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  1. CubinNY
    I guess Wicks would go into the trade with Shaw, Big Mo, and maybe Horton. The White Sox will be looking for a haul.
  2. CubinNY
    Not sure Theo is that different. Buuuuuuuttttt, I don't think he'd propose a golden at bat.
  3. CubinNY
    A little fawning, but a good article on Brown and his history https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5964645/2024/12/03/bears-interim-coach-thomas-brown-matt-eberflus/
  4. CubinNY
    Who is Joe Brady? I saw a blurb that says he's the odds-on favorite.
  5. CubinNY
    I think it depends on how much Toronto is over other bids and assurances they can get that winning is a sustainable process. If I'm at the top of the market, I want the money, but I want to know that the organization is interested in winning beyond whatever they are doing with me. I'd probably never sign with the Cubs, not that they would be interested in that type of game-changing potential.
  6. CubinNY
    Can they change his swing or are we looking at Nick Madrigal?
  7. CubinNY
    I'm not traveling down this road again. Saying someone is an X-WAR player is useful but not as useful as people think. THE END.
  8. CubinNY
    It's not any better because it obscures where the value comes from. It's far more descriptive to say where the value comes from than saying he's a 4 WAR player. Nobody knows what that means, even though everyone thinks they do. Edit: Also, there is a lot to be said about a league average 2nd baseman. He has a lot of value, but less so than one would expect in a trade scenario.
  9. CubinNY
    People throw WAR around like a nuclear missile when it is a firecracker. Nico is a league-average hitter (with no power) who plays good defense. I don't necessarily want to trade him, especially for pitching because it makes the offense that is middle to bad, worse. I don't know that there is a good fit for him related to trading. The Cubs need slugging. They will need it even more if they trade Bellinger which they seem intended to do.
  10. CubinNY
    then they will have to stop counting money long enough to look for a new one. I would not be one bit surprised if Jed already signed an extension that will be announced at the conventions.
  11. CubinNY
    The Ricketts will have to fire him first which will be hard to do as they count all the money they make.
  12. CubinNY
    very true. Not a lot to shop for and even less in the bargain isles.
  13. CubinNY
    You've got to accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative, and don't go messing with mister in-between. The Cubs are dead stuck in concrete with mister in-between and paying a premium price to do it. Jed the value man is not getting the value he needs to move this team from mediocre to World Series contender.
  14. CubinNY
    7.5 times out of 10 it's going to end in an out. It's really stupid, but that's baseball. Maybe they'll let the pitching team get "do-overs" too.
  15. CubinNY
    So far, FA has been a banger for the Cubs. They signed a catcher who can't hit and was about to be waived and a pitcher whose arm may fall off at any given moment.
  16. CubinNY
    Getting rid of the 3rd base and 1st base coach is probably their answer. They know speeds from home to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd.
  17. CubinNY
    I know this is the Bears thread, but at least they aren't the Jets. Lol, who couldn't see this train wreck a mile away?
  18. CubinNY
    I don't have a problem with it. I assume Warren and Poles are more likely minded than not, so this decision will be like, give me two guys you like and I'll pick one. I hope it's a guy with a track record of nurturing young QBs. That said, if they want to fire Poles too, I'm ok.
  19. CubinNY
    They will use Boyd in the pen/spot start. There is power in numbers and we saw last year, the health of pitching is not bankable. The signing is only head scratching in terms of dollars and years.
  20. CubinNY
    This is a guy who gets a one-year deal worth a few million and vesting options. This is not a guy you give $15M a year to. I don't get it al all.
  21. CubinNY
    That is a lot of responsibility on the shoulders of a guy who was the passing coordinator just a few weeks ago. I know the NFL is highly compartmentalized, but I hope they're giving him a lot of help.
  22. CubinNY
    Jed's favorite pastime is putting himself in a corner while trying to show everyone he's the smartest guy in the room.
  23. CubinNY
    WTF? Carter Hawkins must really like him.
  24. CubinNY
    Hoyer will have to show more creativity than Busch last offseason. The starting 9 are locked with the exception of Nico (injured, he isn’t getting traded, no chance) and Amaya. I’d like to see the trade for Teel if they can get Boston to talk. They need young pitching. I’d trade Horton for him but I doubt if that would be enough. They’ve (Tommy Boy and his Tommy Boy) been adamant about not paying for past production. I don’t think any FA looking for a big contract is what they are looking for. There is a lot of offseason left but unless they show more imagination then they’ve ever shown, we are looking at another mid level team. That may be enough to win the Central but lots of “variance” will need to fall on their side of the ledger. Who knows if Shota will ever match his last season and everyone on the offensive side will be a year older.
  25. CubinNY
    Wow! UMFan must be pissing himself.
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