By: Brett
You’ll note that I said I wasn’t actually TAKING that position, just that it was there to be taken.
View ArticleBy: hansman1982
They have also been hampered by the money that Werth is owed. Last offseason they could have signed Beltran and received similar production with less risk. Hell, last year DeJesus was worth more in...
View ArticleBy: kmr1453
Just from reading some of the comments, many of you are saying, no, no, no to a Bourn signing for various reasons, but who do you want? Who would make you giddy if they got the CF job for the Chicago...
View ArticleBy: hansman1982
For me, not wanting to sign Bourn is more about that his wOBA indicates he is about as valuable as DeJesus but wants 3 times the money than anything else. What value that is there is tied to a really...
View ArticleBy: DocPeterWimsey
The Rickett’s have the money to go out and buy a championship team right now. One one hand, you can write that about most of the owners (or consortia of owners) for MLB teams. On the other hand, this...
View ArticleBy: Jed
I personally would take both Pagan and Hamilton before I’d take Bourn. With that being said, I still wouldn’t mind seeing Bourn in Cubbie blue for the right deal.
View ArticleBy: Rumor: Cubs Will Meet With Teams This Week to Discuss Alfonso Soriano |...
[...] the iron is hot on Soriano. Who knows? Maybe the Cubs are shopping Soriano aggressively because they’ve already got their sights set on a top free agent outfielder like Michael Bourn? Moving...
View ArticleBy: Lukewarm Stove: Angel Pagan Re-Signs With Giants – Implications? |...
[...] level they’ll be looking. They were not attached to Pagan (or B.J. Upton before him), but a rumor over the weekend saw the Cubs popping up as one of an undetermined number of teams intereste…....
View ArticleBy: Lukewarm Stove: Jackson, Wells, Soriano, Bourn, Marmol | Bleacher Nation...
[...] deal are increasing slightly. Recall, the Cubs were previously – albeit tenuously – connected to Bourn earlier this offseason. I’ve mentioned this before, and I may yet do a full write-up, but...
View ArticleBy: BD
Not worth the contract? Quite possible. But “dang near worthless?” Not so sure about that.
View ArticleBy: BD
Just curious- where did you get those WAR numbers? (I see 2.5 in 2011, and then 1 in 2012 on FanGraphs.)
View ArticleBy: kranzman54
Haha, I posted that and as soon as I did thought, “Man someone is gonna make the rediculous point that he pitched well in the postseason.” Really didn’t think it would be you, come on Brett! Granted he...
View ArticleBy: BD
Of course it’s a terrible contract. But the point is- when it comes down to it, who cares about the contracts if the team wins the World Series? That should be the ultimate goal, with getting value,...
View ArticleBy: hansman1982
Dang near worthless was a bit of hyperbole. So far he hasn’t been worth what he has been paid – $23M – it will be very interesting to see how much of his remaining $103M he earns.
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