08-21-2009, 07:33 PM
Just to clarify, I don't want to do my proposed half rebuild. It's just fun to look into things like that.
However, I would be against Gracie's plan as well. The Cubs need to stop signing the big time free agents at least for now and start relying on the minor league system to crank out some winners. Next year they are going to have some good young relievers that will be ready for the big leagues and I do NOT want to see them spend any more money on Remlinger/Hawkins/Eyre/Howry type guys.
I'm looking at this team to compete again next year. I don't want to rebuild and the Cubs are not in a good position to rebuild anyway.
The team I would really like to see them put out there would look more like this:
C: Geovany Soto
1B Derrek Lee
2B Ryan Theriot
SS: Marco Scutaro
3B Aramis Ramirez
LF: Alfonso Soriano
CF: Kosuke Fukudome
RF: Milton Bradley
SP1: Carlos Zambrano
SP2: Ted Lilly
SP3: Ryan Dempster
SP4: Randy Wells
SP5: Tom Gorzelanny
Bench:
Koyie Hill
Mike Fontenot
Brad Snyder
Andres Blanco
Jake Fox
Bullpen:
Justin Berg
Blake Parker
John Gaub
Angel Guzman
Sean Marshall
Jeff Stevens
Carlos Marmol
However, I would be against Gracie's plan as well. The Cubs need to stop signing the big time free agents at least for now and start relying on the minor league system to crank out some winners. Next year they are going to have some good young relievers that will be ready for the big leagues and I do NOT want to see them spend any more money on Remlinger/Hawkins/Eyre/Howry type guys.
I'm looking at this team to compete again next year. I don't want to rebuild and the Cubs are not in a good position to rebuild anyway.
The team I would really like to see them put out there would look more like this:
C: Geovany Soto
1B Derrek Lee
2B Ryan Theriot
SS: Marco Scutaro
3B Aramis Ramirez
LF: Alfonso Soriano
CF: Kosuke Fukudome
RF: Milton Bradley
SP1: Carlos Zambrano
SP2: Ted Lilly
SP3: Ryan Dempster
SP4: Randy Wells
SP5: Tom Gorzelanny
Bench:
Koyie Hill
Mike Fontenot
Brad Snyder
Andres Blanco
Jake Fox
Bullpen:
Justin Berg
Blake Parker
John Gaub
Angel Guzman
Sean Marshall
Jeff Stevens
Carlos Marmol