Brock Beauchamp

I found out about the Cubs offer after I typed the post about the Twins and Giants. 🙃

From what I've heard, that's exactly what happened.

I've also heard rumblings the Cubs had an offer well in excess of $100m out there but it appears Bellinger wanted to trust in himself on the short-term deal with opt-outs. A fascinating situation.

Interesting tidbit: heard a rumor (unconfirmed) that the Giants and Twins offered more than $80m in January.

I kinda feel like the Cubs are done after the Bellinger signing but with Montgomery and Snell still out there, I feel that's a big mistake on their part. The NLC is wide open, just waiting for a team to step into the lead. And now that the Cubs aren't committed for 5+ years to Bellinger, they are no longer hamstrung by multiple long-term deals that could hurt them in 2028 and beyond. It feels like a pretty big mistake to not make a push for one of the two remaining pitchers, particularly Snell (though I find him borderline unwatchable, he's head and shoulders above Montgomery).

I was wary of Bellinger for a few reasons but this deal mitigates a lot of that concern. Patience paid off for the Cubs on this one.

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Oh, I know, I just think it's horsefeathers. The Cubs should not be afraid of literally the first luxury tax threshold.

I mean, getting two of the Boras four should be the goal at this point. It's kind of maddening that it is not.

No big deal, your vote counts, it just didn't count Ferris.

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He won’t. Would you like me to clear your vote so you can vote again?

I'm looking for someone to help with the rumors section of the site. I'm finding that I simply do not have the time to manage that properly anymore. I'd prefer that the person manage rumors for the Twins, Brewers, and Cubs but that's not a requirement. It would be a paid role and a pretty nice/easy side hustle for people who find themselves sitting in front of a computer all day anyway. PM me if you're interested or if you have questions, ask them here.

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I will absolutely refuse to use anything but #YouHaveToCIt this season.

Hard to believe the Mariners are truly interested. They dealt for Jorge Polanco - likely to play third - and also required the Twins to take back DeSclafini as a salary-shedding move.

We currently have a tie for first place if someone out there wants to put their finger on the scale...

There are at least three very good blog posts in this thread. Use our blogs section, please! You cantankerous old coots. 😃 https://northsidebaseball.com/blogs/

I was coming in to say Morel gets 400+ PAs this season.

He sure did, thanks.

I wiped out your vote, you can now vote again.

DERRRRPPPPPPP Of course, done.

Some of the players on the list are probably gone. If someone needs to be removed, just tag me with the name and I'll get rid of it. 1. You must have an account and be logged in to vote. If you don't have an account, click here. It literally requires 60 seconds to create an account. 2. Review our current top 20 prospect list, catch up on stats, rankings, etc. (you can do so from the voting page link below) 3. Have your prospect list in your dirty little paws? Then flip on over to the new prospect voting page (after reading the rest of this, please). https://northsidebaseball.com/prospect-voting 4. Voting is super simple, you drag and drop players in the order you wish them to be. After you move a prospect, the list automatically renumbers so you don't lose track of the order. This works on mobile devices but it's a *vastly* better experience on desktop. Sorry, that's just how this kind of thing works. There's no great way to make something like this be as awesome on a phone screen. 5. Each prospect has a comment section where you can add any commentary you have on that player. At the bottom of the list, there is a general comment section to explain over-arching things you wish to mention. 6. Don't see a prospect you want to put on the list? Just pop back here and give me a mention (in a comment, start typing @Brock Beauchamp and then select my name when it appears). Mention the prospect you want added and I will do that asap. 7. Once you're done with all of it, click Save. You've now voted! 8. When the voting closes, a new thread will automatically generate in this forum with all of your rankings and comments for everyone to read and talk about. 9. You can only vote once. If you have voted in error, pop back here and again tag me, asking to have your vote deleted. I will remove it and you can vote again. Voting will close at end of day Wednesday, February 21st!

Welcome to the site! Our own Matt Trueblood has "Not a Rebuild" podcast that's rather esoteric. I also listen to Wrigleyville Nation, which I believe is quite popular.

There's Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe, though I believe that happened after DiMaggio retired.