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  1. chopsx9
    I have no idea if Sosa is responsible for any wrongdoings but there are literally 1,000s of people (probably 10's of thousands) that had contact with or attended Epstein events that are not guilty of anything. Sosa appearing at an event or in a picture is very little indication of anything. There would need to be a fair bit more than this for there to be legitimate concern.
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    Colvin had a not too bad 1st year in Colorado but then I think the Rockies traded for someone and he was relegated to back-up and then fell off the table. I just remember the ball jumping off his bat when he go a hold of one. Some guys I think need a couple of years playing time to establish themselves and that opportunity is not always there.
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    The other prospect I occasionally recall and wonder "What if?" is Ozzie Timmons. He was a prospect of some regard and, I believe, opened the season as the every day LF in 95 and scuffled. He caught fire in late June but it was too late. The Cubs acquired Luis Gonzalez (Wilkins trade) which presumably had been in the works for at least a week. Gonzalez started in LF on 6/29 and Timmons was relegated to back-up status. In the 7 games leading up to and including the 28th Timmons started all games (as he had done for most of the season) and hit over .450 with a couple of HRs. He was back in minors by 96 and never was able to establish himself. Now, obviously 7 games is no indication of certainty in any way shape or form but I always wonder if things may have worked out differently if that hot streak had come a few weeks earlier.
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    Ah yes. I remember in the early part of the season during his struggles where there was lost postulating and producing of ZIPs projections and referencing of past performance as an assurance that a return to past glory was just around the corner,
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    Dave Kelton. I really thought Hee Sop Choi was "Can't miss". Gary Scott. Lance Dickson. They are leigon. The line I always remember when this sort of topic comes up is from one on the many baseball annuals that used to come out. Along the lines of - The Cubs farm system as a whole isn't very good but when you're top prospect is as good as Kevin Roberson it doesn't matter.
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    Not answering your question at all but have there been teams recently that have actually used 6 man rotations for an extended period? I hear it discussed somewhat frequently but has any team actually implemented it?
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    I'm not so sure. Which position player had a down year last year? Any of them? There were big unexpected years from PCA and Seiya...Kelly too, really. Nico's best year? Busch's certainly. Happ was Happ. Dansby was above his previous Cubs years I think...if not, certainly not much below. What are the chances that repeats. I think the starting pitching is better...certainly deeper. The Pen is always a wild card. I'm just a little nervous that regression hits somewhere. Is there an offensive player that you can say "We'll he's probably going to be better this year"? Shaw's probably that guy (Tucker would've been as well) - now Bregman would certainly be expected to out perform last year's Shaw but that's mitigated somewhat by the loss of Tucker. I'm a Cubs fan, so I'm nervous.
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    I'd rather the Bichette on his deal but, yeah, I felt the Bregman deal was bonkers (last year as well) but now it almost seems ho hum.
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    Good for him. Always felt he was a good dude. There had to a point (several probably) in his late 20's where he felt about hanging them up. At least he ended up making some decent money. I always figured there was a good race to see whether he or Frank the Tank were hoarding more per diem back in '21.
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    Was going to post this yesterday but couldn't be bothered. I guess if they are not anticipating re-signing him getting something is good? A little surprised they're not keeping him for this season which you figure is an all in season.
  11. chopsx9
    I don't really get the $ to WAR thing. Are we saying Nico is going to get between $30-$50 million a year wherever he signs? Someone educate me.
  12. chopsx9
    What chance did you give to the CUBS signing Bregman?
  13. chopsx9
    Bregman has always rubbed me the wrong way but so did Jim Edmonds, so who knows.
  14. chopsx9
    Can we shift the political BS somewhere else especially now that there is actually something of substance to discuss????
  15. chopsx9
    Well you've jinxed it now. Well done.
  16. chopsx9
    Is there any chance Shota let them know he's thinking about returning to Japan after next season?
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    Thank God somebody said it.
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    .9 WAR is meaningless and certainly should not be used as the basis for making any meaningful decision.
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    Jose Berrios? Now, I don't do THAT trade but you wanted a name. (What if the Jays included Ricky Tideman?) I don't pretend to know the universe of pitchers and their status'. The Dodgers and Yankees were pretty desperate for infield help (as are the Jays). The Dodgers have eleventy million pitchers. The genesis of this thread is that the Cubs are being approached so there is outside interest which puts the Cubs at a bit of an advantage (for what that's worth) It also doesn't need to be a one for one deal - you'd think one of the younger position players almost has to go this offseason. Maybe a package gets it done. Again the hypothesis isn't that Nico is being dumped - if a scenario isn't there to make the Club better you just don't do it.
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    Trade Nico for a controllable pitcher. Sign Bichette or sign Murakami or Okamoto and slide Shaw over to 2B????
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    ...and the reason they are better at team record is that there is a smaller possible universe of outcomes. No team is going to go 162-0, or 161-1 or 160-2....
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    What were their projections for his 2025?
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    I'd chip in a buck.
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    Who said anything about doing it very often? You also wouldn't be paying Tucker 16M this year so that number isn't really pertinent. Teams do it all the time although they don't do it specifically in terms of WAR. The Cubs problem is the lack of an obvious offensive position to upgrade if we are starting with the assumption that Cassie is playing. You could conceivably do something at third I suppose or plow it into pitching. Really the point was that simply comparing Cassie to Tucker isn't the entire equation. I also didn't say anything about the production matching - I said the comparison would be more favorable.
  25. chopsx9
    Well I think if you look at it as Cassie + whatever you spend Tucker's money on it's a little more favorable proposition.
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