2015/16 offseason

[jersey cubs fan]

Price to the Cubs rumors started up way back when they landed Derek Johnson from Vanderbilt. It makes sense in many ways and I think it's going to happen. The Cubs are going to spend big this offseason.

 

Well now that Johnson is gone that factor goes away.

replaced and overshadowed by the Maddon factor

[Tedward]

Granted, it's Heyman, but in today's column he seems pretty sure Castro is staying...

 

The Cubs will try to lock up Jake Arrieta long-term this winter. That makes sense from both sides, as Arrieta has transformed from a struggling quadruple-A player to superstar in two short years ... Starlin Castro will be the team's second baseman. They are getting calls of interest on Javier Baez

[Bull]

Some of these guys will be leaving in trades, anyway.

 

The Cubs very well may not want to pay Dexter for the next four years for other reasons, but strongly doubt it is specifically because of the presence of Almora.

I don't think Almora is the primary reason for not going long term on Fowler, and I'm not sure what the primary reason is, but there's seems to be enough smoke about other CF options that I think they aren't looking at Fowler long term.

 

I think they like Almora enough that they don't mind going more flexible on this position and saving the resources for eksewhere. On the 50% or whatever chance Almora fails at AAA, they will still be able to fill the position and save big money for more elite options elsewhere on the diamond.

 

My prostate wants to know if Almora is as meh as Fowler. This is an important consideration.