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  1. Jason Ross
    Braves have been the most connected here, but it does say "finalists". Wonder if the Cubs are in any way involved.
  2. Jason Ross
    If you figure that out...any MLB team in the league would hire you! The prospect game is such a horsefeathers show of hopes and dreams, really. It's weird, you fall in love with these guys and most of them, at best, are the answer to some obscure trivia question.
  3. Jason Ross
    While not "Cubs" related, think this is important. Does seem as though regardless of any Soto trade, the ultimate goal will be to hit free agency. Maybe that changes, but does seem to back up any of the preconceived notions on Boras clients.
  4. Jason Ross
    It's really easy to do. I know I'll be refreshing twitter pretty much obsessively next week with the Winter Meetings going on. I'd love to see Ohtani go somewhere before then from a personal standpoint so I can either just be on cloud 9 or accept it's just not going to be a thing.
  5. Jason Ross
    Oh, Smyly wasn't necessarily "apart" of the rotation, but a guy I expect will make a few starts (and can). I'm not a big Smyly guy (still mad he got a multi-year deal).
  6. Jason Ross
    Yeah, typical twitter filler stuff for slow news days.
  7. Jason Ross
    I haven't seen anything to suggest he's very legit. He has some classic hallmarks of being sketchy: pinned tweet bagging about a source break, for example. Now, in his case, his is a little odd in that breaking whatever minor personnel firing isn't a sexy thing to break, which adds a bit on the legitimate side. Chris Cotillo was famously a young kid breaking into journalism who also broke things online and was questioned...he now covers the Red Sox as one of their lead beat writers...so these people are not always fake. With that said, I'm not sure there's much news in there. We knew the Cubs, Dodgers and Blue Jays were in. No one has expected the Red Sox to be a player here. The Rangers remain a team on the periphery from sourcing, so that wouldn't be shocking they dropped out. So whether he's legit or not, this is pretty surface level stuff overall (which leads me to believe it's not?). I'm more inclined to think small sources might hear about teams dropping out (those teams won't care about leaks any more), but the actual signing will almost assuredly only be broken by the biggest of the media guys. Not some random.
  8. Jason Ross
    Ryan Flaherty, finalist for Padres' managerial job, will be named Cubs' Bench coach. Former Padres bench coach. Per Britt Griroli As an aside, I remember watching the draft in which the Cubs selected Flaherty. I hate that I'm at an age now where players I watch drafted are managing my favorite team. I hate it.
  9. Jason Ross
    Pagan to the Reds: 2/$16m
  10. Jason Ross
    Yeah, with Ohtani, there seems to be a lot of different and swaying views out there as to what he wants. We've heard he wants a winner. We've heard he wants to be close to the West Coast. We've heard conflicting reports that he cares less about geography and more about the ballpark. We've heard it's not just money. We've heard he wants little media attention on the meetings... It's a pretty interesting free agent experience. On one hand, he's the biggest MLB free agent since A-Rod, and on the other, it's been basically devoid of any leaks, speculation or anything other than a few "maybes". We won't see many free agent experiences like this one, I don't think.
  11. Jason Ross
    I'd put this in the same category as Ohtani feels like a forgone conclusion to the Dodgers in that I think it's an easy connection to make (large market + need), but one that we'll have to see play out. If Ohtani ends up in LA, for example, I'd expect the Cubs to seriously pivot there and can largely match anything the Yankees provide if they're encouraged enough. Others as well.
  12. Jason Ross
    Based on his followers there's a few decent ones in there. Does seem to have been out front on some Mets front office firings? If so that points to something. Hard to tell, as those four teams (minus the Angels) seem to be the four getting the most love right now in the media so kind of low hanging fruit plus his former team and LA rivals. Rangers being out might be notable, and lack of mention of the Giants might be interesting. These smaller sources are always so hard to pinpoint. I'm sure some of them have some people they know and others are just riding coat tails. Some of them are Chris Cotello who ended up being a real journalist and now covers the Red Sox and most are just guys hoping to make it seem legit.
  13. Jason Ross
    I was thinking the same thing. It feels like that's where you'd start, but maybe that's why no one wants me to run their MLB franchise, either.
  14. Jason Ross
    Per Andy Martino (NY Post) Trade talks between the Padres and the Yankees regarding Juan Soto have progressed to a point of exchanging names, though the ask was "very high" and the two sides are not close.
  15. Jason Ross
    Yeah, if Dave wanted to be taken seriously he'd have to be something like DavesAnus420. With such a simple and boring name like "Dave" how can I even begin to believe the man has sources?
  16. Jason Ross
    He was so bad last year, I forgot he existed.
  17. Jason Ross
    We'll see. Maybe it's hopeful wishing, but with the reports that Ohtani may not be super jazzed about the ballpark out there, it may be more realistic to get Yamamoto. But the Yankees are lurking there, and it's hard to beat the Yankees (I.E. Aaron Judge).
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    I have a feeling they'll go with a 6-man rotation of sorts (though maybe no a full-set-6 man, if that makes snese?) The Cubs have 5 guys right now who can start (though not the 5 guys who should be "the rotation" if that makes sense) in Steele, Hendricks, Wicks, Asad, and Smyly. Wicks has already a good amount of "6-man rotation" in him. Whether the Cubs go with a Glasnow, or a Bieber, or one of the Japanese arms, they'll also be somewhat of an innings-watcher. Japnese arms tend not to pitch as often/much as American arms, and Glasnow/Bieber have plenty of injury concerns. Kind of the perfect situation for a 6-man, if you ask me. So maybe someone gets a break here or there through the order, or a rest.
  21. Jason Ross
    Oh for sure. There's some good stuff for Keegan. I really would like to see him get back to being useful. And it's possible! I just wouldn't let him stop me from Glasnow if we can!
  22. Jason Ross
    Keegan Thompson is fine, but probably won't be counted on much from the Cubs point of view if things go well. You've got guys like Horton and Brown who will be more likely to start. Already have Wesneski/Asad/Smyly as multi-inning relievers. Injuries will happen, and he'd probably see innings, but he's likely going to be left on the outside moreso than the inside. He'll also be 29. Not suggesting he's toasted at that age, just that if the Cubs take take a 29 year old multi-inning guy that isn't likely for opening day roster duty and it helps turn into Tyler Glasnow (regardless of how much of a glass cannon he is), that's W in my book.
  23. Jason Ross
    I'll address specifically the bolded: while I still disagree with some things (and that's fine, all's fair in love, and war, and prospect evaluations, frankly), I find this post far more fair than where we started, questioning whether he had met expectations to date or not. I'd rather we get to a point of fairness, even if we may see things differently, than unfairly looking at a prospect, if that makes sense. That's usually a very good place to be at the end of a discussion.
  24. Jason Ross
    The Cubs just don't do this in the MiLB right now. For example, look at Wicks. He didn't go over 5 innings last year while in Tennessee or Iowa, but went 6+ his first MLB start. They seem to have a set limit they feel comfortable with at lower levels, while they ramp up PC and length at the MLB level.
  25. Jason Ross
    Which very well could happen. It's going to be a risk a team takes. At the same time, it likely takes the cost of acquisition down, too.
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