Snobs vs. Slobs

Over Thanksgiving weekend, the Houston Astros announced that they had signed outfielder Carlos Lee to a six year, $100 million contract.

When I initially heard the news about Alfonso Soriano’s nutty contract, I planned to write a blog about Carlos Lee and compare just how similar these two players really were. They’re the same age, play the same position, have virtually the same career OPS (Lee: .286/.340/.495; Soriano: .280/.325/.510), and I assumed that because mostly of his stolen base prowess, Soriano’s contract would dwarf Lee’s, and that the Cubs would have looked stupid for signing Soriano to such a massive deal when they could have had almost the exact same player for a lot less cash.

Well, you know what they say about assuming things. (more…)

For the first time in recent memory, the Cubs upstaged the Bears in November, by announcing that they were signing Alfonso Soriano to the biggest deal in team history – 8 years, $136 million.

Before I get into why this is probably the worst contract in the history of the organization, let’s go over the positive aspects of this contract. (more…)

As Sox and Cubs fans know, the teams don’t often trade with one another. Off the top of my head, I can think of two. The first, of course, involved the Sox getting an old outfielder (Jorge Bell) for a young, five-toll guy who had yet to prove his potential (Sammy Sosa) in 1992. That didn’t work out well for the Sox. Sosa became “Sammy!” while Bell faded away. (more…)

Hey dudes,

I know it’s been a while since I’ve rapped at ya, but the Cubs have been busy so far this offseason even without me, and I thought I would recap their wheelings and dealings thus far. (more…)