Post Winter Meetings Free Agency thread

[s2obed]

5 minutes ago, Post Count Padder said:

Not a bad get if it's a MiLB contract. If he's requiring a 40-man spot then we truly are dumpster diving.

 

 

Seems like it’s Shaw’s job to lose. 

[Bertz]

7 minutes ago, Post Count Padder said:

Not a bad get if it's a MiLB contract. If he's requiring a 40-man spot then we truly are dumpster diving.

 

 

Berti instead of Brujan as the utility guy would be great

Berti as the Matt Shaw handcuff....yeesh 

Losing out on Scott should mean we can squeeze in a third bench salary, so I'm hopeful for the former.  Berti, Moncada, Canha, and Finnegan for instance likely comes in a bit under $30M still?

[Derwood]

35 years old, slightly below average player

[chibears55]

I dont know, if Hoyer doesn't have any real moves to make to upgrade the roster before OD besides what he has added so far, I'll be surprise if this team wins 85 games.

Bench has very little power and I'm not sure how much of an upgrade if much it is over last season bench.

Tucker and Boyd are the biggest additions.

Tucker is great but it kinda reminds me a bit of when they added Dawson in 1987 coming off a 70 win season and didn't really go get much else, and despite him having an MVP season, they only won 76 games.

 

Shaw - Paredes
Tucker  - Bellinger

Kelly  - Gomes
Workman - Mastrobuoni
Berti - Wisdom
Canario  - Tauchman

Boyd  - Hendricks

Hodge - Neris
Rea  - Smyly
Morgan
Theilbar

[squally1313]

18 minutes ago, chibears55 said:

Tucker is great but it kinda reminds me a bit of when they added Dawson in 1987 coming off a 70 win season and didn't really go get much else, and despite him having an MVP season, they only won 76 games.

We won 83 games last year? A six game improvement would be just fine?

[Rcal10]

1 hour ago, Bertz said:

Berti instead of Brujan as the utility guy would be great

Berti as the Matt Shaw handcuff....yeesh 

Losing out on Scott should mean we can squeeze in a third bench salary, so I'm hopeful for the former.  Berti, Moncada, Canha, and Finnegan for instance likely comes in a bit under $30M still?

Sadly I doubt they add 2 more bats. Maybe one more. Also one more pen arm. They are going to come in well below that LT line this year and it sucks that this is what they are doing. I honestly expect another guy at around $3M then a pen arm at about $8M and that is it. Well below what we hoped and very disappointing. 

[Stratos]

Berti replaces Mastrobuoni's role and seems like what they always wanted Mastro to be.  Decent depth signing especially with Nico/Swanson coming off injury.

Just turned 35 but he still had 90th percentile running speed in 2024.  Has neutral splits.

[Stratos]

After Berti the Cubs have room for 1 more bench infielder.  But I don't think Brujan has options and Workman has to stay on the 26-man.  Brujan can also play OF including CF as well so they could carry him as a super utility to cover OF if they want and still add a bench corner INF.

I assume the Cubs carry 4 bench players plus Suzuki.

[Rcal10]

If the Cubs plan on getting close to the LT line(within $7M or so) I think they might end up with Pressley as the closer. He has a no trade clause but I saw he approved the Cubs as a team he would agree to be traded to. I think that trade would be strictly a salary dump by the Astros. He is making $14M. Maybe the Cubs trade them Canario. If the Cubs take it all on they would still have around $15M-$17M to use and still be well below the LT line. They can probably add guys like Grichek and Moncada to the bench, if they wanted. The problem is, I am just not convinced any longer that they plan on getting close to that line. 

Edited January 23, 2025 by Rcal10

[thawv]

15 hours ago, Post Count Padder said:

Not a bad get if it's a MiLB contract. If he's requiring a 40-man spot then we truly are dumpster diving.

 

 

For 2 million dollars, he's going on the 40, and likely the 26. 

[itisallpartoftheplan]

 

[Dfan25]

Cubs close to aquiring Ryan Pressley 

 

 

[Transmogrified Tiger]

thread here 

 

[Rcal10]

6 hours ago, Rcal10 said:

If the Cubs plan on getting close to the LT line(within $7M or so) I think they might end up with Pressley as the closer. He has a no trade clause but I saw he approved the Cubs as a team he would agree to be traded to. I think that trade would be strictly a salary dump by the Astros. He is making $14M. Maybe the Cubs trade them Canario. If the Cubs take it all on they would still have around $15M-$17M to use and still be well below the LT line. They can probably add guys like Grichek and Moncada to the bench, if they wanted. The problem is, I am just not convinced any longer that they plan on getting close to that line. 

Looks like part one is being completed. Sure hope they listen to step 2 and 3.

[Derwood]

 

[Rcal10]

7 minutes ago, Derwood said:

 

This would suck. 

[chibears55]

7 minutes ago, Rcal10 said:

This would suck. 

Getting him or not waiving?

[Rcal10]

2 minutes ago, chibears55 said:

Getting him or not waiving?

Him not waiving the NTC. 

[chibears55]

Cubs checking in on Scherzer, likely just to see if he's worth a 1 year deal 🤷‍♂️

https://x.com/ragazzoreport/status/1882804186716508388?t=N5cNUJoNNt3KlWPpE9eVmA&s=19

[Rcal10]

54 minutes ago, chibears55 said:

Cubs checking in on Scherzer, likely just to see if he's worth a 1 year deal 🤷‍♂️

https://x.com/ragazzoreport/status/1882804186716508388?t=N5cNUJoNNt3KlWPpE9eVmA&s=19

Not “likely” to see if he is worth a one year deal. More like STRICKLY” to see if he is worth a one year deal. And that can be said for all the teams watching him. 

[CubinNY]

moved to other thread

Edited January 24, 2025 by CubinNY

[chibears55]

9 minutes ago, CubinNY said:

We can process of elimination this

Not Padres - no money

Not Dodgers - plenty of money, no space

Not Giants - Doval

Diamondbacks - Sewald (?) maybe

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Rangers (?) - probably not or he would have already waved the NTC

Not Oakland/Wherever - Mason Miller, no

Not Seattle - Munoz

LAA - no one (Esteves) 

I'm guessing LAA or maybe Diamondbacks

Or, it could just be the Astros are waiting on Bregman decision, isn't that the reason they're trying to clear money?

[Bertz]

This feels relevant given the Cubs literally added Colin Rea.  I'd imagine Taillon and Boyd grade out well by this measure as well.

[CubinNY]

1 hour ago, Bertz said:

This feels relevant given the Cubs literally added Colin Rea.  I'd imagine Taillon and Boyd grade out well by this measure as well.

And Shota. 

Edited January 26, 2025 by CubinNY

[Dfan25]

Cubs need to be in on Michael King . Under 9 mil salary .