I suppose you missed the part when he was worth more WAR last season than ANY INDIVIDUAL CUB LAST YEAR. Let's set aside the issue of WAR (bWAR vs fWAR), for the time being, he hasn't had a season like that in 10 years. Expecting a 35 year old to repeat those results is not a bet most would be willing to make. I'm not sure what people are thinking here. I suppose in the universe where the Cubs need warm bodies to make starts, he's a guy.
How marketable was Zach Davies at the deadline? LOL, this guy is getting roasted in this thread and is like, “I’m just gonna ignore the boos and keep shooting shots.” So how marketable was Zack Davies at the deadline? Wade Miley is a soon-to-be 35-year-old soft-tossing lefty five-inning pitcher who faded in the 2nd half of last season. He's not a guy to get excited about, nor is he a guy who's going to bring back any type of prospect in a trade at the deadline. He's Zack Davies who's four years older and throws with the other hand. The best thing anyone can say about him is that he only costs money.
Brett seems to think that Cubs and/or other "big market" teams will not sign any QO free agents. If he is correct, that leaves a limited pool of smallerish market teams for these guys. If true, the owners have won the chess game and wages will be severely depressed.
Who said we shouldn’t talk about it? Put it in the off-season transaction thread. He’s nothing. This is a nothing move. Not even a fungible asset. The definition of dumpster diving.
I've never owned a car that could go that fast, but if I did I sure as hell wouldn't be tanked anywhere near it nor would I have a horsefeathering gun in it That's just you. I always go 100 MPH high off my ass with my Glock in my lap in downtown Vegas.
Let's get this party started!!!!!!!!!! Which FA are the Cubs going to be attached to who they ultimately lose out on, but the offer was "competitive". Let's go!
At least this one had runs. Game 3 was over the 2 hour mark, it was 1-0 and they weren’t even through 5. Overmanaging + too many commercials + no pitch clock I don't understand people bitching about watching something they purport to enjoy being too long and boring. Baseball is like an opera and for a fan of the teams/game, the ups and downs and pauses make it that much more compelling. It's for the World Series where one mistake can make or break a season.
This was a write up on him in early 2020. Seems to have tapped into something. I love he was already an above-average defensive player. The 2022 ETA might be right on the money.
That's exactly correct. Baseball is like a microcosm of America, it's always has been that way. They are going to degrade the game to make a few extra millions per year.
According to a report in The Athletic, the Cubs will shop Contreras if they can't get an extension worked out. I don't know what that timeline would look like though. I'm guessing by the Winter meetings, but I don't really have a clue. Who they may replace him with is something I'd really like to know. I have no idea who is available. A 34-year-old Yan Gomes or a 34 year old Manny Pina?
I’m not much of a scout or whatever, but I think fields has the tools to be a good QB. He doesn’t have the talent around him. However, you can see the separation between him and Brady. He needs a good coach(es), game plan, and talent.
Brett has a write up about the Cubs potential strategy that makes sense to me. And I agree with him, if they go short-term high AAV and end up missing out on the guys they target resulting in seconds and odds and ends they will have failed miserably. https://www.bleachernation.com/cubs/2021/10/23/can-the-cubs-actually-afford-to-sit-out-the-deeper-end-of-the-free-agent-pool-entirely/
They got spent by the Giants. It's why a seven game series is important. They need to shorten the season by two weeks and have all playoffs series be seven games.