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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.
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From MLBTR: Cubs are looking to add a left-handed hitting second baseman, reports Bruce Levine of 670 the Score (Twitter link). There aren’t a ton of players fitting the profile still available in free agency, unless the Cubs are interested in a reunion with Daniel Descalso or Jason Kipnis. Eric Sogard might be the cleanest fit, but he’s coming off a poor season with the Brewers. Travis Shaw remains on the open market as well; he’s primarily a corner infielder but has some experience at the keystone. Otherwise, Chicago might be left looking to the trade market to address the issue. I sure don't know why it's taking so long to trade for Frazier as per our earlier discussion. Send the Pirates Norwood and Short or some other cheap, young spare pieces we have for him.
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I can't see Hoyer trading Bryant to a division rival.
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Justin Turner and 1 of Odorizzi, Walker or Jake would be the only thing where I could see that we could come away with as good or better of a team with moving Bryant then using the money to add stuff. Hopefully, they're getting something in return from the Met's because I don't trust PTR to spend the money after dumping Bryant.
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Yeah, but think how much money those teams are spending on payroll.
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Plus an interesting exchange of money. Those are two ugly contracts.
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As I've posted before, Frazier has been easily available and would have helped the Cubs for the last two years. I don't know what Jed is waiting for. As for the others, Marquez isn't going to happen and the other two will be great if we're in a position to add rentals. As for Williams, a good first half makes Davies and Bryant available if we're "out" of it.
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From MLBTR: "It seems Bradley and agent Scott Boras are hoping to leverage strong demand into a much longer deal than might have been anticipated. Bradley is “seeking a significant contract, perhaps beyond four years,” sources tell Mike Puma of the New York Post (via Twitter)." Okay, how about $10 million over 5 year?
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Trading for Frazier has made a lot of sense for the last couple of years. The Pirates are selling off everybody, so let's take advantage of the situation. How about Frazier + one of their other "expensive" players (Kuhl, Rodriguez, Brault) for Vargas + Norwood/Underwood + Short?
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Especially in the woeful NL Central.
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After raising the payroll to reach mediocrity and therefore contention in the NL Central, it doesn't make sense to me to trade Contreras. A few weeks ago when we didn't have money to spend and hadn't signed anyone that could help this year's team, it might have made sense to trade Contreras and Bryant and do a total rebuild. Of course, Bryant is still a possibility because of his contract/FA status.
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Yeah, he durable, cheap, and has some potential for being decent. Certainly seems like a good pick for BOR starter.
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As long as they're selling throw, in an extra prospect or two and get Story too.
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I wonder if they have checked in on Zambrano and Colon.
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Kuhl and Frazier would be nice You got an extra $7 million laying around, because PTR doesn't.
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The problem is that PTR's definition of "a mid level FA" means somebody willing to sign a 1 year contract under $2 million.
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Does anybody really think PTR is going to pony up the money to pay Wong, especially with other teams interested?
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Or it lets them wait to see if the catching market develops in the regular season to flip romine or contreras without having to throw Amaya to the wolves. Ie our entire strategy from 2011-2014 They could trade Amaya for a couple of 18 year olds to keep within their timeline.
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Certainly in the discussion for GOAT. RIP.