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  1. We Got The Whole 9
    The same day where it's reported that Harbaugh showed interest in the HC job and Warren summarily dismissed the idea when Poles brought it to his attention because he personally doesn't like the guy. The Warren hire continues to be a sac bunt that turns into a 1-2-3 double play.
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    Good job jumping the market for Boyd lol
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    The probabiliy that our team is in good position to win every game. It possibly raised the floor a little.
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    It's not random. The handful of lists say he is our top prospect. #1 org prospects rarely get moved these days. The Cubs are potentially trading a GG 4 win player and will have a hole at 2B and they haven't shown any interest in Adames or Bregman to fill that spot. The Cubs lack options (because despite how much you want to infer that the cap is fan fiction, it's very real and Jed very obviously operates by it) for getting more power on the team, which they've shown a pretty clear intention of doing. Multiple reports have put Caissie and Triantos in the potentially-traded basket and not Shaw. It's tea leaf reading. There would be some reports out there that Shaw has been discussed in proposals and there aren't. The names are pretty clear, the intention behind the strategy is pretty clear. The Cubs believe the falloff from Nico to Shaw won't be that dramatic and they want to find a way to open a clear path for him, while also upgrading a major weak point. That said it is possible that this is all just like the Indians/Clase smoke last year and nothing happens. But Shaw is THE GUY right now and it's quite obvious to everyone but you.
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    Gibbs was a grand slam pick for that team
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    He'll probably get some burn in June and then I really believe he has a high chance to be traded at the TDL if we're in it.
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    I said it several times in the offseason that although I pretty much never want to pay a RB top of the market deals I felt that we were well positioned to make a splash with Saquon and be fine with the cap for the duration of the deal. That would have just been huge for Caleb and the offense. Instead we pay slightly less for way worse.
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    Yeah this is the type of contract the Dodgers or Yankees give out. This is an extreme level of risk IMO.
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    I don't have a crystal ball but I would bet that the next guy will be worse.
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    The Brewers bench was basically internal fodder and Gary Sanchez who they paid 7M for. They trusted their own guys and their system to squeeze what they could out of them. With our current state financially and organizationally it makes no sense at all to me to spend on the bench. You're basically hoping a bench bat can give you an 80-90 wRC+ and be versatile in the field. I'll suffer a couple months of Vazquez (who can comfortably play all IF spots), Canario, and Mastro/whomever if it means getting a more important/significant upgrade elsewhere.
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    Yeah, for 2-3 months keeping seats warm for Triantos, Alcantara, Shaw, Mo, sure. Jed could also upgrade it by trading. Totally against the idea of spending money on it.
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    Poles sitting in the principal's office while his dad explains reasons for his behavior
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    That's right. Either way I'd be fine with him allocating the money like that.
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    If they have 45 to spend I'm not wasting it on the bench. Boyd gets 7.5 this year anyway, plus the 5M bonus. So doesn't he count as 7.5 AAV, or is it 12.5? Either way Boyd 12.5 Flaherty 21 Robertson or Scott 10 Works for me. Trade for pre-arb bench help.
  15. We Got The Whole 9
    Steele Shota Flaherty Taillon Boyd/Wicks/Assad/Brown, etc.
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    I hate the idea of spending on bench players anyway. I'm using Cowles, Canario, or other internal options, and looking at possible trades, The Cubs entire top of the farm is in Iowa already. I'm leaving room for them to be integrated. I also think a guy like Triantos could be far more valuable than we expect, based on recent defensive reports. The guy can be played at many positions and brings high contact with good speed. Good bench player. Shaw will also get a lot of time on the roster, as well as Alcantara, potentially.
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    If they had 50 to spend I would take 14.5 on Boyd and heard Flaherty is looking at 3/63, so I would take Robertson at 10 or a LHRP option and call it a day, leave a few mil for TDL if necessary, wouldn't care much. They showed they aren't afraid to go over even if they do it in a strange manner. Scour the market for a pre-arb C for trade.
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    I so would have preferred Flaherty. If they still get him, then I can get behind the rotation, even if there is a huge risk to the strategy. I personally wouldn't spend anything on the bench except for possibly C depth but even then I hate the expenditure and would rather find a guy via trade who won't cost 6-8M. I'll wait to see what other SP they add because there are so many scenarios but I am perplexed by this move to a large degree even if he has been very effective when available.
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    What has this guy done to earn trust in this? This org lol
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    I want to know why they tried to turn Moore into a gadget player after the season he had and the extension they gave him. If I were Poles - or any player - this would have pissed me off to no end.
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    Where does this aversion to firing coaches come from. Wouldn't you be more concerned with every publication horsefeathers roasting your org, McCaskets?
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    Only an Eberflus team can get 1-10 at the opponent 13 and not even attempt a FG without turning the ball over.
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    3 of the most egregious losses I've ever seen watching 35 years of football happened in the last 5 weeks
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    What an awfully coached team
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    horsefeathers groundhog day
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