Cubs offseason chit chat...

[Tryptamine]

11 minutes ago, WhyCantWeWin said:

Those Morel for Alonso rumors are disgusting. Hope Hoyer isn't stupid enough to do that

What's more disgusting is Met fans acting like Morel would be a 2nd piece in a deal behind a guy like Horton. I've never seen a fan base  drastically overrate a player the way Met fans value Alonso. 

[WhyCantWeWin]

22 minutes ago, Tryptamine said:

What's more disgusting is Met fans acting like Morel would be a 2nd piece in a deal behind a guy like Horton. I've never seen a fan base  drastically overrate a player the way Met fans value Alonso. 

Yeah 121 wrc+ for alonso to 119 wrc+ for Morel. Plus Morel is cheap and under team control for a few seasons. Alonso is trending the wrong way and still wants big money

[Petrey10]

4 hours ago, WhyCantWeWin said:

I want Yamamoto so bad, sign him and another arm and then you can deal from the pitching surplus to trade for Soto

Yamamoto, Ohtani and Soto would be a hell of an offseason lol

[Rcal10]

8 minutes ago, Petrey10 said:

Yamamoto, Ohtani and Soto would be a hell of an offseason lol

Why stop there….. Alonso too. 

[Rex Buckingham]

I want them to go after Woodruff. Pay him to rehab, get him for 2025.

[CubbyBlue2008]

https://x.com/jeffpassan/status/1725681038163058980?s=46&t=UF0SjM6FU9Bcmp3EVT4iMg

[chibears55]

Can you imagine the Cubs getting both Ohtani and Alonso ?

 

[Tim]

2 minutes ago, chibears55 said:

Can you imagine the Cubs getting both Ohtani and Alonso ?

 

Yay!!!!

& 

meh

[chibears55]

Be worth offering him a 2 year deal, maybe a 3rd option to rehab and be ready for 2025.

Wonder if Counsell will try and get him in.

 

 

[CubinNY]

39 minutes ago, chibears55 said:

Be worth offering him a 2 year deal, maybe a 3rd option to rehab and be ready for 2025.

Wonder if Counsell will try and get him in.

 

 

Yes

[Bertz]

Royals DFA'd Josh Staumont.  He's pretty clearly the closest parallel to Merryweather amongst this year's DFA's

 

[ToolDRT]

 

[Stratos]

5 hours ago, Rex Buckingham said:

I want them to go after Woodruff. Pay him to rehab, get him for 2025.

He'd probably want a 1-yr for 2025, so 2 yrs total, which would be fine.

Lots of teams will be interested, wonder what he'd command for the 2025 year.  Maybe he'll just want 1 yr now, and go to FA and get another 1 yr.  Who knows.

Edited November 18, 2023 by Stratos

[Petrey10]

if Mike trout is available count me in on trading everything for him. 

[Jason Ross]

6 minutes ago, Petrey10 said:

if Mike trout is available count me in on trading everything for him. 

I love Trout. His back injury is really a serious deal. I'd be pretty hesitant to sell the farm for a player who has the degenerative issue he has. 

[Tryptamine]

1 hour ago, 1908_Cubs said:

I love Trout. His back injury is really a serious deal. I'd be pretty hesitant to sell the farm for a player who has the degenerative issue he has. 

His games played over the last 4 years

2022=82

2021= 119

2020= 36 (Covid year)

2019= 53

 

At this point I think you consider yourself lucky if you even get him for 100 games a year.

[Jason Ross]

A little addendum on Andy Green: He was not fired. He was hired by the Mets in the front office. The Cubs had granted permission for him to interview and take the job. 

[JHBulls]

3 hours ago, Petrey10 said:

if Mike trout is available count me in on trading everything for him. 

I hope Mike Trout is available because one of the greatest players in the history of this sport shouldn’t be playing out his career at such a basket case. But as the above posters have said, I don’t know if I go near him with that injury history. It will only get worse as he ages. 

[ToolDRT]

 

[mfcubs22]

Very happy Hottovy is staying.  

[mfcubs22]

What would a Dylan Cease package look like?

[Bertz]

Bob Nightengale has the Dodgers going after Dylan Cease.  He's pretty plugged into the White Sox, so while normally you look at what Bob says and think "opposite" there's probably something here.

I don't think it says anything about Ohtani or anyone else though.  The Dodgers need multiple veteran SPs.

[Dfan25]

Looks like Nola talks with Phillies are getting hot . Cardinals looking like the favorites for Sonny Gray 

[Dfan25]

Pending a physical ,  Nola will be back with Phillies . 7 years  

[JD94]

17 minutes ago, Dfan25 said:

Looks like Nola talks with Phillies are getting hot . Cardinals looking like the favorites for Sonny Gray 

https://x.com/bnightengale/status/1726278758615965723?s=46&t=iRdezfuJVGBU0wPvMftX0w