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  1. Rcal10
    How many rainouts have the Cubs had this year? Just curious. Because if you go by the weathermen on this site you would think they had to have at least 10 rainouts already. My guess is they play today. Which is my guess every day. And I am right over 95% of the time by expecting a scheduled game will be played.
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    Whatever any of us thinks is good enough usually isn’t. Most people here always expect our prospects to bring back more than what they really do bring back.
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    I hope he costs that much and I hope the Brewers get him. That will slow down their stream of young talent and he isn’t going to sign with them. Sure, it makes them incredibly tough in the playoffs, but most likely he only gets one start against the Cubs, if the Cubs go that far. Anything can happen. I would just be happy they lost some serious young talent and after this year would have nothing to show for it.
  4. Rcal10
    I was hoping for Hollowell. But no guarantee he would have done any better. Also, we don’t know who was available in the pen. Maybe Hollowell was back?🤷 CC picked a guy and it didn’t work. End of story. It happens. And it happens even more when you don’t have a guy in the pen you can trust.
  5. Rcal10
    Has May been traded? Lots of dugout hugs.
  6. Rcal10
    Because he is good. His FIP pitching the last two years ago was 3.36 and this year 3.12. His WHIP is a little over 1 this year. He strikes out more than 10 batters per 9 innings and he is under control for 2 years after this one. Exactly who do you think is better or a bigger value?
  7. Rcal10
    Does something like Ayers, Wiggins and Alcantara for the Detmers and Adell work? If not, would adding Triantos move the needle? I think I would do that.
  8. Rcal10
    Right. Hopefully they won’t have to hide him this year. We need at least one starting pitcher. Preferably 2.
  9. Rcal10
    Makes sense. Then you add the competition and it becomes an easy decision on who pitches when.
  10. Rcal10
    They aren’t really shuffling the rotation. Both Imanaga and Assad pitched Friday. Assad only 3 innings. Either could go tomorrow or Friday. Might as well give Imanaga an extra day. Hopefully after the deadline they won’t have to worry about shuffling the rotation.
  11. Rcal10
    I read the entire post. To me it came across as if you were speaking as if you knew Seiya’s mind. But whatever🤷 Just a misunderstanding. Instead of arguing semantics, let’s just both agree the Cubs shouldn’t sign Seiya if it is for more than 3 years. Maybe if he has to go 4 the deal hinges on him making certain goals his last year which makes the next year guaranteed. I might be ok with that.
  12. Rcal10
    I don’t think the Dodgers get him this year. They have plenty of pitching, even without Skubal. I think they wait and sign him next year while keeping all their minor league talent.
  13. Rcal10
    Actually. Jason, you absolutely said “he isn’t signing for 3 years”. See above. That sentence sure does appear as if you are speaking as if you were in his mind. Please try not doing that. That is the only issue I had with your response. I agree with everything else you said. He will be offered more years. But we are not in the players minds so we don’t know what they really want.
  14. Rcal10
    I would agree with you about him signing for longer than 3 years if he was an American born player. But he isn’t and we don’t know how long he wants to stay in the country. He may want to go back sooner. So maybe he does take a 3 year deal. We should never speak as if we know what is in the mind of any players. If he likes it in Chicago, feels 3 more years is enough time to stay in the country and the Cubs give him a fair deal he could stay. He could also agree to the QO and take one year at a time. Again, we don’t know. I do completely agree with you that I wouldn’t want to do more than 3 years on a deal with the Cubs.
  15. Rcal10
    Ayers was in A ball in 2025 and hit .238 as an overaged player in that league. He is now 25 years old and has hit at every level this year. He was also a 19th round pick, so he probably wants that special in college either. He is exactly a guy who popped this year, at 25. If the Cubs could turn him into something of he’s this year, I wouldn’t hesitate.
  16. Rcal10
    That’s fair. But I still think whatever moves Jed makes people are going to call it an overpay. An example is Ayers for Weaver. For me, Ayers is strictly found money. He was a 19th round draft choice just a short time ago. And this year he showed something. If they can trade a 19th round draft choice for a pen arm that helps this year and can help next year I have no issues trading him. Yet many feel he is too valuable for that sort of deal. Last year the Cubs could have cut him and no one would have even noticed. Now people would rather trade Mo than Ayers.
  17. Rcal10
    What is there that you like about him better than Shaw? I mean he has had a lot of soft contact hits. Today he has 2. As a human, I like him better than Shaw. But I am not ready to say he is a better ballplayer than Shaw. I think the angst about the Cubs possibly trading him is overstated. As long as they get a good pitcher and one with some control left beyond this year, I have no issue with moving him and the other shiny new toy everyone worries about them trading , Ayers.
  18. Rcal10
    Happ is perfectly fine as a left handed bat. He is even a solid offensive player. His issues are when a lefty pitches. He just doesn’t have that down this year. .243/.367/.468 is very good. Those are his numbers batting left handed.
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    I will go on record of saying any deal made by the Cubs this trade deadline will come with most people saying the Cubs overpaid. But on the flip side if they do little people will complain that Jed didn’t do enough. Too many fans think the Cubs should get people without a realistic expectation of the cost to get who they think the Cubs should get.
  20. Rcal10
    I can see Seiya with a 3 year deal. I think Happ will want more years. Seiya may want to go back to Japan, so he might not care to leave mlb at 35. 3/$75 would be fine with me. Then get some sort of platoon in left and get a solid pitcher or two.
  21. Rcal10
    When the hell is Shaw coming back. This is starting to seem a little bigger than what was first thought. Cubs could have used him today. Sit Happ and play Shaw in left. What is up with him? We don’t even hear about his injury.
  22. Rcal10
    He is pretty good. 5+ WAR his last 2 years and trending to be 4+ again this year. 3 more years of control is going to cost a lot.
  23. Rcal10
    I hope not. That would be game 1 against the Yankees. And a winnable game. Can’t start Taillon. Just can’t.
  24. Rcal10
    I thought there were other penalties, but I’m not sure what? Lesser draft pick awarded if you make a QO to your FA? Higher loss of draft pick if you sign one?????? 🤷
  25. Rcal10
    There is a HUGE difference in cost between Detmers, Hancock and Soriano compared to Mize and King. And for any of those 3 guys it would cost a lot of prospect capital. Acquiring Detmers, Soriano or Hancock wouldn’t well into the Cubs prospects. Guys like Mize, King, Ray and Gausman would be cheaper because they are rentals. So would Peralta. I have no idea what Skubal costs. On one hand he is the best pitcher out there. But he is a rental. I don’t want the Cubs in on him. Too expensive in prospect cost for 3 months of pitching.
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