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Isn't the owner and his family in a fight over control of the team?
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We need a new Article up: Did Jayson Heyward break the Cubs?
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I don't see a meaningful difference between "worried the money will dry up" versus "worried the money will dry up unless the Cubs hit some undetermined benchmark of performance" A distinction without a difference. But it speaks to the Cubs culture even if it's partly true. If jed doesn't trust ownership to spend down the line and ownership doesn't trust Jed to spend "intelligently" why is he still employed by the Ricketts?
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I think they can sneak into the playoffs right now without adding another player with playoff expansion. The Cardinals appear to be the only team in the division actively trying to win in addition to the Cubs, more or less. It use to drive me crazy when Hendry and MacPhail would say they wanted to be competitive within the division, but the more things change the more they stay the same (See, Carlos Beltran, 2005)
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Given the PR spin by the Ricketts (Crane Kenny, PTR publicist/VP of Business), if Jed does not manage to upgrade the team and sits on the money that is supposed there is he, "on the hot seat" if the Cubs are again a 77 win team?
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This years Carlos Correa chase is similar to the Carlos Beltran chase in 2005. Only then the Cubs weren’t willing to go 7 years.
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It's missing a word or two, "Okay, I just got word the Cubs are close to a signing" is the main thrust. Hopefully he’s literally miss the word two, lol
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Could be all the talk from Crane et al. is foreshadowing the big announcement. Who knows? If they manage both Swanson and Correa I promise to hold my words about the Ricketts for a year, even about politics.
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Or making him the scapegoat.
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How does another team’s acquisition of a player make the position less of a priority? I think he is awkwardly saying there isn't another FA 1st baseman worth talking about on the market.
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Signing Correra is not a symbol gesture. For crying out loud.
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I can get close enough with the Correa stuff, up to this point pbly. Are we not exhausted of being marketed to? I do not want this kind of signing after pissing on the 2016 team otw out for aging as if they’re the only ones No clue what you are trying to say?
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They did, Bellinger
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I think the Cubs have to pull out all the stops and do what it takes to get Correra. He's everything they want and everything they need. It sends a message to the fans and other teams they are back in the game. Then they need to use some minor league capital and get one of the two catchers available, Jansen is my preference, but not strongly so.
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I'd wondered earlier if they would dangle Tatis for a potential Ohtani trade. How are they able to stay under the LT threshold?
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Gigantic Willy Style - The Willson Contreras Thread
CubinNY replied to Sammy Sofa's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Spoiler that horsefeathers you goon. This is a family board. -
This was an easy call that Judge would stay in NY.
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See if you can use some OF capital and pry away Devers from Boston.
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Depends on how you define it, but guys with significant offensive improvement on past form would be Montero, Valbuena, Coghlan, and Wisdom in recent years. Further back you have Aramis, Lee, Barrett, and Todd Walker too. Have we come full circle? Do we want Jim Hendry back? No. Bellinger's swing hasn't been the same since his injury. I want the Cubs to do the things that a big market team is supposed to do. They have like $50M coming off the books next year if Stroman opts out. They have around $80M to spend this year. I want them to "spend wisely" and make good trades to get good players. Bellinger is fine for a stopgap for Davis or PCA. Taillon is fine as a solid middle-of-the-rotation pitcher for a decent price (big injury concerns). But neither pushes the team into contention.
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He's the best.
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Not really. It's a travesty that they are letting him go. It would be different if Amaya was raking in AAA. Clearly they have decided that he's not what they want at C. We know what his strengths/weaknesses are at this point and the league is trending toward catchers who are good at catcher things and it seems he is not. That's entirely reasonable. They should have gotten something for him, though. I'm not sure what the hell happened at the deadline, but it might just be that the Astros pulled out at the last second (which, well, should've had a backup plan, Jed). I don't think it's a coincidence that we had a few pitchers (very good ones, even!) who essentially refused to pitch to him, too. Maybe wait until next year's roster is put together before calling anything a travesty, tho, IDK. What the horsefeathers happened to you? Reboot time.
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You'll feel better when he loses any concept of the strike zone, swings out of his shoes, and strikes out every PA because of how badly he spazzes out wanting to do damage against them. Not really. It's a travesty that they are letting him go. It would be different if Amaya was raking in AAA.
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I am going to die a little inside each game I have to watch Willy play against the Cubs in a Cardinal uniform.
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https://theathletic.com/3977499/2022/12/07/cubs-cody-bellinger-defense-moves/?redirected=1 That my friends is a bad gamble. If it hasn't healed in 2 years...
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It’s a veneer move unless they make some bigger moves. They can trade him at the deadline if he’s good and they aren’t. Kind of like the last few years. Hopefully Davis is healthy and crushing AAA by the ASB.