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  1. Fro
    Edwards is an ace if someone in the Cubs actually discovers College Football strength & conditioning programs where guys gain 15-20 lbs of muscle in an offseason. Instead it's LOL Edwards eats whatever he wants with no sign he actually is lifting weights or anything. I still think there's a pretty massive advantage to be gained if we spend 1/4 of what the big college FB programs spend on strength/conditioning.
  2. Fro
    $25 million/yr should buy a pretty good FA pitcher next year. Doesn't have to change the timeline. We also have #4 draft pick this year which could be turned into a better pitcher than Tanaka as well.
  3. Fro
    Actual legit news... Diamondbacks are out of the race, per their reporter on their MLB.com site
  4. Fro
    He writes for JulieDiCaro's site and somehow got an interview with Kyle Hendricks for them. So maybe he goes to da clubs with someone from the front office.
  5. Fro
    So: Loxas/Arguello --> Yankees SB Nation Blog --> YES Network --> Japanese sites pick it up, some report it as new news --> Reporters use google translate --> National sports news & Sportscenter lead tomorrow that reports out of Japan have Tanaka deciding between Cubs & Yankees is my prediction
  6. Fro
    He's either deciding now or has decided The (-_-;) at the end means he's nervous/anxious
  7. Fro
    Maybe a little hyperbole on my part, but the "get him at any cost" narrative is what I'm referring to. I want him badly, but my excitement is tempered a bit. People want him at any cost because he's young and expected to be a good pitcher and the Cubs need him. I really haven't seen anyone here building him up to be some kind of super-ace. He's probably not going to be a Cy Young winner but Kuroda-good is still a Top 10 pitcher in the NL. People are thinking that's the floor, assuming his arm doesn't fall off.
  8. Fro
    As someone outside the local Chicago TV market but in the Cubs' blackout zone of MLB.TV, I'd hope they find some way to syndicate any local Fox games onto another regional network. Fox Sports Indiana could definitely take the day games, for instance. Not sure how you take care of Iowa & downstate Illinois.
  9. Fro
    Supposedly they did all the medical stuff in LA already when Tanaka was here (and gave the interested teams a copy), so I wouldn't think they'd need to do that again.
  10. Fro
    That's the same people who said Tanaka wouldn't be posted, so I don't see them having much credibility.
  11. Fro
    :( Well, Theo needs to call their bluff and make them pay a ridiclous price. Keep in mind they get hit by the luxury tax as well at this point. http://www.csnchicago.com/cubs/next-moves-cubs-after-jumping-tanaka-sweepstakes
  12. Fro
    http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer/jon-heyman/24403196/tanaka-derby-meetings-begin-cubs-dodgers-4-others-known-in Meetings going on now in LA through Friday between Tanaka and various teams, sounds like they will be secretive.
  13. Fro
    I definitely think it's a positive that we're seemingly getting a visit and it's the earliest one. I don't think the weather this week will bother Tanaka... he went to high school in Hokkaido (the northernmost part of Japan) which has a colder climate than Chicago and gets a lot of snow. I'm sure they'll show him all that stuff and how they have a plan, etc, here's all the awesome stuff we are doing to develop you as a pitcher and the technology here's all the stuff at the new Spring Training park. Theo's luckily really good at that. I just hope the translator is top-notch.
  14. Fro
    I have to imagine the Yankees won't be the only team blowing past the limit next year, since they've already tipped their hand.
  15. Fro
    I would basically handle the Tanaka thing like recruiting a star HS prospect to go to college to play basketball/football at this point. The "in-home" visit needs to be stellar to sell this guy on why he should be a Cub.
  16. Fro
    Basically Sports Hochi in Japan is reporting he won't be posted, the other newspapers in Japan think he probably will be posted. The news is basically a day old. http://yakyubaka.com/2013/12/18/12182013-rakuten-eagles-masahiro-tanaka-prepared-to-stay-if-he-has-to/ http://yakyubaka.com/2013/12/19/12192013-rakuten-eagles-coud-offer-masahiro-tanaka-800-million-yen-for-2014/
  17. Fro
    Seattle doesn't really have Japanese ownership that's interested in the Mariners at all beyond keeping the team in the area. Hiroshi Yamauchi passed away earlier this year (the majority owner and President of Nintendo for 50+ years), but he never attended a game, even when the team played in Japan. I'm pretty sure Howard Lincoln who acts as the owner of the team on behalf of Nintendo of America knows some Japanese but that's not going to be a factor. The leadership of Nintendo over in Japan have too many other fires to put out at the moment to get involved personally in courting Tanaka.
  18. Fro
    hope we can at least drive the bidding up to something crazy. You'd have to think Tanaka would sell some jerseys and put some butts in seats when he's pitching at Wrigley.
  19. Fro
    Cubs should just hire World Wide Wes to pay all these prospects the extra bonuses over the limit during the off-years... works for Calipari at Kentucky. Doubt MLB could catch him considering the NCAA comes nowhere close.
  20. Fro
    Edit, already beaten on the Morrison talk. Could be a helpful trade for us if he's healthy.
  21. Fro
    Joel Sherman of the NY Post also reporting Cubs are meeting Samardzija today to talk extension.
  22. Fro
    If I were a GM, I'd say the same thing to lower expectations for the fanbase.
  23. Fro
    The issue with Soler that would make him a less attractive trade chip is he does cost some money at this point. $22 million over the next 7 years on a backloaded contract (and he can opt out once he becomes arbitration-eligible). If he ends up being a bust that's not an insignificant amount of money for another team to be stuck with. Even if he does end up being a good player, another team is going to want to give up less value since the players the other team would be giving up would be making $400k-$500k their first three years as opposed to $2M, $3M, $3M (or $3M, $3M, $3M if he hits the big leagues in 2016). If I were another GM, I'd insist on either giving a much lesser return or getting money with Soler.
  24. Fro
    I'm not sure how good of a value Tanaka is if it's going to be $15 million+ a year (probably close to $20 million). Particularly if it's a short-term deal that doesn't even give you all of his prime years. I know everyone projects him to be pretty good over in the US but it's no slam dunk that he'll be as good as expected.
  25. Fro
    Nice... now it just needs to be high enough to price out Houston, Miami, and the White Sox and we may have finally caught a break.
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