It looks like another 100 years before the Cubs win another World Series. Cubs are a top 5 market team and if they believe they can win it with Zambrano and Lilly you got to be joking me. It is not fair the fans of Chicago have to sit back and watch a change of ownership while other teams are out trying to make their club better. Granted 300 million was added to the payroll last season, what did that prove? A first round loss against Arizona. We should atleast have been mentioned to make some noise for the guy. Oh well, I guess we'll just engrave the lovable losers isignia for the rest our lifes.
2007-12-02 09:37:26 · 12 answers · asked by William Z 4 in Sports ➔ Baseball
I read on cubs.com from Jim or Lou (I can't remember which) was pretty happy with our starters and don't be surprised if we don't have any changes come spring training...WTF!!! Do they think that Big Z can pitch every game? They were aware of the problem this fall when they had Ted and Carlos pitching on three days' rest. I'm glad that they agree we need a left handed power hitter but they are crazy if they don't see that we need another starter.
2007-12-02 14:28:46 · answer #1 · answered by JenEstes 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would like to see us go after him too, but quite frankly I don't think we have the players to match the Red Sox or Yankees offers. In Chicago, us fans have forever had a problem with overvaluing our prospects. Just because we think Eric Patterson might turn out to be good doesn't mean other organizations value him the same way. And then when it becomes obvious that our prospects don't match up, us fans try to think of a trade using our might miss prospects and some junk we don't want anymore thinking that the other team's GM is stupid and won't know that Ryan Dempster, Jason Marquis, and Eric Patterson for Santana is a completely lopsided trade, even if we throw in Ronny Cedeno to sweeten the deal. The only time a trade like that would work is for an immediate payroll dump. The Twins are in the position to trade him so they don't lose him to free agency for next year and get nothing but an end of the first round draft pick as compensation. If they were to trade him for another team's junk, then they might as well keep him for the final year of his contract and hope they are good enough to win their division and make a run in the playoffs.
2007-12-02 15:09:15 · answer #2 · answered by CubsWin 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you may, in a heartbeat, however the Twins would not. The Twins do not opt for past, Murton, and Dempster, they're finding for good youthful pitching possibilities to maintain their team aggressive until those gamers attain a point of value the place they are going to be traded besides.
2016-10-10 02:32:32 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Cubs dont have the prospects to get Santana, they have Pie thats all they have as far as chips
2007-12-02 16:20:11 · answer #4 · answered by Sky 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
shut up and quit whining. Cubs will do alright with Lou at the helm.
2007-12-02 09:47:32 · answer #5 · answered by kinky_scotty 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i live in minnesota and am a big twins fan. I will be pissed if we trade santana to anybody. Especailly the yankees.
2007-12-02 09:41:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
i know what you mean i have no clue why the cubs are not going after him i mean you are right we only have big z lilly and marquis with us we need more!!!
2007-12-02 09:41:39 · answer #7 · answered by Dawson 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It would be nice to have a great arm in Chicago, but $ is the issue.
2007-12-02 09:43:18 · answer #8 · answered by Jesse M 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
For some reason they have enough money i mean they could not pick up A-Rod might as well and pick him up
2007-12-02 10:47:23 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe it is because they knwo that they won't get him, so what is the point?
2007-12-02 13:53:40 · answer #10 · answered by staggmovie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋