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  1. Brian
    fwiw, Wittenmyer has his own article with sources saying "no ill will whatsoever" https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2020/1/29/21113460/kris-bryant-cubs-grievance
  2. Brian
    KB for Nolan & Cash Rockies can trade KB and get a better return than they would have for Nolan. EDIT: haha, and it's possibly a real thing
  3. Brian
    Yeah, I may have worded it badly... my scenario high school draftees and college draftees contracts are for a different number of years for that very reason. EDIT: probably should have said high school draftees are for X years, college draftees for Y years, etc.
  4. Brian
    how about based on whether you are a high school draftee, college draftee or international signing you sign a certain length contract that is the remainder of that season plus X number of seasons that would reasonably get the player through the minor leagues plus a rough equivalence of the pre-arb years. Therefore there is a ticking clock from day one in the organization, there is time enough so you don't have to rush them, but there is incentive for big league teams to call up their uber prospects as soon as possible not leave them down. At the end of that contract there is the option of a modified NBA/NFL restricted free agency period. First of all, the team can let the player go (like 'non-tendering' them currently) otherwise the player can request to solicit contracts from other teams, where any team can sign the player to whatever contract they want however the original team can match the contract and they'll get it (like in NBA/NFL restricted free agency) The team can reject that (or the player doesn't request it) and then that triggers basically what is the current arb system but it will be the same for everybody 3 years (or maybe even 2) where the teams can agree on 1 year deals (or go to arb) or sign longer term deals. Unrestricted free agency after that runs out.
  5. Brian
    it only took 5 years to look at the relevant section of the CBA
  6. Brian
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  7. Brian
    Yeah it's at 39 with Jeffress and Souza to be added, so someone is coming off in the next couple of days.
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  9. Brian
    I wonder if this contract, or something very similar is what they offered Strop? They got the indication his other offers were better so they gave it Jeffress.
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  11. Brian
    RIP to Forrest Whitley's arm
  12. Brian
    Our post World Series reality is really starting to look better and better every day.
  13. Brian
    If you're feeling bad about this, perhaps knowing his mom is a lunatic will help? just start scrolling
  14. Brian
    probably still would have done the trade and still was worth it, but come on no one can honestly say the wouldn't want Vogey mashing monster dongs as a DH for the Cubs
  15. Brian
    Most managers are dumb and get fired every couple of years, giving them less to think about/ways to impact the game is a good thing.
  16. Brian
    I don't get the Bleacher Nation meltdown connecting this to the Bryant grievance.... the only way KB out and Castellanos in had any chance of making the Cubs better now and in the future was the .0000001% chance of happening KB out, Castellanos and Arenado in scenario.
  17. Brian
    I won't make any estimations on the quality of the Reds in general but whatever the over/under on wins by the Cubs against them this season is I'd take the under
  18. Brian
    your move Rockies!
  19. Brian
    I've recently been thinking that buying out Lester at 10 million is lot less of a foregone conclusion than a lot of people think it is. You're paying him 10 million no matter what so wouldn't he have to be really bad not to want to have to spend 15 more (especially considering there's only 2 locks for '21 rotations). There's also the small chance that the thing automatically vests. That's at 200 IP pitched. As a National league pitcher he's gone '15: 205 IP (32 starts) '16: 202.2 IP (32 starts) '17: 180.2 IP (32 starts) '18: 181.2 IP (32 starts) '19: 171.2 IP (31 starts) If he makes 32 starts it will be close.
  20. Brian
    I still can't believe that bread guy is now a GM. edit - lol I don't remember hearing about this from a March 2018 from a Sharma article
  21. Brian
    That's from the Mooney interview/article in The Athletic last week about adding Kimbrel and Castellanos last year, it's time for Tommy to nut up. The rallying cry for shipping Bryant out is to protect the future of the team, well here's your MVP caliber 3B locked up long term (after you give him another guaranteed year for removing his opt out) on a silver platter. Sure it's complicated but get it done.
  22. Brian
    There's the next puzzle piece for the cardinals getting him and half of his salary for Dexter and a mid-level prospect
  23. Brian
    King Felix taking what's left of his talents to Atlanta.
  24. Brian
    Something fun to think about the Packers have had around a top 5, at least, in the league QB for almost 30 years now and have been to 3 Super Bowls winning 2. They really should have been the NFC Patriots.
  25. Brian
    and he immediately threw himself into the never-ending pizza wars [tweet] [/tweet]
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