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4/18 Braves vs. Cubs on SNB
Backtobanks replied to UMFan83's topic in Fred Hornkohl Game Thread Forum
It was really interesting to watch the Braves offense. Acuna being Acuna at the plate and on the bases, their slugger Freeman going to the opposite field, a perfectly executed hit and run, a bases loaded sacrifice fly (instead of a strikeout), etc. It was like watching "real" baseball. -
If the team gets worse, he might not have people to put in the seats.
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I never said he wouldn't be tradeable, but that certainly not the same as receiving a "solid return" for him. A currently dominating high leverage reliever is going to net a "solid return" or dare I say, an overpay. He has been a "dominating high leverage reliever" for 4 games and 4.2 innings so far this year. If he continues that until the trade deadline, he may draw enough interest for a "solid return". Of course, if he continues to pitch like this, the Cubs might be in a position where they decide they need to keep him.
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Do you know how baseball works? Did Ernie Banks ever make 16 MM in one year?? To answer your question, Banks made a total of $680,000 total over his whole career.
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Do you know how baseball works? Yeah, I don't see his contact as being untradable or anything of the sort. 33 is still relatively young in the grand scheme of things, and we can eat money if we need to. We are also talking about one of the legendary closers in baseball even with his struggles on our team. If he is looking like he has regained his past dominance, teams will be lining up out the door asking for him. Granted, these trades are harder than they used to be because he actually has to be pitching well. He can't just luck into a good ERA and get that level of interest. The underlying metrics have to match up, his velocity needs to be appropriate, etc... But yeah, if he's pitching well he's extremely tradable. I never said he wouldn't be tradeable, but that certainly not the same as receiving a "solid return" for him.
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I'm sure teams will be lined up to give a "solid return" for a 33 year old reliever who hasn't pitched well since 2018 and is earning $16 million.
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They're getting ready to sign Baez to get even for us getting Sogard.
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeozanian/2021/03/26/baseballs-most-valuable-teams-new-york-yankees-on-top-at-525-billion/?utm_campaign=sprinklrSportsMoneyTwitter&utm_content=4693497369&utm_medium=social&utm_source=TWITTER&sh=5f7c7436d5ef Cubs value went up 5%, average for all teams was about 3%. So much for the staggering effect of COVID.
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He'll fit right in then. Who knows they might work better than the team's bats.
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Unfortunately, it may balance out with a poor offensive showing.
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Cubs Sign Eric Sogard to Minor League Deal
Backtobanks replied to Bertz's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Yeah, the league min salary is a little less than 600K so yes, millions, in savings and just for that one year alone. That arb salary would influence the next and so on By the time Nico is ready for a modest payday, the Cubs will trade him to save money and play the guys we got in the Darvish trade. -
With Romine as the backup catcher, that bench is pretty pathetic offensively too.
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Interesting Story: From MLBTR: Jake Arrieta signed a one-year, $6MM deal with the Cubs last month, returning to the site of his Cy Young Award-winning prime years. Arrieta’s initial great run in Chicago could have been cut short, however, had the Marlins been willing to include J.T. Realmuto as part of a trade package with the Cubs in 2014, The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal writes. The Marlins weren’t in contention in 2014 but were looking ahead to build for 2015, eyeing Arrieta as a big rotation piece. It was known at the time that the Cubs were floating Arrieta on the trade market, perhaps looking to sell high after Arrieta had turned his career around after previously being dealt from the Orioles to the Cubs. Interestingly, Realmuto was not regarded as a blue-chip minor leaguer at the time, as he didn’t appear on top-100 prospect lists from either MLB.com or Baseball America until after the 2014 season. After middling numbers in his first four pro seasons, Realmuto emerged in 2014 while playing for Miami’s Double-A affiliate and even bypassed Triple-A that year to make an 11-game MLB cameo on the Marlins’ active roster. Still, the Marlins obviously believed in Realmuto’s potential, and the trade negotiations fizzled out
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He's a prospect at "HIGH" A ball - South Bend.
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From MLBTR: The Pirates have signed righty Trevor Cahill to a one-year, $1.5MM deal, USA Today’s Bob Nightengale reports (Twitter link). Cahill can earn up to another $1MM in bonuses. I was hoping the Cubs would have signed him this off season. Cheap and effective as a swingman in a year full of question marks, reduced innings, etc.
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He'll be the new Rizzo (the old guy) when all of our 18-year-olds make the team.
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They were desperate to make a move after we signed Sogard.
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They're picking us at about 78 wins, so 90+ wins seems a little excessive. I'm not sure anyone else in the NL Central will get to 90+ wins either. I think it's certainly possible. Standard variance combined with the fact that basically any NL Central team that starts slow will quickly transition to seller mode. After the Marlins made the playoffs in a COVID-shortened season last year, anything is possible, but not likely. I can't see any NL Central team worried about a slow start because they realize that their competition is not that great and there probably is no reason to panic because of the full schedule.
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They're picking us at about 78 wins, so 90+ wins seems a little excessive. I'm not sure anyone else in the NL Central will get to 90+ wins either.
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From MLBTR: Biertempfel names Richard Rodriguez the “Pirates reliever most likely to be traded this spring.” Rodriguez and Frazier would really strengthen the Cubs' roster. Hopefully Jed is on the phone.
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As I've posted before, they could have a very good year and win 90 games, if they were only playing Central Division games like last year. Unfortunately, MLB is making us play real ML teams this year.
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The problem is going to be what the definition of "a little money" that he's willing to sacrifice. I don't think Boras and PTR will define it similarly. boras isn't the one defining it. He may not be, but he could be pretty persuasive if the offer is too far below other offers. Boras has an ego and a reputation to uphold and Bryant knew that when he hired him. It's great to be happy where you are, but is it worth tens of millions of dollars over 5-6 years?
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The problem is going to be what the definition of "a little money" that he's willing to sacrifice. I don't think Boras and PTR will define it similarly.
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With his slash line and age, I'm not sure why he would be available.