chibears55
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Gotcha... maybe theyll actually give Long and or Murray a legit opportunity in ST to make the team over Kingery, they both play CI, Long can play OF, Murray a SH.
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I figured Gallen or someone in his tier too, like you said it fits perfect for where they stand money wise if Hoyer still plans on holding money for ahem in season moves while staying under Threshold. They're about 43 under now, so yea 20-22 mil on a SP, and maybe 5 more on pen or bench will leave him close to 15 for that famous in season moves, which feels more like replacing the crap bench/pen guys that horsefeathers the bed in April/May then actually adding a big bat and or arm at the deadline.
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I wouldn't be looking into potential everyday guys anymore, they're settled with who they have already and likely felt this way going into the offseason. The only question revolves around Caissie and when they plan on getting him up to play RF everyday. OD will likely be... Amaya Busch Hoerner Swanson Shaw Happ PCA Suzuki with Ballesteros DH
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My guess is Hoyer probably has an offer on the table with low years(4-6) and likely with options and Imai(Boras), is waiting to see if another team (of his preference)will swoop in with something more and guarenteed. Im a bit surprise he hasn't made a decision by now with the holidays coming up, but i guess he can wait til the final day January 2nd and make it then after the holidays.
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Imagine if Hoyer and Ricketts had Banks, Santo, Williams, and Jenkins now, they'd be allowing them to walk as FA after 5-7 years through ARB or trading them away over paying them and giving them a longterm extension. Since 2010, the Cubs longest tenure players are 7 ( Hendricks, Rizzo, Bryant, Contreras, Baez, Hoerner, Happ) guys that came up from minors and just played out contract with 3 ( Hendricks, Hoerner, Happ) getting a little extension. All good players but no stars
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He'd likely accept the kind of contract that would fit what they'd offer to stay under and give them belly room during season, something like 3-4 yrs at 18-20M per.
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I could see Hoyer offering 7-8 years but with options the last 2 or 3, but who knows, being that he'll be 28 in May, maybe he'll want to test the FA market again in 2-3 years and accept a shorter deal.
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Hoyer likes to puzzle piece his bullpen every year with guys under the radar on 1 year cheap cost deals , but yea it would be nice if by doing that hed spend on an impact player or two on a starting pitcher and or everyday player.
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At least he's good...
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Crazy looking at the Cubs payroll for 2027 2028 and 2029, their current guarenteed contracts is just 39 30 and 26 mil total for those seasons, with Swanson being the bulk of it 28 27 and all of it 26 mil in 2029. How is that even possible in today's MLB for what supposed to be a big market team, to only have one guarenteed major contract for the next 3 seasons and he not even a big star player... There is absolutely zero excuse for this
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Current payroll minus the Arbs, theyre outspending them already.
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Padres still adding on... https://x.com/i/status/2003163846769541497
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Would of been better then snagging the guy from Japan but you know Cubs weren't spending more than 2 mil even on a much better bench bat, let alone 6.
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Hoyer making splashes this offseason with depth signings. That should put them over 200 million
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Id expect the next two days could be pretty busy with some players and teams wanting to get deals/trades done before the holidays. I hope Hoyer has something good cooking
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If im the Sox, I have him taking batting practice everyday in ST against guys and machine throwing over 95 so he can get used to it and work on timing.... I will be interested in watching him hit and see how he looks
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Yea I did a search just to see, I can see why this guy probably didn't get many offers, he is likely going to struggle big against alot of bullpen arms and most starters... Japan's NPB (Nippon Professional Baseball), their average fastball is around 91-92 MPH, lower than MLB's ~94 MPH but rapidly increasing, with top pitchers hitting 95+ MPH, showing a significant jump in velocity recently. Key Points for NPB Fastball Velocity: General Average: Around 91.5 - 92 MPH in recent years. Growth: Velocity in Japan is increasing faster than in MLB. Comparison: Still lags MLB's average (around 93.6-94.2 MPH) but closing the gap. Elite Pitchers: Top NPB arms can reach speeds comparable to MLB (95+ MPH). So, expect fastball speeds in the low 90s for the average in Japan's top league, with upward trends.
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Im trying to figure out how this guy had an OPS over 1.000 if he cant hit a fastball over 93 mph. Do they not have many pitchers in the league that can throw a fastball over 93? I'd love to see a breakdown of this
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I wonder if Imai will choose tomorrow or Tuesday to get it done before the holidays, im sure he'd rather stay home in Japan and not have to travel during Christmas and NewYears, his deadline is January 2nd.
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Probably just balls put in play at that speed 🤷♂️
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Murakami deadline is Monday, I wouldn't be surprise if Imai decision comes on Tuesday if he wants to get it done before the holidays. His deadline is January 2nd
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Hoyer has his guys searching the Mexican league now to see if he can sign another bench or bullpen guy for 1.5 million... 😵💫😵💫😵💫🙄🙄🙄😅😅😅
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Getting closer to Zac Gallen 🙄🙄 Probably get him for 4/80
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Now we have 2 posters who writes essays on here to read 😅😅😅
