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12-06-04, 02:02 PM
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MLB: Cubs set to sign walker, garciapara
anybody have any opinions on garciapara? i think he has the potential to be a superstar again, and from what i hear the cubs are set to sign him to a one year deal at about $8mil or so a year. at that price i think the cubs could be sitting on a gold mine of value with him. walker also played GREAT off the bench last year, and with the starting job could be a real impact...especially with that lefty bat.
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12-06-04, 03:51 PM
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Anything the Cubs do seems to turn out wrong.
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12-06-04, 04:49 PM
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I'd be surprised if Nomar returns to his superstar form. A lot of people don't realize how serious his wrist injury was in 2001, no one in the history of baseball had ever come back from that type of injury, and it sapped a lot of his bat speed, which is why hes a .300+ hitter now instead of a .350+ hitter. I think it does say something when a year ago you were looking for a 4 year $60 million contract, and now he seems willing to take the 1/8 deal the Cubs are offering.
And if Walker is the starting second baseman next year I just hope for Cubs fans' sakes that there aren't many ground ball hit on the left side of the infield.
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12-06-04, 07:44 PM
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He played well with the Cubs last year when he played. The reason he isn't getting the big bucks is because he hasn't proven he can stay healthy. If he has a good year this year which i think he will he will cash in. I think Renteria would be a better fit with the Cub in my opinion.
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12-06-04, 08:29 PM
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He played well yes, but Nomar playing well is not the same as Nomar playing well 3-4 years ago. Back then Nomar playing well was worth $15+ mil, he was a top 5 defensive shortstop and one of the toughest outs in the game. Now Nomar playing well is maybe a $10+ mil player at best. His defense has been in subtle decline, and may take a dive if he doesn't come back completely recovered from his achilles injury, that can be an injury whose effects never leave you. Add that with the fact that he is now a .300/.360/.500 hitter instead of a .350/.420/.600, and you have a guy that is no longer worth what he once was.
Up until last spring Nomar was still going after the big bucks, now that hes hit the market hes realizing no one is gonna be getting $15 mil, Beltran might not even get that, nevermind a SS on the wrong side of 30. Don't get me wrong, Nomar is still a great player, and a top all around shortstop, but he is no longer the superstar caliber player that he once was.
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12-06-04, 10:02 PM
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i believe that the only thing that is dictating the noamr deal is his injury history, not his performance history at all. it is to the best interests of both nomar and whatever team signs him to make it a one year deal, very similar to the deal that pudge signed with the marlins two years ago.
if he performs well, and stays healthy for the year, i wouldnt be at all surprised to see him get a 3 year/30 million deal. his problem is that he signed a long term deal with the sox before the market peaked, and now that he is a free agent again the market has been depressed. i think that if he can remain healthy, which is a big if, he will return to become one of the elite shortstops in the league. even after the wrist injury he showed in 02 and 03 (except for the slump at the end of 03), that he could hit for both average and power with the best shortstops in the game. |
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12-07-04, 07:46 PM
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I like Nomar at that price. If he has a year where he plays without injury he'll probably be the second best SS in team history. I like Walker too. Wish he would've played more last year, but hey, FUCK LAST YEAR.
I'm super skeptical about Dusty and where he's taking this team. Hopefully they can get rid of that cheating, useless, fuckwad in RF so I don't have to cheer for someone I hate. Looking forward to another baseball season. |
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12-08-04, 01:24 AM
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Grudz will be missed. He hit over 300 for the time he was with the Cubs. Also remember that we traded the drunken coke head Hundley for him. Too bad he is injury proned. I think Walker will do well as long as we have a sure fielding veteran on the bench for late game situations.
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