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  1. thawv
    I agree with you. But I think there's going to be a couple of teams looking to give him 6/180 money. Not that exact amount, but more money, and likely longer than it should be. But if Boras wets his pants like last off season, and over plays his hand, that of course will change. Boras is not on the same page as these team presidents, who all seem to be using the same metric to determine a player's value. Boras is still using past performance, while teams are using future performance.
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    I don't think he deserves more than that. But with the nature of free agency, I think he gets closer to 30 million.
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    If Alonso is getting 20-25 mil a year, the Cubs need to move Cody for Castillo as a bit of a contract wash, move Suzuki back to right, and DH Alonso.
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    I know this, but it's just a wish list. Kikuchi is signing with the Angels
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    Great post. Can we get a better pitcher than Castillo in free agency for 3/75 ish? Maybe? Maybe not. But we'd be adding a solid #3 for just about no cost, and still have over 50 million to spend. Then we can add a big bat to replace Belli, or just decide to run with Caissie. I don't know. We can also use that money for a Burnes, AND Scott. Which I honestly don't see happening. I see a Flaherty as a much more likely signing as he'll be 3-4 years, cheaper AAV, and no QO. I'd actually be surprised if they don't sign Flaherty!
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    That particular trade is fair, because of the money that Castillo is owed. It would also fill a need without adding to payroll this season.
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    They'd have to either strap a prospect to him, or pay down a nice chunk of his salary.
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    If we believe what they say, we have a very good idea where they both stand. Tom has said that he likes to operate under the first level of the CBT. Code for, "that's our budget." Tom has said that he does not like like term contracts. Jed also said he doesn't like long term contracts. Jed also said that he's a risk averse person. Jed embraces the small market mentality. If we take them for their word, they are a perfect match, and that's the reason Tom made Jed the president. I personally doubt that Jed is an aggressive guy being held back by Tom's wishes/demands. From a business standpoint, Tom is likely very happy with Jed's work. Maybe going over the CBT for some odd reason changes his feeling on that? From a baseball standpoint, he can't be happy at all. If Tom decides to go in a different direction with the team president, it's very likely it will not be an aggressive guy that tries to win every year. It will likely be a close to the vest, conservative guy that will manage his budget, and put a decent team on the field. Tom is a profit driven owner, like most of them. Winning is important, but it needs to be done under budget. He is not going to wake up one morning and decide to try to compete with the other major market teams budget wise.
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    Not shocking that Cowles was added. But I am a bit surprised that they thought that they would lose him out of AA. Personally I think it's mostly because it would be a horrible look if they traded for him and someone took him in the Rule 5 draft. So they added him to save the embarrassment and grief if he was selected.
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    Maybe? I don't think he's ready for the bigs either. He has less than 400 PA's in AA. Maybe a team thinks that he can make the jump? I really don't think anybody but Caissie should be protected.
  11. thawv
    If a team thinks he's ready for the bigs next season, then yes. I don't think he's a big league player right now. Especially jumping from AA. My opinion.
  12. thawv
    They only have to remove 1 guy today for Caissie. That's Adbert. I personally don't see any other guy that needs to be protected from the Rule 5 draft. Thursday is the big day to non tender guys and remove them from the 40.
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    NM

    thawv replied to cubbies4ever's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    Could be! Thursday for sure!
  14. thawv
    He's out of options, and I don't see him on the MLB roster. I have him as a lock to be non tendered.
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    I don't think that anything magical is necessary for Cody. He's a negative surplus guy. We'd have to pick up a nice chunk of his salary, or send over something else to make it work. Nico on the other should get something back that's pretty good. He would be more to free up Shaw's spot IMO.
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    I also think that LA County is the place for him to make the most money in endorsements, as it's the largest Japanese population in America.
  17. thawv
    Nice work! This is a logical well thought out post. I don't think that Jed really has it in him to trade his pride and joy, which are prospects. But that seems like the best way to acquire talent without breaking the bank. Allowing them to buy needs with the left over money.
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    I agree with all of this. Because of the cost of having to pay Tucker, Happ, Belli, and Suzuki tens of millions of dollars, while money is the #1 concern for Ricketts, I just don't see it as a viable option at all. It's not about creativity or doability. It's about money.
  19. thawv
    The starting caliber bench player is great! But it's going to cost dearly. Also, with Tucker, it's never going to give an IF'er a day off. Maybe Cody over Busch at times? He's not playing CF, so it's just the corner OF'ers getting a day off. Look, as a fan, what they spend means zero to me. It's not my money, and I couldn't care less about Ricketts' profits. I just want a winner. But we know that the budget is the single most important thing to Ricketts. We have to watch what we spend. Spending tens of millions on 4-5 guys that are going to rotate in and out of the lineup seems like a bad idea if money is the top priority. Unless of course money is no object. Which we already know is the #1 object. I'd love to have four 20 million dollar a year guys on the bench! But it's not realistic. I know you're not suggesting that, but I'm just trying to make a point. With the way the Cubs watch their money, I just can't see them paying a guy that kind of money to rotate in and out of the lineup. I'd love to have that luxury, but I don't see it.
  20. thawv
    I understand that. But having your best players only play 135 games is not good. I also thought to myself, "Rcal is probably going to chime in." Have a great day, kid!
  21. thawv
    I'm more of a fan of 155-160 games for the every day starters. I'd hate to see guys get 30 scheduled days off. That's a ton of money on the bench daily. I'd prefer to play the best 9 just about every day. They get enough days off during the season.
  22. thawv
    I didn't think we were looking for another starting OF'er after Belli didn't opt out. Where are all these guys gonna play?
  23. thawv
    Well said.
  24. thawv
    But did they really "full platoon" with Busch? I feel like he saw more than enough time against LHP. Yes, they sat him quite often, but 100 PA's doesn't seem low for a full platoon. Am I way off here?
  25. thawv
    Perfect example of all of those things.....but no talent.
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