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2012 Cubs Payroll
Updated on 3-12-2012 Pitchers DOB B/T Ht Wt 2012 2013 2014 Jeff Beliveau 1/17/87 L-L 6'1" 190 Alberto Cabrera 10/25/88 R-R 6'4" 210 Lendy Castillo 4/8/89 R-R 6'1" 170 Casey Coleman 7/3/87 L-R 6'0" 185 Gerardo Concepcion 2/29/92 L-L 6'2" 3.6 0.6 0.6 Manny Corpas 12-3-82 R-R …
Ron Santo and the HOF
Today marks the one-year anniversary of Ron Santo’s death. I don’t know what else there is to say about Ron Santo’s Hall of Fame chances that hasn’t already been said. Last year, mb21 wrote these two articles about Santo’s career and how he stacks up with other third basemen in the HOF. Ron Santo’s Hall of Fame CareerHall of Fame …
Ron Santo and the HOF
Today marks the one-year anniversary of Ron Santo’s death. I don’t know what else there is to say about Ron Santo’s Hall of Fame chances that hasn’t already been said. Last year, mb21 wrote these two articles about Santo’s career and how he stacks up with other third basemen in the HOF. Ron Santo’s Hall of Fame CareerHall of Fame …
Another shitty Cubs season in review: Jeff Baker
Midway through the 2009 season the Cubs acquired Jeff Baker from the Rockies in exchange for Al Alburquerque. Alburquerque striked out a lot of batters, but walked more than his fair share. He was 23 at the time and at best appeared to be a middle reliever. The Cubs acquired someone with potential who at the very least would be …
Chris Bosio to be Cubs pitching coach
Per Carrie Muskat, Chris Bosio will be the Cubs new pitching coach. The official announcement will be next week. Bosio pitched with the Mariners and Brewers, no-hitting the Red Sox in 1993. He retired in 1998 and has largely worked in pitching instruction since. He worked with the Mariners minor league organization as a pitching coach after retirement, and later …
Chris Bosio to be Cubs pitching coach
Per Carrie Muskat, Chris Bosio will be the Cubs new pitching coach. The official announcement will be next week. Bosio pitched with the Mariners and Brewers, no-hitting the Red Sox in 1993. He retired in 1998 and has largely worked in pitching instruction since. He worked with the Mariners minor league organization as a pitching coach after retirement, and later …
How much is Pujols worth?
There’s a very big image attached below. I think it mostly explains itself. I apologize for the poor formatting, but I didn’t care too much to make it that neat. The image contains numerous ways to estimate 7, 8 and 9 year contracts for Albert Pujols. I stuck with a -.5 WAR aging curve. I began with 5.5 WAR, increased …
Linear Weights Primer
Here’s a great introduction to Linear Weights that is worth reading.
Getting to Know: David DeJesus
Name: David DeJesus Position: Right Field Batting Order Position: 1st? 2nd? Bats/Throws: Left/Left Opening Day Age: 32 Uniform Number: Well, 9 (KC) is currently taken by Blake DeWitt and 12 (Oakland) is Alfonso Soriano. Maybe 12 will free up soon? Is David DeJesus on Twitter?: Yes he is. Go ahead and give him a follow at @spideysabeast12. UPDATE: Looks like …