Baron Posted December 10, 2015 Author Share Posted December 10, 2015 QUOTE (shipps @ Dec 9, 2015 -> 09:08 PM) Suuuuuurre. What does it matter a guy can play 7 positions?.....it happens all the god damn time.... If he does it poorly at age 35 for close to 60 million I dont see the point. Your paying for value he may have had years ago. Not now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank_Thomas Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 (edited) QUOTE (flavum @ Dec 9, 2015 -> 09:06 PM) Get Upton and Frazier and subtract Avi and LaRoche...I'm legit excited about this team for 2016. During Hahns last update earlier this evening he said they were talking and Jerry is the one who tends to be aggressive been trying to find the post but that makes you think they may indeed be working on something larger the fact that JR is even involved. And I doubt he'd be involved in Brett Lawrie discussions. Edited December 10, 2015 by Frank_Thomas35 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggins Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Probably Upton or CarGo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 I imagine Oakland fans are pissed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsoxhurt35 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 We open up the season at Oakland too. Should be cool to kick it off right away against the team that traded him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GGajewski18 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 QUOTE (flavum @ Dec 9, 2015 -> 09:06 PM) Get Upton and Frazier and subtract Avi and LaRoche...I'm legit excited about this team for 2016. Stop teasing me!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsoxhurt35 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 QUOTE (Heads22 @ Dec 9, 2015 -> 10:11 PM) I imagine Oakland fans are pissed. Jose Abreu said that on here. I bet they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asindc Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 QUOTE (Frank_Thomas35 @ Dec 9, 2015 -> 10:10 PM) During Hahns last update earlier this evening he said they were talking and Jerry is the one who tends to be aggressive been trying to find the post but that makes you think they may indeed be working on something larger the fact that JR is even involved. And I doubt he'd be involved in Brett Lawrie discussions. Please dude, punctuation! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmarComing25 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Low risk, potential high reward, even if he doesn't rebound it's an upgrade, exactly the types of moves we should be making right now. So happy we didn't give up Thompson or Engel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipps Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 QUOTE (Baron @ Dec 9, 2015 -> 09:10 PM) If he does it poorly at age 35 for close to 60 million I dont see the point. Your paying for value he may have had years ago. Not now. First, it's money the Cubs are paying him and its money that is theirs so who cares what the cost of they can pay it?Second, there is no gaurantee that he is going to have a significant drop off just because he will turn 35 next year. Especially a guy who has made a career off of being smart, dynamic, and mostly having success because he is versatile. Who has flourished under Maddon previously and has a whole lot to play for the next couple of years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooftop Shots Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 QUOTE (dayan024 @ Dec 9, 2015 -> 09:04 PM) @chuckgarfien White Sox would like to add a power bat in middle of the order. not a chance but would love to see Chris Davis behind Abreu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzfest Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Dec 9, 2015 -> 08:56 PM) No we couldn't have. A's had higher waiver priority. Could have traded for him before he was placed on waivers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank_Thomas Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 QUOTE (asindc @ Dec 9, 2015 -> 09:15 PM) Please dude, punctuation! Sorry, I was typing on my phone after having a few at the bar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Posted December 10, 2015 Author Share Posted December 10, 2015 QUOTE (shipps @ Dec 9, 2015 -> 09:15 PM) First, it's money the Cubs are paying him and its money that is theirs so who cares what the cost of they can pay it?Second, there is no gaurantee that he is going to have a significant drop off just because he will turn 35 next year. Especially a guy who has made a career off of being smart, dynamic, and mostly having success because he is versatile. Who has flourished under Maddon previously and has a whole lot to play for the next couple of years. He already had a significant drop off that's the point. It's not suggesting that it will happen. It already has. Just that it's going to get worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUSTgottaBELIEVE Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 https://www.instagram.com/p/_GCcBylsdw/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Chuckles getting all dramatic. https://twitter.com/ChuckGarfien/status/674790146613596160 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmmmmbeeer Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 This move obviously doesn't move us to contender status but it's a solid move at a low cost. 3b has been an achilles heel to this team for far too long...maybe we get lucky and Brett outperforms expectations...even if he stays about where he's been, it's an improvement to our lineup and to our defense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigHurt3515 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 QUOTE (flavum @ Dec 9, 2015 -> 09:19 PM) Chuckles getting all dramatic. https://twitter.com/ChuckGarfien/status/674790146613596160 I love it though. We need to add a power hitter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whtsoxfan Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 QUOTE (Baron @ Dec 9, 2015 -> 09:06 PM) Why does it matter that he can play 7 positions when he couldnt defend last year? His defensive value is actually projected to get worse next year. Just like the Cabrera discussion in the other thread. He can play across the infield except he does it poorly. Well congrats to the Mets for playing 18 million for that. Technically Brett(Baseball Reference) was better offensively and defensively Zobrist is a career .983 fielder, above avg in his entire career Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsoxhurt35 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Keep it coming! I want that bat tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 QUOTE (whtsoxfan @ Dec 10, 2015 -> 04:23 AM) Zobrist is a career .983 fielder, above avg in his entire career And his defense sucked last year. Him and Lawrie saw shocking drops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Shirts gonna go down tonight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Posted December 10, 2015 Author Share Posted December 10, 2015 QUOTE (whtsoxfan @ Dec 9, 2015 -> 09:23 PM) Zobrist is a career .983 fielder, above avg in his entire career Why dont you read what I've posted and get back to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Dec 10, 2015 -> 03:24 AM) Shirts gonna go down tonight? Doubtful unless it's a trade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmarComing25 Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Can't we just make a move without talking about the damn Cubs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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