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Jon Heyman of the New York post reported that Cody Bellinger and his agent, Scott Boras, are asking for a contract north of $200 million. Bellinger reportedly liked his time in the friendly confines and is interested in returning to the Cubs provided they meet his terms. Bellinger had an excellent bounce back season in 2023, posting a 133 OPS+ and 4.4 rWAR. The center fielder struggled with injuries and ineffectiveness following his 2019 MVP season with the Dodgers but despite how long he has been in the league and the ups and downs of his career, 2024 will be his age-28 season. -
Jon Heyman of the New York post reported that Cody Bellinger and his agent, Scott Boras, are asking for a contract north of $200 million. Bellinger reportedly liked his time in the friendly confines and is interested in returning to the Cubs provided they meet his terms. Bellinger had an excellent bounce back season in 2023, posting a 133 OPS+ and 4.4 rWAR. The center fielder struggled with injuries and ineffectiveness following his 2019 MVP season with the Dodgers but despite how long he has been in the league and the ups and downs of his career, 2024 will be his age-28 season. View full rumor
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Glasnow To Dodgers, Pending Extension
Brock Beauchamp replied to Jason Ross's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Interesting, just came here to post this. It's not unreasonable but I don't really think I want Glasnow at those years and price. -
Glasnow To Dodgers, Pending Extension
Brock Beauchamp replied to Jason Ross's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
I guess so? Just seems like a huge risk with a guy who averages well under 100 IP per season. And I don't see why Glasnow would sign anything if it's for fewer than four years. -
Glasnow To Dodgers, Pending Extension
Brock Beauchamp replied to Jason Ross's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Frankly, I’m a little confused why the Dodgers want to extend Glasnow given his health history. -
Locked this thread and splitting it out to make it more friendly for new and casual users. New thread about signing here:
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Welcome to NSBB!
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Brewers were stealing Cubs signs in 2018
Brock Beauchamp replied to Stratos's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
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Bellinger's batted ball data is troublesome. He grips and rips enough pulled balls to have some value but his 2023 exit velocity and BABIP are concerning. Will he return to being bad? No, I doubt that. But I think we could see some regression in 2024.
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With Bellinger, to me it all boils down to years and money. I didn't/don't feel that way about Ohtani or Yamamoto. I simply don't trust the one year of semi-bounceback we saw from Bellinger last season. And with PCA likely pounding on the door and potentially forcing Bellinger to move out of a premium position, I've basically talked myself into Matt Chapman while typing this post.
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Welcome to NSBB!
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I never considered the Cubs having more than a single-digit chance to sign Ohtani but the Glasnow news is troublesome (and then there's the Soto trade). And I'm just not hearing any chatter about the Cubs in any significant free agent deals. What is going on? Obviously, I'm pretty new to the Cubs community but this feels like the Cubs are operating as if they're a mid-market team. I know many of you have complained about this in the past but... yikes. This sucks.
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Dodgers Pursuing Rays' Starter Tyler Glasnow
Brock Beauchamp replied to Brock Beauchamp's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Rosenthal adding a little substance to this rumor: -
According to Bruce Levine of 670 The Score, the Los Angeles Dodgers are in talks to acquire the Tampa Bay Rays' oft-injured star pitcher, Tyler Glasnow. The Cubs have been linked off and on to Glasnow in several reports over the past month. The Dodgers recently signed Shohei Ohtani to a mega-deal but he will be unavailable to pitch in 2024. With Julio Urias facing potential legal trouble, the Dodgers need starting pitching help on a level they haven't seen in years. Los Angeles also has the prospect capital to be a thorn in the Cubs' side as they pursue some of the same pitchers in both the free agent and trade markets. -
According to Bruce Levine of 670 The Score, the Los Angeles Dodgers are in talks to acquire the Tampa Bay Rays' oft-injured star pitcher, Tyler Glasnow. The Cubs have been linked off and on to Glasnow in several reports over the past month. The Dodgers recently signed Shohei Ohtani to a mega-deal but he will be unavailable to pitch in 2024. With Julio Urias facing potential legal trouble, the Dodgers need starting pitching help on a level they haven't seen in years. Los Angeles also has the prospect capital to be a thorn in the Cubs' side as they pursue some of the same pitchers in both the free agent and trade markets. View full rumor
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Paul Hoynes of Cleveland.com wrote that the Cubs are one of the interested parties in acquiring first baseman and outfielder Josh Naylor. Naylor, 26 years old, is arbitration-eligible and will not become a free agent until after the 2025 season. Naylor is a potent left-handed bat, which fits the Cubs' needs for the lineup well after the departure of free agent Cody Bellinger. Naylor posted a 133 OPS+ during the 2023 season and has a career 111 mark. -
Paul Hoynes of Cleveland.com wrote that the Cubs are one of the interested parties in acquiring first baseman and outfielder Josh Naylor. Naylor, 26 years old, is arbitration-eligible and will not become a free agent until after the 2025 season. Naylor is a potent left-handed bat, which fits the Cubs' needs for the lineup well after the departure of free agent Cody Bellinger. Naylor posted a 133 OPS+ during the 2023 season and has a career 111 mark. View full rumor
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If you PM me details on that separate profile, I can probably merge them and fix the post count. Figured out how to do the latter now, I think.
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I'm getting to my offseason task list now and one of them was fixing the post counts many of you had. Between merging so many different installs and merging so many of your accounts, your post counts were displaying much lower than they should, given that some of you have been here for 20 years. So please take a look at your post count and let me know if that number has jumped higher recently and is now somewhere in the ballpark you expected it to be.
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That fanbase deserves better than the Voldemort they currently have.
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If nothing else, Ohtani is a domino that needs to fall before this offseason gets interesting. Then Yamamoto needs to sign. From there, it's off to the races as teams vie for Montgomery, Bellinger, Chapman, et al. And then we have the trades: Burnes, Glasnow, etc.
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Jon Morosi of MLB Network tweeted today that the free-agent dual-way player, Shohei Ohtani, may decide which team is awarded his services today. The general sentiment around baseball is that the Los Angeles Dodgers are the front-runners for the free agent. In recent weeks, he has known to have met with the Toronto Blue Jays and San Francisco Giants as well. The Angels still appear to be in play, though it's unclear what they could do to convince Ohtani to return, seeing as they had Ohtani for several years - along with Mike Trout - and failed to make the postseason even once. It is basically unknown where the Cubs stand in this situation. Jed Hoyer disputed earlier reports from Bob Nightengale that the northsiders were shifting focus away from Ohtani but little is known beyond that. View full rumor
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Jon Morosi of MLB Network tweeted today that the free-agent dual-way player, Shohei Ohtani, may decide which team is awarded his services today. The general sentiment around baseball is that the Los Angeles Dodgers are the front-runners for the free agent. In recent weeks, he has known to have met with the Toronto Blue Jays and San Francisco Giants as well. The Angels still appear to be in play, though it's unclear what they could do to convince Ohtani to return, seeing as they had Ohtani for several years - along with Mike Trout - and failed to make the postseason even once. It is basically unknown where the Cubs stand in this situation. Jed Hoyer disputed earlier reports from Bob Nightengale that the northsiders were shifting focus away from Ohtani but little is known beyond that. -
It has been widely rumored the Cubs would be willing to part with the young (and largely positionless) Christopher Morel this offseason and when it comes to the Cubs' potential acquisition of oft-injured starter Tyler Glasnow, Morel's name has been mentioned. It is expected that Tampa Bay will move Glasnow before the season starts; with one year remaining of team control, trading a starting pitcher is a textbook Rays-ian move. Not only that but the right-hander's $25 million salary in 2024 puts a large dent in the always-frugal Rays payroll planning. Morel, 25 years old, has played all non-pitcher/catcher positions on the diamond for the Cubs over the past two seasons. He has a solid 110 OPS+ over 854 plate appearances but seemingly does not factor into the Cubs' long term plans at any position. -
It has been widely rumored the Cubs would be willing to part with the young (and largely positionless) Christopher Morel this offseason and when it comes to the Cubs' potential acquisition of oft-injured starter Tyler Glasnow, Morel's name has been mentioned. It is expected that Tampa Bay will move Glasnow before the season starts; with one year remaining of team control, trading a starting pitcher is a textbook Rays-ian move. Not only that but the right-hander's $25 million salary in 2024 puts a large dent in the always-frugal Rays payroll planning. Morel, 25 years old, has played all non-pitcher/catcher positions on the diamond for the Cubs over the past two seasons. He has a solid 110 OPS+ over 854 plate appearances but seemingly does not factor into the Cubs' long term plans at any position. View full rumor
