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What is not much to you? Rojas had a WAR of 2 last season. Is $6M too much? Honestly, who do you expect them to get that you wouldn’t say he sucks and at what cost do you belief they should spend? Rojas might be the best of the bunch and you said he sucks. My only issue with him is if they did get him I would imagine they would also then want to get a right handed bat who can cover first. Which means spending more money to fill the bench. Which means less for the pitchers. And I am not a fan of that.
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Bruján, Cowles, Workman or even Vasquez would be a utility player who would fill in at second. But who fills in at 1st to give Busch a day off when a tough lefty pitches? If Rojas is the bench bat, and also left handed who covers first? I agree they need someone for 2nd base. But during the year who covers first? Again, the 4th guy (utility IF would cover second if they needed him to. But who plays first? I would rather the bench at be right handed so he covers 1st and 3rd.
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I don’t think they will commit long term to a pen arm. They might spend a good amount on a guy like Yates, but for only 1 year. However, if they did sign Scott and did extend Tucker they can always trade someone to bring down the salary. Tailon, Suzuki, & Happ are all options. Even Nico. I know Happ and Suzuki have a NTC. But they might be able to move them to a place they want to go. Or, if they did also trade for Lopez, as an example, this year, he also could be trade next year to lower the budget. Again, I doubt they do sign a pen arm to multiple years, but they can and figure out how to handle 26’ after thr 25’ year.
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I feel Kelly, Canario and a bench guy that can play 1st and 3rd would be 3 bench spots. The 4th would be a utility infielder. I don’t see them adding 2 pieces to the bench. I am not saying you are wrong. I just don’t think they will do this. I think they will spend the money they have on 2 pen arms, 1 starting pitcher and 1 bat.
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I think the guy they get for insurance if Shaw struggles should also be able to play first base and give Busch a day off from time to time. That as a criteria doesn’t match with Rojas.
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He won’t decide before 1/15 and has to sign by 1/23.
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I think the bigger issue is what you just mentioned. The hold up could be with other teams also having a shot at Sasaki. I do think the Cubs would make a deal for a pitcher with a team not in on him. If you believe they were in discussions for Crochet and Luzardo that would be proof they aren’t waiting around for Sasaki. And I do believe they were in in both those guys. But if they are talking to SD, they may have to wait. I doubt they are waiting in Sasaki if the Twins make them an offer they like to get Lopez or the Marlins give them an offer they like for Alcantara. There are probably a few more options they can be kicking around as well, that they would do before the Sasaki decision. None may come to be, but that does not mean they are waiting around.
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Yep, most fans. The ones that continue to expect the Cubs to spend money they will not spend are the exception.
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The only pitcher they could have gotten from Seattle would have even Castillo. And even then the Cubs would have to eat some of his salary. And, honestly I don’t think the Mariners were interested in Cody. Considering most fans hoped he opted out I am not sure why you think they should have gotten much more. Had he opted out and they got the Yankees pitcher for a straight cash deal giving them $5M would that have been a bad deal? Same end result as they have now. You are overvaluing Cody’s trade value if you think they should have gotten more.
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With the Marlins possibly taking some heat if they are under the payroll figure they are supposed to be over, I doubt this amounts to much. However, if BOTH Cassie and Triantos were involved I would think something else has to come back. Maybe a pen arm? Cubs include Assad. As you said, probably nothing too it.
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Same annual and he has an opt out after 2 years. So not a bad deal for him.
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That was something I had suggested a little while back. Lopez/Jax/Castro. Kind of a one stop shopping sort of thing. All that would be left would be a lefty in the pen(Minter). That would hurt a bit to make that happen. But we would have a solid starter and a great pen arm(cheap). And Castro would be a good bench add.
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He actually counts as $21M a year for LT purposes. But, yes the Cubs would have to start the deal with either someone like Wicks or Assad and add to it.
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The post you responded to says exactly why it matters. Regardless of the fact that paying $24M for a prove it year on someone probably isn’t a good idea and there is probably better use of that money, for a better pitcher, it takes money away from the rest of the moves the Cubs may want to make. Maybe you don’t like that reasoning. Frankly I think it sucks too, but ownership appears to have a line they will go to. So, simple math is if they spend $17M on him as opposed to $24M on him they have $$M more they can spend. I don’t like it either. I think it is ridiculous that the major market cubs have to operate this way. But they do. Money matters. That is why they didn’t want to give up more for Bellinger.
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Yes, and Bruce Levine seems to think the Cubs are trying to make that happen.
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I think you know who cares about what someone costs. I think you know they have this imaginary line they will not go over. We all agreed they are working with about $40M. So then following that line of thinking I would guess a reasonable person would know why it matters what a guy makes. If they have to pay $24M for him that is less they will spend elsewhere. So saving $7M means they can get a better player in another move. Of course production matters. I would much rather have a good player at $20M than an average player at $10M. And for a team like the Cubs payroll, especially at this level shouldn’t matter much. But we know it does.
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If they are $7M or so from his contract, I think Montgomery would be ok. There is a very good chance last year was just a fluke year for him. He does have a solid chance at a bounce back. So at $17M I wouldn’t mind him in the rotation. But they aren’t getting much if anything back to move him. Maybe Mervis or less.
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I agree that I wouldn’t hate him as a bounce back option. But his salary would have to be more like $16M to $18M in order for me to like taking that chance on him. I agree he had a lot of things not to right for him last year. Another option on that same team is Rodriguez. Not sure what he would cost. But I would imagine he doesn’t have much surplus value, he shouldn’t cost much either. It looks like the Dbacks have to cut some payroll so he is also an option. And……he is left handed🤷
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Montgomery isn’t going to cost anything remotely of value. And the Dbacks would have to take some of his salary to move him. But, sure. If they ate $5M of his salary I might be fine with the Cubs taking him. Similar to a Bellinger trade.
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And you remember all of it😬
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Good times!!!!
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WOW!!! That is brutal. And, like you said, he got paid for that nonsense. I also loved sports illustrated, but I used to get a subscription to The Sporting News as a Christmas gift every year from my uncle. That was also a great sports publication.
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I want to know that as well. But even spending $40M would be cutting payroll by $7M-$10M. I do think they will spend close to that amount, but not sure on who. For those who know how the team payroll is figured when counting it towards the LT would signing PCA to a $100M contract extension that was good for 8 years show up as PCA costing the Cubs $12.5 against the alt every year for 8 years, or would it only show up as $700,000, or whatever the amount is this year, and each year show up at the amount they structure the deal at? I only made up numbers for an example. I don’t know if they are realistic or not. That isn’t the point of this question.
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I think it will come in the way I of the pen. Maybe Yates and/or Minter. Maybe Robertson? Maybe Chafin. I am not counting on Scott. They may add a bench bat via FA. But I don’t see the heavy lifting coming from FA, unless they did trade major league talent for a MOR starter and then replaced the guy they lost with a FA. Example would be trade Suzuki for a MOR starter and then sign Alonso, Santander or Hernandez to replace Suzuki’s bat. I don’t think they would do that, but IMO that is the only way they add a big FA.
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Ok, they we can rule him out. For me it comes down to who can they trade for. With the possible exception of signing Hoffman and converting him back to a starter(which I am in the fence about) I don’t see any FA they will sign. They either cost too much (Flaherty or Burnes) or they are not certain to be any better than Assad or Wicks in the rotation. The problem with a trade is most pitchers rumored to be available are on teams that are trying to win. So they want major league talent back. I want the Cubs to deal from minor league talent. So really not sure how they get that MOR starter they are said to want.
