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I don’t think anyone is ignoring that. Nobody here seems to be beating the drum to bring him back. He has managed to be a pretty decent hitter since 2016 with his profile, though. He can make it work you’d think. But again, it seems like everyone here is fine letting him walk (especially for the 4-5+ year deal at 15-20 aav he allegedly wants). Nobody seems to be saying we should do that and everyone knows his limitations. It’s basically “hey he was a good and fun player for us but we know it was an unsustainable heater and he isn’t worth bringing back at anything close to what he is asking for since he’s a limited player but hey if he finds himself in a Moustakas/Dexter situation in February maybe it’s worth looking at a 1 year deal or cheap 3 year deal.” Type thing.
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He led MLB in doubles and the only people within 14 were playing with the green monster. So what happens when those 110 mph gappers turn into 90mph fly balls when the ball is de-juiced? He will still probably be a pretty decent hitter. In 2015 as a 22/23 year old he hit 15 HRs and 33 doubles. In 2016 as a 23/24 year old he hit .285/.331/.496 with 18 Dongs in 110 games when the ball wasn’t juiced. From his debut in 2013 through 2016 he hit .265/.311/.430 with 44 Dongs and 89 doubles in 1,600 PAs.
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Well yeah, that too. It’s like the Hendry era teams who’d lose in the playoffs and cite like no having left handed hitting power, LH reliever, etc as not winning and the way they lost in the playoffs dictated what they did in the offseason.
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.347 career OBP with 3 of the seasons in the mid-.350s, by comparison ML SS since 2015 have a like a .315 OBP as a whole. He does it while carrying a 14% K rate (7% SwStr) in the MLs from ages 21-25 with power, carried a 10+% walk rate throughout most of the minors, sees a ton of first pitch balls...Lindor's going to be such a beast for whoever gets him next and probably the one after that too, tons of room to get better and already amazing OBP isn’t a problem for him and he gets on base well but he’s not an OBP machine. Of all the things he does, citing OBP as a reason a team wants him seems off. I prefer Mookie to him over the next big FAs. I think Mookie’s skill set ages better, Lindor has already dealt with injuries and athleticism is a huge part of his game. I wouldn’t bet on him being a ton better at 26 onwards or another leap being in there.
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Citing OBP as a reason to acquire Lindor seems unusual. Seeing as he’s like a career 7-8% BB guy and has like a .340 career OBP.
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I liked what Castellanos brought to the roster a lot. And the idea with Myers is to add a B- approximation AND a talented rookie for approximately what you'd pay NC directly. Given the number of holes on the roster, I just don't think we can make Castellanos work. We have, IMO, 6 problem spots on the current team, and I'd want to add external help for at least four of them prior to ST: - High End reliever - CF - 5th starter - 2B - Mid-level reliever - Bench guy who mashes lefties Filling two of those holes while keeping payroll nearly flat and not expending any prospects is a big win IMO. Relatedly, I kind of hate the idea of Chatwood in the pen. He'll probably be solid there, but $13M is far too much for "probably solid." IMO give him the 5th starter job or ship him out. That’s fair, it isn’t a bad plan to go about filling out the roster. I just think we could find similar deals to round out the roster without taking on Myers money after this year. I also just don’t really like Myers offensive profile, he had ugly contact and K-rate numbers this year.
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The Angels outrighted Tropeano, I’ve always liked him as a target to turn from a starter to reliever
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Maximum flexibility IMO is not possibly adding a year to the deal for a slightly younger player with fewer skills. Myers is more flexible on the field and with even some of Castellanos' Cubs luck within the lineup. From there, the whole thing Bertz pointed out is that Myers works with the LT without too much straining - basically ride out 2020 - *and offers the Cubs an opportunity to get a cheap possibly very high utility young player* from a team with some likable talent they might actually be willing to part with The LT hit would be about the same and the real dollars paid out will be significantly less to Castellanos ($11-13 mil a year vs $22 mil or so). That’s more flexible, imo. I’m really not interested in either and taking on all that Myers money to get a possibly good utility player isn’t worth it to me. There’s easier and far less cheaper ways to accomplish that.
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What's the benefit of locking up a limited player for 4-5 years vs Myers' two? If the Cubs can walk away with some pitching, Margot, and/or maybe even get Hedges thrown in too that only adds to the value of acquiring Myers over paying Castellanos. From there he's playing next year at 29 to Castellanos' 28, has more defensive flexibility, a much shorter contract, and unlike Castellanos will take a walk... I still think Castellanos only ends up costing like 3/40-4/50 (or even gets Moustakas’d and does a 1 year deal). I think he’s gonna make less than Myers is owed over the next 3 years. Just not a fan of adding all that Myers money over the next two years after this year, he isn’t worth it and I want maximum flexibility. I’d also rather add neither and use the money more wisely not only for this year but the next few years.
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I’d rather re-sign Castellanos I think than get Myers and take on his money commitment the next 2 years after this. I also kind want to keep Chatwood and see what he does as a RP this year. I don’t thinks it’s all that important to find a deal to move him unless we are getting the money savings this year and moving forward.
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Cubs Manager Search (Ross to be hired - Kaplan)
Cubswin11 replied to Cubswin11's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
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Yeah. Amazing he’s back to being one of the better golfers again after where he was physically/mentally/emotionally and also because he’s 40 something and there’s so much good young talent in golf right now. I stayed up last Sunday to watch the 4-man skin match that him, Rory, Matsuyama and Day did. That was cool and he was mic’d up for it. Wish they would do more stuff like that on practice round days leading up to tournaments.
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No idea who this is but hopefully they hire him and he played a big role in the VBs doing VBs things.
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Damn you Nats
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Big fan of Anderson and would pay up some decent prospects for him if he was available. I thought he would’ve been an excellent add for us during the year before he got injured.
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Yeah catchers are probably the next most volatile prospect class next to pitchers but it also seems like we do an above average job of developing them and it’s exciting we seem to have a strong pipeline with a good development track record.
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I wouldn’t be interested in giving up any of those names for Villar and I’m just not interested in him in general. There’s as good or better dudes available who won’t cost as much (either money or prospect capital). He’s projected for almost $11 mil in arbitration, that’s 1/3-1/2 of our expected available funds. Hard pass.
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Yeah I like Frazier a lot. He compliments things and adds to the weaknesses really well.
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Jesus Christ, months?!??! That’s ridiculous for both parties
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Cubs Manager Search (Ross to be hired - Kaplan)
Cubswin11 replied to Cubswin11's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
What other sites or boards hate the hire? If the merry band of idiots at Bleacher Nation hate it I don’t give a horsefeathers. Then, Cubs Den, a few others. The ones I barely acknowledge because they’re full of the dummies we chase away from here Yeah all those guys are idiots with a platform nobody should care about -
Cubs Manager Search (Ross to be hired - Kaplan)
Cubswin11 replied to Cubswin11's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
we'll all hate him soon enough We are apparently the only Cubs site that isn't jumping out of windows over this hire What other sites or boards hate the hire? If the merry band of idiots at Bleacher Nation hate it I don’t give a horsefeathers. -
The Astros are now officially better than us. No sarcasm. They still employ the abuser who his comments about got him fired
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Man, sadly, I’m glad he’s gone. [tweet] [/tweet]
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Cubs Manager Search (Ross to be hired - Kaplan)
Cubswin11 replied to Cubswin11's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
If the Nats don't tear that contract up after this season and give him more money, they are jerks. Uh huh, cuz that's definitely happened before. Pretty sure we did that with Maddon and the Astros and Red Sox did it with Cora and Hinch after the WS wins.
