Cubs add Chapman for Torres, et al. imb wishes we paid more

[scarey]

 

This is an incredibly weird post.

 

well he's an incredibly weird person

 

Since Tim isn't going to give us the downvote feature everyone wants, I think in the offseason we should have a contest for worst post of the year/all-time.

 

I don't get it. Are we assuming the comment isn't tongue-in-cheek?

[davell]

I can't tell if you guys thought I was being serious, or if you knew I was kidding and still thought it was crazy and weird.

 

Maybe a little of both?

 

There's literally no scenario where that post wasn't idiotic.

[Banedon]

I can't tell if you guys thought I was being serious, or if you knew I was kidding and still thought it was crazy and weird.

 

Maybe a little of both?

 

Note for future reference. You make enough weird posts that you should never, ever use sarcasm. Just don't.

[Tracer Bullet]

I can't tell if you guys thought I was being serious, or if you knew I was kidding and still thought it was crazy and weird.

 

Maybe a little of both?

 

you're tap dancing on the edge of some time off, so maybe time to rein it in a bit

[David]

I can't tell if you guys thought I was being serious, or if you knew I was kidding and still thought it was crazy and weird.

 

Maybe a little of both?

 

knew you were attempting a joke and still think you're a horsefeathering weirdo

[Cubswin11]

favorite Adam Warren moment: now

Szymborski's ridiculous projections on him going into the year that had be irrationally excited

[Tracer Bullet]

 

well he's an incredibly weird person

 

Since Tim isn't going to give us the downvote feature everyone wants, I think in the offseason we should have a contest for worst post of the year/all-time.

 

I don't get it. Are we assuming the comment isn't tongue-in-cheek?

 

chapman choked his girlfriend. so even assuming the joke is that shooting a gun a bunch of times doesn't constitute violence, wtf was his post trying to convey?

[Irrelevant Dude]

I just threw up.

 

which of cease's 45 innings have been your fav so far

 

Yeah, I'd probably like that fictional trade more than the actual one.

I can't say that I would rather have McKinney than Cease. Sure McKinney will be higher on the prospect lists and Cease is a complete wild card, but he is also a rarity in the Cubs system.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

favorite Adam Warren moment: now

Szymborski's ridiculous projections on him going into the year that had be irrationally excited

I really thought we won that trade. maybe we did, I don't know, but I was expecting him to not suck giant gaping assholes

[UMFan83]

 

Makes sense being a Boras client and all. Still not a huge fan of making this deal w/o one

Edited July 25, 2016 by UMFan83

[David]

these chapman stats always blow my mind even though i'm entirely used to seeing them

 

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[imb]

 

which of cease's 45 innings have been your fav so far

 

Yeah, I'd probably like that fictional trade more than the actual one.

I can't say that I would rather have McKinney than Cease. Sure McKinney will be higher on the prospect lists and Cease is a complete wild card, but he is also a rarity in the Cubs system.

 

mckinney is literal garbage so of course id rather have cease than him but jesus christ the wailing and gnashing of teeth over these children in LOW A BALL is really amazing.

[David]

favorite Adam Warren moment: now

Szymborski's ridiculous projections on him going into the year that had be irrationally excited

I really thought we won that trade. maybe we did, I don't know, but I was expecting him to not suck giant gaping [expletive]

yeah, but the fact that we expected warren to be pretty good was gravy. getting rid of the contract on a terrible player and being able to sign zobrist as a result was the win.

[Omar]

I remember when Kyle Farnsworth threw 100 mph.

 

Too bad his control was awful.

[Andy]

favorite Adam Warren moment: now

Szymborski's ridiculous projections on him going into the year that had be irrationally excited

I really thought we won that trade. maybe we did, I don't know, but I was expecting him to not suck giant gaping [expletive]

By shedding Castro's contract, we won the deal, but yes, he was supposed to be much better than he was.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

 

Yeah, I'd probably like that fictional trade more than the actual one.

I can't say that I would rather have McKinney than Cease. Sure McKinney will be higher on the prospect lists and Cease is a complete wild card, but he is also a rarity in the Cubs system.

 

mckinney is literal garbage so of course id rather have cease than him but jesus christ the wailing and gnashing of teeth over these children in LOW A BALL is really amazing.

 

An elite baseball player is an elite baseball player, but the mystery box could be anything. It could even be an elite baseball player!

[UMFan83]

LMAO

 

 

"terrific" is a bit of an exaggeration for a guy with a .322 SLG in AA

[scarey]

 

Since Tim isn't going to give us the downvote feature everyone wants, I think in the offseason we should have a contest for worst post of the year/all-time.

 

I don't get it. Are we assuming the comment isn't tongue-in-cheek?

 

chapman choked his girlfriend. so even assuming the joke is that shooting a gun a bunch of times doesn't constitute violence, wtf was his post trying to convey?

 

I thought he was trying to subtly say that Chapman is a piece of horsefeathers by going along with Chapman's hard-to-believe version of the events...

[Post Count Padder]

I'm still just having a hard time with this one, between the haul for Chapman, the fact that no extension is in place and the fact that he's a POS. I'm really interested in this press conference/statements from the front office.

[Bryants Disco Ball]

 

Makes sense being a Boras client and all. Still not a huge fan of making this deal w/o one

 

Yeah. With like a billion dollars coming off the books if he was going to sign for 4/60 he'd be a Yankee. He probably still will be but just for more years and perhaps AAV.

[minnesotacubsfan]

 

Makes sense being a Boras client and all. Still not a huge fan of making this deal w/o one

 

Yeah. With like a billion dollars coming off the books if he was going to sign for 4/60 he'd be a Yankee. He probably still will be but just for more years and perhaps AAV.

 

 

the real kick in the shins will be next year when Chapman resigns with the Yankees AND they make off with Torres

[Cubswin11]

I still think 4/60 is probably around where he ends up signing at in the offseason, but I wouldn't be surprised to see like 5/80.

[Andy]

I'm still just having a hard time with this one, between the haul for Chapman, the fact that no extension is in place and the fact that he's a POS. I'm really interested in this press conference/statements from the front office.

It's a bit of a haul, but it seems like Torres is really the only one with any kind of chance to be a difference-maker at this point, and even that is far from a definite. It's an overpay, but I think an acceptable one. (Keeping in mind that I'm not a student of the prospects we have like most of this board is.)

[David]

 

Makes sense being a Boras client and all. Still not a huge fan of making this deal w/o one

 

Yeah. With like a billion dollars coming off the books if he was going to sign for 4/60 he'd be a Yankee. He probably still will be but just for more years and perhaps AAV.

 

You said this last night too...wondering why you're so sure he'd rather be a Yankee than a Cub at equal salaries.

[PosterToBeNamedLater]

I can't say that I would rather have McKinney than Cease. Sure McKinney will be higher on the prospect lists and Cease is a complete wild card, but he is also a rarity in the Cubs system.

 

mckinney is literal garbage so of course id rather have cease than him but jesus christ the wailing and gnashing of teeth over these children in LOW A BALL is really amazing.

 

An elite baseball player is an elite baseball player, but the mystery box could be anything. It could even be an elite baseball player!