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Generally you shouldn't judge a draft until about 6 years have passed. This one's pretty easy though, you can smell it coming. It's craptastic.

What will this mean for the Predato.... Oh never mind.

They had cash to burn (over $20M between Appier, Glaus, Percival) and know first-hand the problems that arise when you lack sufficient depth. 694946[/snapback] If only their was a better, younger option at CF available on the FA market.

I was going to post this, but I knew I would get ripped for being a Sosa hater and such. 695001[/snapback] I've got no problem with it... Let me dusty of the old sig. :cool

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sp...-cubs-headlines "I understand that they say they don't need me. They lie," he said. "Because, I understand that they want to move forward. I can understand that. But I don't think anybody can replace me. They can say whatever they want to say, but it's going to be hard to duplicate me." When he left that Oct. 3 game, one or more of Sosa's teammates destroyed his boom box. Asked about the incident yesterday, Sosa smiled and said, "When the man is not in the house, the chickens are jumping around." :whistle

Steroids dont give you +12 homers. 682277[/snapback] you're right, sometimes they're worth 30 or more http://www.baseball-reference.com/a/anderbr01.shtml

Cardinals Lost: Woody Williams, Edgar Renteria, Steve Kline, Tony Womack Added: Mark Mulder, Grudz, Eckstien Cubs Lost: Sammy Sosa, Moises Alou, Matt Clement Added: Jeromy Burnitz, Jerry Hairston Astros Lost: Carlos Beltran, Jeff Kent, Wade Miller Added: ......? I can't think of any Milwaukee Lost: Scott Podsednik, Craig Counsell, Kolb, Vizcaino Added: Carlos Lee, Damian Miller, Cincinati Lost: Barry Larkin,... ? I can't think of anyone else Added: Eric Milton Pirates: Lost: Jason Kendall Added: Matt Lawton This division is much weaker than it was last year...A division that the Cards feasted on for 100+ wins... Cards run away with it again this year... Houston will be lucky to crack the .500 mark... The Cubs lucky to break 85 wins... the final three all seem to be in perpetual state of rebuilding.

Caruthers -- http://thebaseballcube.com/profiles/CR/tbc5019.asp Fontenot -- http://thebaseballcube.com/profiles/FO/tbc5318.asp are among the minor leaguers being mentioned

1B: Rafael Palmiero (1st ballot), Fred McGriff (deserves it more than Thomas), Jim Thome (Maybe) 662558[/snapback] Palmero -- .289/.372/.517 -- 550+ HR's just under 3000 hits. 132 career OPS+, MVPs = 0, top 10 in MVP voting = 3, 3 GG. McGriff -- .284/.377/.509 -- 490+, 2500 hits, 134 career OPS+, O MVPs, 5 time top ten MVP, 5 time ASG. Thomas -- .308/.429/.567 -- 435+ HR 162 career OPS+(ranks 13th all time, 2nd active behind bonds) 2MVPS, 5 ASG, top ten in MVP 8 times. Thomas is unquestionably a better hitter than both.

Lets just say theres a rather easy way to circumvent the login process for most articles

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http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/news/mlb...s_mlb&fext=.jsp Houston television KRIV-TV, citing Major League Baseball sources, reported Thursday night the Astros and Roger Clemens were "very close to agreement" on a one-year contract that will make the seven-time Cy Young Award winner the highest-paid pitcher in history. According to the station, the Astros will give Clemens a guaranteed salary in excess of the previous record of the highest salary earned by a pitcher in a single season, $17.5 million last year by Pedro Martinez, then with the Boston Red Sox. The station also reported the agreement could be announced as soon as Friday.

I wonder the $ amount. Nice signing NAtionals 659944[/snapback] 2.9M

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