2022-23 Offseason Thread (Cubs)

[We Got The Whole 9]

Zarraga seems like a ton to give up for this dude. What in the horsefeathers.

[Backtobanks]

27 year old 2nd baseman who had a cup of coffee in the bigs last year? Ok baseball people, tell me why this is something to maybe get excited about.

 

Reading all of the comments, it seems like the reason to get excited is that he still has options left.

[JeffH]

Zarraga seems like a ton to give up for this dude. What in the horsefeathers.

 

Good grief.

[Post Count Padder]

Aside from Jensen those were all obvious choices. Good for Jensen though. Hope he has a good season.

 

I didn't follow too closely, who are the top guys that didn't make the cut and exposed to the Rule 5?

[UMFan83]

Aside from Jensen those were all obvious choices. Good for Jensen though. Hope he has a good season.

 

I didn't follow too closely, who are the top guys that didn't make the cut and exposed to the Rule 5?

 

Chase Strumpf, Cam Sanders, Kohl Franklin, Riley Thompson, Luis Devers

[Cubswin11]

Kohl Franklin not being protected is a little surprising. He might not be major league ready but he was hitting 100+ this year and can maybe be a starter still.

[Post Count Padder]

Aside from Jensen those were all obvious choices. Good for Jensen though. Hope he has a good season.

 

I didn't follow too closely, who are the top guys that didn't make the cut and exposed to the Rule 5?

 

Chase Strumpf, Cam Sanders, Kohl Franklin, Riley Thompson, Luis Devers

Ah ok. Thanks. I could see a team rolling the dice on strumpf or sanders.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Kohl Franklin not being protected is a little surprising. He might not be major league ready but he was hitting 100+ this year and can maybe be a starter still.

 

He was getting torched in 3 inning starts at South Bend(where he couldn't throw strikes, didn't prevent HR, and didn't get GB), even if they had protected him he might've run out of option years before he was ready to be a bullpen piece, never mind a starter. Especially with the more restrictive roster rules around bullpens next year, if someone can make him work at the MLB level all year(and somehow not stunt his development further), you tip your cap and move on.

 

I had a slight preference for Sanders v. Jansen because Sanders had made it to AAA and shown signs the RP conversion could be fruitful, but ultimately it's a marginal decision.

[Bertz]

Aside from Jensen those were all obvious choices. Good for Jensen though. Hope he has a good season.

 

I didn't follow too closely, who are the top guys that didn't make the cut and exposed to the Rule 5?

 

Chase Strumpf, Cam Sanders, Kohl Franklin, Riley Thompson, Luis Devers

 

Danis Correa is another guy in the Sanders mold at risk of getting nabbed. Can throw 100+ and just a phone call away at Iowa, but also has yet to really perform.

 

I'm hopeful that we don't get ransacked too hard. Everyone seems to be in agreement that every team had a lot of tough decisions so the bar to be picked is much higher this year. But the quality and proximity of some of the unprotected names still makes me nervous.

[Bertz]

 

Sharma is not super rumor-y so you have to imagine he's parroting what the Cubs are feeling internally here

[Transmogrified Tiger]

There was some similar chatter on Twitter when the betting odds for Correa came out, it only takes one but it's not really clear who is waiting to give him 9-10 years.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

If there's one thing I have learned in my later years it is that you cannot have too many shortstops.

[Tryptamine]

I expect basically nothing but 3rd tier signings that they hype like they're first tier and I continue to watching maybe 2 or 3 games a season.

[Cubswin11]

I expect basically nothing but 3rd tier signings that they hype like they're first tier and I continue to watching maybe 2 or 3 games a season.

There’s been so much noise and smoke about us doing a big addition or two for literal months, idk how that can be your expectation. Literally everyone from Jed to Ross to beat guys to national guys say we’re gonna be doing some significant additions.

[17 Seconds]

I expect basically nothing but 3rd tier signings that they hype like they're first tier and I continue to watching maybe 2 or 3 games a season.

There’s been so much noise and smoke about us doing a big addition or two for literal months, idk how that can be your expectation. Literally everyone from Jed to Ross to beat guys to national guys say we’re gonna be doing some significant additions.

 

not to mention they did more than just 3rd tier signings last year

[Tryptamine]

If you make your expectations nothing, you can't get disappointed.

[David]

I expect basically nothing but 3rd tier signings that they hype like they're first tier and I continue to watching maybe 2 or 3 games a season.

 

how is it fun for you to follow this if this is how you are?

[Tryptamine]

I expect basically nothing but 3rd tier signings that they hype like they're first tier and I continue to watching maybe 2 or 3 games a season.

 

how is it fun for you to follow this if this is how you are?

 

I follow the farm while the major league team is bad

[Transmogrified Tiger]

[Cubswin11]

Ricketts claiming Steve Bannon’s son, smh

[Backtobanks]

Dodgers waived Bellinger, now is the time to sign him to a 1-year deal to reestablish his value. Gives the Cubs time to ease Davis and Mervis into the starting lineup.

[jersey cubs fan]

[Post Count Padder]

Sucks about Marquez. Maybe they work out a minor league deal with him.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

First I've seen of some media chatter that Trevor Rogers might be available, really like to see that

 

[Bull]

I expect basically nothing but 3rd tier signings that they hype like they're first tier and I continue to watching maybe 2 or 3 games a season.

There’s been so much noise and smoke about us doing a big addition or two for literal months, idk how that can be your expectation. Literally everyone from Jed to Ross to beat guys to national guys say we’re gonna be doing some significant additions.

Didn’t Jed basically come out and say we weren’t signing a top tier guy?

Ultimately, those near-decade-long deals are going to be avoided by Hoyer this winter. Does that mean it’s something he’d never do down the road? That can’t be ruled out. But the Cubs don’t see this as the time for such a move. It doesn’t rule out this group of players; it just limits how far Hoyer and company will go to get one right now.

 

I’ll say it again: there won’t be long term contracts until Heyward’s is off the books.