Offseason Rumors & Transactions Thread

[Cubswin11]

If we're downgrading from Castillo to Ross, I really really really hope we're trading Castillo for something better than a platoon outfielder.

I understand the bar for offensive production at catcher is extremely low, but isn't Castillo essentially a platoon catcher? Career .684 vs RHP and poor defensively (at a time when extra value is being placed on defense/framing at the catcher position).

 

Catchers OPSd 689 last year. Hitters OPSd 698 vs. RHP

 

Can you do catchers vs. RHP?

Castillo was 23th last year with a .631 OPS vs RHP out of catchers with a 300 PA minimum (he had 317 PA's vs RHP). 23rd is last on the list of catchers with the 300 PA minimum.

Edited December 19, 2014 by Cubswin11

[SCCubbieFAN]

David Ross to the Padres. Yes! =D>

 

Looks like our catching platoon is pretty set!

 

 

....unless the Pads flip Ross plus an OF to the Cubs for Castillo.

[hawkeyecub]

Ross does not have a deal with the Padres yet.

[Banedon]

@JonHeymanCBS

 

David ross is still deciding. Appears to be cubs or padres. Apologies for jumping the gun earlier.

[Guest]

@JonHeymanCBS

 

David ross is still deciding. Appears to be cubs or padres. Apologies for jumping the gun earlier.

 

god damnit

[treebird]

oh [expletive] you heyman

[davell]

Come on David, they've made all those moves, just sign with them.

 

I do hope the Pads get Kang though.

[Guest]

well fwiw, ross is pretty decent vs LHP

[UMFan83]

@Ken_Rosenthal: Source: #Cubs claim OF Shane Peterson from #Athletics.

[Banedon]

@Ken_Rosenthal

 

Source: #Cubs claim OF Shane Peterson from #Athletics.

[davell]

WTF is a Shane Peterson?

[UMFan83]

@Ken_Rosenthal

 

Source: #Cubs claim OF Shane Peterson from #Athletics.

 

Slow on the draw today Banedon

[Guest]

WTF is a Shane Peterson?

 

27 year old AAAA left handed OFer it appears

[SouthSideRyan]

well fwiw, ross is pretty decent vs LHP

 

Wasn't the thought that he'd come to be superfriends battery with Lester?

[UMFan83]

WTF is a Shane Peterson?

 

Someone that should find a realtor in the Des Moines area

[Guest]

well fwiw, ross is pretty decent vs LHP

 

Wasn't the thought that he'd come to be superfriends battery with Lester?

 

yeah but montero needs a platoon partner vs lefties and if they sign him i can't imagine it's all that likely they go 3 catchers...

[SouthSideRyan]

WTF is a Shane Peterson?

 

A short faced Bradley Cooper

[SouthSideRyan]

WTF is a Shane Peterson?

 

Someone that should find a realtor in the Des Moines area

 

I'm sure he'll be waived again in a month.

[SouthSideRyan]

well fwiw, ross is pretty decent vs LHP

 

Wasn't the thought that he'd come to be superfriends battery with Lester?

 

yeah but montero needs a platoon partner vs lefties and if they sign him i can't imagine it's all that likely they go 3 catchers...

 

But if he's here to catch Lester, you can't arrange him to start vs. lefties

[Guest]

well fwiw, ross is pretty decent vs LHP

 

Wasn't the thought that he'd come to be superfriends battery with Lester?

 

yeah but montero needs a platoon partner vs lefties and if they sign him i can't imagine it's all that likely they go 3 catchers...

 

But if he's here to catch Lester, you can't arrange him to start vs. lefties

 

can't he do both?

[Banedon]

@Ken_Rosenthal

 

Source: #Cubs claim OF Shane Peterson from #Athletics.

 

Slow on the draw today Banedon

 

Yeah, posting from my phone with pizza in my face took me a little longer.

[SouthSideRyan]

well fwiw, ross is pretty decent vs LHP

 

Wasn't the thought that he'd come to be superfriends battery with Lester?

 

yeah but montero needs a platoon partner vs lefties and if they sign him i can't imagine it's all that likely they go 3 catchers...

 

But if he's here to catch Lester, you can't arrange him to start vs. lefties

 

can't he do both?

 

Sure if you want Dave Ross starting 70 games.

[SouthSideRyan]

@Ken_Rosenthal

 

Source: #Cubs claim OF Shane Peterson from #Athletics.

 

Slow on the draw today Banedon

 

Yeah, posting from my phone with pizza in my face took me a little longer.

 

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[Guest]

 

Sure if you want Dave Ross starting 70 games.

 

well, he's going to suck when lester faces a rhp either way but he'll probably be better than montero when we face lhp

[KrisBryantisaBeast]

Don't know if this was posted anywhere but saw this earlier thought it was interesting. http://www.thescore.com/mlb/news/661432