Irrelevant Dude
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It will always be the BP Cup to me. -
Post Draft Signings
Irrelevant Dude replied to Brock Beauchamp's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
I guess it's good to hold out and be the last guy to sign. It must make for an interesting conversation in the front office, whether a team draws a hard line and stays at/around slot even though they have money to spare, or do they just give the guy everything they have left. -
I'm perfectly fine with this as an option for $20/month. Is it a great value? No, probably not, but it's a legitimate alternative to a cable TV subscription where we didn't have one before. If I ever end up without a live TV provider, it's either this or MLB.tv through a VPN, and the VPN can be problematic.
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Post Draft Signings
Irrelevant Dude replied to Brock Beauchamp's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
If something showed up on post-draft medicals that made the Cubs reconsider "redeeming" that comp pick for damaged goods, then it is an understandable decision to punt the pick to next year. If, on the other hand, the Cubs want to sign him but his demands are higher than the slight overslot that is likely being offered, that would be an uncharacteristic miscalculation on the Cubs' side. Of course, he may still sign today and all this will be moot. -
Post Draft Signings
Irrelevant Dude replied to Brock Beauchamp's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Wasn't this a historically deep draft? If so, wouldn't next year's pick be worse, all things considered? -
I have no idea, but without knowing exactly what happened, I think it's too early to speculate on his basketball future.
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The Cubs are back again.
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Apparently the Cubs woke a sleeping giant. (pun intended)
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And that run differential is a flawed, albeit interesting, measure of a team's ability.
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I feel like we've been at this place multiple times over the past month or so, right on the cusp of being in the race but ultimately unable to sustain the run. Well, now they have one week do show they can sustain it. If the Cubs end up 5 or fewer games out of first by the trade deadline, then staying the course plus a few minor acquisitions may be a viable option.
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Look out .500, here we come (again).
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I thought the same thing yesterday, along with "How is he still batting .236 when he seemingly only gets a hit 1 out of every 10 at bats."
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I agree with everything except PCA. When PCA is ready, finding another spot for Bellinger is a good problem to have. Maybe he plays 1B full time. Maybe a corner OF spot can be opened up down the road via a trade. If the injury and performance history scares the Cubs away from a long term deal, so be it, but if they believe Bellinger is likely to continue performing anywhere near his current level, they absolutely shouldn't let PCA stand in the way.
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Ah, ok. I hadn't turned the game on yet, so seeing Owens out of context I was thinking it was someone completely new. I know I'm in the minority, but I'm not a Mowins fan. I do think she does a very respectable job of announcing, but something about her tone doesn't quite connect with me. Saying that, that is also the same way I initially felt about Len Kasper, so would I get used to it if she was in the booth every day? Probably.
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Regarding Bellinger and the QO - I completely understand why the compensation pick is valuable to the Cubs, and also how the Cubs can straddle the line of "trying to compete" while still receiving something in return. On the other hand, Bellinger is not Contreras, and all it takes is one semi-aggressive team to blow away the value of a comp pick. I think people are being a little too quick to assume that isn't likely to happen. Bellinger may very well bring back a Top 100 prospect type, and that isn't something the Cubs are going to get with a comp pick.
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Contreras, yes, but I don't buy that the Cubs were ever serious about trading Happ. I think they would have made a deal if the right one presented itself, but they were more inclined to stay pat and explore their options in the off-season (leading to the extension).
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You got that right.
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Coincidentally, it's the same 40% that was signed this past off-season.
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I also am very protective of the sun.
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Well, it would make sense just by the nature of Bellinger having the comp pick tied to him that the Cubs aren't in a position where they HAVE to trade him.
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I have no idea if Bellinger can keep doing this or if he's just getting really lucky, but in the past month he seems to have perfected poking the ball through any opening on the field.
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Jordan Walker is a butcher in the outfield.
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Why wasn't Arenado running hard?
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Maybe should have used another opener...
