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  1. Juan Cruz's 2 seamer moved like a whiffle ball. I thought he was going to be the best of them.
  2. I don't understand what makes Pasquantino such a hot commodity. 26 y.o. 1b/dh with a great hit tool who was worth 0.0 WAR last season. Educate me.
  3. Apparently the Royals and Marlins discussed Pasquantino for Luzardo. If he's truly available, would prefer Luzardo over Cease easily.
  4. oh my dear god that is a new one.
  5. I said this somewhere yesterday but BTV has PCA and Wesneski as an overpay for Luzardo. Would do that in a heartbeat once they re-signed Bellinger.
  6. If they do re-sign Bellinger, I propose they double up toward the top of the rotation. At one point the Marlins were said to be open to moving a starter, I believe. Glasnow and then maybe Luzardo? (PCA and Wesneski is an overpay on BTV) Steele/Luzardo/Glasnow/Hendricks/Taillon/Wicks/Assad has plenty of depth and an exciting ceiling, as well. Seems like a more reliable path to 90+ wins than trying to nail a Mancini-tier acquisition or two.
  7. The other impact player I was referring to was Stroman. Yes, he fell off dramatically, but he was a TOR pitcher for 1/2 of the season, and even with Bellinger and Stroman, the Cubs fell short. Replacing them gets us back to that level, perhaps a touch better with internal developments. Do we expect Glasnow to give us 180+ innings? By how much do we expect him to outpace Stroman's '23? Resigning Bellinger and trading for Glasnow feels a lot like running it back to me. Not hopeless, just a major market team comfortable with being 'competitive' again. If they make those moves, let's hope that's just the start.
  8. I probably have more faith in Jed than is justified, and there's still plenty of time to make moves, but the team is down multiple impact players and has a lot of work to do to get to 90+ wins.
  9. Mooney posted something generic and unrelated to Ohtani 10 hours ago. With that exception, they (the Cubs beat writers) all went dark on Wednesday. I can see taking a break after the winter meetings but other teams' guys are still tweeting....
  10. Very curious as to the $$$.
  11. Curious if personal politics played any role. I know next to nothing about Ohtani the person.
  12. To what TT said, I think firing Ross was the first indicator that the organization believed in the roster they had created, at least more than the average fan believed. They have a long road just to get back to that level, however. I'm still cautiously optimistic but there's a lot of work ahead.
  13. Living in L.A. obviously wasn't a deal breaker when he initially came over. The Angel's had two possible selling points (other than $$$). Playing with the best player in the world, and living in Southern California. Maybe he chose them in spite of L.A. but it was more likely a point in their favor.
  14. That move works in such perfect concert with Ohtani........
  15. Yeah, I believe Tim, who created and used to run this site, was SanClementeFan back on the Cubs.com board. Personally, I was obsessed with Juan Cruz back then. To this day, I've never seen a fastball move like that.
  16. Would Bichette have to adopt the Nick Madrigal running throw? I don't understand how else that arm plays at 3rd.
  17. Morel provided the same offensive value at a younger age and has more team control. Bichette's decent?? defense is valuable, but it isn't Caisse + PCA valuable.
  18. I like Ballesteros a lot, but not quite as much as these guys.
  19. Professional baseball players avg. exit velocity leaders. 1. Aaron Judge 2. Ronald Acuna Jr. 3. Shohei Ohtani 4. Owen Caissie He hit a ball harder than Aaron Judge did all season. At age 20. Players like him are not produced en masse. Otherwise, good list.
  20. You have a much healthier attitude than I do.
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