Cubs trade Straily/Valbuena for Dexter Fowler

[Guest]

Carrie Muskat @CarrieMuskat

Source confirms #Cubs to get Fowler from Astros for Valbuena and Straily

 

Now we KNOW it's for real

It's not really Valbuena, it's Brett Jackson.

[profisme]

Valbuena going with Straily per Jeff Passan.

 

As someone who has an irrational hatred of Valbuena (not sure why), I have no problem with this trade.

[Guest]

Trading Valbuena hurts my soul

[SouthSideRyan]

This better not mean I have to see Mike Olt in a major league uniform again

[Guest]

Trading Valbuena hurts my soul

 

More or less than tipping on haircuts?

[Gilby]

I don't think this really makes us better. On the other hand, trading infielders not named Starlin Castro makes it more likely he sticks around for the long haul. Yay.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Hooray we fixed the outfield.

 

Boo we broke the infield :(

[Guest]

So, the Cubs have significantly improved C, CF, RF (Soler all year). They should get improvement at 3B with Bryant. The bench shouldn't be a stinking morass of sub-.600 OPS for 20% of the team at bats. One of Javy, Arismendy or LaStella should emerge as a positive contributor at second base.

 

I think they're going to score a surprising number of runs this year.

[Guest]

I don't think this really makes us better. On the other hand, trading infielders not named Starlin Castro makes it more likely he sticks around for the long haul. Yay.

 

It's trading from an area that would be a surplus by midseason to help an area that would have had a hole all season.

 

That said, I really don't like trading Valbuena.

[UMFan83]

Cubs plan to play Olt, LaStella and maybe Alcantara at 3B until Bryant is called up according to Joel Sherman

[J.R.]

Joel Sherman ‏@Joelsherman1 1m1 minute ago Secaucus, NJ

#cubs plan to play Olt, LaStella maybe Alcantara at 3b until Bryant is ready

[Banedon]

Valbuena was gonna have to go if they were gonna put Bryant at 3B...so I guess a Valbuena trade was pretty inevitable?

[Guest]

This better not mean I have to see Mike Olt in a major league uniform again

 

who knows if he's just guessing or if he actually got this information from someone

 

Joel Sherman ‏@Joelsherman1 2m2 minutes ago Secaucus, NJ

#cubs plan to play Olt, LaStella maybe Alcantara at 3b until Bryant is ready

[Sammy Sofa]

I don't think this really makes us better. On the other hand, trading infielders not named Starlin Castro makes it more likely he sticks around for the long haul. Yay.

 

It's trading from an area that would be a surplus by midseason

 

Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaybe.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

. They should get improvement at 3B with Bryant. The bench shouldn't be a stinking morass of sub-.600 OPS for 20% of the team at bats. One of Javy, Arismendy or LaStella should emerge as a positive contributor at second base.

 

I'm at the point where I'd be relieved if we got replacement-level value in aggregate from 2b next year. I fear worse.

[davell]

I liked Valbuena, but this gives Alcantara his at bats, in my mind. Which I'm OK with.

[Guest]

Valbuena was gonna have to go if they were gonna put Bryant at 3B...so I guess a Valbuena trade was pretty inevitable?

 

i'm not sure if that was necessarily their intent if they wouldn't have had to give him up

[Hairyducked Idiot]

This better not mean I have to see Mike Olt in a major league uniform again

 

who knows if he's just guessing or if he actually got this information from someone

 

Joel Sherman ‏@Joelsherman1 2m2 minutes ago Secaucus, NJ

#cubs plan to play Olt, LaStella maybe Alcantara at 3b until Bryant is ready

 

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[Guest]

I don't think this really makes us better. On the other hand, trading infielders not named Starlin Castro makes it more likely he sticks around for the long haul. Yay.

 

It's trading from an area that would be a surplus by midseason

 

Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaybe.

They still have Castro, Baez, Alcantara, LaStella, Bryant and Russell for three spots.

[Guest]

. They should get improvement at 3B with Bryant. The bench shouldn't be a stinking morass of sub-.600 OPS for 20% of the team at bats. One of Javy, Arismendy or LaStella should emerge as a positive contributor at second base.

 

I'm at the point where I'd be relieved if we got replacement-level value in aggregate from 2b next year. I fear worse.

Negative Nancy.

[ScrubMD]

It's a good trade, I just like it better when we can laugh at the other team.

[ConstableRabbit]

I will miss Luis a lot. But this is exciting.

[sneakypower]

i [expletive] love Dexter Fowler

 

and now Contra can take over 2B! (or share with La Stella some)

 

sad to see Valbuena go, though :(

 

B+

[Banedon]

@Buster_ESPN

 

Possible CHC lineup by May 1: CF Fowler, LF Coghlan, 1B Rizzo, SS Castro, C Montero, 3B Bryant, RF Soler, 2B La Stella.

 

@sethrauch

 

@Buster_ESPN So you think Baez starts the year in AAA? Not unreasonable to assume.

 

@Buster_ESPN

 

@sethrauch Yes, I do.

[sneakypower]

@sethrauch

 

@Buster_ESPN So you think Baez starts the year in AAA? Not unreasonable to assume.

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