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I'll let you in on a little secret: A lot of people only care about offense and they would rather shoehorn a superior hitter into the lineup than have a well-rounded player who is an inferior hitter. But the Cubs don't operate like this, so it's all an exercise in futility.
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What the hell are you talking about. There are plenty of long-tenured Cubs and weathered vets on the roster.
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FTR I would also have no qualms trading Alcantara in the right deal.
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I think Jed Hoyer deserves a lot of latitude when it comes to prospects he appears to have high faith in. When he deems that a guy will be a solid regular in the MLB, he is generally right.
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Good young players who produce for 700K are the horsefeathers.
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They don't need to give the keys to a bunch of prospects this time around. We are talking about 2-3 spots. The situations are not the same but people are just terrified of throwing rookies into the fire this time. And PCA is certainly not a mid-grade prospect with average projections. Nor is Horton. Shaw's case is arguable; he has a ton of helium across the industry right now and is solidly a top 50 guy. This is not like trying an org's 15th best prospect. He's top 5 in one of the strongest orgs in the league. Probably most comparable to Baez in some respects. Like stop being so scared we may not be divisonal favorites in 2024. Give the kids some runway, that's all I am saying.
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This time around they are coming off of an 84 win season with established yet still young players forming the foundation, and there are 3 holes, not 13. So now they can put a little stock in players drafted 19th, 13th, and 7th; enough to where they may not need to sign long-term deals with players with spotty track records, at least.
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I understand people are anxious about 2024 but the high-aversion to letting a couple rookies plug holes is a little weird to me, especially considering what happened the last time the team went all-in on their prospects.
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There are a lot of Bears players in Fields' corner. I wouldn't say discarding him would be less of a distraction necessarily. Draft Williams and make him QB3. Take a page out of the much-maligned Packers book and groom your prospect.
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Give me a break Grandpa Rossy
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I would not cry to the heavens if Jed passed on both and kept playing the long game. I said it before but I don't think Bellinger provides enough of an upgrade over what they could get from Tauchman and PCA this year. There's a pretty decent shot PCA provides 18-20 WAR over his first 6 years. Instead I would buck in the opposite direction and try to see if PCA would take a Colt Keith deal. He probably wouldn't but I would at least open the dialogue. I am kind of indifferent on Chapman. On one hand, the defense in rock-solid and he has never had a bad offensive season. But on the other he's RH and pretty redundant in our lineup. However, I don't have the same confidence in our internal options, mostly because of defensive questions. So on a short deal, I would understand if they went with him.
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Contract discussion similar to Chappelle's old bit on hostage negotiation: "We want 8 years, two..." *click* "Hello?"
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I think they deserved each of those penalties
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Lions pass on a 45 yd FG to go up 3 scores and get stuffed on 4th. 9ers storm back for a TD.
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Flowers was the only one making plays too but that drive will haunt him. Lions looking good. Winning the battle up front.
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Bottom 8
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Except for the numerous examples where your statement is flat out wrong, sure.
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I'd been advised previously that every organization has a Mervis already
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Gasp?
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WGAS
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What was the league average for teams in this stat?
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They are definitely banking on internal improvements like Palencia and Little and hopefully someone else pops up. There are a lot of players in the system that could fill those holes, i.e. Brown.
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Well it's glaringly apparent the Cubs refuse to spend 10+ on a RP. Not that i'm complaining, just observing. I thought we might swoop in on Robertson. Hope we can get Stanek for 7-8.
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Boras did that for a client that had 2 teams back out of 10 year deals due to health concerns, right? There's a lack of interest in giving him 8 years but it appears that he might have multiple 5-6 year offers. Reading the tea leaves - 6/150 is about the max teams are willing to go. I've gotten the impression that he has multiple offers in that range. i think if he had posted some 5-6 win seasons recently teams might capitulate with a short-term, high AAV, but even credited as a 4 win season, I'm not sure his case merits that, Hoskins was effectively off the table when they traded for Busch
