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  1. Bertz
    Riddick is buddy buddy with our FO, right?
  2. Bertz
    Bleacher Nation's Bears content is a significant step down from their Cubs stuff, but they laid out a pretty compelling case that for cap reasons we pretty much can't deal Mack in a Wilson trade. It's basically untenable financially for both sides until after June 1st. IF a Wilson trade happens, its probably gonna be a bunch of picks and one of Nichols/Johnson/Roquan.
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    The betting books thing is interesting, because that's been a legit tipoff for big moves before. I guess my question is does it also happen when stuff's not going down, and it only gets pointed out when the timing is interesting?
  4. Bertz
    It's certainly in flux right now but the Cubs' bullpen is going to be outrageous in the medium to long term
  5. Bertz
    I know bat speed =/= exit velocity, but it's still interesting to me that every number you can find says Amaya's bat is legit, but scouts keep hemming and hawing about it.
  6. Bertz
    Kimbrel looked pretty bad again. That said, given his arc last year I'm not gonna worry for another few weeks.
  7. Bertz
    Megill sitting 97-99 is fun as hell
  8. Bertz
    I'm very open to arguments of surplus value and such. I was the guy a few weeks ago like "Wentz? Maybe a 3rd." But elite QBs are basically a cheat code. They're worth something like 4 wins just on their own. The best players at any other position are worth maybe half of that? If the cost is 3 firsts and Jaylon Johnson, you jump at the opportunity. In that scenario you're really only getting burnt if Wilson gets hurt or maybe if the Seahawks hit big on all three of those firsts. When we start aiming our sites lower at like Derek Carr, then we can start counting every nickel and dime and worrying about opportunity cost again.
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    Chase Strumpf just OBLITERATED a ball. Oh my
  10. Bertz
    I know ST stats largely don't matter, but it's really great to see Nico hitting the hell out of the ball, in the air, considering that was the main worry about him.
  11. Bertz
    Curious to see how Lightfoot manages to use this as a cudgel against the Teacher's Union, but she'll definitely try
  12. Bertz
    Fangraphs updated their Pirates Top Prospects list a few weeks ago and went 51 guys deep. Apostel was not listed, so....yeah
  13. Bertz
    Jake sitting 92-93, which is actually really damn encouraging for the first week of March. Command not there yet, but I don't really care about that yet.
  14. Bertz
    I believe Rodriguez and Steele were the only guys who both A) hadn't appeared in a game and B) we hadn't otherwise gotten an "everything is fine" update on. Now down to just Steele.
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    I honestly can't allow myself to believe the Bears have a shot at Wilson. He's probably what, the third best QB in the league? On top of that: - He's old enough you have no worries about him learning a new offense - He's young enough you're not all that worried about decline for another few years - He's played most of his career behind terrible offensive lines, and his WRs have generally been good but not great - His cap hit's pretty modest There's honestly nothing wrong with him. The Bears aren't allowed to have nice things like this. I mean he's exceptionally lame in like an Adrien Grenier kind of way, but like that's it?
  16. Bertz
    I know the Indians have a horsfeathers offense, but Mills is getting a lot more swings and misses than I'm accustomed to from him. Particularly for such a lefty heavy lineup.
  17. Bertz
    This tweet isn't about Maples, but I think it's pretty clearly what the Cubs are doing with him as well
  18. Bertz
    Me too I'm also weirdly glad that the pitching staff projects as *awful* rather than just kind of blah. We're going to know very quickly if Hottovy is magic, or if we should start coming up with hypothetical deadline trades.
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    If for no there reason than aesthetics, I really hope Nico succeeds. More speed please.
  22. Bertz
    I guess my question is, now that we know Russell Wilson's at least nominally a possibility, what could they do that would actually be all that shocking? Like given how low their pick year is they're not favorites for Watson or Wilson or trading up to #2, but they're clearly in the market. If the Cowboys made an (actually pretty shocking) move for Wilson, the Bears could swoop in for Dak? But otherwise...everything else seems either on the table already or pretty underwhelming?
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    I forget where I saw it (a recent Longenhagen Chat?), but It sounds like his exit velocities are kind of ridiculous too. That'd be a fun as hell profile to add. And as loaded as the system is at catcher, there's room in the pipeline in between Amaya and Hearn. That said, fun college hitters always get pushed up the board as we get closer to draft day, so even though he looks to go in our range now I doubt that'll be true by July.
  24. Bertz
    Kind of a weird fit with no DH
  25. Bertz
    https://twitter.com/lindseyadler/status/1367295970313199620?s=19 https://twitter.com/lindseyadler/status/1367300760237670400?s=19
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