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QUOTE (Ranger @ Feb 21, 2010 -> 02:29 PM) Right. Like I said earlier, the "decline" is misleading. It's like saying Pujols was on the decline from 2003 to 2005 because his OBP went from 1.106 to 1.072 to 1.039. Technically, that's a decline. But, obviously, it's really not. Wouldn't a lot of people here like to have Curtis Granderson? Well, he's also been on an OPS "decline" the last 3 seasons (and actually, it's been a much more serious decline than what Rios has had) but I wouldn't consider him to be a player that's getting worse. I'd be glad to have him. Melky Cabrera had a similar 3-year downward trend, but that doesn't mean bigger picture issues. For somebody that just turned 29 three days ago, I consider 2009 to be anomalous, and the 3 years before that are not even a problem for me because they were still good years. I keep hearing that the Tigers were smart to trade Granderson because he had already peaked. The guy's still in his prime, what are they even talking about? Just because he had one bad season doesn't mean he's done for. The Tigers look really stupid right now since they gave $15 million this season to Valverde and Damon instead of shelling out maybe $10 million to Jackson and Granderson, two younger and better players.

QUOTE (WilliamTell @ Feb 21, 2010 -> 01:58 PM) They traded it to Phoenix in 2004 I think. Isiah Thomas traded for Stephon Marbury. Then the Suns sent it to Utah in a Tom Gugliotta trade. So a trade in 2004 had a draft pick from 2010? That's just weird.

QUOTE (chunk23 @ Feb 20, 2010 -> 06:29 PM) Rios has been on the decline the past few years, and Quentin has been hurt every year. I would call hoping for both of those to reverse as counting on lucky breaks. Rios had his best season in 2008, not in terms of home runs or anything, but he stole 32 bases, hit nearly 50 doubles, and played great defense in center field when Vernon Wells got hurt. He was worth 5.6 WAR in 2008, which was good enough for 3rd among all CF behind Beltran and Sizemore. The perception that Rios has been in decline ever since 2007 is flat out wrong. He was actually progressing until last season.

With all this heart warming stuff coming out, we shoulda given Jones a team option for 2011. xD

Nice game for the Bulls today.

QUOTE (ScottyDo @ Feb 20, 2010 -> 09:08 PM) Yeah but he lost like 30 lbs, that just takes the fun out of it. Isn't Randy Williams fat? He'd be fun to mock. Williams is far from fat

We're going to need him to do well now that we missed out on Damon.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Feb 20, 2010 -> 03:04 PM) Here's the argument for Beckham being better than Utley, Pedroia, and Kinsler. It's the RBI's. Utley is already 30, so while he'll keep playing at a high level, it won't be for more than around 4-5 years. He's the only one of the three that would have RBI totals toward what's expected from Gordon, who will end up batting at 3rd, while Kinsler and Pedroia will probably be batting 1st and 2nd. If Alexei becomes a good #2 hitter, or a D2 and Mitchell combo takes that spot in front of Gordon, he'll have an RBI feast. Also, Gordon hit a majority of his HR's on the road, and once he adapts to our HR-friendly park, it wouldn't be out of the question for him to average 25-30 HR's. It's amazing how overrated RBI is.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 20, 2010 -> 12:29 PM) Astros extend GM Ed Wade through 2010. How do people like Wade have a job...?

QUOTE (flavum @ Feb 20, 2010 -> 02:12 PM) Pierzynski thinks Damon is a no-go. http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/...g-with-sox.html Not surprising.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Feb 20, 2010 -> 01:55 PM) Well, Utley is 31 already, so I can see them thinking maybe he will decline during the second half of the decade... Yeah, that's true. But I feel that Utley is so much better than Beckham, Kinsler, and Pedroia, that if he continues his type of production for around 4 more years, he should probably be on the list.

Wow, they really do love Gordon Beckham. They picked him over Kinsler, Pedroia, and Utley though? Hmm...

Boras is a crazy man. A very greedy and crazy one.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Feb 19, 2010 -> 04:21 PM) Ugh. My sister-in-law went to the same law school as Boras, apparently the Cubs paid for his education since he suffered a career ending injury in their farm system. Darn Cubs. If I'm Kenny, I go to the Padres and get a deal done for AGon now. Going into the season with this big a hole is idiocy. The Cubs are to blame for everything, it's official. I bet we all wish that Boras failed all his classes in that law school now. Baseball would be so much better without him.

QUOTE (fathom @ Feb 19, 2010 -> 04:11 PM) Blalock's still out there, but with being a Boras client, I can't see that happening. Definitely not after what just happened.

QUOTE (beck72 @ Feb 19, 2010 -> 04:07 PM) It's also Kenny probably having enough of the Boras B.S. where everything turns into a soap opera. There is the possibility of Damon accepting a sox deal. But on the sox terms, not Boras'. The "new" demands by Boras shows he's a jag trying to screw teams out of every dollar, if Det. never offered a 2nd yr and the $7 mill. has a lot of deffered cash. The amount of misinformation--outright lies--coming from Boras has to drive teams crazy. Boras has no morals whatsoever, the guy's like the African warlord of agents. This thing has been so damn messy that nobody's right anymore. None of us know anything.

Kenny Williams NEVER talks about this kind of stuff openly, especially when the player isn't even signed yet.

Scott motherf***ing Boras and his stupid ass tactics. Ugh.

This is like Money Ball, except it's a TV show and our front office is nowhere as near as interesting as the A's front office... On a second thought, it really depends on what you mean by interesting.

QUOTE (scenario @ Feb 19, 2010 -> 01:47 PM) At 15 posts per page we're in the middle of page 97. Yup, let's hope this deal is done by the 100th page, it doesn't even matter who he signs with any more. Let's just move the f*** on.

http://gameinformer.com/blogs/editors/b/gi...f-mlb-2k10.aspx Gameplay video for 2K10 is out, looks pretty damn good.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Feb 19, 2010 -> 02:05 AM) It's just unbelievable enough to be believable. Yup. You know, we can all make this guy famous right now. Post this up on MLBTR and see how they make this out to be. xD

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Feb 19, 2010 -> 01:09 AM) The Sox are going to the NFL. This is why we drafted Mitchell. And Josh Fields a while back? Joe Borchard too huh? lol

QUOTE (Whitewashed in '05 @ Feb 18, 2010 -> 10:52 PM) I just picture Lilly slamming his mitt on the mound. Actually... that would be a cool gif... That's been done before actually. Not sure where I saw it though.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Feb 19, 2010 -> 12:58 AM) He did do a good job hitting home runs and drawing walks last season. But that was almost entirely early on, as he had a .643 OPS after the All Star Game, and although I'm not a big batting average guy, he hasn't hit above .222 since 2006. I just think he's done, but I hope i'm wrong (even if Damon signs with the Sox.) He got hurt. If Jones can stay healthy and produce anything close to what he did before the ASB, then this team doesn't need Damon. But we all know the chances of that happening are pretty slim, I'd say 10-15%.