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    Cubs Expected to Be In On Shota Imanaga Sweepstakes

    Brock Beauchamp

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    Patrick Mooney of The Athletic wrote a comprehensive round-up of Cubs rumors and mentioned several note-worthy things:

    1. The Cubs are expected to be in on Japanese starting pitcher Shota Imanaga once his (higher-dollar) countryman Yoshinobu Yamamoto selects a team. Imanaga, 30 years old, will come at a much lower AAV and years than Yamamoto.

    2. Christopher Morel is trade bait but the Cubs appear to be wary of trading him for a pure rental player.

    3. The Cubs realize they need a third baseman but don't appear closely linked to any specific players at this point in time.

    If you'd like to read the entire rundown and many bullet points I did not list, click the link above.

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    chopsx9

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    Sorry Matt Chapman is not a "foundational" player.

    Brock Beauchamp

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    6 hours ago, chopsx9 said:

    Sorry Matt Chapman is not a "foundational" player.

    I agree with that. Over the next three years, who is worth more wins? Chapman or Bellinger?

    chopsx9

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    4 hours ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

    I agree with that. Over the next three years, who is worth more wins? Chapman or Bellinger?

    Bellinger.  More importantly offense is a bigger part of his profile - which I think the Cubs desperately need.

    Rob

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    I do worry if there's some question of diminishing returns when it comes to infield defense. After all, Swanson is as good as anybody in the game at SS right now.

    Brock Beauchamp

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    56 minutes ago, chopsx9 said:

    Bellinger.  More importantly offense is a bigger part of his profile - which I think the Cubs desperately need.

    I think Bellinger likely outperforms Chapman but if Chapman can be had for four years at lesser money  instead of 6+ years and $200m for Bellinger, I might prefer Chapman.



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