Coco Still Possibility For Cubs, White Sox

I would say NO because I am a big Pie fan and if we get Coco, would that mean Pie is gone? I want to see an awesome outfield of Soriano, Pie, Fukudome!!!

No way are they moving Pie, regardless of any Cocoa Crisp acquisition. Crisp would be the fourth outfielder we're looking for who can cover all three outfield spot. He'd probably get a few starts in CF against lefties since he can switch hit but I don't see him taking MUCH playing time away from Pie, especially if/when Pie starts hitting. Send them Marquis if he's going to be a baby and some cash to equal out the salary differential, perhaps? I don't think sending them Marquis AND a propspect is neccessary. If we can also pull the trigger on the Roberts deal, we'd be looking to have some pretty solid depth on the bench.

I just don't think they move him. Piniella seems to have a hard on for him and he plays great D. If he plays anything like he did the first ST game, we've got a solid contributor offensively as well.

Would the Padres be in on this in any way? All the talk about wanting another outfielder, they seem like a decent fit. If I'm not mistaken, Towers and Theo have been somewhat friendly. Hooking up on the Mirabelli (which was awful) and the David Wells deal.

Cubbies2008 - weren't you the person who was saying something in the other thread about sending Marquis over in the Roberts deal? And NOW you're putting Coco Crisp as leadoff hitter over Brian Roberts?? AND bunching all the left handed hitters at the top of the order??

Stop it. Just...stop that.

Bighats -

what do you say we bat Soto lead off while we're at it, and put Lee and Soriano at the 7-8 spots so that we can get production from the bottom or the lineup.

I don't think the Pads could stomach Cintron as a fulltime SS; and I think they can get an OF without giving up Greene. (And I'm not sure I can stomach both Lieber and Marshall in the rotation.)

Lets see, the Red Sox present 1-5 is : Beckett, DiceK, Lester, Wakefield, Bucholz. Why in the heck would they want Marquis?? Reality break cubs fans, they wouldnt. Even in the event of injury they are better off with Tavarez who was adequate as a starter for them.

Face it the only way Marquis is off the cubs is if 1) the cubs eat AT LEAST half of his contract AND 2) expect very little in return. The fact that the RedSox are bringing in Colon and now Freddy Garcia should say what Theo thinks of Marquis. He would get absolutely torched in the AL East.

Yeah, good point, forlife. I had heard before that the BoSox wanted an innings eater and weren't especially thrilled about throwing their rookies into the fire, so to speak. But with Colon signed to a minor league deal and now the possibility of Freddy Garcia (HAVE they signed him? Haven't heard; I'll go check after this post) I suppose Marquis doesn't quite fit in.

Slightly off-topic but Soriano just broke his finger?? I read he's out 3-5 days? Huh?

The report was that they are in talks with Garcia as it has been previously been reported that Garcia probably wouldnt be back until June anyways. Just my gut feeling, but I think Theo would prefer to trade Crisp for a prospect or two as opposed to just looking for a "one contract for another contract" type of deal. Especially when Marquis will in essence be looking at the same scenario in Boston....a 6th starter.

Crisp and Lugo, don't need anything back. Have fun with em.

Yeah, go to the Red Sox page, I dont know if it is still up but in their Notes section the Headline was TAVAREZ TO COMPETE FOR 5TH SPOT. Article very clear that Tavarez and Bucholz will both be competing for the 5th starter. Clearly, I cant see how Bucholz losses this battle, but they do wanna watch his inning count and keep it around 190. Again Tavarez not a great option, but hes already on the team, was their during their run last year, and a cheaper option that Marquis. I think by the end of spring training, Theo will be approached with better proposals for Crisp than that goof Marquis.

If I'm the Twins, do I really want Crisp? I mean, they seem to have fallen so far behind Cleveland and Detroit, is it worth it to give up a body and pay his salary? Is Crisp going to make any difference to their chances? I doubt it. Play Gomez and see what he can do and try to build a team for next year to compete.
As for the Cubs, Pie provides equal defense with a better arm. And I'd take the chance that he can duplicate Crisp's .317 OBP and .330 OBP of the past 2 years. Really, what is this guy worth?
And it makes me laugh to read Boston fans trying to play up Colon - who the pitching poor White Sox rejected -- and Garcia. Let's see how their post-injury 80 mph fastballs play in that mighty AL East. Let's see if they can even combine to pitch 150 innings. You can slam Marquis all you want, but he'll give you 200 innings and he'll keep you in the game. The Cubs won more of his starts than any other starter, including Zambrano and Lilly. And it allows you to keep Tavarez in your bullpen and keep that strong. But I'm still not saying the Cubs should trade for Crisp. I think we'll be fine with Pie's speed, defense and arm - and we should have enough hitting around him to make up the difference. Not that Crisp adds much hitting or OBP anyway. If Boston wants to keep him, they can deal with his unhappiness on the bench.

But that being said,
The Cubs should focus on Roberts. Hopefully, McPhail's constipation problems when making deals subside before opening day.

Know of anywhere you can find a highlight of Gomez gunning down Pedroia? I missed it but I always appreciate a great defensive play.

It is interesting that the report said the subject was broached by the Red Sox. They must have targeted the Cubs, so there must be something that they want.

Agreed. Unless they wanted to take Marquis and his contract back, Crisp makes no sense. If he isn't happy in Boston as a 4th outfielder, why would he be with the Cubs?

Not a bad proposal, Bosox7796. Although she may never recapture the success of her youth, we'd acquire a solid dependable veteran in Drew Barrymore but I believe that Jimmy Fallon has been playing out of position. I believe he's got a lot of potential for a Late Show style hosting gig. I could see this deal getting done.