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  1. Backtobanks
    Going back in time a little bit, I was always criticized for defending Jim Hendry. Well, Jim Hendry's record with the Cubs (55%) is better than Hoyer's (54%) and that's with not counting the first 2 years when poor Jed had to rebuild.
  2. Backtobanks
    As President of Baseball Operations, he pretty much has the full authority to sign and trade for pitchers. The budget is miles ahead of every other team in the division, so apparently, he is not good at his job.
  3. Backtobanks
    Bob Gibson, Don Drysdale, Nolan Ryan, Warren Spahn, etc.
  4. Backtobanks
    I can see Hoyer getting Mize and Finnegan without giving up too much. Additionally, adding Gray would be great, but only at the right cost.
  5. Backtobanks
    I wonder if Hoyer would go after Woods-Richardson if he is totally released. He is not great, but at 25 years old he might be fixable.
  6. Backtobanks
    And he did it for over 25 years.
  7. Backtobanks
    Then let's quit using it as an excuse as to why the Cubs aren't playing up to their potential.
  8. Backtobanks
    Shaw + Rojas + Wiggins for Early + Duran???????????
  9. Backtobanks
    If only Ernie Broglio was available.
  10. Backtobanks
    You have to wonder because Hoerner is not the kind of hitter to go into such a prolonged slump.
  11. Backtobanks
    Somebody mentioned a while ago that Nico hasn't been the same since he was beaned. I wonder if the Cubs medical staff did their due diligence in checking for a concussion.
  12. Backtobanks
    They weren't starting every 3rd day, but they were pitching 7-8 innings every start.
  13. Backtobanks
    Some combination of Shaw/Alcantara/Ramirez need to be traded to fill some of the holes mentioned.
  14. Backtobanks
    $100 million to fill LF, RF, 2-3 SP, etc. Good Luck on that.
  15. Backtobanks
    If you think Swanson is surplus value, we ought to float his name out there in the rumor mill and see all of the teams lining up to trade for him.
  16. Backtobanks
    The bottom line is he's untradable with the contract he has. You're right that they wouldn't have to pay 70% of his contract if they got back a worse contract.
  17. Backtobanks
    According to Baseball Trade Values, Shaw alone had the same value as TOR names like Gore or Ryan.
  18. Backtobanks
    That's exactly what I said. He is untradeable and Ricketts won't pay him $20 million to play for another team.
  19. Backtobanks
    It should have happened last off-season when his trade value was sky high. He still has decent trade value, but it will probably decrease because he is labeled a utility player. The Cubs should have traded players like Wicks and Alcantara while they still had some trade value.
  20. Backtobanks
    Nobody is taking Swanson unless the Cubs pay 70% of the money owed and Ricketts wouldn't do that.
  21. Backtobanks
    Swanson + Taillon for Skubal + Greene and we'll toss in $1 million because we're generous.
  22. Backtobanks
    Earlier you said that players typically play to the back of their baseball card, Contreras has .817 Slug, and OPS+ of 120, and an AVG WAR of 4.5 over 11 years. He is outhitting those numbers this year, but you could still count on him adding a lot to this lineup everyday.
  23. Backtobanks
    I don't know about the highlighted part. Putting a batter in the everyday lineup who has a .918 slug and an OPS of 160 and is on his way to a 6 WAR could go a long way in covering some of the black holes and slumps.
  24. Backtobanks
    If we're looking for a bat and the money could be worked out, Willson Contreras would make sense.
  25. Backtobanks
    It sure isn't the game that we grew up with. Mediocrity has overtaken stars - batters who hit .240 that strikeout twice a game are considered stars because they hit 25 HRS and pitchers who throw 5 innings per start are considered Cy Young candidates.
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