Rcal10
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You do say some ridiculous stuff (when I can decipher it and understand it) but this might be your all time best. Cubs fans love their players. They support them their entire career. All of those guys from the 16’ team are still cheered for when they come to town. Most were very upset the organization let them all leave. It did turn out to be the right move, btw, but your post suggest fans turned their back on them. And that’s just not even close to true. And when Sammy is announced he will get probably the loudest ovation of the weekend. Another example of a fan base adoring its players.
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Sammy being invited back in could be the “exciting thing” that happens at this years convention. Not something I care too much about. But they can play that up at the convention.
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Agree. And, if they did have interest in Hoffman it would be strictly as a starter. So it could be either Robertson or Yates, and then also add Hoffman(to start). IMO Scott is as much out of the question as Burnes was. I don’t see that ever happening.
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Kind of a fine line between quality pick up and dumpster dive, if you ask me. A few years ago the Cubs signed Smyly to something similar. With the benefit of hindsight it didn’t work so it goes down as a dumpster dive bad signing. We really don’t know Lorenzen will be a quality signing. I’m just saying a lot of guys in this range waffle between dumpster dive and quality signing, depending on their eventual outcome. Lorenzen might be ok, but hardly something Inam upset the Cubs missed out on.
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If you used the quote function correctly it would not be so confusing.
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Not enough alcohol for me to believe this would ever happen.
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I will take the over on Ohtani innings for his career.
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Agreed. I will take the over on a $20M average salary. Even if he tanks his one year prove it deal will be similar to Montgomery. And I still think there are several teams that will go at least 4 years for him at over $22M a year.
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You and Jed can stick to that number. And then he won’t be a Cub. He will cost much more than that.
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I feel like you are wanting a pen that doesn’t exist. I am willing to bet most fan base complain about their pen. And even if their team puts together this “dominate” pen, when it struggled the fan base would suggest it isn’t very good. I think a lot of teams fan base hates their pen. It is the easiest thing to rag on. Even a good pen will blow some games.
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I just don’t see him for the Cubs. I expect a pitcher added via a trade. Hard to believe the Cubs win on an offer to him. I would think he could get 5/$120M or more. And don’t see that from the Cubs. But 🤷
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Cubs reportedly one of five teams to offer Kim Hye-seong
Rcal10 replied to Jason Ross's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
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Cubs reportedly one of five teams to offer Kim Hye-seong
Rcal10 replied to Jason Ross's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
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I agree. None of the names you mentioned are guys that cannot be replaced by a better player. They are not guys you would use as an excuse not to get better. I would be shocked if Thompson and Zastryzny made the team. To suggest they won’t add a pen arm because of those guys would be the FO taking the fanbase as idiots. To suggest they won’t add a bench bat because of Workman or Brujan is almost as insulting.
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I don’t know about that exact trade, but you have a good point that the Cubs could trade for a bench bat who can cover 1st and 3rd. Casey Schmitt is another example. I am sure there are many more.
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I just hope if he visits Chicago the city isn’t in an a artic freeze or having a blizzard. Hope for mild weather if he does visit.
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So to be clear, you are saying no pen and and no bench bat will be added. Just, maybe a pitcher. Correct? You may be right, but I sure hope you are not.
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There are still many options. None are great, but obviously if they were we wouldn’t be talking about them being a bench bat. Dejong, Moncada, Solano and Urias are all still available. I think SF has a guy that might fit as well. Forgot his name but he is a second year player. Maybe they will do as you suggested, but there are still options.
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I don’t see RHH as a con. They need one anyway. Might as well be one that can play a little first base too. Then they only need one bench bats. Let Workman or Mastrobuoni be the lefty infield bat off the bench.
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If saving it was the difference in extending Tucker now versus signing him at the end of this year, I would agree with you that they should save most of it to extend Tucker now. Or even if they did an extension for PCA and that cost them $10M on this budget, fine, spend less. But I don’t think that is the case. I do think they won’t sign anyone to high dollars at multiple years so that next year they can sign Tucker and not go over. That is why someone like Scherzer interests me a little. He would be one year.
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Cubs are mentioned with 5 other teams as a possible landing spot for Scherzer. It is also mentioned he would probably want around $20M on a 1 year deal and he expects to pitch in 25’. This was in mlb trade rumors. Probably nothing, and just speculation. But I guess it is possible.
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Absolutely. Might have to acquire guys through trades. Which, if anyone remembers, Jed said he expected more activity via trades than FA.
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That’s not really the point. The point is I would rather just buy one bench and that at cover 1st and 3rd. I am not upset if they do add two bats, one being a lefty infielder and another being a guy who can cover 1st and the outfield. It is just a personal preference that whoever they added for Shaw insurance can also cover 1st to give Busch a day off. Not a big deal either way. I just like the idea of more money going to pitching. But now that they have Thielbar for $2.75, maybe 2 bats is fine with Rojas being one of them. Maybe Canario can be traded as a 3rd piece in deal for a staring pitcher.
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Except he doesn’t cover 1st when a lefty pitches. Getting him means they have to get someone else too, which means Canario is let go. I would rather not give Canario away.
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Rojas has been better the last few years than Urshella. Apparently he is a better fielder too. Honestly, I am not the right person to ask because I also didn’t mind Urshella. I like that he hits right handed. Maybe I used the wrong wording by saying aiming higher. Maybe aiming elsewhere is a better choice of words. To not spend a lot on the bench and leave as much as possible for pitching I would have been fine with Urshella and Mastrobouni/Brujan/Workman as back up infielders with Canario and Kelly as the last 2 on the bench. Then have almost $40M for pen and a starting pitcher. But apparently the Cubs didn’t see it that way.
