It turns out the real Yu Darvish was the friends we made in this thread

[minnesotacubsfan]

Please change the thread title to, "YUUUUUUUUUUUU/GOT WHAT I NEEEEEEEEEEEEEED."

 

 

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[javy knows my name]

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And this guy knows a thing or two about casting wide nets

[KingCubsFan]

According to Levine, Theo and Jed are in Dallas, presumably to meet with Darvish.

[David]

According to Levine, Theo and Jed are in Dallas, presumably to meet with Darvish.

 

[Backtobanks]

If Theo/Jed are going out of their way to meet with him you have to think talks are pretty advanced/serious

 

Hendriks was busy.

[weis21]

Who?

[Bull]

 

But, I'll go ahead and make a prediction.....He's going to be a Brave in 2019. They'll show they want him and he'll accept a trade there, that saves us whatever money we can get them to take on, without us getting anything in return. I think he'll see that he's not a full-time player for the Cubs and decide he'd rather play everyday.

 

Why would a team in the Dodgers system want to help us?

[Bull]

Who?

Hendrix

[minnesotacubsfan]

Jimmy.

[JudasIscariotTheBird]

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[Brian707]

According to Levine, Theo and Jed are in Dallas, presumably to meet with Darvish.

 

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Question: Even if there are ways to get Yu without screwing us on also getting Harper, is a 31-year-old Yu a guy you want to give six years and $25 million per to along with a draft pick?

 

It seems like a contract we may regret. Or not. Just asking.

[Cubswin11]

Question: Even if there are ways to get Yu without screwing us on also getting Harper, is a 31-year-old Yu a guy you want to give six years and $25 million per to along with a draft pick?

 

It seems like a contract we may regret. Or not. Just asking.

We don’t give up a pick since he was traded mid year. And I’m guessing with this renewed interest they think the market for him may be down on the 6/25 aav

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Question: Even if there are ways to get Yu without screwing us on also getting Harper, is a 31-year-old Yu a guy you want to give six years and $25 million per to along with a draft pick?

 

It seems like a contract we may regret. Or not. Just asking.

We don’t give up a pick since he was traded mid year. And I’m guessing with this renewed interest they think the market for him may be down on the 6/25 aav

 

Crap. Good point about the pick. I hope you're right about the down market. That would be great.

[davell]

I doubt its a down market for him, as much as its the higher market for Cobb, etc. If its 20 mill and a draft pick for Cobb, versus 25 mill for Darvish, its a no-brainer.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Yu can't always get what yu want but if yu try sometimes well yu just might find yu get what yu need Edited December 19, 2017 by Ding Dong Johnson

[Bryants Disco Ball]

I doubt its a down market for him, as much as its the higher market for Cobb, etc. If its 20 mill and a draft pick for Cobb, versus 25 mill for Darvish, its a no-brainer.

 

Yeah, I guess in that case I pass on both of them. I agree that Darvish is the better value at that point, but I don't actually think it's necessarily good value.

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I doubt its a down market for him, as much as its the higher market for Cobb, etc. If its 20 mill and a draft pick for Cobb, versus 25 mill for Darvish, its a no-brainer.

 

Yeah, I guess in that case I pass on both of them. I agree that Darvish is the better value at that point, but I don't actually think it's necessarily good value.

 

if your plan is to develop young hitters and buy established veteran pitchers, you have to accept the fact that you're not going to be getting awesome value on the pitching side. the cubs really need another good starting pitcher, and there aren't a ton of options out there. i'm all about the future and longevity, but i also want to be really good next year.

[minnesotacubsfan]

Are there any big name pitchers available next offseason? Who would the most likely ones be?

[minnesotacubsfan]

I doubt its a down market for him, as much as its the higher market for Cobb, etc. If its 20 mill and a draft pick for Cobb, versus 25 mill for Darvish, its a no-brainer.

 

Yeah, I guess in that case I pass on both of them. I agree that Darvish is the better value at that point, but I don't actually think it's necessarily good value.

 

if your plan is to develop young hitters and buy established veteran pitchers, you have to accept the fact that you're not going to be getting awesome value on the pitching side. the cubs really need another good starting pitcher, and there aren't a ton of options out there. i'm all about the future and longevity, but i also want to be really good next year.

 

Yup. You can get the “value” ones year to year, but you need the aces too

[Cubswin11]

Are there any big name pitchers available next offseason? Who would the most likely ones be?

There are but they are going to carry their own risks/be just as expensive with no more security of being a “good/safe deal.” Keuchel, Kershaw, Pomeranz, Garrett Richards, Corbin and Harvey are the top names off the top of my head. Price can opt out too.

 

As a side note I believe Fernandez would’ve been a FA next offseason too

Edited December 19, 2017 by Cubswin11

[Bryants Disco Ball]

I doubt its a down market for him, as much as its the higher market for Cobb, etc. If its 20 mill and a draft pick for Cobb, versus 25 mill for Darvish, its a no-brainer.

 

Yeah, I guess in that case I pass on both of them. I agree that Darvish is the better value at that point, but I don't actually think it's necessarily good value.

 

if your plan is to develop young hitters and buy established veteran pitchers, you have to accept the fact that you're not going to be getting awesome value on the pitching side. the cubs really need another good starting pitcher, and there aren't a ton of options out there. i'm all about the future and longevity, but i also want to be really good next year.

 

Here's the thing, though. I think the Cubs will be really good next year already. Not the favorites, but playoff caliber. That's all that matters in the crapshoot of the postseason.

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Yeah, I guess in that case I pass on both of them. I agree that Darvish is the better value at that point, but I don't actually think it's necessarily good value.

 

if your plan is to develop young hitters and buy established veteran pitchers, you have to accept the fact that you're not going to be getting awesome value on the pitching side. the cubs really need another good starting pitcher, and there aren't a ton of options out there. i'm all about the future and longevity, but i also want to be really good next year.

 

Here's the thing, though. I think the Cubs will be really good next year already. Not the favorites, but playoff caliber. That's all that matters in the crapshoot of the postseason.

 

if we had to settle for lynn or something like that, i think the rotation would look kind of suspect. it's easy to forget that we lost arrieta, and the rotation already has a couple or relatively big unknowns. also, one of the best ways to try and beat the crapshoot is to get elite starters who can strikeout lots of guys.

[JudasIscariotTheBird]

According to Levine, Theo and Jed are in Dallas, presumably to meet with Darvish.

 

Just a FYI, that framed newspaper is still just outside of the bar in the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park. I chuckled when I saw it.

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Yu's twitter, which according to Google translate says that he met with the Cubs for three and a half hours (!!!) today.