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Lou confirmed that Soriano will not lead off in 2010. There will be competition for the spot.

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That’s good.

I wonder if the Cubs will try to go after a good leadoff man during this off season? Any out there gonna be a free agent? I have a feeling if they are going to get one, they may have to trade.

I’ve always wished Crawford would come to Chicago, but I doubt that will happen… (I know… the LF issue . Still, a boy can dream can’t he?)

by TheHawkRules on Sep 12, 2009 12:45 PM CDT reply actions  

I've read articles saying Chone Figgins

I really don’t know much about him but his stats seem very good and by singing him it would be hitting two birds with one stone. A leadoff guy and true 2B.

by ak123 on Sep 12, 2009 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions  

There ya go...

Maybe….

I need to check up on him.

Thanks.

by TheHawkRules on Sep 12, 2009 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions  

I'll read up too

Let me know if he sounds like a good Cubs fit. To be honest, I’ve never even heard of him until a few weeks ago. I’m very Cubscentric and since I live in NY I know of Mets/Yankees/Phillies/Red Sox players but that’s about it. Unless they’re getting a webgem every night I just don’t know too much.

by ak123 on Sep 12, 2009 7:29 PM CDT up reply actions  

No thanks on Figgins.

He’s Juan Pierre with a few more walks, and can play a couple more positions.

Like last year, when it was “get more lefthanded”, the obsession this year is “speed and stolen bases”. That’s not the problem.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Sep 13, 2009 7:29 AM CDT up reply actions  

But isn't he a 2B?

I think that’s the bigger hole. Baker has done well but I think its a position that can be upgraded.

by ak123 on Sep 13, 2009 11:09 AM CDT up reply actions  

No he's not. At least not since 2005. And that was only 42 games (career high).

He was mostly OF and 3B from 2003-06 and then mostly 3B ever since.

Games played at 2B:
2009 – 2
2008 – 9
2007 – 9
2006 – 9
2005 – 42
2004 – 20
2003 – 14
2002 – 8

Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."

by ballhawk on Sep 14, 2009 9:56 AM CDT up reply actions  

Agreed - I'm starting to hear a lot of Figgins talk...

…and I’m in no way enthused about him. His numbers are pretty inconsistent from season to season – and he’ll be 32 next year.

Catch my act on Twitter as @dat_cubfan_dave.

by daver on Sep 14, 2009 8:44 AM CDT up reply actions  

time will tell how many times that changes

baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out

by Cubbie-Tim on Sep 12, 2009 2:39 PM CDT reply actions  

Well only took about 3 years to figure it out.

"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim

by Doggie Stalker on Sep 12, 2009 4:41 PM CDT reply actions  

To be fair

Even though I never liked him in leadoff, it did help the team get 97 wins last year. I won’t go into 2007 because to be fair, it was more of Brewers collapsing than Cubs winning.

by ak123 on Sep 12, 2009 7:30 PM CDT up reply actions  

let the record show...

… that a lot of people here felt that Soriano should be the leadoff man. For most of the last few seasons we saw posts riddled with stats about Soriano’s numbers at various places in the line-up.

by dmlichte on Sep 12, 2009 7:35 PM CDT up reply actions  

very true

this place has enough revisionist history already

by shoemile on Sep 13, 2009 1:14 AM CDT up reply actions  

And a lot of us thought he should not be there period.

I loved last season up till the end but I did endlessly carp that DESPITE the 97 wins Lou was a bad manager and Sori was not a lead off hitter ( though I was hardly obsessed with the ladder). To be fair I also was strongly against Edmunds still 97 wins masked a lot of flaws .

"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim

by Doggie Stalker on Sep 13, 2009 6:42 PM CDT up reply actions  

I'll go on the record and say:

Soriano, your 2010 Comeback POY.

"It's hard to win 97 games, it's hard to win the division. Our attitude is if you get in every year, you get in most of the time, sooner or later you are going to knock that door down." -- Jim Hendry

by EJThunder on Sep 14, 2009 12:13 AM CDT reply actions  

Better late...

…than never, but this should have been done 2 years ago.

"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel

by MPH73 on Sep 14, 2009 10:17 AM CDT reply actions  

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