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Not only are the Cubs trading the guy who should win the 2020 NL CY, they're doing it in a salary dump to get rid of both him and that pesky still possible HoF reliever! To the hero owner of the Mets! I could see that deal if we're getting back Peterson, Nimmo, and Diaz, but I'm sure that's not going to happen.
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So we have Bryant, Kimbrel, and Schwarber with having little or no trade value and PTR tightening the purse strings with holes to fill. It will be interesting to see how Theo figures this one out.
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In their chat yesterday about the FA predictions, they thought Bryant has minimal trade value, so we're kind of stuck with needing to clear money and not getting very much in return.
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MLBTR has their top FAs and predictions. Some players of note and interest: Quintana to the Red Sox $18m/2 yrs. Taijuan Walker to the Nationals $16m/2yrs Cesar Hernandez to the Diamondbacks $6m/1yr. Lester to the Braves $5m/1yr Chris Archer to the Cubs $4m/1yr. With all the talk of trading Bryant, Contreras, and/or Schwarber for financial reasons I would think we could afford a few of the players above to fill holes. My favorites would be Walker, Quintana, and Hernandez.
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Did you forget that we're broke?
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I definitely can see it. Keuchel, Grandal and Abreu are all a year older, still a ton of young and unproven/unknown pitching (which can go a lot of ways but has kinda busted so far). Then a guy like Anderson probably regresses since it’s hard to run BABIPS at the levels he has in 19 and 20 repeatedly (high .300 BABIPS are tough with his swing and miss profile and good but not like Ichiro/Juan Pierre speed, even like a .320 BABIP and his numbers aren’t special). So will be interesting how much LaRussa gets blamed for that vs it being just some natural correction. Let's not forget that if it's a full season, they will have to play all of the A.L. teams instead of the bottom feeders in the Central division.
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Nobody knows what the FA market is going to be like, but I think you're underestimating the amount that your FAs will get.
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He will be too expensive for us
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I'd rather do Taijuan Walker and re-sign Quintana. Also, picking up Trevor Cahill on the cheap would add some insurance for the rotation and long relief.
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From MLBTR: The Seattle Mariners outrighted three relievers to Triple-A, the team announced. Matt Magill, Carl Edwards Jr., and Nestor Cortes Jr. each elected free agency. The Mariners have 7 open spots on their 40-man roster. Edwards lost it in 2019, but pitched well in limited appearances in 2020. Might be worth looking at.
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Do you really think Theo is going to trade 3 or 4 of Amaya, Hoerner, Marquez, Caratini, and Davis for 1 year of Lindor? Also, What would PTR think of adding $20 million to the payroll for 2021 and hundreds of millions in extensions after that? Is going? Eh, Indians have to agree. Is willing? Sure and "dad's gonna be pissed if this doesn't work" Again, it's hard to predict anything until we see what other trades Theo makes (Bryant, Schwarber, etc.) and what they get in return because Lindor can't fill all of the holes that need to be filled. As for "dad's gonna be pissed if this doesn't work", I don't think "dad" would approve the deal unless Theo saved that much after filling out the rest of the roster.
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They were mentioned as one of 11 teams that might have interest in Lindor. Of course, most of the other teams actually have either: (1) a bigger need at SS, (2) the prospects needed to complete a trade, (3) an owner willing to spend the money to keep Lindor. You think too highly of other teams and their owners! Baez would move. Teams I'd eliminate among those 11 before the Cubs: Reds - Their big rental was Bauer, light on prospects Blue Jays - In play for basically all the FAs, meh on their presence in trades Twins - Just not happening Phillies - Don't have the prospects, likely only an opportunistic FA spender this offseason (Semien?) Dodgers - Placed in by media because Dodgers, but Seager/Lux already has the kind of upside up the middle to keep them spectators and their top prospects after Lux are meh Do you really think Theo is going to trade 3 or 4 of Amaya, Hoerner, Marquez, Caratini, and Davis for 1 year of Lindor? Also, What would PTR think of adding $20 million to the payroll for 2021 and hundreds of millions in extensions after that?
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Fun fact: Hoyer planned to take Lindor at 10 i 2011, flew out to see him https://nypost.com/2016/10/23/when-baseball-world-descended-on-hs-showdown-javier-baez-vs-lindor/ They were mentioned as one of 11 teams that might have interest in Lindor. Of course, most of the other teams actually have either: (1) a bigger need at SS, (2) the prospects needed to complete a trade, (3) an owner willing to spend the money to keep Lindor.
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I wouldn't trade Contreras unless it was an offer that couldn't be refused. With the DH, both catchers can get lots of playing time. Bryant & Schwarber will save the most in money and Bryant should get a decent return (even after a bad year).
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PTR is just gonna promote the leftovers up a spot so he only has to hire a low level scout. The best outcome would be for Jason McLeod to find his long foretold GM position. The Cubs would surely allow him out of his contract, which would actually free up money for the front office. I still have hopes that Theo is waiting to step aside if the Cubs can land a GM like Jared Porter this offseason. The best outcome would be for some club to take Theo and give us a really good compensation player. Nothing would dramatically change in the FO and Hoyer could then work on the trades that need to happen with one hole in the roster possibly filled.
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He would be a good fit. It's hard to make predictions on who to sign, how much money we have to spend, etc. when it looks likely that we may trade 2 of Bryant/Schwarber/Contreras and what the return might be. Obviously trades would free up some more money, but might also fill 1-2 holes with young players which would switch the financial priorities.
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The MLBPA protects players from having 2020 stats used in arbitration, but this guy gets fired for taking the WS farther than expected and finishing with a better record than the Cubs. The shocking thing is that Cooper was fired because Reinsdorf is noted for loyalty.
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Cot's has them $104 million under the non-adjusted 2020 payroll with the following players up for arbitration: Caratini Happ Winkler Ryan Almora Martinez Contreras Schwarber Baez Bryant Tepera Rae I can see raises going to Caratini, Happ, Winkler, maybe Ryan, Tepera, but all of them probably would get slight raises because of their low salaries. Obviously, Contreras would get a decent raise, but the big salary guys (Schwarber, Baez, Bryant) should lose in arbitration after their performances this year. I would think there's some money to make some mid-level additions, but convincing PTR of that is another story.
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This could be a way to improve the Cubs. Get a top young player as compensation from the receiving team for Theo and bring in someone younger and cheaper to replace him. Let the new guy decide which of the core players to trade to add to the youth movement. Making that one big trade, signing a mid-priced FA (Cesar Hernandez ?). and the compensation player could go pretty far in keeping them competitive while getting younger.
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Obviously, Lemahieu would be a great addition, but where are we getting the money to sign him?
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Theo would have to find some other team(s) willing to ignore this years stats while trading 1 or 2 of the core players. I don't think Baez or Rizzo are going anywhere and I'm not sure what Bryant and/or Schwarber would get in return. Contreras/Caratini would bring something of value because of their position.
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David Ross sucks and GR was always right to hate him
Backtobanks replied to soccer10k's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
You better sample size that horsefeathers. Quick like. I said "with the Cubs". -
David Ross sucks and GR was always right to hate him
Backtobanks replied to soccer10k's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
More hitters like Billy Hamilton - .300/.364/.600/.964 with the Cubs. -
David Ross sucks and GR was always right to hate him
Backtobanks replied to soccer10k's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Maybe we ought to be replacing the hitting coach too. -
Segura has an extra year at almost $15 million, so that doesn't neutralize the contracts.