Screw Winter Doldrums! The Get a Big Bat and Call It an Offseason Thread

[Cuzi]

10 minutes ago, Post Count Padder said:

If he has options remaining, would be a nice get.

He doesnt. He's being claimed over and over and the claiming team is just trying to pass him through waivers so they can send him to the minors. He's been waived by the Giants, Pirates, Orioles and Yankees now.

Edited January 27 by Cuzi

[imb]

man if you go in the comments of any relatively busy fangraphs article, tom is in there talking about disney and getting downvoted to hell. i've never seen a more mentally ill poster in my life

[Bertz]

38 minutes ago, imb said:

man if you go in the comments of any relatively busy fangraphs article, tom is in there talking about disney and getting downvoted to hell. i've never seen a more mentally ill poster in my life

Just incredible stuff

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Something I did not consider, at all, until Beltran and Jones jogged my memory: we’re abt to deal with some of the most expensive, criminal minded players in history. How do we factor that in? The Value these guys provided is naturally tainted if not outright negated by sky high $/WAR, and that speaks nothing of their toxic characters. Should we do a salary cap for the HoF? Should we demand our owners’ money back? A guy like Pujols is a perfect example. The man destroyed the Angels. You might also notice that names like “Beltran” and “Pujols” they ain’t too christian soundin’ either. Is that stuff we should reward? Everyone is so in love with Mike Trout but what $/WAR has that loser compiler provided lately? Guy should be voted directly to jail for being a thief and a layabout!

Everyday our owners wake up, look us in the eye, give a smooch, and promise to do right before enjoying another workless day. We *betray* these men, gods really, with every vote for a player who took beyond their fair share in FA, tricked these good hearted world builders and society shapers into poverty. Is it not enough that a Pujols or Beltran or onea them other are among the richest people in the history of history thru lying, cheating, and stealing? They have to taint something as pure as a sperts HoF? We must reflect on our values in this darkest hour, consider that communism has already killed elevnty gabajillion people mostly proud gnatsys who found inspiration from our great land and shared values

Man, speaking of gnatsys…Are we even asking these guys if they love Israel? Are they loyal? What if they antimemetically question why all these Europeans from here to Poland pretend to imagine they are from Palestine (or “America” aka Iswael 1.0)? All those special, chosen people want is lebensraum like any other ‘Merican ya know

 

 

[Post Count Padder]

lol we should come up with some kind of HOF for these exiled posters. We've had some all timers over the last 2 decades.

[Dfan25]

If Orioles sign Valdez , Cubs / Dbacks for Gallen ?

[Derwood]

25 minutes ago, Bertz said:

Just incredible stuff

 

[We Got The Whole 9]

Does Fangraphs ever ban posters? 

[Jason Ross]

1 hour ago, We Got The Whole 9 said:

Does Fangraphs ever ban posters? 

Tom is going to test them. If Tom can't do it, no one can. 

[Jason Ross]

1 hour ago, Bertz said:

Just incredible stuff

 

[Neuby]

 Marco Luciano hit the waiver wire for third or fourth time this offseason , would be fun lottery ticket if you can get him through waivers.

[ILMindState]

This Gallen situation reminds me of 2015 when we were waiting around to see if James Shields would fall into our lap

[Neuby]

 

 

Great interview 

[Bertz]

 

[CubinNY]

Brett has a pretty good analysis of the Carelson signing (Sorry dude who thinks otherwise about the signing).

https://www.bleachernation.com/cubs/2026/01/28/dylan-carlson-cubs-2/

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At a minimum, a hearty big league rate on a minor league deal like this tells us: (1) Carlson was heavily pursued on this kind of deal, and maybe even had an offer for a big league deal at a million or so; (2) he may have enough interest out there to be very confident in opting out of his minor league deal with the Cubs if he doesn’t make the team; and (3) the Cubs will have to feel very confident that he’s ready to bounce back if they’re going to carry him out of Spring Training, because once that big league deal kicks in, it’s guaranteed.

Of course, there’s a related thought on each of those three items: (1) maybe Carlson falls into a unique space where no one was going to guarantee him a 40-man spot, but everyone was willing to pay him a decent salary *IF* he showed in the spring that he had turned a corner (he’s only 27, after all); (2) if that big league rate with the Cubs is higher than any other team offered, it almost acts like a poison pill AGAINST Carlson opting out, since he might not get that much anywhere else; and (3) usually when a big league veteran gets a minor league deal of this type with a decent big league rate, it’s a sign that both sides tentatively expect the guy to make the team (but the club wanted roster flexibility in the meantime).

 

[Outshined_One]

1 minute ago, Bertz said:

 

And to think they were this close to regionals.

[We Got The Whole 9]

I wonder what Miami was asking for in addition to Caissie at the TDL. Maybe they wanted Rojas ? Would a half year of service time kick the deal from Rojas to Hernandez?

[Illiterate Scholar]

4 minutes ago, We Got The Whole 9 said:

I wonder what Miami was asking for in addition to Caissie at the TDL. Maybe they wanted Rojas ? Would a half year of service time kick the deal from Rojas to Hernandez?

The September arm injury was a big factor as well I'm sure.

[NorthsideAvenger]

21 minutes ago, We Got The Whole 9 said:

I wonder what Miami was asking for in addition to Caissie at the TDL. Maybe they wanted Rojas ? Would a half year of service time kick the deal from Rojas to Hernandez?

I saw somewhere that they wanted Wiggins along with Caissie. 

[Stratos]

3 hours ago, Neuby said:

 

 

Great interview 

Well Jed confirms they were in on Cease.

[Development DL]

Is this the Deepest 40 man roster and group of minor league contact signings the cubs have pieced  together , since HOF JM was the skipper ?

Edited January 29 by Development DL

[Stratos]

Hoyer said Cease had TJS in high school, then hasn't missed a start as an MLB'er.  That's wild. 

[Geographyhater8888]

On 1/27/2026 at 10:06 AM, Cuzi said:

Dylan Carlson hasn't been worthy of a roster spot in 3 years. This guys is the emergency to the emergency and probably doesn't last beyond ST in any capacity.

Now that Bregman is a Cub we can go back to being excited about signing AAAA players who may or may not be any better than Nicky Lopez’s outfield equivalent.. Hopefully we won’t have to find out.

Edited January 29 by Geographyhater8888

[Geographyhater8888]

11 hours ago, Stratos said:

Well Jed confirms they were in on Cease.

It’s bleacher report so take it how you want but interesting that they have the Cubs number 2 in their power rankings ahead of the Mets, Yankees and Bluejays with a relative lack of stat talent. 

Edited January 29 by Geographyhater8888

[CubinNY]

2 hours ago, Geographyhater8888 said:

It’s bleacher report so take it how you want but interesting that they have the Cubs number 2 in their power rankings ahead of the Mets, Yankees and Bluejays with a relative lack of stat talent. 

I don't think it matters that they were "in" on anyone they didn't sign. It means nothing. 

[Named After Maddux]

15 hours ago, We Got The Whole 9 said:

I wonder what Miami was asking for in addition to Caissie at the TDL. Maybe they wanted Rojas ? Would a half year of service time kick the deal from Rojas to Hernandez?

The health risk is likely what shifted things so substantially. Caissie, Rojas, couple more guys in the mix in the top ten in the system. Big ask

Cubs did extremely well on this deal but im going to be watching Cabrera’s health status because I think that’ll factor in heavily here.