What's your wish list for the trade deadline?

[Guest]

Trade Castro to the Mets, who don't have an answer at SS and desperately need offense. I'd also throw in Lake or Mendy. I want Noah Syndergaard back.

 

Syndergaard - for Castro? Why not ask them to throw in Matt Harvey, too? The fantasy bubble Cub fans are living in when it comes to Castro's value never fails to astonish

 

Well of course Syndergaard isn't enough for Castro, but Harvey on top of that is a bit far.

[Gilby]

FWIW, Gammons floated the idea of Edwards and McKinney (plus "a young SS") for Tyson Ross. No idea if he completely pulled that out of his ass, as he's wont to do. But I would be very leery of giving up McKinney in that deal, since Ross is about as sure-fire a bet for TJS as anyone in baseball.

 

I do worry about Ross' health (he throws his slider 46% of the time(!!!) as a starting pitcher), but that's a deal I would do. McKinney's good, but since he might be stuck in LF, I don't see huge upside with him. Tyson Ross would make us scary good.

[Deeg]

Ross pitched when I saw the Pads play the Cubs in SD. He reminded me of Marmol funnily enough - he pitches like a short reliever who doesn't trust his fastball. No question the slider is filthy. But even if his elbow doesn't explode, I just don't think he can sustain this level of success over the long-term. Obviously he's a good pitcher but the idea of giving up elite talent for him scares the hell out of me.

[Guest]

Thor for Baez and Almora.

[Clem Fandango]

Trade Castro to the Mets, who don't have an answer at SS and desperately need offense. I'd also throw in Lake or Mendy. I want Noah Syndergaard back.

 

Syndergaard - for Castro? Why not ask them to throw in Matt Harvey, too? The fantasy bubble Cub fans are living in when it comes to Castro's value never fails to astonish.

 

FWIW, Gammons floated the idea of Edwards and McKinney (plus "a young SS") for Tyson Ross. No idea if he completely pulled that out of his ass, as he's wont to do. But I would be very leery of giving up McKinney in that deal, since Ross is about as sure-fire a bet for TJS as anyone in baseball.

 

I love Ross, but his numbers are weird this year. He's got a solid ERA and a great FIP and K/9, but he's also on pace to walk like 100 guys this season and he has 1.47 WHIP which is pretty bad. You'd think he's benefiting from Petco in half is starts... but his home ERA is 4.76 while his Away ERA is 2.91. Maybe you'd think with how many people he walks he must have a high LOB%. It's actually slightly lower than it was last year (73.6% to 75.1%).

 

He's giving up nearly 9 H/9 and over 4 BB/9, but he has the best K/9 of his career and has also only given up 3 HR so far this season. He's kind of like the starting pitching version of Carlos Marmol this year, and that terrifies me, but I still like him.

[Boris]

Everything I read on this page just made me not like Ross anymore.

[ARCubsFan]

Tyson Ross is a walking TJS with the amount of sliders he throws.

[imb]

Ross' elbow may have blown to a million pieces in the time it took me to type this

[Little Slide Rooter]

Trade Castro to the Mets, who don't have an answer at SS and desperately need offense. I'd also throw in Lake or Mendy. I want Noah Syndergaard back.

 

Syndergaard - for Castro? Why not ask them to throw in Matt Harvey, too? The fantasy bubble Cub fans are living in when it comes to Castro's lack of value never fails to astonish

 

Well of course Syndergaard isn't enough for Castro, but Harvey on top of that is a bit far.

 

There, that's better.

[sontensei]

I keep telling ya guys I want them to make a cross-town swap for Chris Sale... One of the best in the biz,

 

I'd give up

 

Castro

Schwarber

McKinney

CJ Edwards

Alcantara

 

for

 

Sale

Robertson

 

In a heartbeat...

Edited June 24, 2015 by sontensei

[Guest]

why must i always click display this post?!

[sontensei]

Chris Sale is one of the top 5 pitchers in all of MLB and is CHEAP

 

2015 Contract details by year 26 $6,000,000 - $6,000,000

2016 Contract details by year 27 $9,150,000 - $9,150,000

2017 Contract details by year 28 $12,000,000 - $12,000,000

2018 Contract details by year 29 $12,500,000 - $12,500,000

2019 Contract details by year 30 $13,500,000 - $13,500,000

[sontensei]

and considering the cubs are gonna restock during IFA, i really dont mind seeing them give up a stud or 2 for one of the best pitchers in baseball.

[Banedon]

I keep telling ya guys I want them to make a cross-town swap for Chris Sale... One of the best in the biz,

 

I'd give up

 

Castro

Schwarber

McKinney

CJ Edwards

Alcantara

 

for

 

Sale

Robertson

 

In a heartbeat...

 

http://i.imgur.com/4k318Z4.gif

[Guest]

Chris Sale is one of the top 5 pitchers in all of MLB and is CHEAP

 

2015 Contract details by year 26 $6,000,000 - $6,000,000

2016 Contract details by year 27 $9,150,000 - $9,150,000

2017 Contract details by year 28 $12,000,000 - $12,000,000

2018 Contract details by year 29 $12,500,000 - $12,500,000

2019 Contract details by year 30 $13,500,000 - $13,500,000

 

had no idea. thx for this.

[sontensei]

lol typical of us cubs fans to overvalue prospects in the minors and undervalue a player on the sox.

 

out of any pitcher that could be traded for Chris Sale is the best one, thing is the cubs have to over pay to get him.

 

Personally I think its worth it. He would instantly be the best pitcher the cubs have had for years. and he is only 26!

 

that kinda talent is worth a guy with no position (schwarber) and some other guys.

[sontensei]

Career line..

 

50-32

10.09 K/9

2.93 FiP

4.5 War / Year average over career so far..

 

-- Proven Ace Pitcher ---

[Guest]

lol typical of us cubs fans to overvalue prospects in the minors and undervalue a player on the sox.

 

out of any pitcher that could be traded for Chris Sale is the best one, thing is the cubs have to over pay to get him.

 

Personally I think its worth it. He would instantly be the best pitcher the cubs have had for years. and he is only 26!

 

that kinda talent is worth a guy with no position (schwarber) and some other guys.

 

I would urge you to not think of this in terms of how Cubs fans view their own players, but really question your own mental ledger that you're balancing when coming up with trade ideas.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

lol typical of us cubs fans to overvalue prospects in the minors and undervalue a player on the sox.

 

out of any pitcher that could be traded for Chris Sale is the best one, thing is the cubs have to over pay to get him.

 

Personally I think its worth it. He would instantly be the best pitcher the cubs have had for years. and he is only 26!

 

that kinda talent is worth a guy with no position (schwarber) and some other guys.

I honestly can't tell if you like Chris Sale or not.

[sontensei]

lol typical of us cubs fans to overvalue prospects in the minors and undervalue a player on the sox.

 

out of any pitcher that could be traded for Chris Sale is the best one, thing is the cubs have to over pay to get him.

 

Personally I think its worth it. He would instantly be the best pitcher the cubs have had for years. and he is only 26!

 

that kinda talent is worth a guy with no position (schwarber) and some other guys.

 

I would urge you to not think of this in terms of how Cubs fans view their own players, but really question your own mental ledger that you're balancing when coming up with trade ideas.

 

Were will the cubs get a young proven Ace with a team friendly contract from? You gotta give up to get... there is absolutely nothing absurd about a trade like this, maybe over pay a little, but Schwarber would have to be a part of that. The Sox need to rebuild and sale is the biggest asset they have i'd take sale over Cueto/Hamels/other pitchers out there in a heartbeat..

[Guest]

lol typical of us cubs fans to overvalue prospects in the minors and undervalue a player on the sox.

 

out of any pitcher that could be traded for Chris Sale is the best one, thing is the cubs have to over pay to get him.

 

Personally I think its worth it. He would instantly be the best pitcher the cubs have had for years. and he is only 26!

 

that kinda talent is worth a guy with no position (schwarber) and some other guys.

I honestly can't tell if you like Chris Sale or not.

 

I honestly can't tell if he thinks nobody else knows Chris Sale is absurdly good and on a great contract.

[sontensei]

lol typical of us cubs fans to overvalue prospects in the minors and undervalue a player on the sox.

 

out of any pitcher that could be traded for Chris Sale is the best one, thing is the cubs have to over pay to get him.

 

Personally I think its worth it. He would instantly be the best pitcher the cubs have had for years. and he is only 26!

 

that kinda talent is worth a guy with no position (schwarber) and some other guys.

I honestly can't tell if you like Chris Sale or not.

 

I honestly can't tell if he thinks nobody else knows Chris Sale is absurdly good and on a great contract.

 

i imagine you guys do, and the title of the thread is "WHATS YOUR WISH LIST FOR THE TRADE DEADLINE" and so i guess i cant wish . thanks [expletive].

[Guest]

Were will the cubs get a young proven Ace with a team friendly contract from? You gotta give up to get... there is absolutely nothing absurd about a trade like this, maybe over pay a little, but Schwarber would have to be a part of that. The Sox need to rebuild and sale is the biggest asset they have i'd take sale over Cueto/Hamels/other pitchers out there in a heartbeat..

 

Let me put this another way. In baseball trades, having five $1 bills is not the same thing as having one $5 bill.

[sontensei]

Why wouldnt you guys trade for him? Do you think that its because the sox wouldnt ever do it? or you think the cubs couldnt get it done?

Or there is a lack of interest trading within the town?

[Little Slide Rooter]

lol typical of us cubs fans to overvalue prospects in the minors and undervalue a player on the sox.

 

out of any pitcher that could be traded for Chris Sale is the best one, thing is the cubs have to over pay to get him.

 

Personally I think its worth it. He would instantly be the best pitcher the cubs have had for years. and he is only 26!

 

that kinda talent is worth a guy with no position (schwarber) and some other guys.

I honestly can't tell if you like Chris Sale or not.

 

I honestly can't tell if he thinks nobody else knows Chris Sale is absurdly good and on a great contract.

 

i imagine you guys do, and the title of the thread is "WHATS YOUR WISH LIST FOR THE TRADE DEADLINE" and so i guess i cant wish . thanks [expletive].

 

In that case, sign me up for Sale, Archer, Stanton, Harper, and Trout. Oh, and I guess I'll take Cain while I'm here.