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  1. Rcal10
    You are responding to the wrong person. I agree with you that they should have traded Ayers for Detmers. I was all for it. I am just saying the fact they didn’t and now they traded Mo does make it sound like they really like Ayers. I don’t say I like what the Cubs did, or actually didn’t do. I am just trying to make sense of why they did it.
  2. Rcal10
    This is true. And Amaya is fine. But maybe Ayers takes Kelly’s spot next year. Cubs must like him.
  3. Rcal10
    It’s a fine deal. Zeferjahn is a solid pen and and will be here a while. He doesn’t come cheaply.
  4. Rcal10
    Right now if nothing else happens it is a decent TDL. Good starting pitcher to pitch a playoff game and a solid pen arm. Better than last year. And maybe a piece for the rotation next year. But they need more done to call it a good TDL. Either Holmes or one of the ranger pitchers. Or make Detmers happen. Figure it out.
  5. Rcal10
    He is a pivot in that he is someone they can have next year with control. But the completion of the pivot has to be Holmes or one of the Ranger pitchers. I agree with you on that. And they did add one reliever already.
  6. Rcal10
    True.
  7. Rcal10
    Also probably means no Detmers. Nice reliever, though.
  8. Rcal10
    But if they do like Garret after this year that lessens the need to add a controllable starting pitcher. Opens up other options like Holmes or Mize. Maybe even gives them a LITTLE leverage.
  9. Rcal10
    Who is Scott Hughes? He is reporting Detmers to the Cubs for Ayers, Escobar and Kipp. But I don’t see that anywhere or know who he is.
  10. Rcal10
    Maybe Guasman can talk some sense into him.
  11. Rcal10
    I’m starting to be concerned with the possibility of no Detmers or no Seattle pitcher. Might have to pivot to another rental. Holmes, Mize🤷 Or maybe look to Gore.
  12. Rcal10
    But where’s Shaw. Havent heard about him for at least a week. This wasn’t supposed to be a big deal and it is starting to be just that.
  13. Rcal10
    Probably not a good sign.
  14. Rcal10
    I think I would be happy with one controlled starter, a pen arm like Weaver and a right handed bat off the bench. But that is assuming at least a few pen arms come back. Guys like Palencia, Milner, Brown, & Steele are all potential pen arms. Plus if they add another starter that could push Assad and Rea to the pen.
  15. Rcal10
    As far as the deadline goes, the only way I would be underwhelmed is if nothing else is done. And I doubt that happens. I think they will add, at the very least, a couple of pen arms. That and Gausman would make for a decent deadline.
  16. Rcal10
    Yes, it would be good if they added a right handed bat who can play the corner and first base. Or it would be good if Shaw would get back from his injury. He could just be that guy.
  17. Rcal10
    What happened to Busch?
  18. Rcal10
    How about Detmers, Zeferjohn and Adell? One stop shopping. What would that cost?
  19. Rcal10
    And the wind was blowing in at 20 mph each game. Neither team hit. Cubs were one boneheaded non challenge away from tying the game yesterday. Or one bad Rea pitch from winning it. They can use a right handed bat to play left, or Shaw needs to get back soon. But the offense is fine, otherwise. It is a lower priority need, but it is a need.
  20. Rcal10
    To me that’s code for: Kepley and Ayers😅
  21. Rcal10
    So maybe Rojas plus some guys outside the top 30 gets Detmers. Maybe Rojas and Ayers gets Detmers and Adell or a pen arm. One stop shopping: Detmers, Adell and a pen arm. Figure out who has to go.
  22. Rcal10
    Besides what Jason is saying about Detmers this is already a better deadline than last year. They got a guy who will start a playoff game. At the very least they will add a few pen arms. Similar to Kittredge last year. I do believe Jason with his Detmers update, but even if that doesn’t happen the deadline won’t be a total bust.
  23. Rcal10
    Now that the Cubs have Gausman would that take them out on Holmes? Don’t really want a second rental. So whining play for the Cubs.
  24. Rcal10
    What are your thoughts? I like it.
  25. Rcal10
    I think that once the west coast games are over we will hear about a Cubs trade. Maybe Detmers, maybe Soriano, maybe Webb or even Miller. But I think something will happen today. Of course I have probably said this sort of thing every year. What did they say the definition of insanity is?
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