Venting my Cubs frustration
I realize that the offseason is a very long one. A lot of times deals don't get done until February, and then even in March, teams realize what they have or don't have and get a lot of deals done. The Cubs signed Greg Maddux in February 2003 (or 2004, I think). However, I'm just not satisfied in what is happening or not happening for the Cubs right now.
The Cubs are reportedly close to signing Cliff Floyd to a (probably) one-year deal. They're doing so to give Matt Murton a platoon partner out in left field. I've stated this before, but apparently a valid opinion is not something the Cubs would want to listen to (see: Jason Marquis).
Murton hit .298 last season. He is a right-handed bat who's capable of hitting roughly 20 HR's, while still maintaining his batting average, and he's a pretty good situational hitter, especially with two outs and runners in scoring position. Also, in the field he's (probably) the worst defensive outfielder we have (assuming he hasn't improved this offseason), but that's almost always the case for the left fielder. Murton's arm is also what I would consider above average. Oh, I should also mention that Murton absolutely murders left-handed pitching. But here's the thing: not all pitchers are lefties! So he obviously hit everyone really well last season.
So let's platoon him. I'd rather not see what he can do when he gets the chance to play, say, 162 games. Or even 158. Nope.
I think we should bring in someone who hit all of .244 last season. .244! That's higher than .298, right? And also someone who has leg problems, and is in the twilight of his career. Just because our GM has been having a love affair with the idea of bringing him in for the past 8 years. Now is as good a time as any, right?
So, let's face it, we're probably going to have Cliff Floyd. But what about Jacque fucking Jones? Why do we still have him? We could have moved him at the trade deadline and we would all be incredibly happy (of course, that's assuming Hendry wanted to do his job, which at that time, he did not). But now we'll have to trade Jacque Jones.
With this, I'm entirely happy. Except no one wants him. His contract is a bargain for the kind of production he showed last year. I would love to see the Cubs trade him for anyone. A prospect who looks average and is three years away, Jay Gibbons, Jake Westbrook (the Indians almost definitely don't want Jones).
I'm still under the assumption that Piniella will field his lineups much the same way that Dusty Baker made his. Ignoring stats, hitting streaks, and talent, and just picking the veterans to play over the young guys. This could be wrong I suppose, but I'm going to believe that when I see it.
The Cubs are reportedly close to signing Cliff Floyd to a (probably) one-year deal. They're doing so to give Matt Murton a platoon partner out in left field. I've stated this before, but apparently a valid opinion is not something the Cubs would want to listen to (see: Jason Marquis).
Murton hit .298 last season. He is a right-handed bat who's capable of hitting roughly 20 HR's, while still maintaining his batting average, and he's a pretty good situational hitter, especially with two outs and runners in scoring position. Also, in the field he's (probably) the worst defensive outfielder we have (assuming he hasn't improved this offseason), but that's almost always the case for the left fielder. Murton's arm is also what I would consider above average. Oh, I should also mention that Murton absolutely murders left-handed pitching. But here's the thing: not all pitchers are lefties! So he obviously hit everyone really well last season.
So let's platoon him. I'd rather not see what he can do when he gets the chance to play, say, 162 games. Or even 158. Nope.
I think we should bring in someone who hit all of .244 last season. .244! That's higher than .298, right? And also someone who has leg problems, and is in the twilight of his career. Just because our GM has been having a love affair with the idea of bringing him in for the past 8 years. Now is as good a time as any, right?
So, let's face it, we're probably going to have Cliff Floyd. But what about Jacque fucking Jones? Why do we still have him? We could have moved him at the trade deadline and we would all be incredibly happy (of course, that's assuming Hendry wanted to do his job, which at that time, he did not). But now we'll have to trade Jacque Jones.
With this, I'm entirely happy. Except no one wants him. His contract is a bargain for the kind of production he showed last year. I would love to see the Cubs trade him for anyone. A prospect who looks average and is three years away, Jay Gibbons, Jake Westbrook (the Indians almost definitely don't want Jones).
I'm still under the assumption that Piniella will field his lineups much the same way that Dusty Baker made his. Ignoring stats, hitting streaks, and talent, and just picking the veterans to play over the young guys. This could be wrong I suppose, but I'm going to believe that when I see it.
Labels: Cliff Floyd, cubs, Matt Murton
posted by Jtrouble at 7:41 AM
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