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  1. Backtobanks
    My out-of-the-box take is that we go to the Yankees and see if they would trade Stanton for Swanson which would solve their SS problem and give us extra money ($9 million this year, $12 million next year, and $53 million after that ). We get a DH that will probably hit 35-40 HR and frees up Ballesteros as trade bait. Obviously, Hoerner moves to SS and possibly Shaw moves to 2B. Use our truckload of trade assets (Alcantra, Ballesteros, Wicks, Assad, Brown, Birdsell, Long, Triantos, etc.) to get either Cabrera or Gore. I would try to keep Cassie, Rojas, and Wiggins if possible. Sign Imai or King using some of the money. Talk to Texas about trading for Jung for 3B. Sign Fairbanks as a closer. Another possibility is trying for Lowe (for 2B) and Jax which would put Shaw in the pool of tradeable assets.
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    I take it as there's no reason for them not to sign Imai, Suarez, and Bergman except they refuse to go over the LT. The second part is a reason for them to not sign those players.
  3. Backtobanks
    You mean teams are actually allowed to trade top prospects for TOR pitchers? Somebody should tell Jed.
  4. Backtobanks
    That sounds like every FA story I've heard about the Cubs.
  5. Backtobanks
    You contradicted yourself when you said that " they are counting dollars to try being under the LT" and "There is no reason they shouldn’t get Imai, Suarez (RP) and Bregman this off season".
  6. Backtobanks
    It sounds like a whole bunch of gibberish to me. He might do this, but we might not, or we could do this first, but we're not sure and we're not mentioning any names positively.😂
  7. Backtobanks
    Most reporters are repeating what they've heard from other reporters.
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    I agree with Chibears that all of these "rumors" are just reporters matching needs with names. The Cubs have been linked to numerous SP, RP, and 3B because those are their needs.
  9. Backtobanks
    One reason is that Cassie is not the starting OF on the Cubs (yet), while Shaw is the starting 3B.
  10. Backtobanks
    Unfortunately, it would take eating more than a little of Dansby's contract. I don't think there would be much interest in a 33-year-old SS owed $81 million over 3 years.
  11. Backtobanks
    It's hard to criticize an owner that takes his obscene profits and put it into improving the team. If only we had one of those.
  12. Backtobanks
    Well, I agree with you if your scenario of 2-3 starters are going to be on the DL by the deadline, but that wasn't what I initially posted.
  13. Backtobanks
    Using my scenario, a great reason to trade Taillon at the deadline is to get something of value to complement the roster rather than letting him walk and get nothing at the end of the season.
  14. Backtobanks
    Goldschmidt is the obvious choice, but a cheaper option could be Mountcastle.
  15. Backtobanks
    Assuming we get a TOR, the rotation looks strong and with Steele coming back in May/June, Jamo would be a strong deadline trade asset.
  16. Backtobanks
    A cheap solution to the bench might be trading for Josh Smith who literally plays every position except catcher and pitcher. He had a 3 WAR season with a line of .251/.335/.366 with 23 doubles and 10 HR. Speaking of Texas, I'd love to get Josh Jung.
  17. Backtobanks
    I saw that Mountcastle was probably going to be non-tendered. He might be a good fit for platoon 1B/DH/PH, but I'm sure some team will offer him more playing time.
  18. Backtobanks
    Cabrera, King, and Andujar would be pretty cheap financially. Luis Urias could be our new Brujan/Berti.
  19. Backtobanks
    Hoyer has to wait it out until prices drop and good players are gone.
  20. Backtobanks
    Hopefully something significant will happen.
  21. Backtobanks
    I love the off season when "experts" give "inside" information. The Cubs are looking for TOR pitcher, Cease is a TOR pitcher, therefore Cubs are targeting Cease.
  22. Backtobanks
    Go all in on King, trade for Cabrera, and trade for Jung.
  23. Backtobanks
    It drives me crazy when we hear about the "supposed" offers made by the Cubs when they fail to sign someone. None of us (including the media) has any idea what an offer was, and the speculation is leaked by the FO or agents. Ricketts and Hoyer have the same credibility as Trump and his staff. Most of the local media insiders are just reporting what Hoyer tells them.
  24. Backtobanks
    Most of my memories of Burgess was with the Pirates in the early 60's. He was short, round, and could hit like crazy. He played for quite a few teams in a long career that spanned the 50's and 60's. As my username suggests I became a fan when Ernie was a rookie.
  25. Backtobanks
    Mo reminds me of Smoky Burgess, except Burgess could catch. For those of you who aren't baby boomers, see if you can find video of Burgess.
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