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  1. Outshined_One
    BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. Finalize it now!
  2. Outshined_One
    I can see it, but I really hope not. This team has next to nothing on the farm behind Wiggins on the pitching side of things.
  3. Outshined_One
    Since this is the current mega thread, I'm going to be splitting off Edward Cabrera news into the other thread if it gets posted here. No offense to anyone, but I'd rather keep folks from having to jump back and forth to see if any updates pop up.
  4. Outshined_One
    I'll go ahead and guess a 4 player deal, with one of Ballesteros/Caissie as headliner, one of Alcantara/Long/Triantos, one of Assad/Wicks, and a mid-level position player in the Cubs' 7-15 range like Rojas/Hernandez/Kepley.
  5. Outshined_One
    Splitting this into its own topic, we'll see what (if anything) comes from it.
  6. Outshined_One
    Wait whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat
  7. Outshined_One
    I mean, I get it, but after seeing the Bears spend so much time in the wilderness because it was "time to move on" from Lovie Smith, I tend to view these sorts of moves with skepticism. I'm curious as to whether he'd accept a HC gig, or if he'd demand a HC/GM role.
  8. Outshined_One
    Nagy's issues with the offense was that he seemingly refused to tailor his offense to the team around him and he had a complete inability to multitask. I mean, I get it, you think you're the smartest guy in the room, but Trubisky (and most of the rest of the team) was in no way prepared to handle the ins and outs of that offense. Moreover, that weird play calling tug of war that happened with Bill Lazor seemed emblematic of someone being way in over their heads. I can see him succeeding in a new HC gig, but here's hoping he learned his lessons from his first go round.
  9. Outshined_One
    Someone just showed me the We Tried Tracker in case anyone was wondering how the Cubs stack up to other teams when it comes to the, "aw shucks, we made a competitive offer" game.
  10. Outshined_One
    Jaims Martinez likely has something to do with this, and he's not on BA's list. Jaims was supposed to sign last year with the Cubs (and was a really well-regarded prospect), but he ended up rolling over to 2026 and likely will sign a seven figure deal once the next signing period opens.
  11. Outshined_One
    I have to ask, are the Marlins actually sellers? They went on a run in June and didn't sell at the deadline despite all predictions, and finished with a mediocre yet respectable 79-83 record. I get that their history usually suggests they tend to go into Sell Mode in these kinds of circumstances, but they could also run it back with their current team and make a run at the NL East.
  12. Outshined_One
    I kinda want Ole Miss to win it all at this point. Losing Lane Kiffin and then winning the National Championship within weeks of each event happening would be the perfect capper to one of the weirdest stories in recent memory.
  13. Outshined_One
    I think we can agree this offseason has been incredibly annoying so far. What makes it even more annoying is this team has shown a propensity for coming out of nowhere with big deals (Tucker), and also a propensity for waiting until the absolute second to make a big deal by snatching up a top level guy who's withered on the vine (Bellinger). The latter is why I truly believe the stories about the Cubs checking in on top flight FAs; they're happy to make an offer to someone whose market hasn't panned out the way they expected. It's actually why I wouldn't be surprised to see them re-sign Tucker if he's not signed by the start of Spring Training. We don't know if this team is just running it back with marginal upgrades sans Tucker, or if the team is serious about addressing the rotation and getting a good quality bat, and these same horsefeathers discussions just go round and round and round ad nauseam because this team runs a tight ship and sometimes acts way later than expected, so we end up at each other's throats.
  14. Outshined_One
    Oddly enough, what will kill them defensively in the playoffs likely won't be their pass defense, since they have a really good core of DBs (when healthy), even if their pass rush is decidedly mediocre. Their run defense is a huge, huge problem going into the playoffs, where the importance of the run game tends to increase significantly. They're a bottom 5 rush defense right now, and I could see the right team (49ers) go off on them in the playoffs.
  15. Outshined_One
    Only when the team doesn't do anything noteworthy in the offseason, or seems like it's going into tank mode.
  16. Outshined_One
    I feel like the aging curve is going to wreck everyone on that list come 2027/2028, save for Nico and maaaaybe Happ. It sucks we lost out on Imai, but it makes sense the Cubs didn't match it with those opt outs. They don't need another hole in their rotation going into 2027.
  17. Outshined_One
    It does! If he went in for a physical with a team, and it turns out he'll likely need surgery in the near future, that team would have zero incentive to leak it (let him be someone else's problem) and Imai's people would clam up about it. In that case, either the team would cut him loose or the parties would go back to the negotiating table to work around it.
  18. Outshined_One
    Okamoto is unsurprising in terms of the silence to me, considering he seems to be on a similar level as Murakami as a hitter with questions about how he'd transition to the majors. There's been a bit of chatter about him here or there, but I got the sense he wasn't exceedingly high on any teams' wish lists. Imai is one hell of a head-scratcher, though. I'll grant he's not on the same level as guys like Yamamoto, Sasaki, and Daisuke Matsuzaka when they came over, and they attracted interest from the Dodgers/Yankees/Red Sox, which naturally came with more media babble and leaks. Everything has been so weirdly quiet with Imai. It tells me that the teams involved with bidding on him either are teams which are traditionally tight-lipped or teams which don't generally attract much media attention. I guess you can say that's a good thing for the Cubs' chances, but normally by now we'd be hearing chatter about haggling over his rumored posting fee and dark horse teams entering the bidding process, and instead we've only seen vague social media posts and speculation about what teams are actually interested. You can't help but speculate that there might be medical issues that have popped up when he's gone in for physicals, because not much else makes a whole lot of sense.
  19. Outshined_One
    In 2027 on a minor league deal, sure.
  20. Outshined_One
    They are, but they've also had a bit of a history in Japan, even setting aside Murakami, with Tadahito Iguchi and Shingo Takatsu. It also makes sense that a rebuilding team like the White Sox would target a potential high quality guy who doesn't come with an attached draft pick penalty.
  21. Outshined_One
    It's top heavy for sure, with most of the best prospects concentrated in AAA/AA, and also concentrated on the position player side of things. The good news is the Cubs have had a lot of success developing position players under this regime and that trend will likely continue into 2026 with Jefferson Rojas, Ethan Conrad, and Kane Kepley likely to be the headliners of the system after next season. There are also some really fun names to watch who are currently under the radar like Josiah Hartshorn, Eli Lovich, Angel Cepeda, Yahil Melendez, and Cole Mathis, who could all make big strides next season. Pitching, not going to mince words, is a train wreck after Wiggins. Birdsell is out with injury next season, so your guess is as good as anyone who the next best pitching prospect in this system is, be it Grant Kipp or Dominick Reid. Their draft had some fascinating names (namely Kaleb Wing), but overall, it's pretty rough right now.
  22. Outshined_One
    That sums up 2025 succinctly. Nicely done.
  23. Outshined_One
    I wasn't aware that the Bears' current HC won a ring with the Bucs until reading this thread.
  24. Outshined_One
    I've been really PO'd with the mobile ads lately. They not only cover up what you're typing, but they'll do crap like jump-cover the Submit Reply Button or page numbers at random intervals to get you to mistakenly click on the ads.
  25. Outshined_One
    I mean, building a stadium next to an inevitable super fund site is definitely a choice.
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