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  1. Cubswin11
    Dave Roberts, bullpen wizard, has used Ryan Madson in the highest leverage spots the last two games.
  2. Cubswin11
    well the good news is if they don't sign him they will pass on the savings to you I expect $100 bills being handed out at the gates this year when I scan my ticket if they don’t sign Bryce.
  3. Cubswin11
    I remain convinced in my own mind that if the Cubs land Harper, his first opt out will indeed be the KB free agent year. If he is coming here in part because of KB, he very well might want the option to be free if his best friend should sign elsewhere. He should tell his friend to sign a [expletive] extension then
  4. Cubswin11
    I think you let Javy ride it out since he’s such a weird player unless he’d do like a Suarez extension. KB likely is never doing an extension but I’d love to do one and same with Rizzo under the scenario I laid out above.
  5. Cubswin11
    Mostly ageee. If he’d do an extension now adding 2-3 years after his option years I’d like that and I’d guess he’d be open to that to get a slight pay bump now and those option+ years guaranteed. But a new 4-5+ year deal after the options isn’t that appealing. I also view Bryce as a potential long term Rizzo replacement at 1B once Rizzo would be gone. Edit: Rizzo has 3/40 left with options. Something like a 5/90, 6/110 type extension starting this year in 2019 I could live with and think is a fair deal all around. Throw 1 to 3 team or vesting options on there too as a sweetner where if he’s still playing great he can make another $20-80 million depending on how many are exercised.
  6. Cubswin11
    The only thing I remotely care about with a Bryce opt out(s) is that it's staggered around the offseason we could lose multiple of KB, Javy and Rizzo (I think 2, if not all 3 can be the FA the same year) and I wouldn't want an offseason where we lost and had to make up that much talent. I think this is the 2022 offseason, iirc.
  7. Cubswin11
    12/~400 It is then
  8. Cubswin11
    It’s a good thing we only have like 4 pitchers with crazy, premium stuff to avoid the wild pitch epidemic next year
  9. Cubswin11
    The Red Sox bullpen is a sham
  10. Cubswin11
    I also have it in my head if they win maybe it makes a Bryce pursuit for them not as hard. But Prior and Kershaw getting one is enough for me
  11. Cubswin11
    Yeah, I wasn’t not trying to say that at all. I just was saying Machado has kinda had some very mediocre years by wOBA and was more surprised by the Happ factoid than anything.
  12. Cubswin11
    He would’ve been a nice SS/Utility option and that seems really cheap. [tweet] [/tweet] [tweet] [/tweet]
  13. Cubswin11
    An interesting Machado factoid I saw today...... I think we can all agree Ian Happ's 2018 was not great and he was just an okay offensive player (some might even say not good), his wOBA was .329. That's better than 2 years Machado has posted in his career, including as recently as 2017, better than 3 years if you include his rookie year and ~50 games played and within .003 of another year (2014 in which he played about a half season).
  14. Cubswin11
    It’s going to be remarkable to see how Reid loses in the 2nd round this year with this offense.
  15. Cubswin11
    Thank god the gypsy magic is over
  16. Cubswin11
    schwarber runs a heavyweights style fat camp
  17. Cubswin11
    I wonder how this will affect his FA. It shouldn't change too much. I never wanted the Cubs to go after him unless we got him for 1-yr or something. He's going to get a 4-yr deal most likely and it could end badly. Probably will end badly. Please sign with the Cardinals. He probably has gone from a Chapman/Jansen deal (which he never was in their stratosphere) to more of a Andrew Miller/David Robertson type deal from 3ish years ago. Imo
  18. Cubswin11
    Assuming we get Bryce I think there’s a decent chance we get an F the LT offseason. If that’s the case I’d like to see something like..... Non-Tenders: La Stella Russell Trades: - Almora, Adbert and Kintzler for Archie Bradley - Happ, Zack Short, prospect(s) and Chatwood to the Mariners for James Pazos and as much money as they are willing to pick up (this is not maximizing value on Happ but it’s clearing an awful contract and getting a good lefty back) - Vic and maybe a not real prospect and Duensing for an A ball lottery ticket FA signings: - Bryce ($35 AAV for 8 to 12 years) - Pick up Hamels Option - McCutchen for 2/30ish - 1 of Mercer, Galvis, Iglesias - Maldonado for 1-2 years - Chavez back for a cheap 1 year Position Players (12): C- Willy 1B- Rizzo 2B- Zobrist SS- Baez 3B- Bryant LF- Schwarber CF- Heyward RF- Bryce Bench: Maldonado, Bote, McCutchen, 1 of Mercer/Galvis/Iglesias Pitchers (13): Lester Hendricks Darvish Q Hamels Monty Chavez Morrow Strop Bradley Carl Cishek Pazos Depth: Smyly, Mills, Mekkes, Maples, Randy, Webster, Norwood, etc
  19. Cubswin11
    Also anyone know the date options need to be exercised or declined by? Free agency opens like the day after the World Series, doesn’t it? It has to be around then?
  20. Cubswin11
    Thoughts on Almora (pollock replacement), Adbert and Kintzler for Archie Bradley? In the ballpark?
  21. Cubswin11
    I view the Mariners as a Kintzler or Duensing dumping ground. They’re always open to trades. Pazos coming back would be interesting. Attaching Almora to one there makes sense as they would have a need for him.
  22. Cubswin11
    I would’ve thought Darvish was gonna get $26M - $28M AAV, but the market indicated otherwise ($21M AAV). Those two aren't remotely the same, come on. Darvish would've gotten that in a normal market (and likely this offseason if he was a FA and coming off the year he had in 17) but teams tightened for this offseason last offseason and salaries and amount of teams in the market were kept down a bit. We also are talking a 26 year old position player, generational talent vs a very good (but not great or young) SP who was already 29/30.
  23. Cubswin11
    Wow, what a catch. Kimbrel owes Benintendi and Betts big time for saving his ass.
  24. Cubswin11
    For being an “elite reliever” it always seems like Kimbrel is always pitching himself in to trouble.
  25. Cubswin11
    I wouldn’t argue theses pens are better than our end of year pen, but at relative full health and performance our bullpen is better than these two teams. 2 of the 3 Astros relievers used so far have given up runs, their bullpen line for the game is 6.2IP 5H 4BB 4ER and the Red Sox has given up a run in their 2 innings so far and is far from lights out. It wouldn’t be shocking if they blow this.
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