[USML Announce] Never fear Cubs fans

[Jeffrey Winick]

Well, Professor (and Brad Lee), I'll give you credit for being cute.  But you're wrong.


The Cubs didn't "trade" for anything and when they do it won't be for a reserve OF.  They spent $5.5 million on a guy that they are likely to turn into a bean that they can then trade for someone more interesting.  The best analogy is Paul Maholm who Theo turned into Arodys Vizcaino.  Remember that name.  He's going to be a good one (a front line starting pitcher, that is).  And as best I recall at about this time last year Brad Lee traded for a "useless bean"/"reserve outfielder" named Trout.  That seemed to work out pretty well.


And Doug, as bad as the Cubs were last year, by my account the only difference between the Sox and the Cubs is that the Cubs will have a higher draft pick.  Both teams were sitting in front of their televisions watching other teams in the playoffs.


That is all.


Jeff 



-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Klein <anrklein at gmail.com>
To: USML Announcements <announce at usml.net>
Sent: Tue, Nov 13, 2012 8:35 pm
Subject: Re: [USML Announce] Never fear Cubs fans


              Trading for useless beans before the weather heats up ... the Cubs    have become the Riptorns of the National League.  Sigh ...
    
    -Andy
    
    
On 11/13/12 2:16 PM, Brad Jansen wrote:
    
    
      
Doug: You know that new Cub braintrust will trade him by        mid-July for someone's top reserve OF prospect--if his arm lasts        until then...
      
 
      
I am still waiting for someone in this league to give me the        site address so I can get back to what I do my best: helping my        co-owners pick their keepers. I see that Yankees top prospect is        Mason Williams--don't I have that guy? Hey, am I getting        spammed? Anyone out there?
      
--Brad "Almost All In" Badfinger
        
      
      
On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 12:51 PM, Doug        Shabelman <Doug.Shabelman at burnsent.com>        wrote:
        
          
            
              
The Professor has more reason to                smile these days: his beloved Cubs only spent $5.5m                guaranteed money on ex-Twinkie Scott Baker (yes, the                recovering from arm surgery Scott Baker who missed all                of 2012) to shore up their pitching staff. 
              
 
              
Happy days on the north side!
              
 
              
 
              
 
              
 
              
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