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eastchicagosoxfan
12-12-2007, 04:36 PM
He's not a center fielder, but would the Cubs part with him? Would he be a good fit on the South Side?
BeviBall!
12-12-2007, 04:37 PM
He's not a center fielder, but would the Cubs part with him? Would he be a good fit on the South Side?

I would assume he's out of our price range.
Tekijawa
12-12-2007, 04:50 PM
He's not a center fielder, but would the Cubs part with him? Would he be a good fit on the South Side?

I would hope that we are about 4 letters and 30 numbers away from that plan.
chisoxmike
12-12-2007, 04:51 PM
He's not a center fielder, but would the Cubs part with him? Would he be a good fit on the South Side?

No.
SoxGirl4Life
12-12-2007, 04:53 PM
He's not a center fielder, but would the Cubs part with him? Would he be a good fit on the South Side?

Yes, I think the Cubs would part with him.
No, he wouldn't be a good fit for the Sox.
Domeshot17
12-12-2007, 04:54 PM
:puking::puking:
JRIG
12-12-2007, 04:54 PM
He's not a center fielder, but would the Cubs part with him? Would he be a good fit on the South Side?

Murton's kind of a poor man's Carlos Quentin. A little less power, a little less OBP, a little (lot?) worse defensively.

I don't think there's a real need for him now after that trade was made.
btrain929
12-12-2007, 04:55 PM
Jesus, why does this thread even exist. If you admit he's not a CF'er, what the **** would he do for us, hit the ball off the fundamentals deck in between innings?
Foulke You
12-12-2007, 05:01 PM
Murton's kind of a poor man's Carlos Quentin. A little less power, a little less OBP, a little (lot?) worse defensively.

I don't think there's a real need for him now after that trade was made.
A Cub fan I work with who is pretty knowledgable described Murton as being a butcher in the field but could provide some decent pop and offense. Kind've like a younger version of Kevin Mench. Quentin has far more upside and is a much better defender from what I've read. I'd take a pass on Murton. I think Murton's future is always going to be as a bench player/pinch hitter.
Tekijawa
12-12-2007, 05:16 PM
A Cub fan I work with who is pretty knowledgable = Dosen't exist... Cubs fans don't work and aren't knowledgable
MUsoxfan
12-12-2007, 05:28 PM
Many on this board would be willing to give all the money in the world to Murton. All he would need to do is become a free agent and say he'd like 7yrs/84m. Then people would just have to assume he'd make this team exponentially better just by signing the contract....but just to be safe add another year and $15m more to make sure we're not outbid otherwise it would make a statement that KW and JR are the cheapest people in sports.
AWhiteSoxinNJ
12-12-2007, 05:31 PM
No Thank You.