=Jan 28 2009, 04:34 PM:name=Ace)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Ace @ Jan 28 2009, 04:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=14413:date=Jan 28 2009, 05:29 PM:name=Clapp)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Clapp @ Jan 28 2009, 05:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=14402:date=Jan 28 2009, 03:01 PM:name=savant)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (savant @ Jan 28 2009, 03:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Kb, did you steal my post?
All I said was.
I think Pie will become a major league centerfielder. His bat does not at all play in left. He is going to require time to develop as a hitter in the bigs, the Cubs are not in a position to develop hitters at this time.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Right. It wasn't going to work here. If we had a World Series say in the last century or so, I might feel differently about these sort of moves. We need to win now. Pie wasn't going to help that this year, and odds are he wouldn't be next year either after rotting on our bench.
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I generally agree; though I think I would have preferred to have Pie on the bench over Gathright. That's just me.
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If we were paying a lot for Gathwright I would agree. But, I am afraid that a year of Pie getting limited ab's would have driven his value around the league down to nothing while he failed in a part time role.
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Pie wasn't going to get the ABs to make any difference at all for this team, so I really didn't see the point of having him rotting on the bench, pinch-running and being a defensive replacement. It isn't fair to him, and he deserved to get a shot somewhere else where he could get the PT to prove himself. I still don't anticipate we'll be missing him anytime soon, and besides Gathright knows his role and will do fine. He''s just a role player and that's all you need in a 4th/5th OF. Pie doesn't do well in limited play anyway, and he never will.
All I said was.
I think Pie will become a major league centerfielder. His bat does not at all play in left. He is going to require time to develop as a hitter in the bigs, the Cubs are not in a position to develop hitters at this time.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Right. It wasn't going to work here. If we had a World Series say in the last century or so, I might feel differently about these sort of moves. We need to win now. Pie wasn't going to help that this year, and odds are he wouldn't be next year either after rotting on our bench.
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I generally agree; though I think I would have preferred to have Pie on the bench over Gathright. That's just me.
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If we were paying a lot for Gathwright I would agree. But, I am afraid that a year of Pie getting limited ab's would have driven his value around the league down to nothing while he failed in a part time role.
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Pie wasn't going to get the ABs to make any difference at all for this team, so I really didn't see the point of having him rotting on the bench, pinch-running and being a defensive replacement. It isn't fair to him, and he deserved to get a shot somewhere else where he could get the PT to prove himself. I still don't anticipate we'll be missing him anytime soon, and besides Gathright knows his role and will do fine. He''s just a role player and that's all you need in a 4th/5th OF. Pie doesn't do well in limited play anyway, and he never will.