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Kris Bryant says "Hi". You are shockingly bad at concern trolling. I find it interesting that you accuse me of trolling when the discussion was about Russell being ready for the ML now and I pointed out that Theo believes prospects need a certain amount of time and ABs in the ml before being ready for the ML.
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Kris Bryant says "Hi". Kris Bryant spending three weeks in AAA next year has what exactly to do with your belief that Addison Russell is at least a year away? I believe he's inferring that Bryant was ready for the majors the whole year and the Cubs kept him down anyway, so they'll do the same thing with Russell. Of course, the situations are completely different from one another and absolutely nothing can be inferred in how they'll handle Russell based on what they did with Bryant. You're right Tim, but Theo has often said that he believes prospects need a certain amount of time and ABs in the ml before bringing them up to the ML.
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Kris Bryant says "Hi".
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James projections are always super crazy. His pitching projections certainly hint that we ought to save our money on Lester: Jake Arrieta: 31 GS, 195 IP, 18 HR, 66 BB, 174 K, 12-10, 3.55 ERA Kyle Hendricks: 28 GS, 176 IP, 8 HR, 39 BB, 135 K, 12-8, 3.17 ERA Edwin Jackson: 28 GS, 164 IP, 18 HR, 64 BB, 130 K, 7-11, 4.50 ERA Eric Jokisch: 27 GS, 174 IP, 16 HR, 46 BB, 140 K, 10-9, 3.57 ERA Neil Ramirez: 66 G, 60 IP, 7 HR, 26 BB, 66 K, 3-3, 0 SV, 3.75 ERA Hector Rondon: 64 G, 66 IP, 6 HR, 20 BB, 61 K, 4-4, 40 SV, 3.05 ERA Pedro Strop: 66 G, 64 IP, 3 HR, 28 BB, 68 K, 4-3, 0 SV, 3.09 ERA Jacob Turner: 27 G, 19 GS, 114 IP, 12 HR, 39 BB, 76 K, 5-7, 4.26 ERA Tsuyoshi Wada: 27 GS, 151 IP, 18 HR, 45 BB, 133 K, 8-9, 4.05 ERA Travis Wood: 31 GS, 185 IP, 20 HR, 72 BB, 146 K, 9-11, 3.99 ERA And just for grins: Jon Lester: 33 GS, 217 IP, 20 HR, 56 BB, 198 K, 13-11, 3.36 ERA
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With there being a lack of SS on the FA market maybe someone grossly overpays in a trade for Castro, that's about the only way I see them trading him. I don't get why so many writers seem to think we are in a rush to trade Castro. He's good, he's young and he's signed to a team friendly deal. Yeah especially since Alcantara is certainly less offensively, Baez is still a question mark with great potential, and Russell is still at least a year away. Russell is not at least a year away. Alcantara isn't "certainly" less offensively, but yeah he probably is. Yikes. AT LEAST? He's already big league ready. Not according to the FO "plan".
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With there being a lack of SS on the FA market maybe someone grossly overpays in a trade for Castro, that's about the only way I see them trading him. I don't get why so many writers seem to think we are in a rush to trade Castro. He's good, he's young and he's signed to a team friendly deal. Yeah especially since Alcantara is certainly less offensively, Baez is still a question mark with great potential, and Russell is still at least a year away.
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It must not be obvious to the posters who post every quote from the FO and then discuss how brilliant the FO is for saying that.
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"If the right things line up, we could have an active off-season. We're not going to force it." Those quotes are just posturing by Hoyer to lower the asking price of trade targets and FAs.
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Yeah, Baez would be the 3rd piece (maybe 2nd) in a trade for Stanton.
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The short answer is no, you probably aren't the only one. The longer answer is you should be the only one because passing on guys today in hopes of getting others guys a year from now is a great way to not get any guys. The longer answer is you should be the only one because every season is sacred because it represents the chance to win the World Series.
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Ozzie is an awesome guy to have around if he's not calling the shots. Hopefully the Cubs and the Jumbotron will provide enough entertainment.
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If that's your only criteria, then why sign Maddon?
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Hiring Guillen would negate most of the positive vibes of hiring Maddon.
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Git ur done Theo: http://www.royalsreview.com/2014/10/31/7137759/royals-trade-target-edwin-jackson-cubs-offseason-hot-stove
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From MLBTR: http://beisbols.org/2014/10/16/chicago-cubs-already-done-schwarber/
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Mueller resigns/Mallee hired as hitting coach
Backtobanks replied to ConstableRabbit's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Unless his philosophy in teaching was different than his personal philosophy in hitting, I can't believe he was the one telling them to "jack the first pitch". He had an OBP of .373 over 11 years in the ML and averaged 76K to 72BB per season. -
Obviously, Theo can't bring up Russell playing SS without hurting Castro's feelings or tipping his hand on trading Castro.
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I have no idea if this is a terribly hard thing for a hitter, but I remember thinking as a kid it must be a monumental task based solely on Stone and Harry's commentary. I would imagine it must be tough hitting a ball coming at you 95 mph while passing from sunlight to shadow.
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From MLBTR: Red Sox Preparing For Major Free Agent Spending By Jeff Todd [september 11, 2014 at 1:09pm CDT] Red Sox chairman Tom Werner said today in an appearance on WEEI’s Dennis & Callahan (via WEEI.com’s Jerry Spar) that his club is prepared to spend a significant amount of money on the upcoming free agent market. “[W]e are determined to get back to being in first next year,” said Werner. Citing the “extreme flexibility” that the club was able to achieve in the famous 2012 August blockbuster with the Dodgers, Werner said that the organization is prepared to open the pocketbook this winter. “I wouldn’t say that we have limitless money, but we’ve got a lot of money to spend and we’re determined to go into the free agent market and improve the team.” Indeed, after entering this year with about $156MM in MLB payroll, about $20MM off of the team’s 2012 high water mark, Boston has just under $106MM committed for 2015 and does not have any high-dollar arbitration cases to account for. But the team’s true flexibility is all the more evident looking further into the future: it has annual guarantees of no more than about $37MM on the books past next year. So wait, you're saying that we might not be the only team in the mix for pitching? Just pointing out that we're not the only ones with a lot of money to spend.
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From MLBTR: Red Sox Preparing For Major Free Agent Spending By Jeff Todd [september 11, 2014 at 1:09pm CDT] Red Sox chairman Tom Werner said today in an appearance on WEEI’s Dennis & Callahan (via WEEI.com’s Jerry Spar) that his club is prepared to spend a significant amount of money on the upcoming free agent market. “[W]e are determined to get back to being in first next year,” said Werner. Citing the “extreme flexibility” that the club was able to achieve in the famous 2012 August blockbuster with the Dodgers, Werner said that the organization is prepared to open the pocketbook this winter. “I wouldn’t say that we have limitless money, but we’ve got a lot of money to spend and we’re determined to go into the free agent market and improve the team.” Indeed, after entering this year with about $156MM in MLB payroll, about $20MM off of the team’s 2012 high water mark, Boston has just under $106MM committed for 2015 and does not have any high-dollar arbitration cases to account for. But the team’s true flexibility is all the more evident looking further into the future: it has annual guarantees of no more than about $37MM on the books past next year.
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Lester can buy a lot of friends when he signs a contract for $20-$25 million per year over the next 5-6 years.
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Or you could think we'll be in the running for a 2nd wild card, and putzing away 3 months might not be the best idea. I hope we can get to a point where decisions are made about what's good for 2015 (or 2016) instead of 2020 (or 2021).
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Bet he'd return to Chicago to play for the White Sox over the Cubs. Guy was a Sox fan growing up, and had multiple anti-Cubs messages on his MySpace around the time he was drafted (yes MySpace) Yeah. It's far enough away anyway to not really be all that meaningful of a quote. It's also his hometown(where he'll probably keep at least some residence) asking a meaningless question. Nobody's going to say, No chance, I hate it here in stinktown. Yeah, you don't want to burn any bridges when teams are giving out big contracts.
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I have trouble believing that Bryant is an absolute butcher at 3B. He has played the position all along and nobody felt it necessary to move him to LF before this.
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THIS. We'll be like a little league all star team, full of kids that can play anywhere around your mashing 1B and corner OF. The only difference is that the little league all star players are pitching when they're not playing SS (or some other position).