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Yeah, ok! You don't even post in the Cubs forum, so leave.
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Yeah, ok! You don't even post in the Cubs forum, so leave.
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i'd like to have rizzo..you can definitely build a team around him..but i dont see him doing much in his first one or two years(other than defensively)...he's raw...and his batting and Ks tendencies dont help him imo
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I honestly don't mind him in a rebuild situation if the Cubs do their due dilligence (which by all reports they appear to be doing) to find a better option. If Fielder signs a 7 year+ deal, then I am okay with the Cubs not going that route. I would love to snag Rizzo or another near ready 1B that has upside, but if none make sense then I am okay with letting LaHair prove that he is not a AAAA player (that most likely he is). That said he appears to be plan F at this point which is a good thing.
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I'd rather sign Derrek Lee to a 1 year deal for 2012. Don't wanna watch a fulll season with LaHair at 1B and would rather have the cubs bring a fan favorite back.
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Do we actually know what the plan is? Right now the apparent plan is "rebuild" but nobody knows the details because the Chicago media is reporting nothing because the Chicago front office is leaking next to nothing.
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it often correlates with power...you power hit(whether it be HRs or doubles) with people on base...you get RBIs
but obviously you can have plenty of RBIs without power....
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what's the plan then?
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But since it is a pretty weak correlation by your own admission how useful is it to measure the relative power of players?
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Nationals Emerge as the favorite for Prince Fielder
Nationals “have emerged as the favorite” for Prince Fielder | HardballTalk
At this point I do not care and would like to see us get a young high potential 1st baseman that we can develop.
Nationals “have emerged as the favorite” for Prince Fielder | HardballTalk
At this point I do not care and would like to see us get a young high potential 1st baseman that we can develop.
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No, we don't know what the plan is. But Bryan LaHair isn't it lol. The only way I see LaHair starting is if we get Rizzo and start him in AAA. Or something of that nature.
I don't know.
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when did i admit it was weak?
i just said that you can have RBIs without power...that doesnt mean RBIs completely dont correlate without HRs and doubles
for someone like howard or rizzo who get more RBIs off of power hits...i dont think its a bad evaluater of on-base power
now i dont know much about the minor league players they played with...so that could change things
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You admit in that very post there are significant factors outside of the power of the player that affect the number of rbi a player has at the end of the season. That at the very least means it isn't a strong correlation between power and RBI.
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So if the Cubs don't acquire Fielder and don't trade for Rizzo, who would you have at 1B? Jeff Baker?
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of course there are other factors..that doesnt mean there isnt a correlation....there's a relationship between HRs,OPS, and RBI...that's all im saying
i wouldnt classify it as weak...it partly depends on the hitter that is being evaluated....i think there's weight in it for guys like rizzo and howard
the minor league players around them could certainly change things...i really doubt that howard and rizzo's minor league teams were significantly different in getting on base..but i could be wrong...but without power...a guy like howard or rizzo is going to get few RBIS period
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In that situation, LaHair. But I really really doubt that situation will occur. If it does, I see Theo getting someone else.
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I wish I had your clairvoyance because I don't really know what Theo is doing :lol:
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I am hoping that his (Thed Hoystein) answer isn't LaRoache if the Nats do indeed get Fielder.
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Waldo suggested Derrek Lee above and it sort of makes sense to do it to get a few more butts in seats.
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I would rather prove LaHair is a AAAA player than go that route, but that is just me.
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Yeah, I don't think I want to pay $8MM+ for a mascot.
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