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  1. Tryptamine
    I've never seen a 5fWAR 26 year old get so much [expletive] as Heyward. Everyone loves the guy with an elite bat but average defense, but if it's elite defense and an average bat he's overrated and not that great.
  2. Tryptamine
    No, it's not. Letting a team that is already better than you get significantly better for minimal cost isn't what I'd call good strategy. Especially when that same piece fits your own team really well.
  3. Tryptamine
    Theo had better pull a rabbit out of his hat because losing a player that projected absolutely perfectly for this team on that type of [expletive] package is inexcusable. If they want a pitcher then bring in a third team.
  4. Tryptamine
    Theo had Jason Varitek in Boston and now he wants that guy to be Russell Martin in Chicago. It's pretty obvious he's really big on defense, framing and leadership out of the catcher position.
  5. Tryptamine
    I really don't mind losing Vizcaino at all. He's maybe 6 or 7th on my list of RH relievers we have available so turning him into a potential utility player is fine with me.
  6. Tryptamine
    I didn't expect this to happen near this quickly. What little hope I had for Theo convincing him to wait is down around zero now.
  7. Tryptamine
    Of course following that fantastic quarter they're now absolutely pissing down their collective legs and hey Rose is hurt again, shocking.
  8. Tryptamine
    That was the single best quarter of basketball they've played this season.
  9. Tryptamine
    He has played extremely soft, but that doesn't really surprise. He's looked a bit more aggressive on the boards lately.
  10. Tryptamine
    Mirotic and Doug are going to have to vastly improve if this team wants to do anything. They are much less regular season prepared then I would have imagined.
  11. Tryptamine
    Baez+Edwards and then a contract extension right around 7/150 would be my guess. That would make him a FA at 33 to sign one last multi year deal. Alcantara moves back to 2B and Valbuena holds 3B until Russell is ready.
  12. Tryptamine
    I'm worried that we're going to decide everyone is too expensive and just sit on a ton of empty payroll like last offseason. I'm not a huge Martin fan, but he's not nothing. They're not going to use all 60M in supposed available payroll as they have targets in 2016 they like as well. I wouldn't be surprised at all if it's Lester and a bunch of bargain bin in 2015.
  13. Tryptamine
    There is just no reason for Gomes as Ruggiano does everything he does better. Signing him for some leadership nonsense would be really disappointing.
  14. Tryptamine
    So worried this is going to turn into a 5/80 type deal. I just get the feeling that Theo wants this guy no matter what.
  15. Tryptamine
    That'd have to fall under tampering Why? He's not signed with any team at that point. Shady negotiating tactics, yes, but tampering, I don't think it qualifies. It's coming to a verbal agreement with somebody you're ineligible to sign. It's not unlike entering a verbal contract with a 15 year old. Now the Dodgers case was worse because it was a written contract, and they likely enacted in fraud by fudging the birth year for Beltre, but it's still circumventing the rules in place to come to an agreement with a player you're not allowed to. The Cubs are allowed to sign Moncada, it just has to be for 250K before July 2nd. They're allowed to negotiate and discuss with him all they want so I don't know why they can't say, well we can offer you 250K today, but if you wait until July 2nd we can offer you 45M. It's not tampering because they are allowed to negotiate with him. I'd expect the commissioner's office to be pretty pissed off, but I don't see anything that circumvents it.
  16. Tryptamine
    Is there any actual rule that says the Cubs can't say OK come to us with your highest offer and we'll tack on another 5M if you wait until July 2nd to sign?
  17. Tryptamine
    You could add Baez and more to that package and I'd still be cool with it.
  18. Tryptamine
    He does. That's a fantasy. You honestly don't believe 6 more years of Castro is worth a single year of Jordan Zimmerman? I mean that's not even close to equal value given the contract Castro has.
  19. Tryptamine
    The trade package barometer for Jordan Zimmerman: Alcantara=I'm thrilled Baez=Disappointed but I get it Castro=There has got to be more than zimmerman right? Russell=I hate your face
  20. Tryptamine
    Clearly the time to strike is now before they sober up. Castro for Wheeler,Syndergaard and D'Arnaud. Make it happen.
  21. Tryptamine
    Absolutely shocked that someone would give up a pick. I don't even know if I would have been ok with giving up a 2nd rounder for Cuddyer.
  22. Tryptamine
    Just read this article and I pray to god our front office is a lot smarter than these sources. Castro is very bad defensively? No, that's definitely not right. He has been a positive defender every year of his career other than 2011. One of Castro or Russell seemingly need to be traded because as shortstops we know they couldn't possibly play any much easier position. Also there's the Castro+ for Hamels suggestion. Oh please can we trade away our 25 year old 3 time allstar whose contract provides 50M in excess value even if he doesn't improve for a 31 year old making 110M over the next 5 years, coming off a season where they missed time with arm issues and then got the piss abused out of them?
  23. Tryptamine
    It's unfortunate that I really like Cole Hamels, because I'm rather looking forward to this all blowing up in Amaro's face when Hamels has some arm discomfort in the future. Also, being forced to take that 5th year basically means you you either give up one more year for Lester or lots of prospects to save 23M, it's a really easy decision.
  24. Tryptamine
    Completely agree. Who the hell cares if they're healthy for next week? Does it really even matter at this point?
  25. Tryptamine
    Really McCarthy? Such a douche move on a 3 yard pass.
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