Felix Doubront traded to Cubs
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Maybe we go 8-1 now that we got rid of the OTHER poison (ala AJP)...
And then we take over the East.
And then we take over the East.
knucklecup said:
Barring a return to form, you have nothing to worry about. Unless you live across the street from Wrigley in which case the barrage of balls every 5th day pelting your windows will, indeed, suck. We have a guy throwing junk, who turned into a FB pitcher, headed to a park that punishes his kind.
Doubront was one of the toughest Red Sox to cheer for in my lifetime.
Dice-K ... Doubront. Two guys whose personal opinions of themselves were not based in reality.
My guess is that Felix disappears quicker than Manny Delcarmen.
Dice-K ... Doubront. Two guys whose personal opinions of themselves were not based in reality.
My guess is that Felix disappears quicker than Manny Delcarmen.
Haha. Somewhat hyperbolic. Jason Hammel was good for the Cubs this year and doesn't belong in the A's rotation, so I wonder what Doubront will do with the Cubs.
Theo has sold high to perfection, bought low to perfection and clearly sees value in AL starting pitchers getting a free out every time through the order.
I wouldn't at all be surprised to see this makeshift rotation of underperforming AL starters like Doubront, Straily, and Arrieta with Lester, Price, or Scherzer slotted in at the top, and Edwin Jackson who is a better player than he has shown in his Cubs career at the bottom, with budding, young, cheap offensive superstars peppered all across the diamond...
I expect this nights and weekend package to be pretty darn profitable in time.
Theo has sold high to perfection, bought low to perfection and clearly sees value in AL starting pitchers getting a free out every time through the order.
I wouldn't at all be surprised to see this makeshift rotation of underperforming AL starters like Doubront, Straily, and Arrieta with Lester, Price, or Scherzer slotted in at the top, and Edwin Jackson who is a better player than he has shown in his Cubs career at the bottom, with budding, young, cheap offensive superstars peppered all across the diamond...
I expect this nights and weekend package to be pretty darn profitable in time.
The Cubs have already placed Doubront on the disabled list:
http://www.rotoworld.com/player/mlb/4749/felix-doubront
http://www.rotoworld.com/player/mlb/4749/felix-doubront
Because "He sucks, he thinks he's better than he is, and he really needs to get his fucking head out of his ass and fix his shit" isn't a valid DL reason under the new CBA.
Hmm, Doubront might want to raise a stink over this. On the other hand, he can claim the calf strain was the cause of his abysmal final Fenway appearance.
Tim Britton @TimBritton 57s58 seconds ago
Red Sox received SS Marco Hernandez from the Cubs today as the PTBNL in the Doubront deal. Hernandez assigned to Portland.
Red Sox received SS Marco Hernandez from the Cubs today as the PTBNL in the Doubront deal. Hernandez assigned to Portland.
Good defensive SS (though the scouting reports make him sound somewhat short of Marrero, let alone Iglesias) who hit rookie league pitchers well, but has struggled in full-season ball (.667 OPS with a >20% K rate in A+ at 21 last year). Good speed on the bases.
It looks like his ceiling is Pedro Ciriaco II. But it's nice to have a little more organizational depth at SS, especially if the Sox are mulling using Marrero as a trade chip.
It looks like his ceiling is Pedro Ciriaco II. But it's nice to have a little more organizational depth at SS, especially if the Sox are mulling using Marrero as a trade chip.
Sounds similar to Raymel Flores the minor league SS the Sox included in the Wade Miley trade.Savin Hillbilly said:
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