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  • xavier mcdaniel
    xavier mcdaniel Somewhere in NYC Posts: 9,440
    Hopefully he's not one these clowns who takes forever to talk to the media. That being said I do like the trade for the Yankees from a potential perspective.
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  • PJ-Cubs
    PJ-Cubs Posts: 3,377
    xavier mcdaniel said:

    Hopefully he's not one these clowns who takes forever to talk to the media. That being said I do like the trade for the Yankees from a potential perspective.

    I think it will all depend on which Castro shows up in NY. If you get the one who played the first half of this season, you will not be happy. If you get the second half and playoff Castro, you got a good hitter.
  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,335
    PJ-Cubs said:

    xavier mcdaniel said:

    Hopefully he's not one these clowns who takes forever to talk to the media. That being said I do like the trade for the Yankees from a potential perspective.

    I think it will all depend on which Castro shows up in NY. If you get the one who played the first half of this season, you will not be happy. If you get the second half and playoff Castro, you got a good hitter.
    This^. Also, be prepared for average at best fielding and a below average base runner.
    He always seems like he's got something else on his mind during games and makes a lot of boneheaded plays.
    When his bat is hot, he can drive in a lot of runs!
  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
    SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,891
    mca47 said:

    PJ-Cubs said:

    xavier mcdaniel said:

    Hopefully he's not one these clowns who takes forever to talk to the media. That being said I do like the trade for the Yankees from a potential perspective.

    I think it will all depend on which Castro shows up in NY. If you get the one who played the first half of this season, you will not be happy. If you get the second half and playoff Castro, you got a good hitter.
    This^. Also, be prepared for average at best fielding and a below average base runner.
    He always seems like he's got something else on his mind during games and makes a lot of boneheaded plays.
    When his bat is hot, he can drive in a lot of runs!
    He did look very comfortable playing 2nd base the last half of last year. Right?
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  • pureoc
    pureoc Posts: 2,383
    Still a lot of talk linking Heyward to Cubs. For his asking price I wouldn't. Hope we are driving up cost for Cards. Id rather Soler cheap than Heyward over priced.
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  • DewieCox
    DewieCox Posts: 11,432
    I'm hoping Heyward signs with with SF and StL ends up with Cespedes or Davis. I'm all for the Cubs overpaying for him, but he fills a monster hole for them.

    Cards need a power threat and somebody to pair with Holliday for his last couple seasons. They've had enough base runners, but nobody to drive them in the last compel seasons.
  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,335
    SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

    mca47 said:

    PJ-Cubs said:

    xavier mcdaniel said:

    Hopefully he's not one these clowns who takes forever to talk to the media. That being said I do like the trade for the Yankees from a potential perspective.

    I think it will all depend on which Castro shows up in NY. If you get the one who played the first half of this season, you will not be happy. If you get the second half and playoff Castro, you got a good hitter.
    This^. Also, be prepared for average at best fielding and a below average base runner.
    He always seems like he's got something else on his mind during games and makes a lot of boneheaded plays.
    When his bat is hot, he can drive in a lot of runs!
    He did look very comfortable playing 2nd base the last half of last year. Right?
    I thought he looked way better at 2nd for sure!
  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
    SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,891
    mca47 said:

    SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

    mca47 said:

    PJ-Cubs said:

    xavier mcdaniel said:

    Hopefully he's not one these clowns who takes forever to talk to the media. That being said I do like the trade for the Yankees from a potential perspective.

    I think it will all depend on which Castro shows up in NY. If you get the one who played the first half of this season, you will not be happy. If you get the second half and playoff Castro, you got a good hitter.
    This^. Also, be prepared for average at best fielding and a below average base runner.
    He always seems like he's got something else on his mind during games and makes a lot of boneheaded plays.
    When his bat is hot, he can drive in a lot of runs!
    He did look very comfortable playing 2nd base the last half of last year. Right?
    I thought he looked way better at 2nd for sure!
    Bears need to go 2-2 for you to be a winner...

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  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,335
    SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

    mca47 said:

    SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

    mca47 said:

    PJ-Cubs said:

    xavier mcdaniel said:

    Hopefully he's not one these clowns who takes forever to talk to the media. That being said I do like the trade for the Yankees from a potential perspective.

    I think it will all depend on which Castro shows up in NY. If you get the one who played the first half of this season, you will not be happy. If you get the second half and playoff Castro, you got a good hitter.
    This^. Also, be prepared for average at best fielding and a below average base runner.
    He always seems like he's got something else on his mind during games and makes a lot of boneheaded plays.
    When his bat is hot, he can drive in a lot of runs!
    He did look very comfortable playing 2nd base the last half of last year. Right?
    I thought he looked way better at 2nd for sure!
    Bears need to go 2-2 for you to be a winner...

    Not gonna happen.

    Ha!
  • DewieCox
    DewieCox Posts: 11,432
    30+mil/year.....lol
  • pureoc
    pureoc Posts: 2,383
    ALL IN!!!!
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  • darwinstheory
    darwinstheory LaPorte, IN Posts: 7,377
    Yes! How many days til opening day? So excited I drove to the nearest Portillo's for a celebratory chicago dog!
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  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,491
    darwinstheory said:

    Yes! How many days til opening day? So excited I drove to the nearest Portillo's for a celebratory chicago dog!

    Have a chocolate cake shake for me!!
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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,029
    That's a phenomenal deal
  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,491
    DewieCox said:

    30+mil/year.....lol

    Assume you mean Heyward? It's actually $23m/year.
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  • davidtrios
    davidtrios Posts: 9,732
    12 hr 59 rbi average a year for the last two years...23m per?
  • pureoc
    pureoc Posts: 2,383
    davidtrios said:

    12 hr 59 rbi average a year for the last two years...23m per?

    We aren't paying him to hit hrs or get rbis. He will prob hit 1 or 2 along with zobrist. We just need him to get on base for rizzo, bryant and schwarber who we are paying to hit hrs and get rbis. 23 mil is prob a tad more than you'd want to spend but such is the going rate. Solid def outfielder and you stole him from your biggest rival. I'll take it.
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  • darwinstheory
    darwinstheory LaPorte, IN Posts: 7,377
    HesCalledDyer said:

    darwinstheory said:

    Yes! How many days til opening day? So excited I drove to the nearest Portillo's for a celebratory chicago dog!

    Have a chocolate cake shake for me!!
    No shake but I treated myself to a cake to go.
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  • DewieCox
    DewieCox Posts: 11,432
    edited December 2015
    HesCalledDyer said:

    DewieCox said:

    30+mil/year.....lol

    Assume you mean Heyward? It's actually $23m/year.
    I heard 6/$190....either way, would've been nice to have him, but the Cards need a real bat and an innings eater more than they need a guy like Heyward. If somebody was gonna overpay for him, it made the most sense for Chicago, for now.
    Post edited by DewieCox on
  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,491
    I like how everyone just looks at HR & RBI, but choose to ignore his OPB, 3 Gold Gloves, and 20 defensive runs saved per season.
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