Gabor's Revenge and Other Rumors

This was probably posted in the comments, but Bruce Levine on his blog also said that once the Heilman deal is finished - which will clear a spot on the 40-man roster - the Cubs will sign Gabor Paul II Bako on a one year, $750K contract.

The Cubs are also said to be weighing offers on Danny Noonan...err, Rich Hill, and looking at adding another bench player such as Juan Uribe that could cover 2B, SS, 3B and possibly 1B. The Cub seem determined to make it virtually impossible for Micah Hoffpauir to make the team out of camp.

And if this Peavy deal doesn't happen, the Cubs may try and sign Braden Looper or Randy Wolf, to try and make it virtually impossibe for Sean Marshall to break with the team. A good way to keep his service time down I suppose. Of course, I think odds are high Rich Harden will be doing the Mark Prior-spring-training-DL-trip around March 20th routine because he wasn't quite ready when spring training began.

Tags: 
Cubs rumors
Submitted by Rob G. on Wed, 01/28/2009 - 3:14pm
Return to Homepage

Comments

Submitted by Jace
on Wed, 01/28/2009 - 3:36pm

I would like to see them give Harden all the time he needs to come back as healthy as he is ever going to be. We need him to provide a boost toward the end of the season, into the playoffs. If he is not ready at the beginning of spring training, plug someone else in there for awhile...

Submitted by The E-Man
on Wed, 01/28/2009 - 3:39pm

Of course. So it will be like, "getting a new player at the deadline", right?

Submitted by Jace
on Wed, 01/28/2009 - 4:02pm

Exactly! We won't even need to make a trade! (ducks)

Submitted by Dr. aaron b
on Wed, 01/28/2009 - 3:48pm

Braden Looper and Randy Wolf?

Those are the perfect guys to help us win the Central Division...... in 2002

Submitted by Jackstraw
on Wed, 01/28/2009 - 3:53pm

Gabor's Revenge?

Isn't that what you get from drinking bad water in, like, Serbia?

Submitted by The E-Man
on Wed, 01/28/2009 - 3:55pm

Jason Marquis, career
4.55 4.39 96 1.425
Era lg era+ whip

Braden Looper, career
3.93 4.28 109 1.350

Umm..., I can think of a lot worse pitchers than Looper for a #5, Aaron B. Why are you thumbing your nose at him? What kind of Dr. are you?

Submitted by Wes
on Wed, 01/28/2009 - 4:04pm

I, for one, was stunned at the success Looper had when he switched to starting. That's a guy who hadn't started a game since A ball, and he was able to put 2 years together with 30 starts. Suprisingly durable. And even pretty effective for a back of the rotation guy, too.

Submitted by The E-Man
on Wed, 01/28/2009 - 4:09pm

Indeed. As I say, you can do a helluva lot worse.

Submitted by Dr. aaron b
on Wed, 01/28/2009 - 4:14pm

1. Because I want Peavy on this team

2. Dave Duncan ain't coming with Looper

3. He has had ERA's of 4.94 and 4.19 as a starter and has yet to pitch 200 ip

4. He strikes out less than 5 per 9.

5. It seems like a Jeromy Burnitz instead of Carlos Beltran type of move

Submitted by Rob G.
on Wed, 01/28/2009 - 4:05pm

Hendry is doing the same thing he's done the last 3 years...loading up on as many pitchers as possible, even though there doesn't seem to be room for all of them. Inevitably someone gets hurt in camp or shits their pants and it all magically works out.

A little part of me wants to see them move Vizcaino and have Heilman in the bullpen with Gregg and Marmol.

Submitted by The E-Man
on Wed, 01/28/2009 - 4:08pm

So, then, Wade Miller could could get a NRI to ST? (chuckles)

Submitted by crunch
on Wed, 01/28/2009 - 6:19pm

probably a high chance of heilman getting to start.

stamina...control over his change up (and missing OUT of the zone if he's gonna miss...a BIG problem of his)...that's the concerns, imo.

i like his stuff...great change, decent fastball(s).

Submitted by Chifan
on Wed, 01/28/2009 - 4:12pm

Why not put Heilman or Marshall in the 5th spot if you cant get Peavy and use any extra money we have to try to lure the O-dog to town? Is it just too logical?

Submitted by Pat Kane
on Wed, 01/28/2009 - 5:13pm

Who is the O dog?

Submitted by CPH2133
on Wed, 01/28/2009 - 5:16pm

Orlando Hudson?

Submitted by Hook
on Wed, 01/28/2009 - 4:25pm

I noticed among the few numbers unassigned to the Cubs players this Spring is #44. Jake Peavy wears #44 for the Padres. Coincidence? Maybe not.

Submitted by The Joe
on Wed, 01/28/2009 - 4:31pm

No, that's definitely a coincidence.

Submitted by Wes
on Wed, 01/28/2009 - 5:36pm

I laughed really hard at that.

Wes sent sound man-giggle.

Submitted by Chad
on Wed, 01/28/2009 - 5:49pm

gay

Submitted by The Joe
on Wed, 01/28/2009 - 6:17pm

Chad should know...

Submitted by Wes
on Wed, 01/28/2009 - 7:29pm

Takes one to know one.

OMG!!11 PWN3DASAURUS!!!!111ONE! ROFLCOPTER!

Submitted by Chad
on Wed, 01/28/2009 - 8:11pm

talk about 3/44.

Submitted by Cubster
on Wed, 01/28/2009 - 5:35pm

I noticed among the few numbers unassigned to the Cubs players this Spring is #44. Jake Peavy wears #44 for the Padres. Coincidence? Maybe not.
-------
No #44? Hendry's theme this offseason is to swap out Hank's and accumulate Aaron's.

Submitted by Dmac
on Wed, 01/28/2009 - 4:56pm

Boers and Bernstein this afternnon on WSCR were discussing a recent study called "pitcher abuse index for 2008" (sorry, can't find the link at the moment), and guess who was #1 and #2? Marmol and Heilman. Egads.

Submitted by Dr. aaron b
on Wed, 01/28/2009 - 4:59pm

They need to get Dusty Baker on the phone.
Ask him:

1. What is a Pitcher Abuse index?

2. How is it calculated

3. How do you manage with such knowledge at your disposal

4. What do you plan on changing as far as your managing style, now that we have PAI's?

Submitted by Rob G.
on Wed, 01/28/2009 - 5:12pm

http://www.marlinsnewballpark.com/renderings.php

Submitted by navigator
on Wed, 01/28/2009 - 5:28pm

I think they should go with this version of the stadium.
http://www.marlinsnewballpark.com/images/Miami-Bal...

Clean lines. None of those messy and unnecessary seat things.

Submitted by Rob G.
on Wed, 01/28/2009 - 8:44pm

personally I think it needs a horse or dog track going around the outside of it...

Submitted by crunch
on Wed, 01/28/2009 - 8:50pm

world's most fun group waterslide.

awesome.

Submitted by Old and Blue
on Wed, 01/28/2009 - 8:19pm

How are they gonna cram all those Marlins fans into that place?

Submitted by Chad
on Wed, 01/28/2009 - 8:34pm

Why? Does it only seat 75 people?

Submitted by The Joe
on Wed, 01/28/2009 - 6:19pm

I just realized I'll get to root for Cedeno here in Seattle. Wahoo! Interleague games will be a blast.

Submitted by crunch
on Wed, 01/28/2009 - 6:21pm

with jose lopez at 2nd i dunno wtf seattle wants with cedeno...still, from their end they're getting 2 cheap parts with upside even if the pitching part isn't as complete as heilman.

Submitted by The Joe
on Wed, 01/28/2009 - 6:25pm

The Mariners don't deal in intelligent planning. They just do stuff. There's good food at the ballpark, though.

Maybe they just wanted Olson and Cedeno came along for the ride. I hope I see him downtown someday.

Submitted by The E-Man
on Wed, 01/28/2009 - 6:31pm

Mariners food? Sushi? Espresso? Crabmeat? Not-dogs?

Submitted by The Joe
on Wed, 01/28/2009 - 6:36pm

I think there's sushi. Haven't had it. Fish, Chicken, (real) Hot Dogs, Nachos. Like regular ballpark stuff plus seafood.

Submitted by Chad
on Wed, 01/28/2009 - 7:04pm

They have sushi. I have a buddy who is a Mariners fan and is from Seattle. He confirmed this to be true as recently as this weekend.

Submitted by The E-Man
on Wed, 01/28/2009 - 7:17pm

IIRC, doesn't Dodger's Stadium have sushi? I found it odd my last visit to the lovely, yet grey and depressing Seattle (like Chi in the winter, except rain instead of snow/cold) that they have two large-capacity stadiums right next to each other. What's up with that? How did the County approve this? A nice football stadium right next to a baseball-only park.

Submitted by The Joe
on Wed, 01/28/2009 - 8:50pm

No idea. They were both here when I moved here. I haven't really thought about it.

Submitted by Chad
on Thu, 01/29/2009 - 1:19am

I have yet to see any sushi at Dodger's Stadium. Now if you can get it in the sky boxes, that doesn't count.

Submitted by ultrapeanut
on Thu, 01/29/2009 - 2:27am

This lefty fetish has gone too far.

X
You may login with either your assigned username or your e-mail address.
The password field is case sensitive.
Loading