09-01-2009, 08:19 AM
<!--quoteo(post=60903:date=Sep 1 2009, 05:27 AM:name=KBwsb)-->QUOTE (KBwsb @ Sep 1 2009, 05:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=60894:date=Aug 31 2009, 09:39 PM:name=Coldneck)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Coldneck @ Aug 31 2009, 09:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=60889:date=Aug 31 2009, 10:01 PM:name=Kid)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Kid @ Aug 31 2009, 10:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=60883:date=Aug 31 2009, 09:09 PM:name=Coldneck)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Coldneck @ Aug 31 2009, 09:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=60877:date=Aug 31 2009, 09:03 PM:name=Ace)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Ace @ Aug 31 2009, 09:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=60876:date=Aug 31 2009, 08:57 PM:name=Coldneck)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Coldneck @ Aug 31 2009, 08:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=60873:date=Aug 31 2009, 08:42 PM:name=Giff)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Giff @ Aug 31 2009, 08:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->According to Len and Bob, Hendry said before the game a total of 12 Cubs were claimed.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I'd bet my left and right nut that Bradley, Dempster, Soriano, and Zambrano weren't on that list of twelve.
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Although, I imagine Zambrano would get claimed.
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In this market I don't think any team would risk being on the hook for another 4 years at roughly $18M per year. In fact, if it did occur and Hendry didn't pull the trigger it should be a fireable offense.
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I'm really glad you're not a general manager.
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So let me get this straight. If Carlos Zambrano was a free agent, you think someone would sign him today to a 4 yr / $72M deal? Really? That is essentially what you are saying.
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Obviously he wouldn't.
But as a Cub fan, can you seriously say that you wouldn't want Zambrano on our staff next year? (Not talking as a budget director...just as a fan.)
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Yes, as a Cubs fan I can honestly say I don't want Zambrano on our team the next 4 seasons at 72 million. I would rather spend some of the money on a mentally competent pitching alternative (Halladay via trade or Josh Beckett) and the rest of it on someone who can adequately play 2B or SS like Orlando Hudson. This team is hamstrung by it's future salary commitments. I like Zambrano and would like him to be a Cub. He's just getting paid way to much for his production. That's why Hendry should have let him go if he was claimed, which I'm nearly positive he was not.
I'd bet my left and right nut that Bradley, Dempster, Soriano, and Zambrano weren't on that list of twelve.
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Although, I imagine Zambrano would get claimed.
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In this market I don't think any team would risk being on the hook for another 4 years at roughly $18M per year. In fact, if it did occur and Hendry didn't pull the trigger it should be a fireable offense.
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I'm really glad you're not a general manager.
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So let me get this straight. If Carlos Zambrano was a free agent, you think someone would sign him today to a 4 yr / $72M deal? Really? That is essentially what you are saying.
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Obviously he wouldn't.
But as a Cub fan, can you seriously say that you wouldn't want Zambrano on our staff next year? (Not talking as a budget director...just as a fan.)
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Yes, as a Cubs fan I can honestly say I don't want Zambrano on our team the next 4 seasons at 72 million. I would rather spend some of the money on a mentally competent pitching alternative (Halladay via trade or Josh Beckett) and the rest of it on someone who can adequately play 2B or SS like Orlando Hudson. This team is hamstrung by it's future salary commitments. I like Zambrano and would like him to be a Cub. He's just getting paid way to much for his production. That's why Hendry should have let him go if he was claimed, which I'm nearly positive he was not.