Irrelevant Dude
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Saying nothing of Busch as a player, I was impressed by him at the Cubs Convention (based on Marquee's coverage - I wasn't there). The guy was traded on Thursday, showed up at the Convention Friday, and was part of the kids panel Saturday. Nothing like throwing him right into the fire, but he acquitted himself nicely. Seems to be a likeable guy. -
Is this already being discussed somewhere? https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/fernando-cruz-inks-4-million-bonus-with-cubs-at-start-of-2024-international-signing-period/
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So it has to be justified somehow, more than "I don't want to play for the team that might draft me." I'm not clear what a valid reason would even be.
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I have seen a few articles mention the possibility of Caleb Williams entering the supplemental draft, while also indicating that it is extremely unlikely. Can anyone explain the downside of a player choosing to enter the supplemental draft? I would assume there must be a big one since nobody ever does it. Why would a player want to or not enter the supplemental draft, and why is it even an option?
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So weird that it's Wild Card weekend any no games all Sunday afternoon.
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My takeaway from Cubs Convention is I really like Craig Counsell.
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He just turned 26, but I agree.
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Does anyone care about the Bulls season enough to discuss?
Irrelevant Dude replied to UMFan83's topic in Other Sports
I would like to think that at this point any booing of Krause is mostly tongue in cheek, but regardless it is ridiculous to put that on his family. It is, and always has been, so incredibly mean-spirited. If Krause looked and spoke like Theo Epstein, he would be beloved. -
IF all those things play out, I would also look to RF as a future option. Seiya is already not a great defender and he isn't going to get any better as he ages. Bellinger would be very good in RF and Suzuki could get a majority of the DH at bats. That is also assuming everyone stays healthy. As long as Bellinger is open to moving around, it won't be difficult to find him a place to play.
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I agree, but they need to do "something" with Mervis, even if that is trading him for a low-level lottery ticket. If they don't have any confidence in him ever contributing to the Major League team, then he is just taking up space at AAA and on the 40 man roster.
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When would he age out of those lists? Does he still qualify for 2024?
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I agree, but also you can only have so many 1B/glove-limited guys on the roster. Flexibility is a good thing, but it isn't extremely helpful on below average defenders.
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Is there anything interesting about Almonte? He has one more arbitration year left in 2025 and then will be a free agent.
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How the Cubs view Busch defensively is a big question to determine where they go from here. If they see him as a 3B (which seems doubtful based on other comments here), then Hoskins is in play. If they see him as a 1B, then Hoskins is out but they may be focusing on Chapman instead. In either event, Morel is probably still a trade candidate, but for who?
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This also tells me the Cubs probably didn't think as high of Ferris as some of us did. They have had some time to watch him and, if they thought he looked like a future top or mid-rotation starter, they don't make this deal.
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What is Busch's natural position? I saw him listed as 2B, he is being mentioned as a 3B, and others are saying 1B. I would certainly hope the Cubs didn't trade Ferris just for a 26 year old AAA DH prospect.
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... in 2031 https://www.mlb.com/news/predicting-world-series-winners-through-2033?partnerId=zh-20240111-1136917-mlb-1-A&qid=1026&utm_id=zh-20240111-1136917-mlb-1-A&bt_ee=V2nu71P3Z44c5eWCawTPPyZzuYNSjRYKkXpozmSunkMa8nADd3nV%2FJzsypR%2FP%2Bl0&bt_ts=1704980212630 Don't we all feel better now?
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I like the creatively-structured contract. There isn't a ton of downside for the Cubs . In a perfect world, he pitches great and they extend the deal to 5 years at a very affordable $16M AAV.
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With Imanaga in town for a physical and press conference later this week, will he also be sticking around for the Cubs Convention? On one hand, that would seem to be a no-brainer. He is a big signing and he is already here, so why not generate some buzz at the Convention? On the other hand, that is possibly a very uncomfortable situation to throw a guy into when he is brand new to the country and (probably) doesn't speak English.
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I knew it! We stole the Brewers' manager, now Brewer Fanatic is stealing our bandwidth.
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This has been ongoing for me as well. Desktop loads fine, but my phone is awfully slow to load. It makes no difference whether I'm on wifi or mobile data.
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That is linking to a college football article for me. Possible ESPN jumped the gun and they took the article down?
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The lefty pen arm is Smyly.
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Oh, so he is guilty then? Yes, the actions described in the affidavit are disgusting, but there are so many potential holes in what was shared there. With no apparent witnesses or evidence whatsoever, I don't see how this case possibly holds up. I don't know whether Shannon did it or not, but I do know there better be more evidence than this if they really intend to take this to trial.
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I'm no lawyer, but this looks like complete BS. No video, no witnesses, no physical evidence. Shannon was identified after the fact through web searches. How could this possibly be enough to charge someone with any crime, let alone felony rape?
