Cerami: Cubs Finalizing Edward Cabrera Trade

[ILMindState]

 

[Outshined_One]

Splitting this into its own topic, we'll see what (if anything) comes from it.

[Tryptamine]

My guess is going to be Caissie/Ballestros, Javier Assad, Jonathan Long

[Derwood]

Feels like at least two of Shaw, Caissie, Alcantara, Assad, Wicks or Brown are on their way to Miami, right?

[Tryptamine]

2 minutes ago, Derwood said:

Feels like at least two of Shaw, Caissie, Alcantara, Assad, Wicks or Brown are on their way to Miami, right?

I mean there's some drastically different levels of value among them. Like Shaw+Caissie would feel real bad, but Caissie+Assad would feel pretty great.

Edited January 7 by Tryptamine

[Brian707]

Shaw please and nothing else substantial 

Edited January 7 by Brian707

[Rex Buckingham]

If Shaw goes, I assume a signing of a 3B will soon come right?

[squally1313]

[JunkyardWalrus]

I’ll continue to hope we keep Alcantara and the Ginger, but I feel I’m gonna get disappointed. 

edit: Unless we resign Tucker

Edited January 7 by JunkyardWalrus

[Tryptamine]

2 minutes ago, Rex Buckingham said:

If Shaw goes, I assume a signing of a 3B will soon come right?

If Shaw goes, one of Bichette/Bregman has to be coming

[Gjfificifjdej]

Man trading Caissie would kill me 😢

[Derwood]

1 minute ago, Gjfificifjdej said:

Man trading Caissie would kill me 😢

You'd be sad to miss him striking out 40% of the time?

[Outshined_One]

I'll go ahead and guess a 4 player deal, with one of Ballesteros/Caissie as headliner, one of Alcantara/Long/Triantos, one of Assad/Wicks, and a mid-level position player in the Cubs' 7-15 range like Rojas/Hernandez/Kepley.

[Gjfificifjdej]

Just now, Derwood said:

You'd be sad to miss him striking out 40% of the time?

I am a redheaded Canadian, my like of him as a player on the Cubs is not based on stats. 

[Geographyhater8888]

Much better than paying for what’s available. No go get a bat.

[ILMindState]

 

[CaliforniaRaisin]

9 minutes ago, Tryptamine said:

My guess is going to be Caissie/Ballestros, Javier Assad, Jonathan Long

Sounds like it’s going to be Caissie, not Mo (nor Shaw).

Not sure who else.

[squally1313]

Ballesteros on the surface (ie doing 30 seconds of reading on the Marlins Roster Resource page) doesn't seem like a good fit. A team like them should obviously be in the business of acquiring the most talent possible, but they have Joe Mack, a 23 year catching prospect with highly regarded defense who put up a 107 wRC with 18 HRs in 100 games in AAA last year, ranked top 40 league wide per FG. Meanwhile, Caissie, Alcantara, and Shaw all almost definitely make the opening day lineup next year. 

[Tryptamine]

I think the Cubs would be a bit hesitant to trade Alcantara as he's basically your back up CFer right now with no one else currently on the roster who can reliably fill in.

[17 Seconds]

cerami strikes again

[squally1313]

1 minute ago, Tryptamine said:

I think the Cubs would be a bit hesitant to trade Alcantara as he's basically your back up CFer right now with no one else currently on the roster who can reliably fill in.

Yeah maybe but that can't hold up a deal. His value as trade capital as a top 100 centerfielder prospect is way higher than his value as backup outfielder forever blocked by PCA. 

If they want him, go sign Willi Castro or Tauchman or whatever. Or teach Shaw to fake it. 

[s2obed]

Levine said Caissie is likely to go. 

[We Got The Whole 9]

Wiggins going back?

[squally1313]

well then why didn't we do this in July then

[Irrelevant Dude]

Yeah, I think it has to be Caissie plus.  I would have rather it been Shaw as the main piece, for various reasons, but I doubt that will be the case.