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The problem with waiting for prospects is that it doesn't necessarily mean being sustainably good long term, It might turn out that way if they all succeed at the ML level, but the chances of that happening are very low. Meanwhile, you've lost 2-3 years of winning baseball games while you wait for them to develop. The "reported " players available this year in trade or FA include Bieber, Naylor, Hoskins, Clase, Kim, etc. and any or all of them would make this team NL Central favorites for a sustainably good long term.
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I admit that I'm a crabby, old guy that is getting crabbier by the hour waiting for the Cubs to either spend the money necessary or trade some prospects to make this an elite team. Prospects are great to have, if you want to wait to see if they will be productive ML players. The Cubs have the assets (money and trade bait) to make this year's team into a 90+ win team and enough prospects to keep it going for more years. Why wait?
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We can hope,
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In 2022 he hit ,285/be ready ,333,429/,767 with an OPS+ of 119 with 13HR and 64 RBI plus he's an actual 3B and affordable. I put his name out there because we have a bunch of guys who can't play 3B, Jed doesn't want to pay Chapman or trade for someone like Kim, and Urshela would be a placeholder for all of those "can't miss" prospects that may (or may not) be ready eventually.
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I think Gio Urshela is still available and probably on a short term deal. I really want the Cubs to build this team for 2024-2025 and then worry about all of that excess talent to keep them going for another few years. Leaving holes and question marks on the field because you don't want to block someone that might develop into a solid player in a year or 2 makes no sense.
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A Luis Robert Trade is unlikely, but it would be possible if Jed was willing to part with the right prospects, but he won't. Cosgrove is a 27 yr. old left RP: 2023 1.75 ERA, 54 G, 51 IP, ERA+ 234, WHIP .974
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Go Big or go home: Wesneski + Mervis + Madrigal + Brown for Kim + Cosgrove + Avila.
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Then trade Madrigal + Mervis + Assad for Tanner Scott and Bryan De La Cruz. We would be set for years if only Hoyer would be willing to be a little more proactive.
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This is what I have been saying for quite a while. I believe signing Bellinger gives you a solid, productive CF for about 4 years and PCA's trade value goes a long way toward acquiring someone like Clase or a young, controlled TOR. The trade would have to be for a "sure thing" though.
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I think Urshula is still out there. You might get him on a one year deal with an optional 2nd year.
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Saw this proposal on MLBTV: Canario + Madrigal + Wisdom + Triantos + Mervis for Cabrera + Scott. That looks like a good deal for us.
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And yet all of those troubling statistics that he showed in 2023, somehow he had 29 doubles, 26 HR, 525 Slug .881 OPS with an OPS+ of 133 in 130 games. Somehow trending downward from his top years hasn't hurt his production very much.
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How about trading Bote and Smyly for Moncada and Kopech. The money ends up $27million -$15.5 million = $11.5 million net gain this year and next year $5 million (DFA Moncada) + $5-$6 Kopech arbitration - $9.6 million = $1.4 million net gain next year. Hopefully Moncada has a decent year and then hope that Shaw is ready for 2025. Add Kopech to our list of young pitchers while giving the WS some salary relief. BBTV shows Smyly + Bote (-4.8 + 0) for Moncada + Kopech (-10.6 + 0.1).
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Morel's athleticism has been mentioned before, but it sounds like he struggles at 3B and they experimented at 1B (apparently unsuccessfully). Apparently he's an extremely athletic DH.
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If they sign Bellinger and Hoskins, then I would think one of PCA or Morel should be traded because of their trade value. Getting a young, controlled, TOR would make this the team we have been hoping for. The trade would put 5 good starters with whoever is left of Assad, Wesneski, or Wicks providing depth. I don't think we can seriously offer the kind of package necessary to obtain that young, controlled TOR pitcher without including PCA or Morel.
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Trading for Busch does kind of make Morel expendable. I've been saying all a long that Morel and/or PCA have a ton of trade value to get someone like Luzardo. A young, TOR puts the Cubs in a great position for the next 3-4 years assuming they sign Bellinger.
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I like the trade, but he still has done much to impress me for the 2024 Cubs. If they put Busch @ 1B, you still haven't addressed 3B. I'm assuming they will sign Bellinger, but I still would like to see a trade/signing for a solid SP. Obviously Busch @ 1B is still a question mark.
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Rumor has it that the Cubs are going to try Busch at 1B.
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Who? And why? I think the answer to the second question is that he's cheap.
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Saw this trade proposal on MLB trade values: Wesneski + PCA + Brown for Santander + Westburg + Mayo. Now there's a trade that I would love to see happen.
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Jed's best days were when he was getting coffee for Theo.
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Using your definition of turds, let's trade the king of turds based on current mlb performances and trade PCA + for Luzardo.
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He's got 1 year @ $16.5 million, Alonzo makes over $20 million (and will cost $30 to extend) but he's not available, and Hoskins will probably cost $30 million over 2 years. If Jed really wants to go cheap, there's Garrett Cooper for probably $4 million per year.
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How about Josh Bell as a trade candidate. He has a negative trade value because of the final year of his contract. Maybe something like Cabrera + Bell for Mervis + Killian? The Marlins would love to get rid of Bell's salary.
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1/2 of #4 seems pretty unlikely to happen. Morel has a chance at 40HRs, but probably won't be adequate at 3B and will get most of the HRs as DH.
