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I see Jarren Duran is being shopped by the Redsox, he fits Hoyer type as a low cost player with 2 yrs of control left.

That been my thinking for the offseason moves as far as pitching goes. I think theyll look to add 2 SP to with Steele and Cabrera, and the 5th starter will be between who they have as depth and possibly bring in to compete. With the thought of Wiggins and or Brown eventually taking over later in season. I also think they'll add at least 1 late inning reliever, doesn't necessarily need to be a closer but someone who will be high leveraged late in games. Kaima Taira has been mentioned alot today for the Cubs and Whitesox, not sure if the cubs are considering him as a starter or reliever but either way, they cannot allow themselves to be outbid by the Sox for him.

I can see starters like Taira, May, Gray, Patterson and Holmes being what Hoyer would go after for the rotation, as they all may be acquired for an AAV of 20 mil or less. I still feel at most he will only add 2 new starters for the OD rotation, to go with Steele and Cabrera. Garrett, Wicks, Aguiar, Assad and possibly other cheap depth options brought in to compete for the 5th spot. Wiggins and Brown will be working their way back to possibly take the 5th spot at some point

Kopech will be throwing Saturday for teams as hes looking for a return from knee injury. Hed be a good sign if healthy

Hes the pitching lab Frankenstein version of Horton and Wiggins 😅😂

Simmons was it for the bears... Guess theyre hoping his presence with the line pressure will help the Dbacks, just hope it dont bite them in ass down the road.

Elliot could be added as a signing which would replace Mack, but it would be nice to also add a CB though.

If Hoyer does use 2027 as a bridge year and doesn't go out and bring someone in long term, they could go with a probable Horton Brown and Wiggins as likely 3 starters that could be in rotation, along with possibly Townsend for 2028

Bears are too quiet, not even a rumor I hope Simmons isn't their only move

Right, hopefully this will solve the issue and he can be a reliable starter for the next 3-4 years or more with the cubs

Cubs news: Ben Brown underwent cervical spine surgery yesterday in New York to address his lingering neck issue. He is expected to start throwing early in the new year and should be game ready in the first half of the season.

Sounds like theyre going to use 2027 as a bridge year for whatever the CBA outcome is. Theyre not going to tie themselves into long term high salaries now, until they know if theres a floor/ceiling or Threshold they need to abide by. Theyre either going to look for guys willing to sign for 1-3 yrs and or low salary, or trade for someone that still under team control(Arbs). Look for the available players that would fit in the tier 3-5 level, and that likely where Hoyer will be looking for his new additions.

Yep, Hoyer will be shopping at the thrift store this offseason 🙄🙄

I never thought they would be, they need too much to consider spending half or most of what presumably they have available in payroll on one guy. If theyre staying under a Threshold for 2027, count on them adding mostly guys thatll cost around the 15 mil range, maybe 1 or 2 players higher but mostly there or lower.

Kyler was back and Luther has 2 weeks to be ok if its a concussion