Cubs agree with Japanese closer Kyuji Fujikawa

[ABE32]

Marmol is 30
Walks everyone
7 million a year

So the cubs get 2 years older but 2.5 million cheaper and a better pitcher...

How is this a bad thing?

Try Marmol at 9.5 million in 2013

[gaughan333]

that link to cubs den is from 2011

[Jilly Bohnson]

First post:

Lot's of familiar faces on here. Just stumbled on this site! Any idea what the Cubs are after in the Rule 5. I know they are picking 2nd.

I think until we hear otherwise you have to assume we're taking Josh Fields.

[CubRhetoric]

I think until we hear otherwise you have to assume we're taking Josh Fields.

He just signed a minor league contract with the phillies a week and a half ago? If we had any intrest in him we could have signed him. Am i missing something?

[DavidH]

He just signed a minor league contract with the phillies a week and a half ago? If we had any intrest in him we could have signed him. Am i missing something?

Wrong Josh Fields.


Josh Fields, rhp, Red Sox: Fields, 27, has battled control throughout his career, but in 2012 he improved his delivery, regained his velocity (up to 97 mph) and sharpened his power curveball. His Triple-A experience and newfound success (78-to-18 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 2012) make him a likely selection.

[ABE32]

He just signed a minor league contract with the phillies a week and a half ago? If we had any intrest in him we could have signed him. Am i missing something?

Different Player!

[CubRhetoric]

Ah ok thanks for clearing that up

[CC1]

http://www.chicagonow.com/cubs-den/2...s-may-look-at/

Great Thanks!

[ABE32]

that link to cubs den is from 2011

well that would make it the wrong link...I just posted the 2012 one earlier let me go and find it.

[ABE32]

Great Thanks!

This one is old I will find the new one and repost...sorry!

[CC1]

This one is old I will find the new one and repost...sorry!

Tease

[Jilly Bohnson]

Ah ok thanks for clearing that up

Yeah Josh Fields the pitcher really shouldn't be Rule V eligible. He's basically a guy like Beliveau or Cabrera. Ready to step into a major league bullpen right now, with a likely outcome of a quality setup man.

I expect the Astros to take one of the outfielders with a ceiling(I believe there's 3-4), and for us to take Fields.

[1908_Cubs]

Yeah Josh Fields the pitcher really shouldn't be Rule V eligible. He's basically a guy like Beliveau or Cabrera. Ready to step into a major league bullpen right now, with a likely outcome of a quality setup man.

I expect the Astros to take one of the outfielders with a ceiling(I believe there's 3-4), and for us to take Fields.

I could see us taking a long look at Conner Crumbliss (2b) as well, especially if we move Darwin Barney. He's right up there on the Theo/Hoyer mold. .257/.414/.391 line as an overage 25 at AA last year, but that's two years in a row he's put up .400 OBP's and his walk rate is absolutely ridiculous (120 walks in 120 games). Plays a reported "okay" defense as well.

He'd be certainly worth a flier if you think he can hit .250 in the majors, there's a real possibility he could put up a .350+ OBP making him fairly valuable.

[Jilly Bohnson]

I could see us taking a long look at Conner Crumbliss (2b) as well, especially if we move Darwin Barney. He's right up there on the Theo/Hoyer mold. .257/.414/.391 line as an overage 25 at AA last year, but that's two years in a row he's put up .400 OBP's and his walk rate is absolutely ridiculous (120 walks in 120 games). Plays a reported "okay" defense as well.

He'd be certainly worth a flier if you think he can hit .250 in the majors, there's a real possibility he could put up a .350+ OBP making him fairly valuable.

Don't know much about him but he makes sense. I'm assuming they'll go pitching though and Fields is easily the highest probability guy out there IMO.

[SenorGato]

I could see us taking a long look at Conner Crumbliss (2b) as well, especially if we move Darwin Barney. He's right up there on the Theo/Hoyer mold. .257/.414/.391 line as an overage 25 at AA last year, but that's two years in a row he's put up .400 OBP's and his walk rate is absolutely ridiculous (120 walks in 120 games). Plays a reported "okay" defense as well.

He'd be certainly worth a flier if you think he can hit .250 in the majors, there's a real possibility he could put up a .350+ OBP making him fairly valuable.

He can barely hit .250 in AA.