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Matt Kemp is really the only “bad money” the Dodgers have at this point. If they could shed his contract without taking on a worse one or degrading their MLB roster, they would have already. But Kemp was the bad contract they had to take in order to get rid of the rest of their bad contracts. But I believe McCullough on Darvish’s motivations. We’re at 6 weeks of the Cubs as the most serious bidder for Darvish’s services. If both sides wanted it, it would have happened by now. Darvish better be careful. He’s the Twins signing Alex Cobb or Lance Lynn away from seeing the bottom drop out of his contract offers.
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It's fermented fish sauce. And is a vital ingredient for meat loaf, cocktail sauce, sloppy Joes, Bloody Marys, steak marinades... Basically all the good food has Worcestershire sauce in it.
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When they’re paying Cain $16M during his year 35 season, do you think they’ll fondly look back on their 3rd place finish in 2018?
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NL Central: Reds, Pirates and others
champaignchris replied to Hairyducked Idiot's topic in General Baseball Talk
My take: If five of the Brewers’ position players have better seasons than they’ve ever had before, the Brewers might win more than 75 games! -
Oh, and Rolen only getting 10% of the vote is a complete joke.
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With Rivera and Halladay being the only new candidates that will enter the HoF discussion next year, I think E Martinez and Mussina make it in 2019. Then I’m guessing Bonds and Clemons finally make it in with Jeter in 2020.
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They managed to put four guys into the Hall who deserved it - Vlad, Chipper, Thome and Trammel (with the Veterans’ Committee). Also letting two in who don’t deserve it (Hoffman and Morris) is better than the petulant “nobody gets in” thing that had been going on recently.
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Makes me curious how active the Cubs will be on Andrew Miller next year. Seems like the best way to do the designated Eck-style closer is to also have the floating fireman the way the Indians and Yankees have recently. While Edwards, Cisheck, fixed Justin Wilson, and Strop are all nice pitchers, no one has done the floating fireman thing better than Miller over the last few years.
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NL Central: Reds, Pirates and others
champaignchris replied to Hairyducked Idiot's topic in General Baseball Talk
I have an unhealthy affinity for the Reds. Votto is, of course, an amazing player. Gennett, Suarez, Duvall and Schebler, if nothing else, at least knock the ball around that tiny little ballpark of theirs to keep things interesting. Raisel Iglesias throws 100 mph out of the pen. The question for them is if they can get any health at all from DeSciafani and Finnegan. If they can get full seasons from their decent young pitchers and have a serviceable starting staff, they'll be a fun team to watch... you know, for a 70-ish win team. -
Villar and a bunch of prospects for Castro and Yellich? They have the minor league talent to pull that off?
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The Brewers aren’t even particularly young. According to BR their average age last year was 27.4. The Cubs was 26.9.
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Also the guy that was better than Addison Russell.
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We’re only three week until pitchers and catchers report. At what point do teams say, “Eff it!” and start signing Jason Vargas, Andrew Cashner, and etc. for cheap, short term contracts? How bad would it be if the Cubs were to just sign Vargas or Tillman (or insert the low rent stop gap of your choise) for pennies, sign an outfielder, and then say, “Nah, we good?” If any of Arrieta, Darvish or Cobb is still unsigned five weeks from now, reapproach then with a real low ball offer. If they still won’t bite, revisit the trade market in late June if necessary. The signing of Duensing right after the Rangers announced they were out certainly appears to be the Cubs positioning themselves to go into the season with Montgomery in the starting rotation. Maybe thst’s Just a negotiating posture, but with three pitchers who look like they’re competing to sign in two spots and one of those two spots being the Twins, there really isn’t any reason for the Cubs to back off their position.
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The Giants’ long term obligations are insane. In 2021 they’ll owe 34 year old Belt $17.2M, 35 year old Posey and Crawford $21.4M and $15.2M, and 36 year old Longoria and Cueto $18.5M and $21.8M. That’s $94.1M owed to five players where it will be a minor miracle if they get any positive performance from them at all considering their ages. I understand why they’re going “win now” now because they are so much more screwed a few years down the road.
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He’s way out ahead. Any pitcher with a decent change up will own him. Hard pass.
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Starlin would be a good fit with the Brewers. Fortunately (for the Cubs) I think the Brewers are still operating under the delusion that Villar is actually good.
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The Brewers have already signed Gallardo and Chacin. I would have thought that took them out of the race for any of the higher tier pitchers.
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One thing that might make the Cubs less inclined to sign Arrieta is that I believe his 5 and 10 rights would kick in the second year of any deal they sign with him. Signing an aging pitcher is scary enough without signing one you might not be able to move as his skills diminish.
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If we can’t get a very good pitcher for cheap, I guess I’d rather have a very good pitcher for expensive than a not very good pitcher for cheap.
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Since all that money was coming off the books next year anyway, that Dodgers deal has to be for Yu Darvish money, right?
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Of course that's assuming Harper accepts our offer over the 4 or 5 other $400 million offers on the table. But then nothing would preclude the Cubs from signing Machado instead and trading Russell then. Or just keep Russel and Machado and move KB to left.
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I'd take Davis back for fewer years and less money than Melancon's 4 for $60M-ish. Is he a risk? Yeah. But the Cubs have better depth around him this year if Wilson is even a fraction of his former self.
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J.A. Happ might be another guy if the Jays decide to punt. The Cubs probably wouldn't have to give up an actual asset to get Edinson Volquez from the Marlins and maybe he'd be good enough until the Cubs could get someone better (Stroman or Archer) at the deadline. Ditto Matt Harvery. But yeah, Corbin would be the best option that I can see.
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Winter Meetings 2017 thread
champaignchris replied to Post Count Padder's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
I'm a little slow, but I'm not following. How does trading away a middle infielder make more sense if followed up by a trade for a starter pitcher (whom you'd likely need to use a bat to trade for). It seems it would make it less likely. The Padres really only have a relief pitcher and prospects to trade back for one of the Cubs’ middle infielders. While they might like the reliever, that’s nowhere near enough return for the middle infielder. The Cubs are in “win now” mode. So the best reason to trade a current MLB asset for non-MLB ready prospects is if you’re going to turn those prospects into something the Cubs need now at the MLB level. Mainly a starting pitcher. So the idea would be Baez to the Padres for Hand, Margot plus prospect followed by Margot or Happ plus Padres prospect plus Cubs prospects to Rays/Jays for Archer/Stroman. -
Winter Meetings 2017 thread
champaignchris replied to Post Count Padder's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Baez or Russell to the Padres only seems to make sense to me if there’s a second move following that up, such as a trade with the Rays or Jays for Archer or Stroman.