A-gonz-O-Meter Contest Suspended

Because my most hated Cub is now on the injured list for the next 6 weeks+. This is where teams like the D-backs, Marlins and Angels insert unkown prospect and see what happens. Ofcourse this where the Cubs insert crusty veteran and shake the bottle in the hopes of getting some more lightning in the bottle, which never lasts.

The A-gonz lovers will naturally say well who from the minors? No one is exactly rated high. Your really friggin clueless arent you Mike?

You never know who is gonna do what in the majors if they never get a chance. Some players just plod along in the minors and when they get a shot they burst onto the scene and never look back. Some highly touted prospects tear up the minors but once they get to the majors they are overwhelmed and get eaten alive, never to be heard from again.

I suggest giving someone a 6 week tryout at SS from our minors. What is it going to hurt? If he fails you end up with nothing, thats the same place you will end up in if you insert a crusty veteran who finds the magic for half a season and A-gonz returns. Your back at square one anyways. BUT.....if that nobody prospect turns out to be something, you might have just found a diamond in the rough, which makes your ball club better.

The D-backs dont have a highly touted farm system but yet they have managed to find Junior Spivey, Alex Cintron, Matt Kata, Chad Tracy, Robby Hammock, Brandon Webb, and Jose Valverde, in just the last couple of years. People get injured and the D-backs look to the farm instead of to their bench.

Ramon Martinez, Jose Macias, and Mark Grudz are not long term answers for SS. Its not like Nomar Garciaparra got injured on our squad and we just need to hold down the position till he gets back. Its Alex FREAKIN Gonzalez and his .243 career batting average. We need to find a long term replacement. And if we are not going to quickly plug the hole through trade the best place to look is our minor league system. Not our bench.