2015 Cubs Offseason: Building a Winner Around David Ross

[Saul Goodman]

Interesting column from BP Wrigleyville.  Short: No, Price. Yes, Heyward. Trade, Soler.

http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2015/10/27/theo-epstein-language-and-the-shape-of-the-cubs-offseason/

That 4 paragraph introduction is painful.

This guy fancies himself some hot shit.

To learn to say exactly what needed to be said, and no more? That was—and is—an exciting prospect for me.

You have a funny way of showing it.

[Bort]

Interesting column from BP Wrigleyville.  Short: No, Price. Yes, Heyward. Trade, Soler.

http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2015/10/27/theo-epstein-language-and-the-shape-of-the-cubs-offseason/

That 4 paragraph introduction is painful.

This guy fancies himself some hot shit.

To learn to say exactly what needed to be said, and no more? That was—and is—an exciting prospect for me.

You have a funny way of showing it.

My colleague Sahadev Sharma captured the spirit of that tone

JEBUS. That prose is so clunky it practically clangs.

[CT III]

Interesting column from BP Wrigleyville.  Short: No, Price. Yes, Heyward. Trade, Soler.

http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2015/10/27/theo-epstein-language-and-the-shape-of-the-cubs-offseason/

That 4 paragraph introduction is painful.

This guy fancies himself some hot shit.

To learn to say exactly what needed to be said, and no more? That was—and is—an exciting prospect for me.

You have a funny way of showing it.

My colleague Sahadev Sharma captured the spirit of that tone

JEBUS. That prose is so clunky it practically clangs.

Well, until recently he was a graduate student in economics so its only natural that his writing would malekfszzzzzzzzzzzz

[SKO]

Interesting column from BP Wrigleyville.  Short: No, Price. Yes, Heyward. Trade, Soler.

http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2015/10/27/theo-epstein-language-and-the-shape-of-the-cubs-offseason/

That 4 paragraph introduction is painful.

This guy fancies himself some hot shit.

To learn to say exactly what needed to be said, and no more? That was—and is—an exciting prospect for me.

You have a funny way of showing it.

My colleague Sahadev Sharma captured the spirit of that tone

JEBUS. That prose is so clunky it practically clangs.

http://youtu.be/0ptQY6tkVGo

[Tonker]

Interesting column from BP Wrigleyville.  Short: No, Price. Yes, Heyward. Trade, Soler.

http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2015/10/27/theo-epstein-language-and-the-shape-of-the-cubs-offseason/

That 4 paragraph introduction is painful.

This guy fancies himself some hot shit.

To learn to say exactly what needed to be said, and no more? That was—and is—an exciting prospect for me.

You have a funny way of showing it.

My colleague Sahadev Sharma captured the spirit of that tone

JEBUS. That prose is so clunky it practically clangs.

Well, until recently he was a graduate student in economics so its only natural that his writing would malekfszzzzzzzzzzzz

This popped up in my FB feed yesterday (shared by Morph, presumably) so I had a look.  I managed to get as far as the bit where he told me to "Stop, and read that paragraph again" before giving up in disgust, only to subsequently come along here and see all your comments.  I've got to tell you, it's always nice to have your feelings on a subject echoed and endorsed by a bunch of barely-functional waterheads like you lot.

[Slaky]

Interesting column from BP Wrigleyville.  Short: No, Price. Yes, Heyward. Trade, Soler.

http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2015/10/27/theo-epstein-language-and-the-shape-of-the-cubs-offseason/

That 4 paragraph introduction is painful.

This guy fancies himself some hot shit.

To learn to say exactly what needed to be said, and no more? That was—and is—an exciting prospect for me.

You have a funny way of showing it.

My colleague Sahadev Sharma captured the spirit of that tone

JEBUS. That prose is so clunky it practically clangs.

Well, until recently he was a graduate student in economics so its only natural that his writing would malekfszzzzzzzzzzzz

This popped up in my FB feed yesterday (shared by Morph, presumably) so I had a look.  I managed to get as far as the bit where he told me to "Stop, and read that paragraph again" before giving up in disgust, only to subsequently come along here and see all your comments.  I've got to tell you, it's always nice to have your feelings on a subject echoed and endorsed by a bunch of barely-functional waterheads like you lot.

Someone should tell that kid to read some Hemingway.

[Bort]

Interesting column from BP Wrigleyville.  Short: No, Price. Yes, Heyward. Trade, Soler.

http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2015/10/27/theo-epstein-language-and-the-shape-of-the-cubs-offseason/

That 4 paragraph introduction is painful.

This guy fancies himself some hot shit.

To learn to say exactly what needed to be said, and no more? That was—and is—an exciting prospect for me.

You have a funny way of showing it.

My colleague Sahadev Sharma captured the spirit of that tone

JEBUS. That prose is so clunky it practically clangs.

Well, until recently he was a graduate student in economics so its only natural that his writing would malekfszzzzzzzzzzzz

This popped up in my FB feed yesterday (shared by Morph, presumably) so I had a look.  I managed to get as far as the bit where he told me to "Stop, and read that paragraph again" before giving up in disgust, only to subsequently come along here and see all your comments.  I've got to tell you, it's always nice to have your feelings on a subject echoed and endorsed by a bunch of barely-functional waterheads like you lot.

Someone should tell that kid to read some Hemingway.

The fact that he thinks legal writing is a model of clarity says everything we need to know.

[Saul Goodman]

Ned Yost and Dale Sveum are World Series champions. NICE CHOICE EPSTINK

[CBStew]

Dexter Fowler on his plans for 2016:
"I believe God has a process," Fowler said. "At the end of the day, if this is where I need to be, this is where I need to be."

This is the first time that I have heard Scott Boras referred to as God.

[Shooter]

Dexter Fowler on his plans for 2016:
"I believe God has a process," Fowler said. "At the end of the day, if this is where I need to be, this is where I need to be."

This is the first time that I have heard Scott Boras referred to as God.

Apparently, you've never heard Scott speak.

[InternetApex]

Dexter Fowler on his plans for 2016:
"I believe God has a process," Fowler said. "At the end of the day, if this is where I need to be, this is where I need to be."

This is the first time that I have heard Scott Boras referred to as God.

Apparently, you've never heard Scott speak.

+1

[Yeti]

So, Cliff Lee?
Positive: Short-term deal/was still decent in 13 starts in '14
Negatives: old/could be bad/didn't pitch last year/was in HS at same time as David Ross

[Quality Start Machine]

So, Cliff Lee?
Positive: Short-term deal/was still decent in 13 starts in '14
Negatives: old/could be bad/didn't pitch last year/was in HS at same time as David Ross

Not sure he'd be a better #5 than the Quality Start Machine_tm at this point.

[Oleg]

So, Cliff Lee?
Positive: Short-term deal/was still decent in 13 starts in '14
Negatives: old/could be bad/didn't pitch last year/was in HS at same time as David Ross

Why?

[Saul Goodman]

So, Cliff Lee?
Positive: Short-term deal/was still decent in 13 starts in '14
Negatives: old/could be bad/didn't pitch last year/was in HS at same time as David Ross

Will he take John Lackey post-injury $500k-plus-incentives money? Then sure, might as well.