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  1. Backtobanks
    And it took 25 people to accomplish nothing. Wait until PTR looks at the expense accounts for all of those people with no results. https://customersupport.spirit.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002248271-Group-Travel That's only for the flight. Wait until the booze bill comes.
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    And it took 25 people to accomplish nothing. Wait until PTR looks at the expense accounts for all of those people with no results.
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    My post from Oct. suggested trading Contreras, Almora, Short, and Underwood to Pittsburgh for Marte, Frazier, and Kela. Solves CF, 2B, and one bullpen spot. Finding a taker for Chatwood would pretty much cover the money issue.
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    I like how Theo is playing it close to the vest and will pounce on Cole once the dust clears> :^o
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    If the Nationals have any money left, how about Robles & Fedde for Bryant?
  6. Backtobanks
    I don't understand why people bring up trading Quintana for salary relief, when the most obvious choice is trading Chatwood. He makes more and would be easier to replace than Quintana.
  7. Backtobanks
    I don't believe the Bryant rumors at all unless he wins the grievance AND we get a boatload in return.
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    The Dollar Tree parking lot will be packed.
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    All of these trade proposals involving all stars (Contreras, Bryant, etc.) talk about getting young players back, which is fine if those young players are going to contribute to the Cubs at the major league level in 2020 and 2021. I'm not interested in 18-20 year-olds that "might" be really good in 2023-2024.
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    Using this criteria, we should compare him to most umpires.
  11. Backtobanks
    We probably can get Wilmer Flores for less money and no minor leaguer.
  12. Backtobanks
    While there are other reasons why Contreras makes the most sense to move, there are specific reasons why the Cubs consider him expendable. The problem is other teams know that. I suspect he'll likely be traded, and that the return will likely be less than we're hoping. If the return isn't not worth trading him, then they shouldn't trade him. Being "stuck" with an all-star catcher with multiple years of control certainly isn't our biggest worry. Listen to offers on Caratini, Schwarber, etc.
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    I can't imagine Theo would want to pay him the 10 or so million he's due in arbitration. If he clears then maybe something could get done. Villar and Akiyama each at $5-$7 million COULD fill two holes without trading assets and still have about $15-$18 million to fix the other holes.
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    I have trouble believing that the Rockies would give up Gray and Estevez in the same deal. I'm sure they could get better offers from other teams by doing separate trades if they decided they could give up both pitchers.
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    The contract situation is nice but he's put up 4.7 rWAR in 78 starts with the Cubs. The only real certainty for a WS contender, and since he's a pitcher it's not like the most certain certainty, is that he'll throw alot of innings. Personally I'm willing to trade some of that certainty on the pitching staff (Darvish, Hendricks, Lester aren't major 2020 injury risks on paper) for depth and possibly higher upside pickups, especially if in a roundabout way it improves the position group offense and defense I still think all of this trade talk (Contreras, Quintana, Schwarber, Bryant, etc.) had better bring back immediate help for 2020-2021 and not just prospects with upsides.
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    I don't understand the discussion about trading Quintana since it would be opening another hole to fill. We already need one SP and time seems to be catching up with Lester, so we don't need more uncertainty in the rotation. I still believe we need to market Chatwood as a SP to those teams that are looking for rotation help.
  17. Backtobanks
    Any talk of the Cubs trading Contreras and paying Grandal what he wanted was only in the minds of some posters. With limited funds and many holes to fill, adding to a position of power wasn't going to happen. I'm with you on the limited funds thing, but diverging on the second point because the catcher position without Contreras is definitely not a position of power. As per all of the related discussion, Caratini plus a cheaper veteran FA catcher is still a solid choice.
  18. Backtobanks
    Any talk of the Cubs trading Contreras and paying Grandal what he wanted was only in the minds of some posters. With limited funds and many holes to fill, adding to a position of power wasn't going to happen.
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    I get the Astros reference, but if they go back to a "regular" ball, there might be a bunch of hitters falling off a cliff next year.
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    Yup, that’s no money. Non-tendering Russell and Almora basically makes it a net even (or even saves us some) money on the AAV. His profile, on the surface, seems like a great fit and the CF market is non-existent. The only issue I have with him, as I’ve mentioned before is he’s a LHH so finding a RHH who can handle CF is still a need but maybe we can lower the bar to a Pillar type if he’s non-tendered or a Lagares, Broxton, Maybin type on a cheap deal. Margot would still be a great add with Akiyama if he’s reasonably available. I mentioned earlier that Maybin would be a good pickup no matter what we end up doing with CF. I think he would be a veteran bat off the bench and could fill in anywhere in the OF.
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    His stats show he hits better and with more power at Petco. Home - .245/.313/.400/.713 Away - .251/.290/.388/.678
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    Pros: he's a CF, he's young, he's cheap and controlled. Cons: he's not very good.
  23. Backtobanks
    I doubt the Cubs would be as slow to give up Happ, Hoerner, and/or Alzolay/Marquez just sayin' Indians! Why don't we cut out the middle man and trade Happ, Horner, and Alzolay/Marquez for Verdugo, Lux, and May? :good:
  24. Backtobanks
    Boy, I sure hope the Cubs don't hire any of those dirty cheaters who are really good at cheating. No sir! I wish we cheated more, there’s clearly little to no repercussions. It really wouldn’t shock me if we don’t attempt to do anything other than the “traditional” or “acceptable” in game stuff (like runner on 2B, picking up on pitch tipping, etc.). Since I’m under that presumption I’m going to bastardized any form of cheating by these immoral teams. Well, we did play .630 ball at home. :-k
  25. Backtobanks
    I'm sticking with my original suggestion: Trade Contreras, Almora, Short, and Underwood to Pittsburgh for Marte, Frazier, and Kela. Trade Chatwood and Bote to Texas for Leclerc and Mazara. Extend Quintana and sign a catcher (?), Maybin, Odorizzi, Liriano. Fills all the holes and stays under the luxury tax.
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