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  1. 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.
  2. chopsx9
    What chance did you give to the CUBS signing Bregman?
  3. chopsx9
    Bregman has always rubbed me the wrong way but so did Jim Edmonds, so who knows.
  4. chopsx9
    Can we shift the political BS somewhere else especially now that there is actually something of substance to discuss????
  5. chopsx9
    Well you've jinxed it now. Well done.
  6. chopsx9
    Is there any chance Shota let them know he's thinking about returning to Japan after next season?
  7. chopsx9
    Thank God somebody said it.
  8. chopsx9
    .9 WAR is meaningless and certainly should not be used as the basis for making any meaningful decision.
  9. chopsx9
    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.
  10. chopsx9
    Trade Nico for a controllable pitcher. Sign Bichette or sign Murakami or Okamoto and slide Shaw over to 2B????
  11. chopsx9
    ...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....
  12. chopsx9
    What were their projections for his 2025?
  13. chopsx9
    I'd chip in a buck.
  14. chopsx9
    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.
  15. 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.
  16. chopsx9
    And Rogers has many multiples of the Ricketts money which oils the wheels of willingness.
  17. chopsx9
    Blue Jays owners, Rogers Communications, are the 2nd wealthiest owners in MLB. (Behind Cohen)
  18. chopsx9
    I almost feel we are the point where teams are actively searching for pitchers who won't be ready until mid-season ensuring rested arms for the back half. The Jays benefitted greatly from Bieber, Scherzer and Yesavage (to a lesser extent) That trio started 12 of 18 post season games; as opposed to 27 of 162 in the regular season.
  19. chopsx9
    Not gonna lie - at first glance of the title I thought it was Kris Bryant of the Rockies. Sigh.
  20. chopsx9
    Yeah I hold on to Triantos unless there's a MAJOR crunch. He's only 22 - I'd give him another season for his skills to gel. I think his hit tool is real.
  21. chopsx9
    HAHAHAHA.
  22. chopsx9
    If you look at Suzuki's season his BB% and SO% are basically the same as previous seasons. Taking into account that he played more games in '25 he essentially traded 25ish singles for 10ish HRs. I feel that's not a horrible trade off. I think he's a B PCA I feel has to be an A. Before the season you're not even sure if he's going to hit enough to stay in the line-up. IF the path to his end result were smoother I think you feel better about his season. Pre-season, if you were able to offer locking in PCA for 14 hrs I think 90% of the board takes that. So while you may have some legitimate concerns going forward - looking back at what he achieved last year has to be an A - I think.
  23. chopsx9
    "His wRC+ was only 86, which is 14 percent below a league-average hitter" - I feel like that's pretty solid for a back-up catcher.
  24. chopsx9
    Changing the pitcher here would be a small victory.
  25. chopsx9
    I recall hearing that you want about a 10mph difference in pitches. Lob balls from the back-up INF in a blowout notwithstanding, if the pitch is too slow the batter can tell the difference and adjust. To the ridiculous extreme lobbing the ball underhanded would give the greatest disparity in MPH but obviously no-ones ever going to do that.
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