Derwood
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Everything posted by Derwood
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They should move the Winter Meetings to the first weekend in March
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Well obviously it’s a trade and it would have to provide some benefit to the other team. I’m not sure if a random rebuilding AL team cares if they are facilitating the Cubs getting Harper if it means they are picking up a top Cubs prospect or two along with a player they can spin off at the deadline (Zobrist) or a respected clubhouse guy that can try to overhaul his offense in a no pressure situation while still providing positive value overall or even just a good team that knows it isn't in the harper market. zobrist at $12M for one year is an attractive option for a lot of teams. Zobrist's contract isn't what is stopping them from going for Harper. Heyward is an albatross contract that makes sense for no one to take on without considerable other pieces
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I don’t see why any team would help the Cubs get Harper by taking Heyward and Zobrist in a trade.
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Most Americans eat theirs well done with ketchup, because Americans mostly suck at everything
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They're all lying
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This great news* *for the Dodgers
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2018-19 Other Team Offseason Transactions Not Worth a New Thread
Derwood replied to Cubswin11's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
I assumed that he wasn't Boras client, and it looks like he dumped him in 2015. Many Cubs fans think this gives us hope of extending Bryant, but is there any history of Boras arbitration-level guys extending instead of hitting free agency? -
Has anyone taken that juicy, juicy bait?
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Either Ricketts, Theo, or the baseball writers are full of horsefeathers about this, and I'm tired of trying to figure out which it is
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A) the Dodgers SHOULD be in on Harper. They have no reason not to be B) that said, they are only offering a (reportedly) short-term deal, which there is little chance Harper takes, so this is just Boras trying to squeeze a few more million out of the Phillies
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They have Realmuto to hit behind him
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I mean, you do you
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Kyle's doom boner just went limp Pfft. Kyle's doom boner is way stronger than a spring training homer. He's been riding the "Bryant's shoulder is destroyed" train all winter.
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Yep. Or the Dodgers. Or the Yankees. It makes no sense
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Kyle's doom boner just went limp
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Very on brand post Sorry, I don’t keep spreadsheets on this horsefeathers like you nerds
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Surely Donald Trump will strongly stand against his buddy River Kraft, what with his SOTU addresses strong anti-human trafficking statements
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The Aramis Ramirez, extra-inning game winner against Milwaukee back in.....2008?
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I hope it's Tom Brady, David Ortiz, Paul Pierce and Bobby Orr.
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The Padres signing both Machado and Harper and still finishing in last place would just be the best
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Even if the non-elite guys are on shorter deals? Harper has averaged around 5 fWAR over the past 3 seasons Keuchel/Kimbrel/Marwin have combined to average around 7.5 fWAR over the past 3 season. And you wouldn't have any on the hook for a 10 year commitment. Instead of signing Greg Maddux the Cubs used the money on Jose Guzman, Randy Myers, Dan Plesac, Candy Maldonado, and Willie Wilson. That didn't turn out too hot. Those guys are totally equivalent to Keuchel and Kimbrel, good call I'm not saying I would sign the 3 over the 1, just throwing it out there for discussion.
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The answer is always the one elite guy when these questions come up Even if the non-elite guys are on shorter deals? Harper has averaged around 5 fWAR over the past 3 seasons Keuchel/Kimbrel/Marwin have combined to average around 7.5 fWAR over the past 3 season. And you wouldn't have any on the hook for a 10 year commitment.
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If you're Philly, are you better off putting that money into Harper, or investing in some combo of Keuchel/Kimbrel/Gonzalez/??? instead
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I'm not going to go dig it up, but last season I made a post showing his swings in Atlanta, St. Louis and Chicago. The rolling ankle was barely a thing in Atlanta, and has gotten worse and worse as he has aged (and as his numbers have plummeted).
