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PCA pulled up because the ball was basically hit right to him. That was a real bone head play by the runner.
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Tucker could care less who is in the FO when those offers of $500,000 + come flying in. If Hoyer doesn't deliver at the trade deadline, doesn't go deep in the playoffs, and doesn't extend Tucker, why should he be retained?
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How about waiting until the end of the year to see what deals he makes at the deadline and whether he can extend Tucker? It's not like somebody is going to snap him up.
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Matthew Boyd pitched less than 100 innings for 6 years prior to the Cubs signing him.
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I wonder if Wilmer Flores is available as a rental answer at 3B. According to BTV he has a negative trade value, so he shouldn't cost too much.
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Great defender, weak hitter, terrible in the clutch.
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Hoerner can play gold glove caliber SS.
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That $120 million that we still owe him could go a long way toward signing an ace SP or extending Tucker.
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We could solve a lot of problems by trading Swanson (and his ridiculous contract), but he's untradeable.
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Nightengale: Chicago Cubs Have Asked About Mitch Keller
Backtobanks replied to Matthew Lenz's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Go big and get Soriano + Moncada + Jansen for a piece of the farm. -
I saw that and had the same idea. Switch hitter and adds some power off the bench. As you mentioned, Ricketts would love the price.
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Who is the one prospect that's going to step into Happ or Suzuki's shoes and keep us competitive? Remember our last two "can't miss prospects" really struggled for months. They do have to pay PCA, Steele, whoever we acquire in the Happ/Suzuki deal (I'm assuming they won't be prospects), and Tuckers $37-40 million dollars.
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Sure, they can assuming a bunch of prospects come up and replace some of our regulars, but that is highly unlikely.
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As much as we all want the Cubs to re-sign him, the fact is that Ricketts knows that we don't need him to be competitive in the woefully weak NL Central. We've got the assets (farm system and money) to acquire what we need for the next few years. Ricketts will be just as happy with an 85-win team and money in his pocket than with a 93-win team with less money in his pocket.
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Shame on you for using facts to point out that there are other players having amazing seasons and other good teams on the Cubs message board.
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Pocket change for the other interested teams.
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Tauchman would be an excellent addition and really cheap. He could play any OF position and is great at getting on base as a PH.
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He's got an ERA+ of 130 over 11 seasons.
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Instead of trading for a questionable starter, just go get Sale from Atlanta.
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Not only would it help in 2 areas of need, but both of them are controlled past this year.
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The same is true for Swanson, the league knows that all he can hit is a fastball and they continue throwing him fastballs.
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While we at it, expand the deal and get Urias for 3B.
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Baseball Trade Values has Cassie at 12.2 and Alcantara at 12.8. They have some value in a package deal. BBTV has Valdez at 12.8 and Sandy Alcantara at 22 as examples of what might be available for the right package.
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Now is the time to trade Cassie or Alcantara, while they have trade value. Getting a ML arm now instead of waiting until they lose their trade value.
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Obviously, you didn't ever look at Mickey Mantle's stats.
