The Official 2007 Chicago Cubs Thread

[kyleb]

What the [censored]. If that happened...

My god the Cubs will have sunk to a new low.

[kyleb]

hahahahah that is [censored] ridiculous

[uclabruinz]

This might be better then it appears.

Barrett in 211 AB: .256/.307/.427
Bowen in 82 AB: .268/.371/.439

Bowen is five years younger with more upside. Barrett has baggage.

[IlliniLou]

also got Kyle Burke,19 year old OF minor leaguer who was drafted 35th overall in the draft last year. apparently has an enormous power potential and ridiculous ceiling. there are conflicting reports about which team is receiving the cash considerations

[Your Mom]

how's Bowen's defense?

[kyleb]

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also got Kyle Burke,19 year old OF minor leaguer who was drafted 35th overall in the draft last year. apparently has an enormous power potential and ridiculous ceiling. there are conflicting reports about which team is receiving the cash considerations

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If this is the case, it's probably a good deal. I thought that it would be a patented Jim Hendry move where they get a worse player and a non-prospect for a quality bat in the lineup.

[TheRover]

hahahahhahah rob bowen SUCKS

Kyler Burke hit 209/313/294 in 163 ABs in 2006 in rookie ball
and is currently hitting 211/305/268 in low-A

those SLG%s aren't typos. BA ranked him 14th in SD's system before the season, though.



"this is jim hendry requesting permission to land-hurry we dont have enough fuel to lift my fat bloated carcass much longer"

/tilt

[kyleb]

alright never mind someone did the heavy lifting and confirmed my initial thoughts

that is [censored] embarassing sdghlkhnsldkhjsdjsdhnkdsklj

[uclabruinz]

WTF guys, losing Barrett, who cares? He was horrible for chemistry, horrific defensively, and overrated offensively. His average offensive ability did not make up for his other attributes. Good riddance, Michael.

[kyleb]

Ahhh Cubs fans...

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He was horrible for chemistry

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lol

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horrific defensively

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true but his bat more than made up for it

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overrated offensively.

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no.

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His average offensive ability did not make up for his other attributes.

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yes they did.