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QUOTE (Marty34 @ Mar 23, 2014 -> 05:20 PM)
You can lose that way, or you can lose rebuilding, but some how losing and rebuilding (not spending money) is a victory to some.

 

Marty. Seriously. Don't pretend like you think rebuilding is about the present and not the future.

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QUOTE (Marty34 @ Mar 23, 2014 -> 07:16 PM)
His .350 OBP is closer to his true talent than his .312.

That is NOT what I asked. I asked what he would do if called up right now. You can't even answer the question spelled out 100% clearly because then you can't b**** about Dunn.

 

And if his long-term ability is .350 OBP in the big leagues I'll acutally be seriously impressed. Because his OBP in A and AA ball is .349 and .353 overall; keeping up your A ball numbers is usually a big jump.

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QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Mar 23, 2014 -> 06:25 PM)
Right. Because Jose Abreu is 27 and they're paying him $10m/yr, which is very much not 32+ and $15-25m like I just said.

Yes, but you still said even if he couldn't play, blowing $60 million wasn't a big deal.if Hamilton lives up to half his contract, if you are consistent, it won't be that big of a deal,and worth the gamble signing him.

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QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Mar 23, 2014 -> 06:26 PM)
Marty. Seriously. Don't pretend like you think rebuilding is about the present and not the future.

 

You prefer losing and not spending money to losing and spending money. I don't see the difference.

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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 23, 2014 -> 06:31 PM)
That is NOT what I asked. I asked what he would do if called up right now. You can't even answer the question spelled out 100% clearly because then you can't b**** about Dunn.

 

And if his long-term ability is .350 OBP in the big leagues I'll acutally be seriously impressed. Because his OBP in A and AA ball is .349 and .353 overall; keeping up your A ball numbers is usually a big jump.

 

.330 obp, right now today if he gets 300 AB's.

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QUOTE (Marty34 @ Mar 23, 2014 -> 05:34 PM)
What is the difference?

You don't seem to grasp the basic concept that the money available for payroll is not endless. Yes, Reinsdorf is rich, but he didn't get that way by signing huge checks for bad investments.

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QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Mar 23, 2014 -> 05:31 PM)
Yes, but you still said even if he couldn't play, blowing $60 million wasn't a big deal.

 

Yes, $10m per year wasted is 33% less painful than $15m, and 60% less painful than $25m.

 

And, given his youth, a busted Abreu is likely to be less useless than a busted Santana (who would ruin entire games by himself) or busted Hamilton (who would likely not even play because he'd be injured).

 

Not sure why you think there's no difference. I would rather pay a bust like a league average player than I would pay him like a superstar.

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The way I'm understanding him is it's either go for younger prospects and trade Sale or go for ML ready spects and drop big money.

 

It's not a dreadful view on his part IMO, but the fact of the matter is they DID try to spend big on Tanaka and McCann, and they did spend big on Abreu...After missing out on those guys you can make the argument that the other guys were just not worth it. So now, I don't see any problem in waiting till next year, when they'll have even more money, to spend on actual impact players.

 

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QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Mar 23, 2014 -> 06:40 PM)
You don't seem to grasp the basic concept that the money available for payroll is not endless. Yes, Reinsdorf is rich, but he didn't get that way by signing huge checks for bad investments.

 

One World Series title in 30 years, 15 postseason wins. By all accounts a great guy to work for though.

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QUOTE (scs787 @ Mar 23, 2014 -> 06:48 PM)
The way I'm understanding him is it's either go for younger prospects and trade Sale or go for ML ready spects and drop big money.

 

It's not a dreadful view on his part IMO, but the fact of the matter is they DID try to spend big on Tanaka and McCann, and they did spend big on Abreu...After missing out on those guys you can make the argument that the other guys were just not worth it. So now, I don't see any problem in waiting till next year, when they'll have even more money, to spend on actual impact players.

 

This ownership has publicly tried for 30 years now, but they always come back to taking half-measures for the problems they have.

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QUOTE (Marty34 @ Mar 23, 2014 -> 06:54 PM)
This ownership has publicly tried for 30 years now, but they always come back to taking half-measures for the problems they have.

 

Wouldn't signing Santana after missing out on Tanaka be taking half-measures? I know you'll say he's better than Paulino, but he does offer an intriguing upside if Coop can get him to harness his stuff. It's entirely possibly that Coop thinks Paulino could be better than Santana. If that's the case it makes sense to see what you have in him while also seeing how guys like Beck and Bassit develop.

 

 

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QUOTE (scs787 @ Mar 23, 2014 -> 07:16 PM)
Wouldn't signing Santana after missing out on Tanaka be taking half-measures? I know you'll say he's better than Paulino, but he does offer an intriguing upside if Coop can get him to harness his stuff. It's entirely possibly that Coop thinks Paulino could be better than Santana. If that's the case it makes sense to see what you have in him while also seeing how guys like Beck and Bassit develop.

 

It is signing Carlos Boozer after missing out on Lebron. Not only is it a half measure, it is a half measure that could cripple what the franchise wants to do in the future.

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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 23, 2014 -> 07:39 PM)
It is signing Carlos Boozer after missing out on Lebron. Not only is it a half measure, it is a half measure that could cripple what the franchise wants to do in the future.

 

There's no salary cap in MLB, but other than that small fact you are all over it.

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QUOTE (Marty34 @ Mar 23, 2014 -> 06:41 PM)
There's no salary cap in MLB, but other than that small fact you are all over it.

You seem to believe we can sustain a $220M payroll with our current revenue streams. Just admit this and we can all save a lot of time here.

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