Bryants Disco Ball
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Let's just say they could have had a $150 million payroll to work with. Inherited the same contracts and team of course. Then parallel paths were absolutely possible. I just feel like we'd have a bunch of overpriced veterans past their prime to go along with Puig and Soler. Not bad, of course. I still pick the chance of this right now, even though this might not work out either.
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Yep. If you gave me a chance to do-over with an unnamed, generic, saber-savvy young GM who was interested in a true parallel fronts approach, I'd take it. If the Cubs miss the playoffs this year, and at worst that's an even-money proposition, they're 0-for-4. Coming back from 0-for-4 to a respectable ratio is not at all a gimme putt even with the kind of young talent this team has. A good GM could have had this team humming along with a solid team, a solid farm system and some solid results the last three years (with a non-zero chance of a WS title in one of them) instead of going nutso on 1 of the 3 and now finally starting to see it bubble up in the other two. Fair enough.
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Let's just say they could have had a $150 million payroll to work with. Inherited the same contracts and team of course.
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This thread really has nothing to do with my question, but it contains Theo and it talks about patience. Now that we have started to actually see a glimpse of the future, would you trade this team and its farm system for the unknown of not wasting a few seasons? There is no right answer, of course. The Cubs might have won a World Series sometime in the past three years or this current team may never pan out. I know I'd take the current setup. Never believed that we'd have won it all in Theo's first season, and with how much free agency sucks, I think we'd have failed in trying to buy a good team even if we had some money. A lineup of Albert Pujols, Josh Hamilton and B.J. Upton just doesn't seem that good. The main purpose of the rebuild was not to be good for just one or two seasons but a lot of seasons. And you can see how this vision could actually work out. I was, and still am, a believer. Even the Ricketts family........despite having no money, they have put together one of the best front offices, with one of the best managers guiding one of the best young teams in baseball in a relatively short period of time. Anyway, what do you choose? I guess you can cheat and say both, but pick one you bitches.
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The front office has put the Cubs in a fun position for us fans.
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Addison Russell is awesome and deserves a thread
Bryants Disco Ball replied to David's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Is it safe to assume that he will be up this season and that the Cubs won't wait until early next year so that both Bryant and Russell, if they pan out, are not free agents the same year (one could sign an extension of course)? -
Hard to blame someone for off-timing when three of the first pitchers he's seen are Kimbrel, Shields, and Ross. He'll be fine. For sure.
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Swinging too early or too late generally tends to be the reason foul balls exist, yes. Haha. OK. Good point. I should ask this way, which might be equally stupid: Does anybody else think Bryant has been swinging too early or too late in almost every at-bat his first two games?
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I have a question that will make me look stupid but I have to ask. Does it seem like in the first two games that Bryant is either swinging too early or too late and that's why everything he hits seems to go foul? The two hits he got obviously weren't hit hard. Just wondering. I'm an idiot when it comes to breaking down swings, etc.
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Yeah, you have to pitch to Ross there. But I'll take it.
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Just hoping for one out here.
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Oh god. David Ross????
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I really believe in two years if everyone is healthy, we will win most every time in extras with Soler, Rizzo and Bryant due up. Let's pretend that time is now.
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They are just hitting everything so damn hard.
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Which is why he shouldn't have been pitching yesterday when they were losing.
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Was thinking the same thing, even with Strop. If we are going to be winning more games this season, we have to actually use our setup guy and closer to maintain leads.
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Laughter happens. He's getting at least 4/80 guaranteed. It's pretty obvious that he doesn't have his perfect offer from a team he wants to play for or else he would be signed by now. I agree that the overwhelming majority of players take the highest bid, but sometimes a player will leave money on the table for other reasons (location, AL/NL, losing team/contending team, etc.) A serious discussion with the FO explaining the likelihood of agreeing to the option because of increased revenue in the next few years might convince him that a 4 year/$82 million contract on a contending team is the best way to go. Now that the Cubs have shown they are willing to give out a big contract, I'd rather they wait until next offseason and go after a bunch of other pitchers who, while more expensive, I feel will also be much better. We lock into Shields at $20 per for three seasons after this, and I have my doubts that they will be willing to have three starters making $20 million or more in their rotation for multiple years. I understand that not all the top free agents will be available by next offseason, but I feel there will be enough that it's best to wait.
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100 percent yes if it's a one-year deal, but it doesn't sound like the Cubs are interested, and their no is the only one that matters.
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Could we get a Seth Smith for Castillo?
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Just kidding, I've seen some.
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Yes, because all anyone wanted was for the Cubs to simply sign a random number of players. All these random players make sense, so they aren't so random. So instead of the stupid thing you said, why not just say "I like these moves and other people don't." Listen, I'm sorry I offended you so much or didn't do a great job on my post and wasted your time. I've never seen a bad or ignorant post by you, but you can best be sure I'm pointing it out if I ever do.
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Yes, because all anyone wanted was for the Cubs to simply sign a random number of players. All these random players make sense, so they aren't so random.
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Trying to decide what I like better: When the Cubs didn't sign any players and people bitched, or when the Cubs signed a good amount of players and people bitched.
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I have no inside baseball knowledge or knowledge with contract negotiations of any kind. I'm just a fan. But I'm fairly certain John Henry's saggy ball sack has nothing to do with whether or not Lester will sign with the Red Sox. Pretty sure that's exactly why Beane went back to Oakland. You are getting him and the other Billy Beane mixed up.
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Donaldson to Blue Jays
Bryants Disco Ball replied to gscool89's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Boston would make sense.