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  1. Outshined_One
    It's also worth pointing out that 3B sucks league-wide this season. Barely half the teams in MLB have a regular 3B who is producing positive WAR, and the trade candidates at the position are basically a left handed version of Matt Shaw in Ryan McMahon and a defensive black hole in Eugenio Suarez. It's less than ideal, but I'd rather let Shaw try to figure things out at the plate and focus on improving the rotation and bullpen.
  2. Outshined_One
    Generally speaking, I agree. However, I think Wiggins opens doors to trades that might otherwise be unthinkable. A high ceiling fireballer coming off a recent TJS and appearing healthy is the sort of thing that might make the Braves or Nats think twice if the Cubs call. Granted, it won't be 1 for 1, but a package involving Wiggins and someone like Ballesteros or Caissie as the headliners could put high level rotation pitchers within reach.
  3. Outshined_One
    Was that Tucker AB as bad as Gamecast made it seem?
  4. Outshined_One
    Keep the line moving!
  5. Outshined_One
    Or Mo. Take your chances with him at C in the hopes that he ropes one down the line.
  6. Outshined_One
    Wicks strikes me as a change of scenery candidate; injuries have plagued him and he might be better off with a fresh start somewhere else. His trade value isn't super great, but I could see teams targeting him as a throw-in as part of a bigger trade. I frankly expect most teams' trade demands to begin with Wiggins. Assuming he keeps up his minor league performance, he should see time in MLB come August/September and he's one of the few pitchers in the Cubs' system you can project as a 2/3 if he stays healthy. The Cubs might view him as untouchable, but he's the sort of prospect who would bring teams to the table if you wanted to make a blockbuster deal. I'm a bit concerned that Kevin Alcantara might have hit a wall in AAA. Caissie at least rebounded from a poor start and seems to be back on track with his recent hot streak, but Alcantara is still scuffling. While I could see him be a common ask from other teams, I'd exercise caution.
  7. Outshined_One
    Moises BallesterosJefferson RojasJaxon WigginsKevin AlcantaraOwen CaissieJonathon LongJames TriantosCristian HernandezBrandon BirdsellWill SandersChristian FranklinPedro RamirezFernando CruzRyan GallagherNazier MuleIvan BrethowrEli LovichCole MathisDrew GrayJuan Tomas
  8. Outshined_One
    How I imagine Mark Prior's conversation with Dusty Baker on the topic of pitcher health would go:
  9. Outshined_One
    Kinda unsurprising for San Francisco since they were pushing hard for Ohtani and Soto. Sneaky good haul for Boston, too.
  10. Outshined_One
    I'm getting annoyed at the offense, but will gladly take the W and 3/4 against a better than expected Pirates team.
  11. Outshined_One
    He's making a damn good argument for being the best prospect in the system and could end the season in the "best pitching prospect in baseball" conversation.
  12. Outshined_One
    The Best: 1) There has been a lot of positive development with depth arms in the system that could be relief/back end rotation types even if things don't go super great for them. 2) Wiggins looks like an ace in the making. 3) Mo Baller and Jefferson Rojas are legitimate Top 50 prospects in baseball. 4) Jonathan Long is a thing, but how much of a thing is up for debate. 5) Eli Lovich might also be a thing. The Annoying: 1) Pretty much everything else. There's still time, and we might be seeing recent turnarounds from Caissie and Alcantara, but TBD.
  13. Outshined_One
    That was shockingly uneventful.
  14. Outshined_One
    I'm happy for the development we've seen with Mo and Long, but holy eff would I feel better about the deadline if Alcantara and Caissie were mashing.
  15. Outshined_One
    Anything can happen in the MLB Draft, but that seems unlikely. For those who have access, any notables among the guys who were available?
  16. Outshined_One
    Just let him be. He was a grumpy gus in 2016 and he eventually came around.
  17. Outshined_One
    Jerry agrees to sell the team to Justin Ishiba...at some point in the next decade. Yay? Kind of an odd announcement to make.
  18. Outshined_One
    The problem to me is the "interesting" part of that statement. The only healthy SP we have firing bullets at the moment is Wiggins, while it seems like the remainder of the guys who are successfully pitching are RHPs who work in the low 90s and seem to rely a lot on arm angles and deception. Don't get me wrong, it's great that these guys are bolstering the depth in this system, but when the 90th percentile outcome for your career is Colin Rea, well, yeah.
  19. Outshined_One
    It might be worth a longer thinkpiece, but, would it be worth the Cubs' while to extend Busch through his arb years and into his first year of free agency? He's a shade on the older side (27) and usually needs a platoon partner for certain matchups, but he's been a reliable 1B with tools that should age well. He should be a 3-4 WAR player in his prime if he keeps his production up. I'll grant that it shouldn't be a priority on the same level as Tucker and PCA, but it's food for thought.
  20. Outshined_One
    You can make similar arguments in favor of college hitters who could be available. Brendan Summerhill, Gavin Kilen, and Wehiwa Aloy all seem to fit the profiles of guys the Cubs tend to draft, and you can even include Ike Irish if the Cubs see his profile as Schwarber-like.
  21. Outshined_One
    Anyone know if Shaw is PPI eligible? I know there's a requirement for the player to be on the roster for a certain period of games, so I'm wondering if the Cubs managed to keep him in the minors long enough to get right, but not so long that they'd forfeit a bonus draft pick if he ends up winning NLROY.
  22. Outshined_One
    I know it's baseball. I know it's dumb. But still. Godfuckingdamnit.
  23. Outshined_One
    That was last inning. Now it's REAL rally time!
  24. Outshined_One
    Boo.
  25. Outshined_One
    Well, at least it won't be a shutout.
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