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this is the dumbest things i have seen in a while, an owner begging for money and goes out and spends 10 million for ONE year rental player in a non contending season, wow, what a way to try to appease the fans. so dumb.
another bad signing by hendry.
another bad signing by hendry.
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it also makes me happy though, the sox wont get him, as i have been stating for weeks now that i did not want him.
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Only good thing that comes out of this is that its 1 year. Im curious if they can sign RP or SP now that they gave him 10 mil...i thought they only had 10 mil to spend....CHW one name i keep hearing if Paulie dont sign is D-Lee
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that is who alot of us want. it would definetly mean that adam dunn wont use a glove when you have d lees defense.
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Yes, they overpaid him. But that's what he was asking for and wouldn't bring it down. It isn't a dumb signing part from the money, and I actually agree with CO that is average will go up, his BABIP will be higher. He plays stellar defense, and it is a 1 year deal. You are complaining just to complain.
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$10 million is way too much for a one-year rental. I'm fine with signing Pena as a stop-gap until next year, but that's a rather steep price tag for someone who could very well suck ass.
Eh, whatever. It's a Cubs tradition.
Eh, whatever. It's a Cubs tradition.
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I'm not mad. I was, but I decided it's fine. Look at the deals out there and this is not a bad deal. Pena is better then Berkman and Berkman got 8M. Pena will hit the hr, drive in runs and his average won't be too bad (.250-.270) and I can live with that. Also, he was dealing with injury all of last year. I expect a bounce back year. But, I think there has to be a trade for Kosuke now to cut budget. Because that contract was more than I expected.
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waldo, I'm already writing the blog post. 
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waldo, I'm already writing the blog post.
OK, cool.
I just hope they still pull off the Davis trade.
O'Day in the back-end of the rotation, Pena at 1B and Davis back-up 1B doesn't look too bad.
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O'Day would be a reliever, and apparently they aren't really shopping Gorz, but have gotten calls.
Done
http://jnet.ismywebsite.com/2010/12/cubs-sign-pena/
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The Tigers reportedly offered Armando Galarraga for Gorzelanny.
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I'm also kinda surprise the Cubs beat out the Nats for Pena.
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LaRoche wanted to be a Nat, so ya. And before anyone says Hendry made a bad deal, remember that they had to bribe him down to just 1 year and he's a Scott Boras client.
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If it is a 1 year contract, that's why it is 10M. So if it is, it's a win win for both sides. But there are reports that say 1 year and some that say 2 years. I guess we just wait and see.
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The 2 year with 3rd year option reports were from yesterday. Muskat said 1 year, 10 Mil.
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I'm good w/ this deal. I wanted LaRoche, but he did not want Chicago. To me, this move also signals somebody is on their way out. So, there that is.
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I hope they trade somebody.
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makes no sense unless the Cubs think they can win the World Series.
