Update: Passan confirms trade done. Tucker to Cubs for Paredes, Cam Smith, Wesneski

[Rex Buckingham]

NL Central favorites, right?

[Irrelevant Dude]

Just now, Rex Buckingham said:

NL Central favorites, right?

Right now, who knows.  But I suspect they will be clear favorites by the time the rest of the off-season shakes out.

[Rex Buckingham]

@TomtheBombadil how many years have you been pushing for Tucker? 

[UMFan83]

Since 2021:

fWAR:

 

 

wOBA:

 

wRC+:

[Tryptamine]

Just now, Irrelevant Dude said:

Right now, who knows.  But I suspect they will be clear favorites by the time the rest of the off-season shakes out.

They get a tolerable 2 fWAR 3B and a SP to slot in front of Taillon, then yeah

[Bertz]

1 minute ago, Rex Buckingham said:

NL Central favorites, right?

They were by the slimmest of margins before this, now between this and the Williams trade the margin is not especially slim. 

The Bellinger trade will temporarily cut it back down some.

[Outshined_One]

LET'S horsefeathers GOOOOOO!!!

Sad to see Smith go and still wary about 3B next season, but this is a great push your chips in deal.

[CubinNY]

pumped is a word I will use to describe my feelings. 

[Jason Ross]

Most excited I've been about Cubs baseball in years. This is good. Very good. All Hail King Tuck

[Brian707]

[17 Seconds]

 

[Ding Dong Johnson]

I still don't like Jed, and this isn't going to change that.

[ILMindState]

Precursor to Peavy?

[Bertz]

Hard to get too deep into specifics before we see the $$$ on the ensuing Bellinger deal, but with Iowa still being fully stocked trading for a fun SP should still be on the table.

[jersey cubs fan]

How was it determined to add 4 pages to the beginning of this thread? 

[NorthsideAvenger]

Sumbitch, Jed actually did it. 

[CubinNY]

Just now, Ding Dong Johnson said:

I still don't like Jed, and this isn't going to change that.

Agree, but I think it's mostly because he's a placeholder for the owners.  But well done on this one. 

[Tryptamine]

Love it on paper, but this can't be it. They need to find a capable 3B, a good setup man and a rotation upgrade if they really want to challenge this year. 

[Cuzi]

1 minute ago, Bertz said:

Hard to get too deep into specifics before we see the $$$ on the ensuing Bellinger deal, but with Iowa still being fully stocked trading for a fun SP should still be on the table.

Have to imagine that's gotta be Cease. The Hoerner to Mariners talk can be put to bed now.

[squally1313]

1. Happ
2. Tucker
3. Suzuki
4. Busch
5. Dansby
6. PCA
7. Hoerner
8. Shaw
9. Amaya

[Cubfanintheknow]

3 minutes ago, ILMindState said:

Precursor to Peavy?

[We Got The Whole 9]

To Astros in 2023: 

 

Can I interest you in Chris Morel, Hunter Bigge, Hayden Wesneski, and our first round pick from this year?

[muntjack]

Guys with exactly 180 wRC+ in 24

Kyle Tucker

Juan Soto

 

This is very exciting

[Illiterate Scholar]

Our best player since prime KB. I wonder if he'll get any run in CF vs lefties/certain matchups

[CubinNY]

MLB The Show 25 will be on the Christmas List.