Cubs Sign 19 year old Cuban LHP Gerardo Concepcion

[Ding Dong Johnson]

I have to imagine he confused Concepcion's financials with Soler's.

Or...

[ctcf]

Kevin Goldstein ‏ @Kevin_Goldstein

Hey Chicago folks (and Cubs fans), I'll be on 720 WGN Sports Central at 6:50pm CT to talk about the Gerardo Concepcion signing.

[Guest]

Kevin Goldstein ‏ @Kevin_Goldstein

Hey Chicago folks (and Cubs fans), I'll be on 720 WGN Sports Central at 6:50pm CT to talk about the Gerardo Concepcion signing.

 

Does 720 post interviews online? I'd love go back and listen to what Goldstein has to say about Concepcion and Soler.

[Guest]

Kevin Goldstein ‏ @Kevin_Goldstein

Hey Chicago folks (and Cubs fans), I'll be on 720 WGN Sports Central at 6:50pm CT to talk about the Gerardo Concepcion signing.

 

Does 720 post interviews online? I'd love go back and listen to what Goldstein has to say about Concepcion and Soler.

 

http://www.wgnradio.com/shows/wgnsportsnight/wgn-sn-goldtein-mar12,0,1019096.mp3file

[Guest]

Kevin Goldstein ‏ @Kevin_Goldstein

Hey Chicago folks (and Cubs fans), I'll be on 720 WGN Sports Central at 6:50pm CT to talk about the Gerardo Concepcion signing.

 

Does 720 post interviews online? I'd love go back and listen to what Goldstein has to say about Concepcion and Soler.

 

http://www.wgnradio.com/shows/wgnsportsnight/wgn-sn-goldtein-mar12,0,1019096.mp3file

 

Thank you, kind sir.

[Guest]

Just got around to listening, boy those hosts are brutal.

[seanimal]

Just got around to listening, boy those hosts are brutal.

 

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[Hairyducked Idiot]

If for some reason we end up in a real 40-man crunch this offseason (through trades or maybe an FA spending spree or maybe there's just a dozen soft-tossing AAA RHPs on the waiver wire at the same time and Hoyer can't help himself), would it be worthwhile to DFA Concepcion? If he cleared waivers, he could be outrighted off the 40-man but still kept.

 

Would you be worried about hurting your reputation with IFAs if you did?

 

Would you be worried that someone would claim him with 4x$1.2 million left on his contract?

 

Would you be hoping that someone claimed him?

[CubsWin]

If for some reason we end up in a real 40-man crunch this offseason (through trades or maybe an FA spending spree or maybe there's just a dozen soft-tossing AAA RHPs on the waiver wire at the same time and Hoyer can't help himself), would it be worthwhile to DFA Concepcion? If he cleared waivers, he could be outrighted off the 40-man but still kept.

 

Would you be worried about hurting your reputation with IFAs if you did?

 

Would you be worried that someone would claim him with 4x$1.2 million left on his contract?

 

Would you be hoping that someone claimed him?

Good question. I've been wondering the same thing. Not sure what the Cubs are specifically beholden to do contractually, but now would seem the time to do it. I don't think it would hurt the Cubs too much with other IFAs because of Concepcion's poor performance warranting such a move. I know that the new CBA prohibits draftees from getting a major league contract, but is it still possible for IFA signees to get one?

[CubsWin]

If for some reason we end up in a real 40-man crunch this offseason (through trades or maybe an FA spending spree or maybe there's just a dozen soft-tossing AAA RHPs on the waiver wire at the same time and Hoyer can't help himself), would it be worthwhile to DFA Concepcion? If he cleared waivers, he could be outrighted off the 40-man but still kept.

 

Would you be worried about hurting your reputation with IFAs if you did?

 

Would you be worried that someone would claim him with 4x$1.2 million left on his contract?

 

Would you be hoping that someone claimed him?

Good question. I've been wondering the same thing. Not sure what the Cubs are specifically beholden to do contractually, but now would seem the time to do it. I don't think it would hurt the Cubs too much with other IFAs because of Concepcion's poor performance warranting such a move. I know that the new CBA prohibits draftees from getting a major league contract, but is it still possible for IFA signees to get one?