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  1. Bertz
    Oh yeah, I have used him extensively there in The Show. Him and Schwarber as a catcher platoon is pretty goated
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    I want you to know this got a legitimate laugh out loud from me.
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    I doubt they'd acquire him before trading Bellinger, but reasonably a Cubs fit, Trueblood actually wrote him up a few weeks ago.
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    Yeah Tucker feels exceedingly unlikely. I just don't think those kinds of resources are going to be put towards the offense currently. A few things that do give me some pause - There's a seeming insistence on clearing out RF. We all know about the Bellinger rumors, and you can easily argue those make sense without a big replacement coming in. What makes far less sense is the Athletic reporting that they would have looked at moving Suzuki if a Bellinger deal wasn't feasible. Dealing Suzuki, or honestly even considering it, really only makes sense if you're trying to slash payroll or there's someone you're trying to make room for - A couple of Jed's comments last night can be interpreted as pointing to bringing in a big bat.
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    So you're saying to properly evaluate relievers sometimes you have to dig deeper than topline results? What if, maybe, they dug even deeper? Past Ks and BBs all the way to underlying pitch characteristics.
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    Hector Neris had a 1.71 ERA and was the #2 RP for a team that was one game away from the world series.
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    Thinking about this more. Wonder if we see something like this: - Hoerner AND Bellinger out. Bellinger being gone is practically canon at this point, and the Mariners Hoerner smoke is pretty damn thick - Bunch of pitching comes back for Hoerner and Belli, some directly some via saved $$$ - Trade for Brandon Lowe - Sign FAs to build a fairly stellar bench, something like Carson Kelly (check), JDM, and Randall Grichuk Plan A becomes Shaw replacing Hoerner directly, with Lowe replacing Bellinger offensively (Seiya slides back out to RF to replace him defensively). If Shaw's not up to the task from day 1, Lowe starts at 2B and DH becomes a rotational/rest position until one of the kids is ready.
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    Curious if this refers primarily to guys going out or also to potentially those coming in.
  9. Bertz
    I don't think it says anything about the magnitude of the moves, moreso the timing, but the way these guys are talking is night and day from last year's meetings
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    I'm generally pretty cool with the relievers we're hearing about, but I'm really hoping if this is the depth we're working in that we add two of them. I feel like that's the appropriate way to mitigate the risk/reward proposition. Each one is probably quite good, but has a sizeable "but." For Chafin and Yates it's age, for Minter it's his injury rehab, for Finnegan it's that he requires some pitch-lab work.
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    The Cubs continue to cast a wide net on late inning relievers. Hardly a surprise after how many issues the team's bullpen had in 2024. Two separate names were mentioned Monday afternoon from the winter meetings In between injuries, AJ Minter has been one of the best lefty handed relievers in the league the last 5 years, sporting a 2.85 ERA over 243 innings. A hip injury which required surgery ended Minter's season in August. Kyle Finnegan was the Nationals' closer for much of the year, though he was non tendered last month as his arbitration salary exceeded what the Nationals were comfortable paying him. Both names are in line with Kirby Yates and Andrew Chafin, who the team was tied to last week by Bruce Levine. Not exactly playing against type, Jed Hoyer seems to be zeroing in on relievers who have late inning stuff and experience but aren't quite in line for multi-year deals. View full rumor
  12. Bertz
    More information about "Cubs Showing Interest In Additional Late Inning Relievers"
    The Cubs continue to cast a wide net on late inning relievers. Hardly a surprise after how many issues the team's bullpen had in 2024. Two separate names were mentioned Monday afternoon from the winter meetings In between injuries, AJ Minter has been one of the best lefty handed relievers in the league the last 5 years, sporting a 2.85 ERA over 243 innings. A hip injury which required surgery ended Minter's season in August. Kyle Finnegan was the Nationals' closer for much of the year, though he was non tendered last month as his arbitration salary exceeded what the Nationals were comfortable paying him. Both names are in line with Kirby Yates and Andrew Chafin, who the team was tied to last week by Bruce Levine. Not exactly playing against type, Jed Hoyer seems to be zeroing in on relievers who have late inning stuff and experience but aren't quite in line for multi-year deals.
  13. Bertz
    Specifically qualifying "young" starters you say?
  14. Bertz
    It seems like the team is aiming higher, and that's great, but depending on where we net out with the other SP I have a feeling this is going to be the deal I look back on and wonder why we couldn't have nabbed him.
  15. Bertz
    I don't actually think it's happening either (does Taillon just disappear?) but a rotation with front four of Crochet, Steele, Castillo, and Shota is probably the best in baseball. At worst a stones throw behind the Phillies/Dodgers/Braves. It's also in addition to talent pretty high in watchability.
  16. Bertz
    This is easily the most cost efficient upgrade they can make on the roster by virtue of the replacement level roster filler he's displacing.
  17. Bertz
    Kelly has also had his fair share of injuries which have dragged his performance down. Now that's not a good thing obviously, but it does give you optimism that in a situation where he's being asked to carry ~50% of the load instead of ~75% you're more likely to get fresher legs and that higher level offense.
  18. Bertz
    Catcher is currently the Cubs' worst position by a significant margin. Looking at Fangraphs depth charts the Cubs are #24 right now. This will, depending on exactly how you apportion playing time, bring them up to roughly average. Cardinals at 13 and Rangers at 18 are all bunched up within half a win, and Kelly should bring the Cubs up into that tier.
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    I don't think this guy has ever been right about anything, but I'm happy to ignore that because the idea of adding Castillo and Crochet at the same time is enough to make me faint
  21. Bertz
    Hearing Assad referred to as a depth guy, and getting listed after Brown and Wesneski, warms my heart.
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    The team is ABSOLUTELY lacking depth options on the position player side. They have zero veteran depth options aside from Matt Thaiss. It is the starting lineup and the prospects at Iowa with nothing of quality in between
  24. Bertz
    Yeah, trading Bellinger and cutting Tauchman makes someone who can cover CF an underrated roster need. Unless maybe they simply bring Tauchman back? Wouldn't be unprecedented, they cut Leiter early last winter and brought him back a few months later.
  25. Bertz
    If you're spreading the money around, there's no reason to filter out guys like Goldschmidt or Joc. who are not direct upgrades. That's the whole point, Bellinger's $25M becomes e.g. 2 guys at $10M a piece and another at $5M.
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