The weather is nice again in Chicago, good time to sit in front of my PC reading the news and comments at Cubs Reporter.
News out of Philly on the Roberts saga
Sources say that Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts will be traded to the Cubs as soon as the Orioles decide which pitchers they want in return. . .(ht Andrew)
Real Neal adds this to Phil's comment
The ten players assigned to the “Outfield Group” for practice & instruction purposes are:
Tyler Colvin
Jake Fox
Kosuke Fukudome
Sam Fuld
Josh Kroeger
Matt Murton
Eric Patterson
Felix Pie
Alfonso Soriano
Andres Torres
No Ronny, Phil wonders if Muskat's report on Ronny working out in CF is unverified.
You should check out the rest of the comment, as an interesting theory on an Eric Patterson for Cody Ross swap is discussed.
Here's a look at some projections for Cody
SYSTEM AVG/OBP/SLG HR-RBI-R-SB PA (or AB)
Bill James 261/333/488 15-48-45-2 287 AB
CHONE 264/339/472 12-38-38-2 283
Marcel 273/343/481 13-50-44-3 328
PECOTA 271/350/495 14-43-41 302
Cairo 263/338/473 8-30-xx-1 206
ZiPS 255/330/457 15-48-49-2 326 AB
CBS 261/332/499 17-65-55-3 349 AB
That's an average 334/481/815 mOBP/mSLG/mOPS
He's Murton (363/459/822), with more pop and a lower OBP, and can play centerfield.
2 comments:
I'm liking the idea of Ross. More so than Byrd or Payton.
I've given up on the Brian Roberts stuff. My attention to meaningless trade rumors can be only had for so long. Apparently the length of time is about 2.5 months.
Also, the "insider" on Orioles Hangout claims that the odds of Roberts being traded to the Cubs aren't near what they were a month ago and also said (this was the most interesting to me) that the Cubs offer is almost laughable at this point.
I don't have much faith in these guys, but I hope he's right. If the offer is almost laughable then it probably means Marshall (no Gallagher), Fuld (no Pie/Colvin), etc.
If so, I have more faith in Hendry than I did a month ago.
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