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If you're Hoyer, why not spend? Ownership is publicly telling you to. So your options are spend a bit recklessly and face the repercussions a few years from now or spend nothing and likely get canned at the end of the year.
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They won’t fire him this offseason. But I have to think he has to be on the hot seat unless he swings a trade for Tatis or something. If he doesn’t get either guy I may have to buy a cubs convention ticket just to see the atmosphere I don't know that I'd have the restraint to keep myself from flipping off Ricketts if I ever saw him, so I'm pretty sure it's best I avoid the convention.
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If they miss Correa and Swanson the uproar is going to be huge to the point where someone, probably Jed, is going to have to be the sacrificial lamb.
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Nope, not getting suckered in again.
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What are the Orioles doing? They were surprisingly good last year, they'll be adding 2 of the top 10 prospects in baseball to next year's team and rather than spend some money to fill in the gaps, their lone fa signing is kyle Gibson. They're where the 2015 Cubs were, but instead of grabbing Their Lester they're doing basically nothing.
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Chicago Bears Offseason Thread (the tank must payoff)
Tryptamine replied to jersey cubs fan's topic in Other Sports
Periodic reminder that if not for a last second fg against Houston, the Bears currently have the #1 pick that they could trade for a huge haul. -
swanson will be on the cubs for more than 1 year, they still need to add talent and get closer Swanson is a 2.5-3.5 win player most likely and committing 9 figures to him in a lost season when he’s getting closer to 30 makes little sense to me. He’s not a guy and there’s ways to create his value for cheaper and try and thread a needle vs having him hamstring you when maybe we’re good in 2-3 years. I'm not thrilled on Swanson, but this is pretty hard underselling him. He was worth 3.4 fWAR in 2021 when he put up a .297 babip, 50 points below what he's done in '20 and '22. In 22 he put up a 6.4fWAR and in '20 he put up 2.3fWAR in 60 games.
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They're just finishing out what little lingering attachment I have left.
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I think they can sneak into the playoffs right now without adding another player with playoff expansion. The Cardinals appear to be the only team in the division actively trying to win in addition to the Cubs, more or less. It use to drive me crazy when Hendry and MacPhail would say they wanted to be competitive within the division, but the more things change the more they stay the same (See, Carlos Beltran, 2005) How? The offense has gotten worse, the pitching is only marginally better from a team that finished 19 games out of the division and 13 games out of the WC last year.
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If we're down to filling out the team with Brandon Belt and Jean Segura then just go full tank, that team would need an absurd amount of variance to sneak into the playoffs.
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That is a 40th anniversary show. Is it possible they bring him on to make a huge announcement? Yeah, but it seems rather unlikely.
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Still a lot could happen but we're almost 100M in, currently the offense looks worse and the pitching a bit better compared to a bad team last year.
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If they signed Bellinger as a 1B, then fire Hoyer immediately. 17m for a 1B unlikely to put up 100 ops+ would be a laughably terrible waste of resources.
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I think the upside is enormous. Right now they're still very sloppy with lots of turnovers and 1v1 on offense, but as they gel they could very well be the team that finally gets UI back into the sweet 16 and further. Clark is going too fast, lots of unnecessary dribbling, I think he'll start figuring it out soon. In the meantime, Epps was very good last night, he's fearless not afraid of rising to moment and taking a big shot. Him and Clark both are the types that can penetrate, get to the hoop, this style seems to excel in the tournament. Would love if the Illini had another shot at Maryland - Illini' best >>> Maryland' best - Ilini did play well at all and still could have won at Maryland. Hopefully they get Goode back and in shape before the tournament hits.
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Passan says 5 years, 87.5M Good for Willson.
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Will the Cubs actually make a Rule 5 selection today? Will Misner or Canzone even be there?
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The bat flips that are coming against the Cubs will definitely be deserved.
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Keegan Thompson?
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Looks like Contreras is likely headed to St. Louis.
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Considering how little these guys have played together, I'm hoping that they continue to get better as the year goes. I think the upside is enormous. Right now they're still very sloppy with lots of turnovers and 1v1 on offense, but as they gel they could very well be the team that finally gets UI back into the sweet 16 and further.
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Jansen to the Red Sox on a 2/32 deal and I am baffled. Why does a bad team need an expensive closer?
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Fearful no, but the reality is that they likely aren't going over the soft cap so spending less on Taillon means they can buy more given that restriction. I'm sure the Ricketts could have a 300M payroll and turn a profit, but that's not reality.
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A solid, but not spectacular move, I feel better about it given the financial terms, I was scared I'd see something like 4/80 or 5/95 in this market.
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I don't think Taillon is bad, he solidifies a spot in the rotation. I just don't really see the point of Bellinger unless they intend to compete this year and even then, I feel like they could have filled the roster with another player with far fewer question marks and more recent success, but without the upside. If they don't go out and grab one of the SS, a catcher and another pitcher then I don't really see the point besides shipping him off at the trade deadline.
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Probably means Correa is a must have for SF now