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Mr. Littlejeans
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Who do you bench, if anyone? Is it better to get him max. AB's in AAA?
boubucarow
Footballguy
He has no defensive position. He would have to play a poor 1st or left and there is no room on the team for him. The best situation for him is a switch to the AL to open up some DH possibilities.
Bobcat10
Footballguy
Wrigley
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Bobcat10
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boubucarow
Footballguy
I wonder if the Cubs are trying to audition him in a trade for a more useful part. Having said that, he should be valuable as a DH and PH versus lefties over the next couple weeks.
boubucarow
Footballguy
He was taking grounders there and the Cubs might experiment with it. But by all accounts, he is a well below average fielder at any position so 1B and LF are his only options longterm. Scales went down because they needed a backup SS (Blanco) with Miles on the DL. With the infield covered by Blanco, Pinella went for the extra bat. If Freel is on the DL, Scales will be back and will see time at 2b/3b.
Statorama
Footballguy
Tough break for Scales getting the flu over the last few days. Homered tonight, so maybe he's over it.
dparker713
Footballguy
You can be sent up and down an unlimited number of times in an individual season and it only counts as 1 option for the player. Not that it matters much, guy is 30.
Hoss_Cartwright
Footballguy
Interesting article after spring training
Jake Fox Kind of Hates the Cubs
March 26, 2009 by Ace · 7 Comments
Filed under: Analysis and Commentary, Chicago Cubs News
Fresh on the heels of yet another scorching Spring Training performance, only to be met with yet another year not making the big league club, Jake Fox was bound to be a little bummed out.
Well, given that guys will never overtly say they’re pissed, I think we can tell that Jake Fox is pretty angry with the Cubs.
“Everybody’s been on me about the defense,” Fox said before getting sent out. “I’ve got time to work on that. Here’s the way I feel about it: I know I can play at this level. I know I’m a big-league baseball player. At this point, it’s about finding a good fit for me - where I can fit in, where I can play.
“If the Cubs don’t feel like I fit into their plan, maybe another team down the road I can fit in for them. It’s just a matter of finding a place to play. Right now, that’s why I’ve been working so hard trying to learn other positions.” Daily Herald.
The message is clear: either let me play, or trade me. Oh, and I’m kind of pissed about it.
“I don’t know what’s going on because I know there are some teams that have been trying to get me at some point,” Fox said. “Maybe they’re not making a good enough offer. I can’t worry about that. If they (the Cubs) don’t feel I can fit for them, hopefully Jim has enough courtesy to move me on to somebody that can use me.”
Fox, of course, goes on to profess his love for the Cubs, but his feelings are obviously hurt. And he wants his shot.
“At times, it’s been frustrating just because you know you can play at this level,” he said. “It just feels like you’ve been biding your time waiting for an opportunity. Unfortunately, this team has a lot of pressure on it to win, and they don’t have a lot of room for error.
“That’s why they don’t take the risk on young guys a lot of time. It’s nothing against the young guys. It’s not anything against the old guys. It’s just the way it is. You’ve got to understand that and know that it’s going to take a little bit longer here to break in than it would in other places. I don’t have a problem with that.”
Once again, Fox is saying it without saying it: play me, or trade me. And make it snappy.
Jake Fox Kind of Hates the Cubs
March 26, 2009 by Ace · 7 Comments
Filed under: Analysis and Commentary, Chicago Cubs News
Fresh on the heels of yet another scorching Spring Training performance, only to be met with yet another year not making the big league club, Jake Fox was bound to be a little bummed out.
Well, given that guys will never overtly say they’re pissed, I think we can tell that Jake Fox is pretty angry with the Cubs.
“Everybody’s been on me about the defense,” Fox said before getting sent out. “I’ve got time to work on that. Here’s the way I feel about it: I know I can play at this level. I know I’m a big-league baseball player. At this point, it’s about finding a good fit for me - where I can fit in, where I can play.
“If the Cubs don’t feel like I fit into their plan, maybe another team down the road I can fit in for them. It’s just a matter of finding a place to play. Right now, that’s why I’ve been working so hard trying to learn other positions.” Daily Herald.
The message is clear: either let me play, or trade me. Oh, and I’m kind of pissed about it.
“I don’t know what’s going on because I know there are some teams that have been trying to get me at some point,” Fox said. “Maybe they’re not making a good enough offer. I can’t worry about that. If they (the Cubs) don’t feel I can fit for them, hopefully Jim has enough courtesy to move me on to somebody that can use me.”
Fox, of course, goes on to profess his love for the Cubs, but his feelings are obviously hurt. And he wants his shot.
“At times, it’s been frustrating just because you know you can play at this level,” he said. “It just feels like you’ve been biding your time waiting for an opportunity. Unfortunately, this team has a lot of pressure on it to win, and they don’t have a lot of room for error.
“That’s why they don’t take the risk on young guys a lot of time. It’s nothing against the young guys. It’s not anything against the old guys. It’s just the way it is. You’ve got to understand that and know that it’s going to take a little bit longer here to break in than it would in other places. I don’t have a problem with that.”
Once again, Fox is saying it without saying it: play me, or trade me. And make it snappy.
