Khalil Greene A Possibility For Jays?

I have to say that I was certainly one of those people who was disappointed when the Cubs didn't aggressively pursue Green in the off-season. I am quite happy they didn't now...the man can't get on base. He's basically Juan Uribe from a couple of years ago, great defense and above average power but really a 7-hole hitter that isn't going to contribute significantly to a playoff roster. I don't see why anyone would want his services unless his OBP improves.

I will echo pretty much everything CubsFan84 just had to say.

Theriot is proving to be more valuable, at least so far. I think Lou needs to give Cedeno more time at SS though...so we don't have a reoccurence of what happened at the end of last year with the riot. Its not like Cedeno hasn't proven he can handle at least part time duties, thats for sure.

Adun, I agree. I was pretty critical of Cedeno early on, but so far he has proven me completely wrong. He seems to have figured things out this year and is putting his great talent to use. I'm more than happy to eat crow if he keeps this up! I'm wondering now if he might be good enough to move to SS with Theriot moving to 2b as the future DP combo. This would make DeRosa that valuable subersub we need. Right now though, it's hard to take DeRosa out though, he's been pretty solid again. One things for certain, I'm not interested in any Cubs acquistion of Khalil Greene right now. The Cubs are solid and deep as far as middle infield is concerned.

Crunchy was it you talking about how Angel Pagan was a pretty stupid player and would be frustrating to watch after a while?

I only ask because if it was indeed you, you were spot on. He was good for a week or so, but he really isn't very smart on the field and is a terrible fielder, with a below average stick and not much plate discipline. It is funny because I spent a while trying to convince my fellow met fans of exactly what you said, they were ready to give him Alou's job. Sorry for the randomness.

nrmax88,
Crunch and I have both said that in the past. He was a lot like Ronny Cedeno has been before this year. He has a ton of tools, but is just dumb baseball IQ wise...makes stupid plays, doesn't hit cutoff men etc. Talented guy, but not a smart one.

nrmax, yeah I do remember posting about Pagan when Mets fans got a little excited about him. He's capable of looking like an all-star for short bursts but most of the time he's frustrating both because of stupid play and because you know that he's wasting a lot of natural athletic ability. I think Mets fans have had long enough to see both sides of Pagan!

Greene's average would go up in the American League. The Padres should be able to find a good replacement at shortstop. They should package Greene and Giles, and let the young guys get in there.

The Padres are lacking Testosterone, a trade of Greene or a firing of Bud Black is in order.

There was a 1 1/2 week period in the offseason when I thought the Cubs going after Greene was good. Then I came to my senses. I did this before the season started. It is easy to bust a guy when he is down. I looked at the overall package he brings and felt he is not an upgrade. In fact, I went the other way on Greene. Again, before the season started. Now, if only Rich Hill would have posted the 15 wins and very good WHIP along with those wins like I thought he would would, I would call myself BRILLIANT.