Outshined_One
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Everything posted by Outshined_One
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I feel like I'm watching a dude continue to pour gasoline on himself after setting himself on fire. -
I mean, what else is there that can be done? The rotation is a jumbled mess of injuries and trash, the offense is inconsistent, and the pen sucks any time the rotation and offense actually do well.
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The Royals' trio of Michael Wacha (signed through '27), Kris Bubic (FA after this season), and Seth Lugo (signed through '27) should be available. Sandy Alcantara should also be on the market, although his season has been kinda eh. Freddy Peralta might also be available, but that depends on how delusional the Mets are. In terms of who to give up, I don't think anyone on the Cubs or in their system is strictly off limits, but, putting prospects and young controllable guys into tiers, for Tier 1 I'd hope they do their damndest to hold onto Horton, Shaw, Ballesteros, Hartshorn, and Wing (in that order); for Tier 2 I'd want them to hold out on trading Pedro Ramirez, Jaxson Wiggins, and Jefferson Rojas (in that order) unless it's in a deal for a multi-year guy or Skubal; and for Tier 3, I'd be generally okay with any other prospect getting traded assuming fair value in the deal.
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The toxic tort litigation involving this stadium is going to be phenomenal.
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Shohei Ohtani would definitely solve this team's offense and pitching issues... But seriously, with Skubal and Detmers already mentioned, SP Casey Mize would be my third. The injury risk is there, but he's a FA after this season and it looked like he turned the corner before going on the IL a week ago. The asking price should also be reasonable compared to some of the other guys on the market.
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It's also worth remembering that Gardner, Kwan, and Nico are the outliers when it comes to potential outcomes for someone like Kepley. It's not to say that there's no way Kepley could ever meet (or even exceed) their production, but it's more to say that guys with his current profile tend not to do well in the modern era. His offensive production has also had the benefit of A-ball pitching and defense to this point. As I mentioned previously, I think a promotion to AA would help answer a lot of these questions, and how much power he actually has will dictate whether he profiles as a useful bench asset or as an everyday CF.
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Welcome!
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Okay then.
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Kepley is a tough read for me at the moment, because I want to see him challenged in AA and it's not entirely clear what kind of power he has. I think he's a top 10 guy right now, but my excitement dims considerably if he ends up being a sub-.400 SLG type.
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Also, those of you hitting the bottle a bit too hard tonight should put down your phones, have a drink of water, and grab something greasy so you don't wake up too hung over.
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It got them from "definitely going to lose" to "maybe there's a chance?" So...clutch, I guess? For the record, he's the guy I most want the Cubs to re-sign in the offseason.
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Big Mo catching?
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Passan's take
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He's basically been Mr. Cromulent this season.
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Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 6-3-26
Outshined_One replied to CaliforniaRaisin's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
Kaleb Wing might join him at this rate. -
As much as I can't stand Warren or the McCaskeys in all this, Brandon Johnson has been the abject worst person in these negotiations. It's mind-boggling that someone that stupid is the mayor. Say what you will about Lori, Rahm, and Daley, they ranged from bureaucratically overmatched to outright corrupt, but they weren't dumb.
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I was going by fWAR in terms of comparing his 2025 to 2022-24, when he was almost 1 WAR off his peak in 2025 compared to 2022. Not saying he slumped, just that he had a dip. You'll hear zero complaints about Happ from me. He's the one guy I *want* this team to re-sign in the offseason.
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Ding ding ding. The comments were basically about how Chicago burned down in the riots and roving gangs of kids were looting Indiana towns because a cop was doing his job.
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Happ will probably end up in line with his 2022-24 numbers after having a meh season last year if he keeps this up. At the rate things are going, though, he might be the only Cubs FA this upcoming offseason to get a multi-year deal (probably from the Cubs), unless Boyd shows out and stays healthy.
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I see someone hasn't been hanging out in game threads lately. My response was calm and reasoned by comparison.
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There was a point early this past offseason when everyone was discussing the forthcoming roster cliff, since Seiya, Happ, and Taillon (among others) were going to be free agents after this year. I'm not feeling so worried about that any more.
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horsefeathers.
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Last night at the game, I was sitting next to a group of guys who grew up in Chicago together, but later moved to Indiana. They talked about the usual Indiana transplant garbage (George Floyd, *those* neighborhoods, taxes) when the topic of the stadium came up. I sometimes convince myself that the people who call into sports radio are doing a bit. But no, these were Meatball Incarnates and very much were the sorts of people who'd yell at Dan Bernstein. George McCaskey is a great guy, he comes to all the tail gates! The City did the Bears dirty, and now Illinois is screwing everything up for Indiana's benefit! Indiana's a great place to live, and Hammond's a *perfect* place for a Bears game!!! We're all part of a yacht club and the new stadium will be like the place the Giants play in San Francisco!! I asked them what their plans were when Indiana and Lake County would need to raise their taxes to cover the costs of the new stadium. They were not happy with that question.
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Cue the Runs Gloved In guy.
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*heavy sigh*
