Cody Is Back

[Derwood]

17 minutes ago, The20thK said:

Dude… if you are reasonable and logical in your thought process, you’re gonna get called a billionaire boot licker and a MAGA supporter.

 

Be careful! 

I think you dropped this

 

[Derwood]

21 minutes ago, The20thK said:

 

 

Edited February 29, 2024 by Derwood

[Derwood]

Triple post

 

Edited February 29, 2024 by Derwood

[Brian707]

28 minutes ago, The20thK said:

Dude… if you are reasonable and logical in your thought process, you’re gonna get called a billionaire boot licker and a MAGA supporter.

 

Be careful! 

Look who's back to derail another thread

[17 Seconds]

2 hours ago, The20thK said:

Dude… if you are reasonable and logical in your thought process, you’re gonna get called a billionaire boot licker and a MAGA supporter.

 

Be careful! 

did you forget that you already revealed your support for trump?

[Bull]

14 hours ago, LBiittner said:

You must be a product of private schooling.

Ain't no way in hades would anyone take $30 million away from the Chicago Public School System. And to defend private industry to skim from the children is reprehensible 

That seems unnecessarily and aggressively dismissive. And disingenuous. The amount of business and therefore tax revenue the Cubs bring to the city certainly exceeds this amount. I don't see how you can represent this as taking away from the schools unless there's a detail I missed.

Also, this is politically divisive. I thought we were trying to limit that. You set out food for the troll.

Edited February 29, 2024 by Bull

[Banedon]

Let's get this thread back on topic.  The20thK won't be derailing any more threads.

[LBiittner]

2 hours ago, Bull said:

That seems unnecessarily and aggressively dismissive. And disingenuous. The amount of business and therefore tax revenue the Cubs bring to the city certainly exceeds this amount. I don't see how you can represent this as taking away from the schools unless there's a detail I missed.

Also, this is politically divisive. I thought we were trying to limit that. You set out food for the troll.

Sounds akin to donating to a charity then expecting the charity to do work around your house

 Lol 

[Rcal10]

18 minutes ago, LBiittner said:

Sounds akin to donating to a charity then expecting the charity to do work around your house

 Lol 

Please back to the topic of baseball. Stop giving this discussion life. Not worth it. 

[CubinNY]

Cody is back, do we have a timeline for when he's going to get into games? I'm guessing a week or two?

It will be interesting to see if the protracted negotiations have any effect on his early production. There are lots of variables at work here though. 

[17 Seconds]

20 minutes ago, Rcal10 said:

Please back to the topic of baseball. Stop giving this discussion life. Not worth it. 

nsbb is what it is, stop being a both sides guy all the time

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[Brock Beauchamp]

12 hours ago, squally1313 said:

https://www.nestle.com/sustainability/people-communities/community-giving

Epic link drop. Just stellar work.

[CubinNY]

6 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

Epic link drop. Just stellar work.

not ironically, the recipient didn't understand it. 

Edited February 29, 2024 by CubinNY

[NorthsideAvenger]

19 hours ago, CubbyBlue2008 said:

 

Excuse me?

I think it was a joke but if the Cubs want to sign Jordan Montgomery, then by all means. 

[LBiittner]

1 hour ago, Rcal10 said:

Please back to the topic of baseball. Stop giving this discussion life. Not worth it. 

They as well as I share a deep fondness for the Chicago Cubs owner, Tom Ricketts. And I'm sure we both hope Tom can muster one more A list free agent before the 2024 season begins.

I'm not only hoping the Cubs win their division but hopefully win enough to have home field advantage. It's been 7 years since the Cubs have won a playoff game. It's time for that trend to vanish.

[Rcal10]

1 hour ago, CubinNY said:

Cody is back, do we have a timeline for when he's going to get into games? I'm guessing a week or two?

It will be interesting to see if the protracted negotiations have any effect on his early production. There are lots of variables at work here though. 

I think you will see Cody in a game sometime later next week. But I doubt the late start will be an issue for him. I don’t think hitters are as much a concern as pitchers. Especially not 10 days late.

[Rcal10]

2 minutes ago, LBiittner said:

They as well as I share a deep fondness for the Chicago Cubs owner, Tom Ricketts. And I'm sure we both hope Tom can muster one more A list free agent before the 2024 season begins.

I'm not only hoping the Cubs win their division but hopefully win enough to have home field advantage. It's been 7 years since the Cubs have won a playoff game. It's time for that trend to vanish.

I am pretty sure they are done spending and most definitely will not go after any of the 3 big tickets Boras has left. All would take them over $257M. What would be a nice surprise would be if late in the spring they decided Morel can handle 3rd so they went and sign JDM for maybe $15M. Put them over the $237 layer but comfortably under the $257M. But I doubt that happens. For 1 thing, I am not sure they will come to the conclusion Morel can handle 2rd in time for that move. And then there is the money. 

 

 

[LBiittner]

6 minutes ago, Rcal10 said:

I think you will see Cody in a game sometime later next week. But I doubt the late start will be an issue for him. I don’t think hitters are as much a concern as pitchers. Especially not 10 days late.

Cody's deal is very interesting, if he plays well, does he automatically opt out for 25? Or if the Cubs come close to going all the way in 24, is there a chance he returns for another 30mil? Kind of a try and finish the job outlook? I mean 30 mil is nothing to sneeze at. He could probably end up with the same long term deal at age 30 as age 29?

[LBiittner]

4 minutes ago, Rcal10 said:

I am pretty sure they are done spending and most definitely will not go after any of the 3 big tickets Boras has left. All would take them over $257M. What would be a nice surprise would be if late in the spring they decided Morel can handle 3rd so they went and sign JDM for maybe $15M. Put them over the $237 layer but comfortably under the $257M. But I doubt that happens. For 1 thing, I am not sure they will come to the conclusion Morel can handle 2rd in time for that move. And then there is the money. 

 

 

Could they do deferral, Dodger style but on a small scheme? Not sure how that counts towards LT?

[Rcal10]

1 minute ago, LBiittner said:

Cody's deal is very interesting, if he plays well, does he automatically opt out for 25? Or if the Cubs come close to going all the way in 24, is there a chance he returns for another 30mil? Kind of a try and finish the job outlook? I mean 30 mil is nothing to sneeze at. He could probably end up with the same long term deal at age 30 as age 29?

But he can get hurt too. I think if he comes close to 23’ numbers he walks next year. If he could get an7/$182M or something like that, it is much better than risking injury or poor play the following year. I don’t see Bellinger betting $182M so that he could get one more year at $30M. 

[Rcal10]

3 minutes ago, LBiittner said:

Could they do deferral, Dodger style but on a small scheme? Not sure how that counts towards LT?

I doubt that would work here. 

[LBiittner]

5 minutes ago, Rcal10 said:

But he can get hurt too. I think if he comes close to 23’ numbers he walks next year. If he could get an7/$182M or something like that, it is much better than risking injury or poor play the following year. I don’t see Bellinger betting $182M so that he could get one more year at $30M. 

I dont disagree, just thinking athletes by nature appear to be competitive about everything and possibly would be willing to bet on themselves. Also ?keep in mind Dansby has his ear, lol

Myself, I'd generally take the bird in hand. But an athlete?

[Rcal10]

11 minutes ago, LBiittner said:

I dont disagree, just thinking athletes by nature appear to be competitive about everything and possibly would be willing to bet on themselves. Also ?keep in mind Dansby has his ear, lol

Myself, I'd generally take the bird in hand. But an athlete?

I think the only way he takes one more year is if he does poorly in 2024. Maybe OPS+ of a little over 100, maybe 105. And maybe he gets hurt and misses some time and only has 400AB. If he drops to a guy who is only worth $20M a year or less and he is only expecting to see something like 4/$78M, then my guess is he would stay. But then we don’t really want him. If he plays well enough to get the 5 to 7 year(or more) offers at annual pay of $25M or more, IMO he is done.