Honest questions how often are really good prospects traded for other prospects? How often are teams that are out of contention trading prospects for prospects that are going to add value?
I know they might be having a 40 man crunch, but I don’t know how other team’s handle that situation who are not looking to buy MLB players
If those things don’t work and in a hurry (Heuer looks way off, Keegan is lost), they need to do something. I don’t think Mooney was totally speculating, but I also think it’s not something they want to necessarily do.
Agreed. I (and probably almost everyone) want them aggressively trying to win games for a change. This is a move that smart teams make who care about winning.
The Reds might be (probably will be) unloading India at or before the trade deadline. They should get a good return on him even though his defense is pretty suspect. They are an organization on the rise (I think I’ve been saying this for five years, lol).
I really underestimated Stroman based on his injury last year. He is something of a unicorn for his position. If the are able to extend him it will be based on his athleticism. Given his age, I’m hoping it would be a three year contract with a higher AAV with a club option for a fourth year.
The beginning of summer signals the end of the Cubs relevance.
I do believe they have a good streak of baseball in them, so you never know, but they appear broken.
Not to mention the fact that the Ricketts love Hoyer. It could be him toeing the company line, but he echoes all the thing’s Tommy Boy says about winning baseball.
And I believe Hoyer loves Ross. I can’t see him firing Ross until he absolutely has to do it.
Very Cubs like to draft a guy who’s not going to be a star. Maybe one isn’t there at 13. I would roll the dice and gamble a bit looking for a game changer.
They aren’t actually trying to win this year so, I don’t know. The Ricketts believe in building a team from the farm. They don’t have any Marquee (no pun intended) on the current roster so they won’t be landing any prospects with sell offs. I think they will stay the course. It’s all they can do, really.