Odds & Ends: Crosby, Vizcaino, Andruw

I think andruw jones will always be dispised by Dodger fans.

Granted that, i think it was good for him to somewhat apologize in that article.

However, if he hasnt the worse dodger pick up probably ever, the dodgers most likely would never gone after manny.

so in a way it was a good/bad thing jones was horrible because it brought Manny to LA.

either way ill still boo him whenever i see him.

Ugh! Class at 3... gonna miss the chat.

I don't see Andruw giving the money back, though . . . .

Have people actually continued to call this guy Ynao? Hasn't it been proven that this guys last name is spelled I-N-O-A..?

And I think it'll be interesting to see how this guy stacks up with some of the other elite latin pitchers of his time, guys like King Felix, Neftali Feliz, Julio Teheran, etc.

And if the Cubbies could land Crosby just for Vizcaino, I think that could be a worthwhile deal.

He'd give the Cubs a better backup SS/3B option than Aaron Miles, and the Cubs have the arms (Gaudin, Guzman, Hart, Shark, etc.) to easily replace Vizcaino.

There's still some upside in Crosby, and the Cubs will be in very serious trouble if Ramirez is out for any extended period of time.

I'm pretty sure its actually Ynoa. That's the way I've seen it spelled for the past few months and that's how they're spelling it on the official Oakland page over at MLB.com

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090309&content_id=3954508&vkey=news_oak&fext=.jsp&c_id=oak&partnerId=rss_oak

interesting link hammel-
Guy sounds like a total beast, I like the inadvertent comedy on the page where it says Ynoa chose the A's over the New York team... because of their better pitcher development record {citation needed}

Ynoa, if that's really the correct spelling, did choose the A's over more money because of their track record of developing pitchers. If that's how Oakland spells his name, I'm assuming that's correct.

And as a Cubs fan, let me say this: GIVE UP ON PEAVY.

He's just not coming to Chicago. Not now, and not soon. The Cubs don't have the talent or payroll to land Peavy, and there are no indications that will change.

"He's just not coming to Chicago. Not now, and not soon. The Cubs don't have the talent or payroll to land Peavy, and there are no indications that will change." Posted by: scribbletone

scribbletone, I have to take you to task here. You just joined a list of people who made stupid comments about something they absolutely had no way of knowing. Basically, instead of telling us that the trade isn't going to go through based on some important, intimate knowledge that apparently only you seem to have, go tell Hendry and Towers. Go tell both teams ownership and direct them to have their general managers stop wasting time on it. Tell the Cubs that they don't have the money to complete the deal and tell San Diego that the Cubs don't have the talent they want.

You know, there's no talk about a Cubs/Peavy trade right now, and I could care less whether it gets revived or not. I do know, however, that if it gets revived it will be because the Cubs do have talent that San Diego could use and the Cubs would be able to fit Peavy into their payroll. In fact the reason why they were talking in the first place was because both those things were true.

Sorry, I just get sick and tired of people telling us things that they can't possibly know. You gave us your opinion as if it were the voice of God. Instead of issuing bold proclamations just stick with some humble commentary. Or go to the future and verify your claims before you make them. Whichever....

/off soapbox

Does Ryan Freel for Luis Vizcaino make some sense?

Posted by: RoyalsRetro | March 10, 2009 at 03:31 PM

Yeah it does since it would be pretty much a bad money for bad money swap and more importantly Freel could backup 3B and just about anywhere. I've heard the Orioles were going to platoon him and Pie, but I'm sure they could find someone else. Although I've heard Pie has looked dreadful in spring training so far but it is spring training.

Can Crosby play 3b? If so.. I'd say do it if the A's were interested.

A Cub lineup with Miles in place of Ramirez is substantially worse. Ramirez is an elite all around player and Miles doesn't come close in a single offensive aspect of the game.

I in no way believe Ramirez will get hurt, but it's always a possibility and this team is too good to be sunk by losing A-Ram. Miles sucks. I exagerrated in saying they'd be in serious trouble, but the fact is that Ramirez would be a monster loss to that offense. Bradley is a wild card, we don't know what Fontenot, Lee, Fukudome, and Theriot will really offer. Soriano and Soto are the only two guys that you know will be good. I'd feel better if the eighth guy is NOT Aaron Miles at third if Ramirez were to get hurt.

They can still win without Ramirez, but this team simply oughta have a better 3B option than Miles

and one more thing...

Seeing how you cut and pasted it the way you did. You purposely did that so it would look like I said it so you could be a big tough guy and yell and a white sox fan. If you scroll back through this post it's obvious since there the way you pasted it never appears before you did it that way.

Here was my logic in the cubs getting Crosby if they can.

i've actually been on record on this website saying the cubs will win their division and havn't once tried to bash them. Here was my thinking though...
If they get a guy like Crosby, maybe they can rest Ramirez more often if they have a competent backup 3B. I don't know if you've noticed,but the cubs seem to have a problem with those things called the playoffs...you know the thing your team hasn't won in 101 years now.

Pretty sad when a white sox fan knows more about the cubs then a cubs fan does.Until I make you look stupid again. Have a nice evening

chisox- good stuff. I appreciate your comments and I agree with you in full except about the Peavy thing. Getting Crosby for Viscaino is a steal. Crosby has been hurt and that is why he hasn't been putting up good numbers. Both contracts come off the books after this year so it'd be a wash for both teams. Can we just not talk about Peavy anymore? It isn't up to anyone on this website or to anyone outside of Hendry and Towers. The Cubs had the peices Towers wanted they just didn't pull the trigger, so if they revisit it, it could get done. Not saying it's a good idea because I don't feel it is, but if there is one thing a baseball fan should know, anything can happen at anytime.