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  1. CubinNY
    Also, Cubs brass is definitely reading NSBB.
  2. CubinNY
    lol, WTF? You have to think they are talking about bang for the buck, given their expected position by the end of the year. But that's loser talk, bank WAR now, and worry about sorting it out later.
  3. CubinNY
    Law has his top 20 Cubs list out in the Athletic Any idea what he's talking about with this quote:
  4. CubinNY
    The Cubs are so good at not leaking I hate it.
  5. CubinNY
    I'm still betting on Houston, like Alanso, he should go back if the offer is still on the table.
  6. CubinNY
    What’s the penalty for going over? Is the contract voided?
  7. CubinNY
    They may have to sell to pay the estate taxes.
  8. CubinNY
    Might be cost cutting to let Boog’s contract expire
  9. CubinNY
    always side with the players.
  10. CubinNY
    I'd also prefer not to trade anyone. Hold everyone until the season shakes out, and then see what you need. Don't be afraid to trade before 11:59 PM on 8/31.
  11. CubinNY
    It's the Sporting News so take it with a pinch, but there is speculation that instead of Nico the Cubs would put Suzuki on the block to trade. I think I like that better.
  12. CubinNY
    Yes, You can explain Bregman’s aggressiveness on an attempt to put up numbers that translate into dollars. Now I don’t know if he’d use the same approach this season too. But it’s understandable.
  13. CubinNY
    If they sign Bergman and trade Nico, it shows how much they believe in Shaw. I'd like them to keep Nico too, but I understand the limitations of the Ricketts budget.
  14. CubinNY
    W.O.W
  15. CubinNY
    Is Rizzo gonna get a contract?
  16. CubinNY
    One would think this has to come to a head pretty soon. I still think he goes back to Houston.
  17. CubinNY
    Not a great comp agreed, but he's sort of like Happ who came up as an infielder, and sort of like Nico in that he has bat-to-ball but not much in the way of power.
  18. CubinNY
    I don't know what the Cubs' plans are for Kilian or Brown, but before he got hurt, Kilian was dealing. He has the pitching repertoire to be a starter if he can throw strikes and has the potential to be a good one. I think Brown's repetitive movement neck injury thing or whatever makes him very unlikely to become a starter, but if he could... Needless to say, he also has the makings of a late inning guy, so if he is healthy, they have a pretty strong pen with all the other additions. I do tend to worry more about Shota and Steele taking a step back and putting more pressure on the pen. And I also worry about the brutal April and early May schedule taxing the pen until the ASB.
  19. CubinNY
    Bergman right now.
  20. CubinNY
    A very poor man's Nico/Happ.
  21. CubinNY
    last year he pitched 39 innings, the year before that 71, the year before that 12. You be the judge.
  22. CubinNY
    Boyd's redflags are large and loud. Maybe Flarhety's are as well. I don't think being decisive and snatching him up is a mark of genius. Hopefully, it pans out, but the best they can hope for is 100 innings. Something he hasn't done since before the pandemic and only accomplished four times in his career (giving him a 97 innings year b/c it's close enough). I think grabbing him has more to do with Cleveland than Chicago. Whatever, maybe Flarhety was never a target for them, only for fans and some people here, it appears.
  23. CubinNY
    I can accept that. The point I was trying to make, but maybe not well, is that Boyd is not in the same class as Flarharty as a pitcher in terms of health or quality. Other underlying factors that may partially account for the contract may not have to do with health but perhaps declining performance over the course of last year. He has a history of oblique and shoulder issues. His problem last year was his lower back. He didn't miss significant time last year, but injury is part of his history. Boyd is held together with spare parts and is in his mid-30s. They are not alike.
  24. CubinNY
    because they can.
  25. CubinNY
    nice selective quoting too, horsefeathers.
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