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  1. Tryptamine
    Chicago is going through some kind of [expletive] up Stockholm Syndrome with how many people I've heard saying they want Lovie over Trestman. It's amazing how many people were content to go 8-8 or 9-7 year after year. Now obviously Trestman isn't the answer, but Lovie certainly wasn't it either.
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    It takes a special kind of bad to make TB's defense look this good.
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    A climbing K rate that is starting to enter Javy territory and one foul tip away from retirement. I'll pass on that.
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    http://cdn.firstwefeast.com/assets/2013/12/ezgif-save.gif This has got R.Kelly home video written all over it.
  5. Tryptamine
    Of course they are. Guy wont even get 100ABs as Rizzo's back up and can't play OF anymore thanks to his knee surgeries. Between Swisher and Gomes, Theo is just determined to shove some old veteran club house guy down our throats.
  6. Tryptamine
    The Marlins are going to have a higher payroll this year than the Cubs aren't they?
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    For reference, Montero's Steamer projection is .252/.338/.391 in 130 games, 3.1 fWAR Why don't we just cut Almora and at least save some money in the process. Giving up real prospects for Montero would just be awful.
  8. Tryptamine
    Really? He's going to get a near 200M deal. I'd be absolutely shocked at anything less than 7/150.
  9. Tryptamine
    Seems like an incredibly inefficient way to spend 40M. How many people were trying to line up to pay Martin 15-17 million per season to be a 3-4 win catcher? Same thing here except you limit downside by having two guys contributing and acquiring someone younger than 32. EDIT: Only 3 years instead of 4-5 too. If you're set on a platoon you could find other options that don't cost you 40M and could get you similar production.
  10. Tryptamine
    just no. http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-fascinating-jason-heywardshelby-miller-swap/ He's a platoon player that is really good in the outfield but has never lived up to his potential. Outside of his defense, there's really nothing impressive about him. Of course, he'll hit 35 homers this year because Cardinals. Are you just ignoring what is being posted when you reply? Truffle's post clearly outlined why you are completely wrong. The Cubs are going to have won the WS by October 19th next year? And only 14 posts in the celebratory thread by noon of (presumably - at least) the next day? The vast majority of the board didn't survive the Great Chicago Riots which wiped the once great city off the face of the map.
  11. Tryptamine
    Seems like an incredibly inefficient way to spend 40M.
  12. Tryptamine
    Montero looks real good now after Martin's contract. That's a pretty good team with those 4. I have zero interest in spending money or prospects on a guy who has been as marginal as Montero over the last two years. I'd rather run Castillo out there and watch him likely outproduce Montero at a fraction of the cost.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. Tryptamine
    Of course following that fantastic quarter they're now absolutely pissing down their collective legs and hey Rose is hurt again, shocking.
  20. Tryptamine
    That was the single best quarter of basketball they've played this season.
  21. Tryptamine
    He has played extremely soft, but that doesn't really surprise. He's looked a bit more aggressive on the boards lately.
  22. 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.
  23. 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.
  24. 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.
  25. 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.
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