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Boras seeking a 5 year-contract, so he won't sign for a WHILE!
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Boras seeking a 5 year-contract, so he won't sign for a WHILE!
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Fielder was seen at a bar singing Go Cubs Go.
Damn, that is the awful sound I heard here in Milwaukee.
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dude you couldnt even spell your name for the longest time. where do you get off trying to shit on people?
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i really just want you to finally be pulled in past that event horizon. may we never hear from you again.
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1) Anthony Rizzo, 1B, Grade B+: Nobody should panic about 128 at-bats. Although he's not going to hit .300 in the majors, Rizzo should provide plenty of power and walks and I think he'll make the needed adjustments. Maximum outcome: Ryan Howard. Worst-case: Chris Davis.
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It is certainly possible that Anthony Rizzo could put up Howard like numbers, but the idea that he can do it immediately or he is guaranateed to have the ability to put up Howard numbers is a stretch.
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I should have put ^^^^^^ referring to what i was saying in the beginning of the post without repeating myself again.
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omfg go away with your fucking dumb ass posts. ****!!!!
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exactly...i dont think the kid has the tools howard does..howard was an absolute monster in the minors(i think rizzo is a good defender though)
he's going to have some growing pains in the majors..he already has...he seems to play like he's a ryan howard though, lotta Ks and a low BA
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Agreed. Just for clarification, I said can... not would lol. Howard is his ceiling, not his floor.
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Given the context it appeared as if you were stating that was his floor.
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Dang bro, you mad? lol. Enlighten me as to how this post is a dumb ass post. I mean, I guess that John Sickels is an idiot just like me huh? DERP
Agreed, he is going to have some growing pains, which is particularly why I like the move for the Cubs. This year would give him time to grow and as he becomes better the team would be better. When he would be starting to become good, so would the team.
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Howard was also 21 when he first started playing pro ball compared to 17 for Rizzo. Rizzo put up a line in AAA at 21 that was very similar to Howard's age 24 season (split between AA-AAA). Their career's in the minors also put up pretty similar numbers (.299 career batting average to .296, .540 SLG to .516, .936 OPS to .880 OPS) and given the fact that Rizzo was doing that four years younger than Howard is pretty impressive.
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meh fair enough
howard had better power numbers(in terms of HR and RBI)
i think rizzo is a bit more raw..ryan howard was older..and thats partly why he was more MLB ready
they have similar tendencies..but i think howard is definitely a ceiling here
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Howard had more homeruns but he also played more games in the minors up to that point. There isn't much of gap in the amount of power these guys have statistically.
And RBI are as much a measure of who hits in front of you as it is of your abilities.
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if you say so....again i think the difference is that rizzo is still more raw...i just dont see him as a guy who's going to hit 40 HR..and i doubt he'll get close in his first one or two seasons
true on rbis but it also shows your ability to hit when players are on base
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Okay...that was a fun read :lol:
If you guys need to call each other dumbasses and shit, please move it to the flame thread.
As for the Fielder situation...I think it'd make sense for the Brewers to just sign Carlos Pena for cheaper and let the Nats (don't really care if legitimate or not) try to sign him. Cubs could use the draft pick and they don't have a desperate need for Fielder given the apparent direction of the franchise.
Trades also don't have to revolve around Anthony Rizzo. Probably should prepare for Bryan LaHair at 1B *shudder* :lol:
If you guys need to call each other dumbasses and shit, please move it to the flame thread.
As for the Fielder situation...I think it'd make sense for the Brewers to just sign Carlos Pena for cheaper and let the Nats (don't really care if legitimate or not) try to sign him. Cubs could use the draft pick and they don't have a desperate need for Fielder given the apparent direction of the franchise.
Trades also don't have to revolve around Anthony Rizzo. Probably should prepare for Bryan LaHair at 1B *shudder* :lol:
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Which has nothing to do with power, as you had said.
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Doubtful. Theo has a plan. Bryan LaHair isn't apart of the plan. At least in a starting sense.
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