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  1. Tryptamine
    yeah if they didn't even have to part with Jose DeLeon, i'm prepared to be a little bit rankled about this trade The Cubs don't even have a prospect as good as DeLeon nor just about MLB ready.
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    Really going to be surprised if any of Urias,Seager or DeLeon get dealt. I'm guessing something like Grant Holmes and Jharel Cotton.
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    I don't think Span is a viable option without a very good back up CF, which I do not consider Szczur or Baez to be at this point.
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    My first two thoughts were Britton and Chapman. Britton is due about 6.5M in arb this year and is under control for I believe 2 more years after that. He would take a significant piece to land though.
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    If the return is Teheran or Miller I agree, but if we're talking Salazar or Carassco then I want the trade. what about one of the rosses I like Tyson quite a lot, but I'm still not sure I want to give up Javy for only 2 years in return. If a deal with Starlin and prospects could get it done then by all means. As far as his brother, I don't think the Nationals are realistically shopping him even with Giolito likely ready in 2017 and Fedde+Lopez the year after that. This becomes especially truly if Strasburg is moved before he hits FA next year.
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    Yeah, it was a pretty memorable brawl in which Cueto was kicking people, and iirc, Molina was on the receiving end. That might make for an awkward battery. Jason LaRue? Suffered a concussion and retired shortly thereafter, as I recall. Yup, it was LaRue and Cueto pretty much ended his career.
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    If the return is Teheran or Miller I agree, but if we're talking Salazar or Carassco then I want the trade.
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    Um, are we really sure that Chen is even an upgrade? 4.16FIP and 4.01xFIP last year, even in his best year his peripherals weren't exactly thrilling(3.89FIP, 3.75xFIP,3.85 SIERA)
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    Yeah, that's just too much coming off a 2015 like he had. I think he'll rebound, but I still prefer Lackey over 2 years.
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    If I recall correctly, they were trying to get Taijuan Walker from SEA for Ozuna and didn't think Paxton was enough. That's a very high price tag.
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    If the Cubs managed to steal Heyward, their offense would be in an even bigger hole. They pretty much have to land one of Chris Davis or Jason Heyward if they realistically want a shot at the division.
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    Not particularly thrilled, but ok with this deal, as there were about half a dozen options I would have preferred including Iwakuma if we were going old man on short term deal route. If this deal allows the Cubs to go after Gordon or Heyward than that's awesome, however; if the Cubs still end up with Austin Jackson then I'm going to be more than a little pissed off.
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    You're not getting out of that one without giving up one of Schwarber or Russell. 3 more years of control and last year wasn't a fluke. He was on that same 6.6fWAR pace in 2014 before injury.
  14. Tryptamine
    That is one enormous overpay.
  15. Tryptamine
    Ben Badler @BenBadler Big, big news out of Cuba: 2B Jose Miguel Fernandez has left Cuba to come to MLB. Story at Baseball America: http://bit.ly/1N4A8Jt 8:21 PM - 2 Dec 2015
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    What about the rest of the money Cueto wants? The last I saw was he wanted 130/140
  17. Tryptamine
    If Shark is seriously getting 100M+ then just give Cueto his 130 and get this done with.
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    I'm setting myself up for 2015 trade deadline disappointment.
  19. Tryptamine
    Just what Balitmore needed, more guys with power and a complete inability to take a walk.
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    So after being turned down the first time on a lopsided deal, they made the 2nd offer even more lopsided and expected that to get accepted? Really?
  21. Tryptamine
    Leake can't take over a game like Samardzija can. Leake is also projected to make 5/80
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    Are there a lot of teams looking to deal MLB-ready prospect pitchers? The Dodgers have 3 possible answers not including Urias. DeLeon,Cotton and Anderson are all likely available and just about MLB ready.
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    Hammel

    Tryptamine replied to Tim's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    Same trade I've been proposing all offseason Soler+Hammel+5M to CLE for Danny Salazar+Justus Sheffield. Hammel is owed 9M+2M buyout in 2017 while Soler is owed 3M this year. Cubs come out ahead 9M. I love me some Salazar, but doesn't he have many of the same durability concerns as Hammel? You're opening up a big hole in the OF that would have to be filled and only making the rotation marginally better. I guess I like Hammel more than pretty much everyone else. Baez goes to 3B and Bryant becomes the everyday RFer in that scenario, so there is no hole. Salazar is also cheap, under control for a long time and has a much higher ceiling than Hammel. This is a leap of faith that even I am not willing to take. What part of it seems unrealistic to you? I was extremely impressed with Baez at 3B and Bryant in RF is likely a fairly significant upgrade defensively over Soler.
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    Hammel

    Tryptamine replied to Tim's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    Same trade I've been proposing all offseason Soler+Hammel+5M to CLE for Danny Salazar+Justus Sheffield. Hammel is owed 9M+2M buyout in 2017 while Soler is owed 3M this year. Cubs come out ahead 9M. I love me some Salazar, but doesn't he have many of the same durability concerns as Hammel? You're opening up a big hole in the OF that would have to be filled and only making the rotation marginally better. I guess I like Hammel more than pretty much everyone else. Baez goes to 3B and Bryant becomes the everyday RFer in that scenario, so there is no hole. Salazar is also cheap, under control for a long time and has a much higher ceiling than Hammel.
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    Hammel

    Tryptamine replied to Tim's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    Same trade I've been proposing all offseason Soler+Hammel+5M to CLE for Danny Salazar+Justus Sheffield. Hammel is owed 9M+2M buyout in 2017 while Soler is owed 3M this year. Cubs come out ahead 9M.
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