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  1. JD94
    Sure stars still go to Cali. I never said they didn’t. But plenty have chosen not to, or to leave at first opportunity. In golf, Tiger and Mickleson both left Cali due to state taxes. When the 49ers drafted Trey Lance, his rookie deal / signing bonus was $34M… after paying $18M in taxes, he only walked away with $16M. I never said it was a deciding factor regarding Ohtani. All I said was it’s a negative. And it is. Losing money is a negative. Whether you’re an athlete making hundreds of millions, or an average person making 100k a year.
  2. JD94
    So apparently Ohtani just brought in $100M in revenue for the Angels last year. In one year. I mean wow. This is right up Ricketts ally. It’s a win-win for them. No matter what Ohtani gets, Ricketts still makes money on this deal and he gets to keep hundreds of thousands of fans happy by signing off on getting them the best player in baseball. I see why we are all in on Ohtani. He’s going to bring in WAY more money than his contract. I mean we already knew Ohtani would bring in crazy money in revenue, but I didn’t think $100M ANNUALLY. That number might be even higher if he’s a Cub. All the Japanese that will buy Marquee with him and Suzuki on the team. All the jersey sales. It’s a no brainer for Tom. Here’s the article:
  3. JD94
    Plus those California state tax <<<< that’s not nothing
  4. JD94
    I mean… if that’s true, that’s major news. Not really something to scoff at.
  5. JD94
    Yeah, it’s going to be tricky to decide which info to trust and not trust regarding Ohtani. I know he wants it quiet, but I do think there will still be info that gets out. For example, insiders will still be able to get info from the FO of teams that are out on Ohtani. So for instance, I can buy into what you posted here as having some meaning. Like yesterday it came out that Seattle was out. Somebody inside their FO telling Levine or name your insider, that they are out, but Chicago and LA are the most aggressive in their pursuit can and will definitely happen. Now the teams that are really in it aren’t going to talk. Jed will never admit or leak to an insider any details about their pursuit of Ohtani as long as they are still in it.
  6. JD94
    I agree, but I think it’s been proven that you don’t have to be the Dodgers winning 100+ games and the division each year to be a WS contender. You just have to be a good team that gets hot at the right time. We just watched a WS with 2 wild card teams in it… not the Dodgers, Braves, or Astros. The Phillies went to the WS last year as a Wild Card team. The Nats won it a few years ago as a Wild Card team. Don’t get me wrong, you’d rather be the Dodgers than the Giants or Dbacks hoping to just sneak in the WC and do it that way, but what’s important at the end of the day is just being good enough to get in. I do think we can sell Ohtani that we are set up to run this division for the foreseeable future. The Brewers are about to take a massive step back. The Pirates aren’t anywhere close. The Cardinals aren’t good right now. The Reds have a few nice young players, but they aren’t a threat. The Cubs however have a solid MLB team as it is, plus a top 3 farm system in baseball, & money to spend. We are far and away in the best position of anybody in the division.
  7. JD94
    Yep. That’s why when Heyman did that interview yesterday and he was saying “LA this” and “blah blah blah” I knew he was just babbling. If you name the Dodgers, Yankees, Mets, Cubs, Padres, and half the league, like he did, odds are you name the team he will choose. Luckiky though, it doesn’t sound like Ohtani wants this to go much past the winter meetings if at all. So we shouldn’t have to wait too terribly long.
  8. JD94
    Yeah I don’t think anybody is saying “punt 3B until June because Shaw might be ready then.” I assumed it was understood that if we go land some combo of Ohtani, Soto, Alonso, Hoskins, Bellinger, etc, that maybe we’d be okay just treading water at 3B while we figure out if Shaw will be ready this year and get another year of data on him, especially since it seems they want to move him along quickly as long as he can handle it. Re-assess next offseason about 3B. Nobody is saying “Shaw will step in at 3B in July, so don’t waste any money there.” If we do enough other things, we can probably slide by at 3B with Madrigal/Wisdom/prospects/cheap FA’s/maybe a Tim Anderson type flier.
  9. JD94
    I guess if the bat is good enough, you could always move Hoerner over there. I have no doubt he can play well over there (I just watched Madrigal play well defensively there). I’m sure that’s not ideal, but those things always seem to work themselves out.
  10. JD94
    How is there not a pivot?
  11. JD94
    We could always take a shot on Tim Anderson or Yoan Moncada. I feel like the consensus is Matt Shaw will be ready sooner rather than later. Obviously you don’t bank on that, but you do keep it in the back of your mind that maybe if you can tread water at 3B for a little while until Shaw is ready and you see if he’s the guy or not.
  12. JD94
    Ohtani > Soto. If you can get Ohtani now, you do it. He’s the best player in the game. I’d hate to pass on Ohtani to save a little money and give up assets for Soto and then he walk after next year and you don’t get either star long term. Now if we miss on Ohtani, absolutely pivot to Soto and do all you can to resign him next offseason. If I’m choosing though, I’m going all in on Ohtani now.
  13. JD94
    I’m starting to get excited for this offseason.
  14. JD94
    I understand that. I wouldn’t like kick my dog or anything if Wicks was in a Soto trade, but I can also see him being a pretty reliable #3 or #4 starter for the next 6 years. I guess I’m just worried what the near future would look like without him in the rotation. I mean my though process on Wicks could change quickly if the Cubs go sign Yamamoto and trade for a young SP, I’m just not sure if that happens. I do feel like the Padres would be more interested in Brown anyways. He has more upside, and I’d be fine with that. Wicks just feels safer than Brown to me because I’ve seen Wicks have success in the majors. Brown is very “hit or miss” to this point in the minors. One day he looks elite, the next he’s getting knocked all over the park.
  15. JD94
    Just curious… who, if anybody, would be untouchable for you in a Soto trade? PCA and Horton? Would Wicks? For me it’s PCA, Horton, & Wicks. I’m good with anybody else. I would put Ferris in the untouchable group also, though I doubt they are looking for somebody that’s 2-3+ years away anyways.
  16. JD94
    Apparently Ohtani and his agent want to keep things very quiet during his process of picking a team. He doesn’t want the outside noise of everybody knowing which teams he meets with and all that. I imagine there won’t be many rumors leading up to his signing as far as specific teams and numbers and what not. They aren’t going to talk and I doubt the teams that are in it will talk and risk that hurting them signing him.
  17. JD94
    Agreed. At worst, he’s going to be here 9/12 months of the year. I think being more comfortable here would be more important than an extra 4 hour flight now and then.
  18. JD94
    We have to be pretty horsefeathers appealing then. Large market team, can market the hell out of his brand, plenty of money, almost a playoff team without a superstar like him, top 3 farm system based on whose list you use that’s only going to help moving forward via trades or supplementing big league needs, just hired arguably the best manager in baseball, already a Japanese presence on the team with Suzuki (that’s not a make or break thing, but you have to imagine that’s a big positive - it would be for me if I were going to Japan and the roles were reversed). It’s all there. Everything he could possibly want is here.
  19. JD94
    https://x.com/cubszone/status/1723386339209421161?s=46&t=iRdezfuJVGBU0wPvMftX0w
  20. JD94
    Let’s just say for ***** and giggles that package 2 is Soto on a 10 year extension and package 1 is Ohtani for 10 years no opt outs. Package 2 is Hoskins rather than Turner or Candy.
  21. JD94
    This is kind of fun… which would you choose? 1 or 2
  22. JD94
    For sure. Too much smoke at this point. Man if we walk away with one of Soto or Ohtani, that would be unreal. Those are 2 of my most favorite players in the game. I’ve dreamed of one of them being a Cub for years. I wish we could afford both, but I just don’t see them spending $70M on those 2 next year. That leaves them no wiggle room for another SP, relievers, etc. It won’t happen but if it did, you could just move Happ to 1B and play Soto in LF.
  23. JD94
    If nothing else, he’s a good follow to keep up with the latest rumors you might’ve missed. He’s either sourced or regurgitates someone else’s info, either way, you’re still getting info lol.
  24. JD94
    They definitely wouldn’t trade him. Not yet. They still have plenty of time before he hits free agency to build around him before they have to decide whether to trade him or not. Those same Royals held on to Whit Merrifield for years while he lost all trade value when they had no path to contend.
  25. JD94
    Don’t think he has any inside info, but I must admit, I still follow him because I love rumors.
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