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They have around 40-50m to spend just to get back to the poor 2025 spending numbers. I don't think the Cubs are going to drastically change who they are ran by or how they spend money. But they probably aren't cutting spending from last year either when they were already well under the LT. So even if they just spend what they did last year, and if not Tucker, they will have to spend it on something.
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The Cubs just hosted five playoff games and picked up some really massive profits. Ricketts is a vain human who cares vastly about his public perception. I don't expect the Cubs will blow past the LT but there will be real money to spend this off-season. I think if they lose Tucker there will be a fairly large player brought in somewhere.
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On the SP front, I suspect a few things will happen if the Cubs do not keep Kyle Tucker. First, I think Jameson Taillon is quite moveable. He had a strong finish to the season and with one year remaining, if you want, you can move him. Second, the Cubs can't guarantee Steele will be back for Opening Day. While that would be great, it could be more early-to-mid-May so depth will be key. They would probably keep a Colin Rea swing-man type around (Michael Soroka?). There is a strong roster cliff coming in 2026 and as much as people think they're not going to sign anyone beyond 2027, the Cubs cannot have 12 free agents at the end of next year, either. They will have to convert some of their 2026 roster cliff into something else. Happ has a NTC. Suzuki has a NTC. You probably want to sit down with Hoerner and extend him. Taillon is the most movable of all of them.
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Not every young player acts this way, you are correct. To act like Pete Crow Armstrong is somehow special in this aspect is also missing the boat. He is a very emotional player, but there are other young emotional players. Pete is just 23. These types of behaviors are especially prevent in the college ranks. Players who are very close in age to PCA. Bryce Harper got a lot of the same flak when he was young too for his behavior on the field. That's not to compare their baseball talent, but what Pete is doing isn't unheard of. I would like him to calm down a bit myself. I don't think it helps him out. I also don't find it special or unique.
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Jacob Misiorowski celebrated a 1 unassisted like he won the world series in Game 2. This is how young, emotional player react.
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We can see this as well in a few places. The Cubs had the third worst BABIP after June 1st. Their observed OPS was 11th (.733) and their deserved OPS was 4th (.746). I think we have to just accept to a good degree, much of what happened offensively to the Cubs was just the opposite of what happened in Milwaukee; coin flips went in their favor and against the Cubs. Baseball is a weird sport like that.
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Bad variance, bad sequencing and competition does. People never like that as an answer (despite how valid of an answer it is), but when we look at BP's dRC+, which is based on expected rate metrics and takes into account competition faced, even after June 1st, the Cubs were 4th in baseball.
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Proof the Brewers are stealing signs, again
Jason Ross replied to Chuck Norris Fears Javy B's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
I believe squally is talking about Contreras who took issue with Tucker when he walked. Tucker kind of threw his bat and Conteras had words for him. -
It's our last live of the year. Come join us. At the very least, let's be together in this moment.
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Listen, I'm not very optimistic right now. But we will be here for the end of the game, regardless of it. Worst case you can laugh at my depressive state.
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xBA of .670 on Hoerner.
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2-0 to Mo. Get on please. Please.
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That's curtains, it feels.
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Pete.
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Bring in Mo for Shaw. Let the Brewers go to Koenig. And then lift him for Turner. That's my plan.
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Doesn't matter, Pete generally does well against his offerings, Patrick is usually not very good against LHH and they have Koenig. He got away with it, but letting PCA face Patrick wasn't his best choice.
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With the DH, PH's are hard to find. I also don't think Mo Baller and his inability to pull the fastball right now is a good playoff PH.
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Almost on pitch 1.
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Pete vs Patrick is a good chance for the Cubs. .321 wOBA against LHH
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Patrick is coming back out. He's hittable.
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You never horsefeathers bunt with a 140 wRC+ hitter up. Never. Literally.
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And with two outs, it would have been really horsefeathers dumb.
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You can't tag up on a ball to LF. They can't move up.
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horsefeathers he hit the piss out of it.
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Suzuki is a good match against Patrick.
