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I may be in the minority but I like what Aoki could bring to the club with his OBP and contact. We need more guy's like that' date=' not more swing and miss guys like Rasmus.[/quote']

It seems like the emphasis on high OBP guys like Swisher and Choo has shifted to guys that are strong enough to hit 26 home runs or more in today's post PED era.

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Morales is a buy low candidate that I see DD signing a la Cruz late in the off season. Remember lough was the starter last year.... I'll take Pearce and de aza in the OF

I would like to agree with you, but Boras the Great wants to continue to screw him over. It'll be hard to buy him low.

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Go Lough.

You have just rekindled my love for YOLOugh!!!

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The guy's a defensive liability at third, but who knows with the OF. His last three minor league OPS's are .826/.806/.753.

This may sound ridiculous but he could be a viable DH candidate. I'm pretty confident he'll hit you .280 with a little power. The good part about it is his young age - he still has room for improvement.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Sources: Lester to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cubs?src=hash">#Cubs</a>.</p>— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) <a href="
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Awesome. The Cubs will be good if their young hitters can step up.

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