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  1. KCCub
    Typical Cubs unlucky BS. Steele doesn't get the strike 3 call and Hoskins hits a broken bat hit about 20 mph that Steele falls down trying to field and doesn't look right shaking his arm after walking the next batter on 4 pitches.
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    That was strike 3! And also it's sounding pretty bad for Yelich -
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    I'm betting it's all smoke and he's not going anywhere. However, if their was a pitch to get him to waive his NTC, it would be "Would you be open to playing for the Dodgers along side Ohtani, Freeman, Betts, etc and compete for the WS the next 2.5 years?".
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    I'm indifferent. I see both sides of the coin with the positive/negative arguments. I do think the folks who are on the hard "keep him" side need to at least prepare for the chance he's getting moved. There's been enough smoke out there around him and it's yet to be shot down.
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    I think Taillon is going to be the pivot point for the loser of the Skubal sweepstakes.
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    Most likely nothing at all besides rumors and Cubs scouting doing their due diligence, but we don't have a lot to look forwards to this deadline so let's chat on some more scenarios that most likely aren't going to happen. Fire away -
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    I actually think he's going to have a pretty hot market. I think teams that usually don't make the "big splash" at the deadline are going to be after him. Sox for sure and teams like Royals, Pirates, etc seem to fit their type of move. That's not even considering the Yankees and Braves could use him.
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    This is what I've been harping on for awhile. The MLB is absolutely going to make sure the offensive environment is better next year (Similar to what happened after the 2022 dead ball season). There's going to be a lot of regression with our pitching staff next year. Guys that miss bats at a higher rate are going to be that much more valuable next season similar to how guys who have upper end power are that much more valuable this year. It was either Frank Stampfl or Chris Towers who said it best - Guys who hit the ball 40 rows deep aren't impacted by the ball going 37 rows now, but guys who only hit it a couple rows deep are heavily impacted this year. Think Nico and all the nice looking swings he's had that are caught at the warning track. I would like to think in an average live ball season those are doubles off the wall and/or some are making it in the basket.
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    Great pick Busch!
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    Man, Jed’s really did a number on us with who we are discussing for possible 3b options. Ouch
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    Yea, that's why I prefaced it with "If he's Jed's guy, make it happen". Might have one shot at him this deadline, and if someone else trades for him, 3b options for next season get even slimmer. If Jed doesn't believe his unique hitting skill will translate well with the Cubs, then pass on him. I like Shaw, but he's not in the tier of "Can't block" prospect. Make him force his way on the field, that's a good problem to have if he does.
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    Yea, that's the hope at least. For example, if the Rays are set on dealing Paredes at this deadline and Jed/the Cubs are really interested in acquiring Paredes, then go ahead and make the move. Then you can turn around and flip Morel to the Sox for a Teel package, etc, and you have a true Buy/Sell deadline.
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    They do have a ton of holes elsewhere currently - namely 2b and 1b, plus they could always use pen help. Maybe Taillon + Lieter? Mervis most likely doesn't move the needle at all for them, but they've been trotting out Dom Smith at 1b while Casas rehabs. Morel at 2b for them would be a match. But then we're getting at the point where we are giving up a ton of current major league value where we would need something additional coming back with Teel, which I don't know if they have the almost ready mlb pieces to make something like that work.
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    Hey, the Brewers are mortal and make bad plays after all.
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    I would be extremely sad if Steele were no longer a Cub. If the deal was massive and included Mayo, I would be less sad.
  18. KCCub
    Couple huge NL Central series - Brewers trying to eliminate us at our place and Cards @ Pirates, both fighting to stay within striking distance of the division and battling for the last couple spots in the WC.
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    I miss the allstar break
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    Yea not sure why they don't just rotate to each being the home team. Oh well, this is big for the org to be able to showcase Suzuki & Imanaga there.
  21. KCCub
    The Cubs need to be past the stage of throwing horsefeathers at 3b and hoping it sticks. They've tried that for 3.5 seasons already and it hasn't worked. Get someone who can actually handle the position and add value to the team. Steele isn't getting any cheaper, we've burnt likely Imanaga's best season as a Cub, we only have a few years left of Suzuki/Happ/Nico together, Dansby's going to continue to age, and on and on.
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    Tigers won't move him, but ughh if the Dodgers do somehow pull it off...
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    And I think most everyone here would agree with that line of thinking if that's the result. Similar to what I posted above - if they move Taillon for a BP/platoon guy and sign a Kyle Gibson this off season, I would hate that. That doesn't mean that's the only outcome though. I don't think it's that far fetched if the front office identifies Taillon as a spot where they believe they can do some combo of these things - add more upside, get younger, add more cost control. Let's put it this way - if you listen to any national analyst/reporter talk about the Cubs potential deadline and spefically if they are selling, it's always Bellinger and Taillon (Heck, even the CBS fantasy baseball podcast was talking about on Friday how much it would improve Taillon's fantasy value if he was traded). Now maybe all that chatter stems from the very first rumor that came about and everyone just ran with it and it's all moot. But there's yet to be anything released saying Taillon is off limits (Similar to what the Cubs front office did for Morel this off-season). IF we do end up being sellers and Taillon truely is available, I sure hope the front office isn't just looking at his spot as an upgrade on the margins and not thinking bigger. Let's just become buyers and not have to continue talking about trading Taillon.
  25. KCCub
    That's the thing, us NorthSideBaseball GM's are working with a fraction of the data/knowledge that our front office has. We don't know what next year's potential budget will be, we don't have a temperature on possible off season trade targets, we don't know what their internal projections of this team actually is, and on and on. It's very easy to say on here "If you trade X player, you need to give a precise plan to justify trading said player". That's just impossible being the NSB GM's we all are. If the front office has a specific target/plan in mind to improve this team and that includes trading Taillon, then pull the trigger. Last year if that was unloading Taillon and then trading for Glasnow + extending Glasnow we would of all been thrilled (At least those who aren't terrified of his injury history) with that result. If the plan is to trade Taillon and sign Kyle Gibson for $12m, then don't do it. mul21 mentions regress to the mean - what is the mean? 82/83 wins? That's the underlying issue most folks have with the current roster construction and why we see so many suggestions on "we need to move x player".
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