11-23-2009, 04:57 PM
<!--quoteo(post=69853:date=Nov 20 2009, 09:20 PM:name=Ace)-->QUOTE (Ace @ Nov 20 2009, 09:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=69852:date=Nov 20 2009, 10:15 PM:name=Scarey)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Scarey @ Nov 20 2009, 10:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Clapp has the right idea. If we're going for a starter, it should be a guy like Johnson. Halladay is great, but for the amount of quality years he's going to give the any team that trades for him, he's going to cost too much in terms of prospects.
I'm pretty sure Johnson would cost less in terms of prospects and would give the Cubs at least 7 years of quality pitching if he stays healthy and the Cubs actually hang on to him that long.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Eh. This particular iteration of the Cubs' window is the next two years. Halladay is probably the better move right now. In a couple years, it would be a guy like Johnson.
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Great point Ace...the real question is when is the window open, when will it shut, and is there some plan from Ricketts that will either open it wider or longer, are they ready to try and jump head first into the window, and hope it is open, and are they willing to risk the results if they go balls to the wall and dont get through this time (2 years).
I was talking to a friend this weekend who suggested gutting it like a fish, paying whatever they need to trade guys like Soriano, Z, etc. for top tier prospects, suck for four years, and go for it then... I said there is no way they do this. Not with new ownership wanting to win early to gain credibility.
So fellas - what's with this window? Open? How wide? For how long? What needs to be trimmed/added to fit through it? What's the downside if the Cubs get a face full of glass?
The good news is that this division will be no less winable next year than it was this year.
I'm pretty sure Johnson would cost less in terms of prospects and would give the Cubs at least 7 years of quality pitching if he stays healthy and the Cubs actually hang on to him that long.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Eh. This particular iteration of the Cubs' window is the next two years. Halladay is probably the better move right now. In a couple years, it would be a guy like Johnson.
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Great point Ace...the real question is when is the window open, when will it shut, and is there some plan from Ricketts that will either open it wider or longer, are they ready to try and jump head first into the window, and hope it is open, and are they willing to risk the results if they go balls to the wall and dont get through this time (2 years).
I was talking to a friend this weekend who suggested gutting it like a fish, paying whatever they need to trade guys like Soriano, Z, etc. for top tier prospects, suck for four years, and go for it then... I said there is no way they do this. Not with new ownership wanting to win early to gain credibility.
So fellas - what's with this window? Open? How wide? For how long? What needs to be trimmed/added to fit through it? What's the downside if the Cubs get a face full of glass?
The good news is that this division will be no less winable next year than it was this year.