Cubs 2025 Trade Deadline Thread

[Neuby]

I think this Board undervalues Ballestros. With robo umps coming next season framing concerns are gone. 

[Stratos]

Anyone heard from KatiePerrysBootyHole? 

[Jason Ross]

1 minute ago, Bertz said:

4.98 ERA/5.01 xFIP since late June for Morton.  Basically as soon as people started noticing he wasn't quite cooked he went back in the oven.

It'd be real embarrassing if someone wrote a long article right around that time period advocating for him only for him to tank his value. Real embarassing.

 

[Neuby]

Stewart to the Dodgers , nice bullpen get for them.

[Chicago Al]

If Caissie isn’t moved this TDL, does he get called up and split some time with the outfielders? Bench role?

[Outshined_One]

2 minutes ago, Neuby said:

I think this Board undervalues Ballestros. With robo umps coming next season framing concerns are gone. 

Perhaps, but he's begging for future knee/hip trouble if he's a full time catcher at his current weight.

[Jason Ross]

Just now, Chicago Al said:

If Caissie isn’t moved this TDL, does he get called up and split some time with the outfielders? Bench role?

Probably not. Maybe some time in September. He doesn't help an OF that's already heavily LHH and he won't add defense or base running. As well, I expect lots of K's on his initial callup. 

Maybe we see him on the bench in September, but more likely, he hangs out in Iowa. It won't kill him.

[Jason Ross]

6 minutes ago, Neuby said:

I think this Board undervalues Ballestros. With robo umps coming next season framing concerns are gone. 

His footwork needs a lot of help still too. It's not just that he's a bad framer, he's awkward. It could get there! But his shape kind of makes it more risky.

Also, just leaving this here...

If he's a catcher that's more than acceptable! As a DH?

[Transmogrified Tiger]

5 minutes ago, Neuby said:

I think this Board undervalues Ballestros. With robo umps coming next season framing concerns are gone. 

The defensive concerns are more than just framing, he's only throwing out 13% of baserunners and has 14 passed balls in about 100 AAA games.

[Tryptamine]

12 minutes ago, Jason Ross said:

It'd be real embarrassing if someone wrote a long article right around that time period advocating for him only for him to tank his value. Real embarassing.

 

I was actively pushing for him too. I am now off that ship. 

[chibears55]

7 minutes ago, Jason Ross said:

My guess is Rojas?

Yea Rojas, I fixed it 🤷‍♂️

 

[UMFan83]

2 minutes ago, Transmogrified Tiger said:

The defensive concerns are more than just framing, he's only throwing out 13% of baserunners and has 14 passed balls in about 100 AAA games.

But other than that he's basically Pudge Rodriguez

[Neuby]

1 minute ago, Transmogrified Tiger said:

The defensive concerns are more than just framing, he's only throwing out 13% of baserunners and has 14 passed balls in about 100 AAA games.

The throwing numbers are concerning but he's also working with a minor league staff. He has the

arm.

[JHBulls]

Surely I am not the only person who googled Rojas Flores?

[cubfansince77]

43 minutes ago, Stratos said:

Preller is a fool.  This Miller trade is ridiculous too.

Best post of this thread. WTH is Preller DOING? SMDH....

[PeanutPunch33]

14 minutes ago, Neuby said:

I think this Board undervalues Ballestros. With robo umps coming next season framing concerns are gone. 

He's a stud.  Great bat.  He's a plug and play DH with upside as a catcher.  Wish the Cubs had a spot for him but they are already very lefty heavy.  

[Rex Buckingham]

I think the Ballesteros thing is mostly, "We're not including him in this package" more than he isn't available

[Jason Ross]

2 minutes ago, Rex Buckingham said:

I think the Ballesteros thing is mostly, "We're not including him in this package" more than he isn't available

BN just wrote about that in the same way. I don't love their opinions, but we also have to remember that Cerami works there and he's been pretty on it. He reports in this way, the quiet winks and nods and comments, so I do think that this is probably coming from a decent place.

[ILMindState]

6 minutes ago, Rex Buckingham said:

I think the Ballesteros thing is mostly, "We're not including him in this package" more than he isn't available

Didn't Jed say nobody is untouchable like a week ago? There's even a thread with that exact title. 

[Rex Buckingham]

1 minute ago, ILMindState said:

Didn't Jed say nobody is untouchable like a week ago? There's even a thread with that exact title. 

yeah, that why I think it's more about the package than Mo... I think they'd be fine moving him, if the value is right (same as it ever was, with Jed)

[Rcal10]

1 hour ago, gflore34 said:

6 is a hard deadline?

Eastern.

[Tryptamine]

6 eastern, but announcements still come out for like another 20 minutes for deals that were completed right before the deadline. 

[ILMindState]

I had no idea he was still in the league

[We Got The Whole 9]

Really would love for them to get Laureano or Castro.

[chibears55]

1 minute ago, ILMindState said:

I had no idea he was still in the league

And someone a contending team would want at the deadline lol