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  1. Cubswin11
    What an awfully run organization, no wonder teams don’t like dealing with them. Just trade him to Yankees if that’s your fear, you aren’t competing this year and weaken their system.
  2. Cubswin11
    I really have no interest in Salazar, the cost and being worthy of a Mets rotation spot with his health just too much downside. I really would like Avila back, even at a little more than a traditional backup.
  3. Cubswin11
    If Cobb’s demands don’t come down could see Hellickson being added with the Hickey connection
  4. Cubswin11
    Should probably get Duke to get a front page article up too. This is a pretty good title
  5. Cubswin11
    I guess that depends on the return they'd get for Grienke or Pollock. For some reason and I have no idea why they made it seem to be an either/or but it was Greink and Drury (not necessarily same deal but both gone) or Corbin and Pollock combo (again not same deal but both gone). It didn’t sound like Greink and Pollock would both be gone. It’s just nonsense and likely not true but was a weird segment and supposed rumor. Also idk how much Greink gets back with his salary and he’s presumably a mostly salary dump to get Martinez in.
  6. Cubswin11
    Use your prognostication powers and start predicting doom and gloom that he’s ending up on the Cardinals
  7. Cubswin11
    I saw something yesterday on MLBN and meant to post it. They were saying the D’backs really want Martinez back but need to move either Greinke and Drury or Corbin and Pollock to make it happen. That seems really, really dumb and at best is just shifting value and making them no better and potentially even worse.
  8. Cubswin11
    Would explain why we hear rumblings of the Cubs active in the trade market for a starter For sure $20 aav +/- for him seems too high unless it’s only a 2 year deal guaranteed (I wonder if we could get him on Lackey’s deal +$5-6 mil?) but I’m guessing he wants it for 3-4 years.
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    If I had to guess we aren't one of the 4 teams but you never know. I don't remember if we were in on him or not when he was a FA.
  10. Cubswin11
    There just aren't enough Mariano Rivera/Trevor Hoffman type closers in baseball these days where you can just pencil in 40 saves for the next 4-10 years, so it's not really surprising to me that a guy like Davis and a 4 year deal is still sitting out there at this point. How many current top tier closers were closers 3 years ago? How many will still be closing in 3 years? That's just not something teams seam all that willing to gamble on. Yeah agree. Notwithstanding Davis probably should go kick Mark Melancon in the nuts next time he sees him.
  11. Cubswin11
    Jeter and some private investors bought them. Jeter is a minority owner but is the face of it/running day to day things (think he’s the CEO/President).
  12. Cubswin11
    Twins sign Rodney. Don’t see where Davis goes and gets big years/money at this point. Morrow’s deal +$15ish more million seems far more likely.
  13. Cubswin11
    If he opts our after this season he’s leaving 5/~100 on the table and 4/~80 if he does it after 2019. He’d be 29 and 30 those 2 offseasons. So if he can show some offensive life I don’t think it would be crazy for him to get more money guaranteed if he opts out after either year. I’d say that’s not the likely outcome but can see it as a not probable possibility.
  14. Cubswin11
    Let's say Chili Davis pixie dust magically turns Heyward into a .290/.390/.500 guy next year (lmao) with still beyond elite defense in RF resulting in like a 7 win season (that's a pulled out of my ass guess at what that would be) Do you hope for opt out or no opt out? (I hope for opt out still) Yes, unless we don’t get Bryce then I’d hope he stay another year then opt out then.
  15. Cubswin11
    In 2020 they will have a lot of commitments that would make it very difficult to fit Harper, Darvish and everybody else already here, into a budget. Maybe, but they also lose Zobrist and possibly Morrow's money, with Lester and Chatwood the year after. 2 years from now you'll also have much more clarity on which of the position players you actually want to pay through arbitration(e.g. trade any/all of Schwarber, Russell, Baez if they don't improve). If they go that route you're also likely keeping Almora and Happ around, which furthers your flexibility in those years. Yeah this is my thinking too, you also potentially lose Q and Hendricks after 2020 (maybe 2021 with Hendricks?). That's a lot of money coming off, obviously you need to replace a lot of that pitching (hopefully some can be developed from within for cheap and not all needing to be bought) but they could hit the LT reset button in 2021. Also by some divine intervention there is a possibility of a Heyward opt out the next 2 offseasons or trade (obviously would have to eat some money but could reduce the overall obligation).
  16. Cubswin11
    There is ZERO chance of signing Darvish. If you want Harper later, you can't have Darvish now. Why? What’s the thinking here? We could add Darvish with staying under the LT this year.
  17. Cubswin11
    I said it on a previous page and maybe they just don't like him but Happ is a pretty damn good "prospect." 20+ HR as a 22 year old in MLB (33 combined between AAA and MLB), with positional versatility and pedigree (top 10 pick) and he'll play the whole year at 23. If he would've stayed in AAA and mashed like he was or not hit the requirements to lose prospect status in MLB he probably would be a top 15 and possibly top 10 or so prospect in all of MLB right now.
  18. Cubswin11
    I guess like many I didn't look at his numbers before posting. He's better than I thought (I thought he was more of a Kintzler low K/velo and high GB/BABIP suppression artist), I guess saying Strop/Edwards are easily better is wrong (more upside/dominance yes). Either way I like how the bullpen has come together with have a nice mix of premium stuff/upside and some stability with a guy like Cishek. Also like Jersey said he could make a good closer option, let the premium stuff guys be the firemen and the steady guy (with not as good of stuff but less walkie and good GB numbers) be the closer and get clean innings to start. He must have just missed the IP to qualify overall but among RP who pitched 40+ innings (he was at 44) he had the 23rd best GB rate and was within .2% of being inside the top 20.
  19. Cubswin11
    4th or 5th? Morrow, Strop and Carl are all easily better. Monty may even rank ahead of him for me/some and if Wilson decides not to be a bum he could be better.
  20. Cubswin11
    This is a solid move, imo. Really nice 4th or 5th best reliever, he’s more than you can ask for in that spot. Would’ve been nice to have Davis back but for the money if the option was Morrow+Cishek and maybe a flyer guy or just pretty much Davis+a flyer guy I’d probably choose the route we took.
  21. Cubswin11
    I assume this is the last significant bullpen move, which I’m fine with as long as we don’t cheap out now on the last starter spot. Just swallow the pill and sign Cobb or Darvish
  22. Cubswin11
    I don’t think you let Tim Anderson’s bum ass get in the way of making a Machado trade/decision, but that’s just me.
  23. Cubswin11
    The Twins are going after Rodney apparently, that would likely knock them out for Davis
  24. Cubswin11
    I get why, but I hate the idea of trading for the pitching needs (especially the rumored guys that would go). We have money and ability to stay under the LT, spend it on the pitching. Cobb and Davis may be an either or but probably could get both done with staying under the LT. But I even prefer Cobb or Darvish and then someone like Oh (as mentioned) or a lesser RP or Davis and then like Hellickson vs trading any of Happ/Javy/Almora/Russell/Schwarber for one or both of the pitching spots needed yet.
  25. Cubswin11
    That makes sense and doesn’t make sense to me, if you can extend him he’s young enough to be in primer or near prime when the farm starts producing talent and it’s probably smart to turn over some of the volatile pitching prospects they have. If he won’t extend/tells them he’s not re-signing in the offseason they can replenish at the deadline at probably 60-70 cents on the dollar for what the paid to acquire and in the mean time maybe one of the arms they trade blows up and they get a healthier/better pitching prospect(s) for him.
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