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  1. Tryptamine
    The omission of Cristian Hernandez was extremely glaring to me as well.
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    They'd have to get pretty creative with a return here. Obviously Painter and Abel and probably Miller aren't on the table. Their most interesting and potentially actually available prospects are super far away. Eduardo Tait is interesting, but he's also at bare minimum 4 years away. Caba is super interesting but might not be available and he's also very very far away.
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    Hopefully he wont be as lazy. Am I right Bob Brenly?
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    I'm certainly not as well informed as others, but for me I think it has more to do with that he's kind of a guy that projects as an average MLB 3B both offensively and defensively. It's just kind of a bland pick. He's the kind of guy I envision being someone who goes out and puts up 2-2.5 fWAR annually on like a 100-105 wRC+. That has value for sure, but it's a pretty limited upside unless he actually taps into what others have called his plus power potential.
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    For me, I think it's almost a no brainer if you can can get a 45 back for Taillon this year then you can just sign a guy like Kikuchi in the offseason for similar money if that's even necessary given all the SP depth the Cubs will have once people start coming back from injuries. Going into 2025 FA with Steele, Imanaga, Wicks, Assad, Brown and potentially Horton isn't the worst place in the world to be.
  6. Tryptamine
    The Orioles are definitely one of the teams I think would most be in on Taillon. They adamantly refuse to include Basallo/Mayo/Holliday and seemingly Kjerstad in any trade. So when your lead trade pieces are Connor Norby/Chayce McDermott/Dylan Beavers you're probably shopping in the Taillon level starter range. Of course if I was them I'd be chasing Fedde, but who knows.
  7. Tryptamine
    I usually take work off for the first two days of the draft. For whatever reason, outside of the playoffs, the draft and the trade deadline are my favorite parts of the season.
  8. Tryptamine
    God those GB and FB rates are gross. If I remember right, Baty was supposed to be something crazy like a 70 power bat when he was drafted and it just never materialized. He's never hit more than 19 HR in a year and actually has a lower career SLG than Madrigal.
  9. Tryptamine
    I kind of wonder what Tauchmann could pull in a trade. 107 wRC+ and 1.6 fWAR in about 2/3 of a season of PAs for the Cubs last year and a 116 wRC+ and 1.2 fWAR in less than half a season this year. He doesn't hit FA until 2027, but he's already 33 years old. Can he land you a 45 FV guy and maybe a lottery ticket?
  10. Tryptamine
    I thought it was Nolan Schanuel and Jacob Berry the year prior that people were relieved the Cubs weren't in on, but maybe Wilson was involved too.
  11. Tryptamine
    Hot take here, but I wonder how down they are on Michael Harris. He's coming off a 4.8 fWAR in 2022 and 3.8 fWAR in 2023, but this year he has only put up a .6 fWAR to go with an 83 wRC+. He's signed to an 8/72 deal through 2030 with team options in '31 and '32. They're probably not ready to give up on him, but maybe it's something to visit in the offseason.
  12. Tryptamine
    https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/07/braves-trade-rumors-outfield.html I wouldn't call it my favorite option, but if the Cubs could land Drake Baldwin for Bellinger that wouldn't be the worst thing in the world. He's pretty much ready for the Bigs and while he doesn't really have any stand out tools other than contact, he's graded pretty solid across the board, other than speed.
  13. Tryptamine
    You do have access to the politics forum, no? You realize that's the exact opposite of what the vast majority of us are in there saying? As was mentioned above, most people are on the same page with a lot of the stuff you say, but it just doesn't have to be a constant and repeated theme being drilled into our heads.
  14. Tryptamine
    The thing is, he does bring posts with some thought into them, especially in the minor league forum. It's just those get lost when he starts to go on these tangents.
  15. Tryptamine
    No, I was being genuine, but you be you I guess.
  16. Tryptamine
    To narrow efficiency down to an exact number is impossible correct, but to get a general concept of it in comparison to all the other teams is not. In all seriousness, no forum horsefeathers, are you doing ok? Over the last month or two your posts are getting a little out there.
  17. Tryptamine
    You understand they can spend more and still do it efficiently right? They aren't mutually exclusive options.
  18. Tryptamine
    It's word soup that conveys a message in a paragraph that could have been conveyed more clearly in just a sentence or two. I think Tom has forgotten that we're a sports message board and he's not writing an OP/ED for the New York Times.
  19. Tryptamine
    Draft day isn't about being rational, it's about hot mostly uneducated takes.
  20. Tryptamine
    This is the part I don't get about his 2024 roster. In 2023 with Nico already at SS, he brought in Dansby which made it very clear he highly valued defense. The same could be said of the Bellinger move. They were a very strong defensive team up the middle. This led to a top tier defensive team. Then in 2024, going in the exact opposite direction of what worked in 2023, they put Morel at 3B. Maybe that was entirely Counsell's call, but it seems in perfect contrast to what Jed was trying to do.
  21. Tryptamine
    Are you completely out on Cam Smith?
  22. Tryptamine
    I'd be fairly disappointed with this. I'm not in love with Yesavage or anything, but if Tibbs and Moore are gone, unless you have an under slot agreement, I think you have to take Trey.
  23. Tryptamine
    I don't disagree with the OPs ideas, but yeah as you said, Spencer Jones is not that guy. We have Spencer Jones at home already and his name is Kevin Alcantara.
  24. Tryptamine
    I never said the young pitcher would come strictly from the prospects received for Taillon, but they could be used as assets along with surplus assets in an already deep system. For example, Taillon to the Orioles for Chayce McDermott+lottery ticket. Then Chayce McDermott+Alcantara for a guy like Braxton Garret and yes I know Braxton is currently hurt, it's just a scenario. You replace Taillon with a guy with similar to better peripherals, who costs less and has more upside.
  25. Tryptamine
    Feels very Chicago Bulls 2020-2024, but maybe that's just me. Not that they need to blow it up entirely, but moves can be made with an eye on 2025. Acquiring prospects from a Taillon trade that are used as assets to then trade for a young starter for 2025+.
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