SouthSideRyan
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The Winter Meetings Thread
SouthSideRyan replied to David's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
Why would the Cubs trade for a guy they traded away already because he wouldn't sign an extension? Well, they wouldn't. But in theory because they're supposedly trying to win now, when last year they were trying to lose. Their window is just now starting to open, they are not in a "win now" mode. They are in a "building at the major league level now" mode. That's not a real thing. -
Cubs fans will be like this till at least a replication of the 1950s Yankees happens for the Cobs. Yeah, Cubs fans just haven't appreciated how good they've had it.
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The player was Taiwan Easterling I believe, can't remember the poster. I prefer the Travis Garcia guy lecturing us for never being in the hotbox.
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Derwood at college sports = Mojo at baseball
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Uhhh, the Rockies are projected for fifth in the NL??
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I've never heard of Chicago/Cook/Illinois having an advantageous tax situation over someone else Illinois has a pretty low state income tax IIRC
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I could give a crap about the pick itself, but the financial flexibility having it affords them in doing what they did last year and using the extra slot money to get additional high upside guys later is the big downside of it for me. I'd just as soon avoid that decision altogether and get Lester and be done with it. We only saved like 200K last year in the 2nd round, and that was with a senior. To get big savings for later guys, you just wind up wasting your 2nd round pick instead.
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That seems to imply the 3(4?) bids are all roughly the same. Our FO can't possibly think we're going to win with the same contract as BOS or SFG
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The Winter Meetings Thread
SouthSideRyan replied to David's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
What do you have against pocket squares? -
[expletive] yeah
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Jon Lester threw more innings last year than Brett Anderson has over the past 4 seasons combined, accumulating more fWAR than Anderson did over his last 5 seasons.
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It's like how it's bad luck to write out an acceptance speech. Let the gif flow naturally
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Oops Tree just realized how good it was the last few seasons.
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Hammel must really love Bosio
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He's the good 18 year old. That would be fantastic.
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And their offense sucked, so we don't need one of those either.
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I mean, they could be better that way, but it's also possible they don't improve your team at all with them. Choi vs. Lee. It isn't very similar to Choi vs Lee at all. We're talking about players with established levels of performance. We're also talking about pitchers who all have variance in year to year performance. But whether we are better off one way or another isn't the point. The post was a response to people saying we're essentially hosed unless we get an "ace" level guy. What is Brett Anderson's established level of performance? Guy who might be good if he can throw more than 22 innings?
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I mean, they could be better that way, but it's also possible they don't improve your team at all with them. Choi vs. Lee.
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Maybe I'm nutso but I was thinking like 1/$8m. He's not that good? He just got 1/6 last year coming off a terrible season
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I don't know what that means
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I would guess somewhere around where Scott Feldman got last offseason with the Astros (3/30). Deal was front-loaded too (12, 10, 8) Holy crap I hope it's not that much. I was thinking more, like 3/36
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Acquiring 3 SPs would make the Wada and Wood signings look real silly.
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I'm intrigued to see what he got considering he'd be the first SP off the market
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The NFL offseason is the [expletive] worst
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If Jones didn't have a game under his belt in which he put up an outstanding performance (Better passing rating than any game Barrett had)against an in the very least good defense, if not elite(something like 2nd in NCAA in Yds/Gm heading into the Championship), then sure.
