Barrett Loux signs for $312K

....with the Rangers.

Would it have been impossible to sign this guy? Yes, he's an injury risk. But considering that we threw 20X this much money at Shark, I would have liked to have taken that risk.

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This is an oppurtunity the Cubs could have (and should have) jumped on. I understand he has has a sketchy injury history but 312k is chump change. Especially for 1st round caliber talent. I can’t think of a single reason they shouldn’t have signed this guy.

by renocubfan on Nov 20, 2010 3:10 AM CST via mobile reply actions

$312K

is less than 50% of what Josh predicted Loux would get, IIRC.

by azjazzman on Nov 20, 2010 3:13 AM CST reply actions

I don't remember what I said

But I’ll admit I was high. I think I said “Second round money” which would be between 400-700k.

So he got third round money. Sue me.

by Josh Timmers on Nov 20, 2010 8:58 PM CST up reply actions

He might have wanted to stay in Texas

He went to Texas A&M, after all

by Mulhollandmania on Nov 20, 2010 9:27 AM CST reply actions

Getting $312K

when you had originally been the 6th overall pick in the draft is a pretty big comedown.

I recall Josh trying to minimize the severity of Loux’s shoulder injury, but clearly the teams in MLB saw it differently. I suspect he took the $312K from Texas because it was the best/only offer out there.

by azjazzman on Nov 20, 2010 11:11 AM CST up reply actions

Just what the Cubs needed

A pitcher starting out on the towel drills.

No way.

"Easy on the words, brother,'' Quade said.

by RiskyBusiness on Nov 20, 2010 12:03 PM CST reply actions

for under 500k?

smart.

Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.

- John Wayne

by Tackle Box on Nov 20, 2010 1:08 PM CST up reply actions

i thought the cubs

were going to start spending more on player development and the draft.

by circuitclout on Nov 20, 2010 12:11 PM CST reply actions

They are.

But not until the bathrooms in the minor league parks get spruced up.

"I'd rather hit home runs you don't have to run as hard." -- Dave Kingman

by BucknerKongCardenal on Nov 21, 2010 8:36 AM CST up reply actions

So not signing this one player is proof they won't spend money on the draft or player development?

Um… ok.

The kid signed for 3rd round money. So plenty of other teams chose to pass, too.

I will agree that the signs regarding spending are, so far, mixed at best. If in 2011 the Cubs still underspend on the draft and player development… then the case can get louder.

Shut up Joe Morgan.

by fsuapollo on Nov 21, 2010 10:09 AM CST up reply actions

no need to go all hyperbolic

the cubs said they were going to spend more on player development. signing a first round talent that became a free agent for third round money would have been a good way to prove they were serious about doing that. it’s not like they couldn’t use some good PR about now.

by circuitclout on Nov 21, 2010 3:01 PM CST up reply actions

But fsuapollo raised a valid question.

Why did so many other teams pass on Loux if he’s a “first round talent”?

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

by Al Yellon on Nov 21, 2010 3:12 PM CST up reply actions

just wait Al, soon there will be posts about how he got away and we dropped the ball

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by Cubbie-Tim on Nov 21, 2010 3:27 PM CST up reply actions

OMGJOSHHAMILTON!!!!!11!!!

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

by Al Yellon on Nov 21, 2010 3:35 PM CST up reply actions

JAKEFOX!!!!!!!!!!!!1111111111111!!!!!!!!!!!!

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"I could be writing this crap!" -- Crow T. Robot
Me: Q: I can run but not walk. Wherever I go, thought follows close behind. What am I?
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by Cubbie-Tim on Nov 21, 2010 3:37 PM CST up reply actions

Wait... what?

You clearly inferred that the Ricketts were not holding up to their claim that they would spend on the draft and player development because they did not shell out to sign Loux.

Further, you have beaten the “Ricketts won’t spend any money” drum throughout a number of threads.

So I would hardly say me pointing out the flaw in this logic is hyperbolic.

If anything, suggesting the Cubs signing a FA for under a half million dollars would be “good PR” is the hyperbole. Outside of people who follow the draft, this signing wouldn’t register with the general fan base… at all.

Shut up Joe Morgan.

by fsuapollo on Nov 21, 2010 7:01 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs

rec

Chronologically inept since 2060
"I could be writing this crap!" -- Crow T. Robot
Me: Q: I can run but not walk. Wherever I go, thought follows close behind. What am I?
Wrigster A: Theriot

by Cubbie-Tim on Nov 21, 2010 7:14 PM CST up reply actions

i cant argue with you

because just about everything you said is based on what you inferred or thought i implied. inside my head is a terrible place to be, so tneres really no sense in ur trying to get inside there.

by circuitclout on Nov 22, 2010 8:02 AM CST via mobile up reply actions