Would you rather have Bregman or Valdez?

[Stratos]

23 hours ago, Rcal10 said:

Who knows? I just think he will age fine. Muncy had his two best years at 33 and 34. Judge has his 2 best years, so far, at 32 and 33. Do you think he will slip the next 2 years? I think, even slipping he will post a WAR close enough to his contract value, even at 35 and 36. 

I honestly don't know.  You seem pretty confident.  I just don't know how to predict these things at all.  They seem pretty random to me, and the exceptions are not the general trend.

But there may be players more or less likely to age better than others, and that's what Hoyer seems to be making a bet on, but it's still a matter of probability and not certainty, so we just have to see. 

Hoyer is far smarter than any of us here combined and his success rate with significant signings has been astonishingly good, which gives me some comfort he knows what he's doing here.

[mk49]

On 2/7/2026 at 5:56 PM, Stratos said:

On 2/6/2026 at 5:47 PM, Rcal10 said:

Who knows? I just think he will age fine. Muncy had his two best years at 33 and 34. Judge has his 2 best years, so far, at 32 and 33. Do you think he will slip the next 2 years? I think, even slipping he will post a WAR close enough to his contract value, even at 35 and 36. 

I honestly don't know.  You seem pretty confident.  I just don't know how to predict these things at all.  They seem pretty random to me, and the exceptions are not the general trend.

But there may be players more or less likely to age better than others, and that's what Hoyer seems to be making a bet on, but it's still a matter of probability and not certainty, so we just have to see. 

Hoyer is far smarter than any of us here combined and his success rate with significant signings has been astonishingly good, which gives me some comfort he knows what he's doing here.

Nobody knows for sure, just an educated guess, I guess.  That said, more than a few guys think Bregman ages well.

I still like the Bregman signing.  I said this in the past, and I know some of you guys preferred Bo Bichette.  I didn't want Bichette, because of his defense and the vibe I get from him.  I just felt Bichette wasn't the right guy for the Cubs.  We got Bregman, and let's just hope it'll work out fine for us.

I thought and still think Valdez could be a good fit for the Cubs, except for his personality.  Bregman or Valdez?  I voted for Bregman.

[JHBulls]

On 2/6/2026 at 12:46 AM, Backtobanks said:

It depends on what your team needs.  The Cubs needed a 3B that can hit more than another SP.

Justin Steele is that SP we need and we have him. 

So the answer to the question is easy for me, Bregman. 

Edited February 11 by JHBulls

[Stratos]

1 hour ago, JHBulls said:

Justin Steele is that SP we need and we have him. 

So the answer to the question is easy for me, Bregman. 

That's a really good point.  And having a TORP is even more important in the playoffs so the timing of Steele's return works fine for us.

However, we also don't know exactly how effective/rusty he'll be this year and he might be on a bit of a leash with pitch counts.