Joey G to Iowa?

[ColoradoCub]

Hmmmm, seems to me that we had a guy on our roster that could play the OF, 2B, 3B and cost a hair more than Freel. I think this pretty much kills Ruby's theory that the Bradley signing was dependent upon DeRosa being traded. If we blow $800k on Gathright when he refuses his assignment and then wind up acquiring Freel at $3.3m, it pretty much negates the monetary effect of the DeRosa trade, and in this light, makes it look like a collosally stupid trade.

[savant]

Joey does not have six years of service time, so if he refuses his assignment he walks away from the remainder of his 800k salary.

[ColoradoCub]

<!--quoteo(post=36427:date=May 8 2009, 01:46 PM:name=savant)-->QUOTE (savant @ May 8 2009, 01:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Joey does not have six years of service time, so if he refuses his assignment he walks away from the remainder of his 800k salary.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Ok, so he accepts it and we're still stuck paying him $800k to be in AAA. On a related note: Gathright's waivers expired, apparently unclaimed. No word on official move for Wells' spot.

[Brock]

A dumb signing from day one.

[Clapp]

Freel is a Cub!

[Clapp]

Freel will report tomorrow and be activated then. Gathright to the O's.

[rok]

Sign me up for Freel. I was never a huge fan of his, but I have a feeling he can be another Reed-type character for the team with a little more versatility. And the main difference between DeRo and Freel, aside from power and speed, is that Freel won't bitch about playing time.

[rok]

Boy am I slow.

[Butcher]

Hilarious.

So, instead of one dude making $5M, we now have two dudes making $2M (Miles) and $3.3M (Freel) who do the same thing as the one dude, but not as well.

[rok]

<!--quoteo(post=36455:date=May 8 2009, 04:12 PM:name=Butcher)-->QUOTE (Butcher @ May 8 2009, 04:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Hilarious.

So, instead of one dude making $5M, we now have two dudes making $2M (Miles) and $3.3M (Freel) who do the same thing as the one dude, but not as well.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
And we still don't have a real SS on our roster.

[cigar]

This should diminish Miles role by quite
a bit though shouldn't it?

[Baron]

Wait, people are upset about this? Really??

[rok]

<!--quoteo(post=36458:date=May 8 2009, 04:20 PM:name=stevestonescigar)-->QUOTE (stevestonescigar @ May 8 2009, 04:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->This should diminish Miles role by quite
a bit though shouldn't it?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Yeah, it should relegate him to just the occasional start at 2B against LHs, but I guess he could still spell Theriot from time to time.

I wish we never signed him.

[Butcher]

<!--quoteo(post=36459:date=May 8 2009, 04:21 PM:name=Baron)-->QUOTE (Baron @ May 8 2009, 04:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Wait, people are upset about this? Really??<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
It isn't a bad thing -- but it does accentuate the ridiculousness of the DeRosa trade.

[rok]

<!--quoteo(post=36459:date=May 8 2009, 04:21 PM:name=Baron)-->QUOTE (Baron @ May 8 2009, 04:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Wait, people are upset about this? Really??<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Who said anything about being mad? It just makes some of the offseason moves look a little less than stellar, that's all.