Cubs Acquire Justin Wilson & Alex Avila for Candelario, Paredes & Cash

[UMFan83]

I busted out laughing when I saw this tweet

 

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Rosenpenis finally chimes in:

 

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[FlyTheW]

[David]

please look at tom loxas's feed right now he is so full of horsefeathers it's amazing

 

[CaliforniaRaisin]

tom loxas is still pretending he knows things

 

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Haha, that's so dumb. Like Detroit's GM wouldn't contact LA and Washington to see if they'll counteroffer?

 

If not for that meddling media!

[David]

Rosenpenis finally chimes in:

 

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wasn't rosenthal the one who got the ball rolling tonight?

[Agony and Ivy]

please look at tom loxas's feed right now he is so full of horsefeathers it's amazing

 

 

these transaction monkeys that don't know anything just kill me.

[FlyTheW]

:-k :-k :-k

[FlyTheW]

please look at tom loxas's feed right now he is so full of horsefeathers it's amazing

 

Loxas might have had sources when Hendry was in Chicago but he doesn't anymore.

[Agony and Ivy]

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This one made me laugh

[FlyTheW]

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[Transmogrified Tiger]

please look at tom loxas's feed right now he is so full of horsefeathers it's amazing

 

 

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"actually, Avila's .371 wOBA as a catcher is bad" is some kinda take

[Aaron_Kennelly]

please look at tom loxas's feed right now he is so full of horsefeathers it's amazing

 

 

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"actually, Avila's .371 wOBA as a catcher is bad" is some kinda take

 

He's hitting the ball like 135 mph on average, too. I'm pretty sure his xwOBA on Baseball Savant is even higher than his wOBA.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Get it done, Theo.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Rosenpenis finally chimes in:

 

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wasn't rosenthal the one who got the ball rolling tonight?

 

Oh yeah, you're right. Rosenthal is the only one I truly trust.

[UMFan83]

Another tweet that made me laugh out loud

 

 

Thank God we have scouts to tell us this information

[FlyTheW]

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[Aaron_Kennelly]

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PTR was dreading the clubhouse catering bill when Paredes got called up.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Extremely okay with sending Candelario and Paredes for Wilson and Avila.

[Agony and Ivy]

please look at tom loxas's feed right now he is so full of horsefeathers it's amazing

 

 

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"actually, Avila's .371 wOBA as a catcher is bad" is some kinda take

 

He's hitting the ball like 135 mph on average, too. I'm pretty sure his xwOBA on Baseball Savant is even higher than his wOBA.

 

Pfffft the Tigers aren't even good, so that's one empty wOBA if I've ever seen one #scouting

[bukie]

This is a tweet from a sports anchor from Detroit, so take it for what it's worth:

 

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[weis21]

considering the apparent recent affinity of this cubs FO to curve ball pitchers i thought this was pertinent:

 

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/justin-wilsons-old-new-pitch/

[minnesotacubsfan]

So, what's so great about Wilson

[hawkeyecub]

Justin Wilson and Alex Avila would be a great haul

 

 

This is silly. Wilson would be a huge piece for this year and next year and they're not subtracting anything from the roster. He could have a bigger impact on the playoffs than Verlander. Verlander could always still be an August addition.