Comments on: Brewers Fire; Cubs Answer

By: Bad Kermit

Bad Kermit — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:25:49 +0000

Someone actually bitched about losing Murton?

By: Bored Again

Bored Again — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:09:59 +0000

Great analysis of this deal BF! This is so freaking close to what I was explaining to my bro when he was bitchin about losing Murton and not seeing Gallagher’s potential. Yeah, Gallagher might one day be a stud, but we got to win now; not when Gallagher’s ready to be that stud. Or not.

Great deal Jim! I’m gonna buy you something!
Jim: A chainsaw?
Or a book. Something!

By: RV

RV — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:08:36 +0000

Trevor.

By: Andy

Andy — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:37:44 +0000

Guh.

By: Cap'n Obvious

Cap'n Obvious — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:22:23 +0000

I break it down like this. Harden for Gallagher…a huge Cub upside. Gaudin for Epat, Murton, and Donaldson would have been a fair deal for both teams. Murton and Epat were never going to be everyday Cubs, but will likely be every day A’s. The only guy you hate to lose is Gallagher. Harden is still young (26) and is definitely 1A if healthy. His 10+ k’s a game will be huge at Wrigley, as will both his and Gaudin’s sinker. Dempster and Lilly would have to be the best 3-4 punch in either league. Fatso made a solid deal…got the job done without parting with Samardizja, Vitters, Pie, or Marshall. Treat yourself to an extra kruller tomorrow Jimbo, you’ve earned it.

By: Aaron Smith

Aaron Smith — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:17:58 +0000

I wrote about this on my blog tonight as well. This is a great signing for the Cubs. The A’s got very little out of this deal!

http://hubpages.com/hub/Chicago-Cubs-get-Rich-Harden-from-the-As

By: TDubbs

TDubbs — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:15:22 +0000

You can still change it right? Do it. If you don’t, you’re an idiot.
And we’ll get to watch him start on Saturday. Together. Forever.

By: BigFlax

BigFlax — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:12:17 +0000

The good part of the deal, for me, is the Cubs gave up absolutely nothing they couldn’t part with in 2008. Murton can only play left and doesn’t hit for power; with the looming return of Soriano, he was completely expendable and wouldn’t have a position east of Iowa until 2015. Patterson never seemed to find favor with Piniella and wasn’t all that great anyway; good on Jim for being willing to trade away a second baseman, also. Donaldson is consistently ranked as a top two or three position player in a weak Cubs system, but he’s a catcher, and we’ve already got one for the next decade. And Gallagher, while potentially extremely talented, was in the bullpen at the moment and probably wouldn’t have started the rest of the year unless someone else got hurt. In other words, even if Harden’s plane crashes on the way to Chicago, this trade doesn’t make the Cubs worse in 2008 and potentially makes them much, much better. It might make them worse in 2010, but it was clearly a win-now move, as it should have been.

By: Bad Kermit

Bad Kermit — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:50:04 +0000

You’re just excited they got a dude named “Chad.” Gaudin doesn’t do anything for me, but he’s young, and even if he blows, who cares?

Also, I almost went with the headline “BONERTIME! Cubs Get Hard-On“

By: TDubbs

TDubbs — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:29:15 +0000

And I’ll say this too. Gaudin is nasty. He’s going to be really, really good for us in the bullpen. Real good. I should be a scout