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He did throw to home on a bounce today. No one went to the middle of the diamond to cut the throw off. It was not his mistake. It was whoever should have set up who was at fault. That allowed Arenado to take second on the throw home.
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The only thing that would be of concern about trading Suzuki is the Japanese ballplayers coming over. I feel the Cubs have a very good reputation with Asian players. Outside of the Dodgers, IMO, there is no team with a better chance at getting a player from Asia. I do worry that if they traded Suzuki that might change. And besides that, why do they need to trade either. Those are both very good bats. Keep them and add to them. I know you said if they had to trade one. I am saying they don’t have to so no reason to even discuss it. Both are good.
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And whenever I use that to value a trade I am told not to do so. Based on that a PCA for Robert straight up is fair. Is it? In what world would the Sox really do that.
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Oh, sorry. I misunderstood. As a free agent I wouldn’t be interested in him. He would be another glove first guy they would have to play at third and probably have to pay him as if he is a SS. I just feel the Cubs need a solid bat at 3rd.
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I would make this trade but I dont think the Sox will. I think they will want the centerpiece to be a pitching prospect. I don’t see the Cubs as a match.
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Not if the Sox want pitching. Unless the Cubs are going to put Horton in the trade they can be outbid by other teams. I just don’t see any combo that would have the Sox trade Robert to the Cubs.
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Agreed.
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What would you expect them to do? This is exactly what you suggested. And because of this they can’t sell off right now. And for that matter, what do you really expect them to sell and get. Or on the flip side, what do you honestly expect a team with maybe a 20% chance to make the playoffs, trade for? Does not selling now really hurt them for next year or even the year after. Who are they selling and what can they honestly expect back. And should they really give away solid prospects to buy someone? I would say no. Unless they buy someone like Paredes, who has years left, or Robert, I don’t expect much. And IMO, that is not a wrong decision by the FO.
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Do you really see the Brewers trading him to the Cubs. I don’t.
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I see the Rays are getting calls on Paredes. That would be a guy the Cubs should be discussing. And they have enough young talent to make that happen. They can also send the Rays Morel in the event the Rays aren’t doing a complete dump. Morel plus for Paredes would be something I would like to see. It is buying, but also doing so for the future. So it makes a lot of sense.
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Agreed. I am hoping for 3-1. A split means the Cubs need a 5-1 homestand after the break to get back to 500 with 56 games to play. If they want to really be in this and not dump guys they need to keep the momentum going.
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I wonder if Steele was pulled after 70 pitches so that if he needed to he can throw an inning or two on Sunday. He has time off after that.
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Let me be clear, I am not married to the idea of Busch at 3rd. Just looking to see how they add offense if Bellinger stays. Sure they can go total defense. Chapman would be the FA to sign if they did that. But that doesn’t do much for the offense. And if Bellinger stayed the only way they can aim extremely big and go after Soto is if they either traded one of the other outfielders or moved Bellinger to first. And if they did the Bellinger move to first they would have to move Busch. And I want Soto. To me the least likely of my scenario is them actually getting Soto, not Busch playing 3rd. Other options for 3rd alone would be Parades and maybe McMahon. I think Parades would cost a lot. McMahon wouldn’t be cheap either.
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Yes, probably the best scenario. But now, who? Who plays 3rd and is a big offensive force?
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Well I believe Busch did actually play 3rd a bit in the minors and with the Dodgers. He wasn’t a previous failed experiment. He was put at 1st because the Cubs had hole there. And if Bellinger is still in the team next year, how do the Cubs add a big bat what isn’t either an outfielder, a DH or a first baseman. If he is an outfielder or DH, Bellinger has to move to first. So Busch has to move to 2rd. If he is a 1st baseman, Busch has to move to 3rd. They can also look at Paredes as some have suggested. Maybe another bat that can play 3rd. But having to have the big bat a 3rd baseman does limit them.
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If he is staying next year they might need to do something a little unusual. Move him to first and Busch to third. I think instantly Busch is better at third than Morel. Then sign Soto. Fill in whatever else is needed with trades. Happ/PCA/Soto/Suzuki fill OF and DH. Maybe Morel and some minor league assets gets them a nice TOR youngish, controlled starter. Maybe they can add either Brown, Wicks or Assad if they need to upgrade the starter. Maybe they move Taillon to free some salary if they get Soto. If that are adding a young solid controlled starter they can move Taillon. They can win, even if Bellinger stays. But they need to add a big bat. If not Soto, I hope they trade for Tucker or Vlad or even Robert. They need a star. If they for Blad then Bellinger can stay in the outfield. Busch still to third. If all else fails I would go with JD Martinez over Alonso. Just let him DH. That is the cheapest route. So probably the most likely for the Cubs. And with him Bellinger to 1st and Busch to 3rd. If they do trade Taillon, they ca also probably sign Jansen if they want.
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And I am fine with that. Mastrobuoni settled down the defense at 3rd and now Mirel can DH. I couldn’t care less if Canario plays or not. He wasn’t even very good in Iowa.
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You lost me at McGeary and Mervis.
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Because the guy answering the question doesn’t know what he is talking about. Beside suggesting they wouldn’t get much back he was also wrong on the Cubs prospects. My 7 yr old grandson could have answered that question better.
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So what you are saying is spend little and get lucky the guy produces. Sure, great idea. Now they just need to get lucky. They have done that for years.That got them Lieter, Merryweather and Tauchman. Again, what you want is basically what I would like to see too. But for it to happen they have to get lucky. No team has a great bench unless an unexpected guy has a good year. As an example, Mastrobuoni gets ripped here constantly. But in reality he is no different than Short or Clemens, guys the Braves and Phillies use. Clemens is just happening to have a good year, but if people were being honest, no one would have said going into the year that Clemens is a great utility guy.
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Couldn’t they eat salary this year? Then next year he is the O’s payroll? I am not in agreement they should trade him, still on the fence with that. But if they do, they can’t also pay some of next years salary. That just doesn’t make sense.
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Not sure if that helps or hurts offense, but I am all for getting rid of the home plate umpire. If I had to guess, I would agree with you on eventual results. But doesn’t matter, they have to go!
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I’m not disagreeing with anything you are saying you want. I completely understand. But the Cubs aren’t spending $15M for a “bench guy” guy like Zobrist. No team is doing that. Be happy they have Tauchman. In a world of baseball today, he is a solid bench player. They also are not spending on a closer. It has been proven year in and year out that they won’t do that. Maybe the best you will see is a Jansen trade with the Red Sox to have him for one year. And I doubt they do that. That is why I am focusing on catcher and 3rd base mainly. And if Bellinger is gone, (and I hope he is) DH. Add a reliable veteran pen arm and IF they do want to package some young talent with one of those young talents being Brown, Assad or Wicks, sure they can try for a solid TOR starter.
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Ok, fine. If you can’t acknowledge low budget teams do get advantages so that they can put a good team the field for less money them I don’t know what to say. They do get more players to build a system around. Sure the draft is a crapshooot, but getting an extra pick and the money allocated to that pick every year does give them more opportunity. Again, I am not saying Jed is doing a good job. He isn’t. I just don’t think it is fair to compare the Cubs payroll to the others in the division.
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What does this mean. All I am saying is you can’t compare low budget teams salaries to the high revenue teams. They do have advantages to get players cheaper. They also get more international money, get a higher round draft pick if they lose a FA, lose less of a draft pick if they sign a FA. It just a fact. No one is crying about it. Just pointing out because of those advantages it is not comparing apples to apples when talking about how much is spend on a roster and what should be expected for that money.
