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  1. Irrelevant Dude
    Aww man, I'm going to the game Monday night and was hoping to get Imanaga. But I guess I can't complain about getting Steele back.
  2. Irrelevant Dude
    Which problem spots would those be? CF, which Bellinger is generally very good at, and 1B, which Busch is fine at and will hopefully continue to improve? I don't think you are gaining a ton defensively by making that move.
  3. Irrelevant Dude
    Caissie at DH would be awesome and preferable to Mervis. He could also take Mervis' 40 man spot. But I doubt that makes sense if Bellinger/Suzuki are only a few weeks away.
  4. Irrelevant Dude
    Maybe I'm crazy, but I wouldn't be opposed to a conversation centered around PCA in a Mason Miller deal. Yeah I know, there are injury concerns with Miller, but the guy is dominant when healthy and under control through 2029!
  5. Irrelevant Dude
    I am a bit late in responding, but I think my thoughts have mostly already been covered by others. I am in agreement that Articles are "clogging the bases" in the Cubs forum and I generally skip over them. I do appreciate the effort and research that goes into writing them, and their importance in leading people to the site, but most of the time they just aren't for me. I would prefer them to be relegated to their own forum, and have voted as such in the poll. I also think the Transactions forum could use some work, and that ties into the megathread idea. I like seeing separate threads for all substantial transactions rather than all discussion being buried inside a megathread, a gamethread, or a generic daily discussion thread. When the Cubs make a roster move, I would love to have that highlighted by a corresponding Transactions thread with appropriate subject line, rather than being buried inside some other thread. Do I want to see a separate Transaction thread when the Marlins sign Matt Swarmer (callback to Matt Swarmer FOCO bobblehead, on sale now!) to a Minor League deal? No, definitely not. But definitely any Cubs transactions and other significant MLB transactions. Overall though, it is great to see the activity picking up!
  6. Irrelevant Dude
    As someone who follows college basketball very closely, I have seen the impact that the NIL policy has had, both on roster construction and recruiting (which I could rant on for days) and on players' decisions to enter the NBA draft or remain in college. I am curious whether NIL is already having, or will have, any similar impacts for baseball. Are top college/high school stars being offered significant NIL deals, and have we seen any cases where it has led to players remaining in college when they otherwise would have signed with a Major League team? Or is college baseball simply not big enough for schools to justify large NIL offers? It seems like maybe it could become a factor with the second tier of players who weren't clearly decided one way or another, but is there any evidence of NIL money being a deciding factor for players?
  7. Irrelevant Dude
    That's like the old trick when my parents told me to go to my room and I would create a path of clothes to walk from my room into the hallway. "I'm still connected to my room!"
  8. Irrelevant Dude
    I have been saying this since well before he signed his extension, and have been consistently proven wrong. I assume he will turn things around this season and prove us wrong again.
  9. Irrelevant Dude
    You're looking at things all wrong. The Cubs HAVEN'T had a runner thrown out in 2 out of 6 innings!
  10. Irrelevant Dude
    So extends the streak of lost extra innings games in a row to something like 136.
  11. Irrelevant Dude
    GAS! He gone.
  12. Irrelevant Dude
    That was a nice throw from PCA.
  13. Irrelevant Dude
    What is the MLB success rate for getting a runner home from 2B with 0 outs? If you tell me it is 10%, I will believe you.
  14. Irrelevant Dude
    HE BLOCKED THE PLATE!
  15. Irrelevant Dude
    Smoke right past the batter for strike 3, you mean!
  16. Irrelevant Dude
    He is a nearly 37 year old Catcher, so it was bound to happen. He was great last year and is still worth having on the roster, but Amaya (who hasn't been great either) definitely needs to get more of the starts as the season moves on.
  17. Irrelevant Dude
    Who woulda thunk it, this journeyman reliever couldn't get the out.
  18. Irrelevant Dude
    The Cubs need his arm in the pen if he isn't starting.
  19. Irrelevant Dude
    Oakland doesn't even pick up the phone, then blocks Jed's number.
  20. Irrelevant Dude
    Mason Miller is incredible, but what would a realistic asking price even be? Horton + additional prospects? No thanks!
  21. Irrelevant Dude
    Here is the definitive angle. And for the Mets fans whining about blocking the plate, the plate was open but Alonso simply didn't touch it.
  22. Irrelevant Dude
    Cliff Floyd is talking himself in circles on the postage show.
  23. Irrelevant Dude
    Hell of a relay there, putting the ball in the only place it could have gone to get the out.
  24. Irrelevant Dude
    Wow.
  25. Irrelevant Dude
    I agree, but they're going to apply the "he was probably safe" logic.
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