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No sweat. Happy New Year!
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did you tag the wrong guy??? I'm not freaking out at all. I'm talking about what I predicted his contract was going to be. Wrong guy pal.
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Yes he is. Barring injury, he can reach these innings standing on his head.
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Innings at 80, 90, and 100. I don't know if it's 1 million at 80 innings, 1 million at 90 innings, and 1 million at 100 innings.
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I don't have any kind of ability to figure out the "structure" of a contract. Just like nobody on this page that's not an agent or a GM. The most we can do is to guess years, AAV or both. That's it.
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I thought 16 aav, and he got 18 aav. Not too bad!!!! The options are something we can never guess
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And looking at the 2027 FA crop, Happ is the best LF'er, Suzuki is the best RF'er, and Nico is the best 2B on the market. So what do they do???
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Then he lied when he said that SP was his top priority. And yes, I know that there's still time.
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You're splitting hairs. I thought 16 mil for 4 years, and he signed 18 mil for 3 years with options. No way in the world do I have the capabilities to predict a contract, just like you and everybody else on this page. I think the options made Jed run, or this was his only offer?
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You would think!!
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3/54 with a chance to get to 3/63
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This very well may have been his only offer. Nobody willing to pay him more than 3/54? This is about what I personally thought he was going to get.
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It's 3/54 with incentives to reach 3/63.
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I meant the lowest in his career as far as percent of the league. You're right.
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His velocity has always been below average, and last year was his lowest. I'd still take him as he would be an upgrade to a couple of our guys right now. I you think that the Cubs would be a benefit for him, I trust you. Do you still think that Imai is going to get what you thought the other day? I can still see a Shota type of deal. This is going to be even closer to the deadline than Murakami's signing. Which I believe is the closest in the posting era.
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Fair enough. I'd also prefer a RHP. Yes, Gallen is better than Rea, so he's definitely an upgrade. we need to land Imai. Gallen's Savant page was awful last year. The couple of years before that it was pretty good, but nothing special. Yes, I would much rather have him over Rea. And probably over Jaimo too. So if they don't land Imai, I can see a 2/42 ish deal for Gallen being a nice upgrade.
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Hahahaha......I get that. However, he should see very little action anyway. But just from what I've heard, he's been very good against LHP in Japan.
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They already did add a RH bat that can play 1B in Austin Tyler. And Craig has already announced that Busch will no longer be a platoon player.
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This is a problem for me as a fan. They are dead set on the first level of the threshold instead of trying to win. But as the owner, I would do the same thing. They CAN add the best stick, and the best arm. They just choose not to. But in reality, Tom didn't buy this team to win baseball games. He bought it to make money. I'm usually in the minority here but I don't think a major market team should have to trade for established pitching when they have the resources to sign the best guy available and keep their prospects. This is what teams with no money do.
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I agree. That's why I said hopefully the best player. Right now, the team has way too many Ian Happ's. We need some stars. But sadly, starts cost the most money, and that's just not the Cubs thing. Bregman/Bichette would be ideal. Then put Shaw on the bench as the utility infielder and have him play 2B in 2027. All Gallen does is put Rea in the pen. He's a middle of the rotation guy. I want to see Amai, Ranger, or Valdez added to the rotation. Gallen is not going to much of a difference maker.
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Exactly. Just sign good players. And hopefully they are the best available at the time.
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You're just not going to understand what I'm trying to say.
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I don't disagree with this at all. But if you are looking to trade talent in the system because you don't want to get a FA because of cost, I don't like that plan as a major market team. I'd rather have a star for 5-6 years than give something up for 2 years of control because he's cheaper. And that's what would be happening here. Looking at the books after this season, the last thing they should be doing is trading young guys. They need to start adding talent right now. There's no way they can spend all the money available next season. They should be adding payroll this season. THIS is the season to go way over the cap and start building this team for 2027 and on.
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As a FAN, I just want the best player signed. I AGREE with Tom about profits first. That's how I would be. But as a fan, I just want the best players at the time signed. I don't think Tom is cheap at all. I think that 240 million is way more than enough to dominate this small market division. I don't care if they sign guy with the highest salary at all. The highest salary doesn't win. The best players win. But avoiding the best players because they cost the most is pathetic from a fans point of view. I now think that Imai is the best pitcher available. I don't think he will cost the most, but he's my first choice, so I think they should do whatever they can to sign him based on pitching ability and not salary.
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Just from what I've read, and from what Jason has said on here, I feel Imai is the best of the group. I see him as a top of the rotation guy. I see Gellen as a middle of the rotation guy. I'd rather have Imai. As a fan, the cost doesn't matter to me. I want the better pitcher.
