Irrelevant Dude
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Just wait until the Cubs get to the soft part of their schedule! -
You mean he's going to hit a double?
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Remember when Taillon had that one magical day against the Yankees?
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Does anyone know what the waitlist is currently at?
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"Hamstrung" is a strong word. With the exception of Taillon, most of the other large-ish contracts the Cubs have given out are guys who are likely going to play to or exceed the value of their deals over time. So while I agree that the Cubs don't have nearly enough guaranteed production and have multiple huge holes on the roster, I don't think they have a problem with dead money.
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Post Draft Signings
Irrelevant Dude replied to Brock Beauchamp's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
In the past, I think we had a listing of all the draft picks in the first post and then that got updated with signing amounts as players signed. That was a good quick reference to keep track of who had signed, rather than trying to parse through all the individual signing posts. -
That assumes Jed is capable of finding an alternate path to make the leap to playoff contender with the resources he currently has. I struggle with that possibility.
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The gaping hole in that comparison is the Cubs still have nowhere near the level of Minor League talent they had in 2014-2015, and they aren't ever going to get there by picking in the middle of the first round every year. We could see the 2015/2016 team taking shape well in advance and it was clear that the team was building to something. That simply isn't the case now. The Minor League system is "ok", but lacks any real impact talent for the foreseeable future. The top prospect is PCA and he might be a nice player, but even he doesn't really move the needle. If the goal was to rebuild the farm system from terrible to slightly above average and field a Major League team that can look like a fringe contender year after year if you squint really hard, then mission accomplished.
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The first one is much worse. If Jed intentionally built a mediocre team, that at least allows for the possibility that he knows how to build a good team when he deems the time is right. The first one implies that Jed simply has no idea what he is doing and how to build a team except to try to catch lightning in a bottle again like Theo did with the 2016 era group. Unfortunately I think Jed having no idea how to build a winning team is much closer to the truth.
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Worse yet, I'm fully expecting Amaya to be back on the bench tomorrow.
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But they fought hard... Sell the farm! Buy! Buy! Buy!
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112mph for Happ. He should just do that every time.
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6 pitches. That's what I call "makin' him work"!
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Oh, they will definitely end up drafting somewhere in the neighborhood of 13-15 again.
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Are the Nationals going to bring Dave Martinez back or can we have him after the Cubs fire Ross?
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That is rarely how it works. Jed is MUCH more at fault than Ross, but he's going to get his opportunity to fire Ross and hire another manager.
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So... Let's take a team that is 6 games under .500, get rid of their best pitcher and best hitter (either by trade or through free agency) and then expect to be better next year. Is that how this works?
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Who could have predicted Nico and Happ both turning into pumpkins after signing long term deals? P.S. I still like Nico, and Happ will probably be fine (albeit boring and without enough power) over the life of his deal.
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Ok, back to sell mode I guess.
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I'm more confused by what anyone sees in Mastrobuoni. Bote is bad, but he is a significantly better baseball player than Mastrobuoni.
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The Cubs offensive gurus are probably trying to "unlock his power.'
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You're probably not going to get around the occasional national game. Any top tier broadcaster isn't going to take a job with a team unless they allow him do the national gigs. But that doesn't stop them from at least stabilizing the 2nd guy in the booth and getting rid of the rotating 2nd/3rd chair.
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It would help if JD didn't take 30 games off every year. I still say get rid of all of them and hire 2 guys who can be together for a majority of the broadcasts.
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Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 7-14-23
Irrelevant Dude replied to CaliforniaRaisin's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
In what world does Jared Young give the Cubs a better chance to win than Mervis? I do not understand what they are doing. -
Come on G. Heileman Brewing Company. This is your chance!
