Rcal10
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Poor choice of words. Maybe I should have said punishing the teams owners. horsefeathers canning them from the draft is punishing the team ownership, as is forcing them to sell the team. Again, either incentify winning or find a way to discourage losing.
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Ok, fine. But what you are suggesting is punishing the bad teams. That is fine too. Whatever it takes to make winning a priority is fine with me.
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They need to figure out a way to reward winning for the owners. Make it profit driven for them to win. They might even need to figure out a way to reward teams in the low revenue more revenue sharing the more they win. Some of these owners on the low revenue teams don’t even try to field a team. They would rather take the money the large market teams are taxed and pocket it. Maybe the low budget team that wins the most get a higher percent of the tax money. Make them have to earn that money. Maybe they would spend some of it make them more money. Honestly, I don’t know what they can do. I am sure large revenue teams will never agree to revenue sharing like the NFL or NBA. And I am also sure they will never agree to a cap and a minimum.
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Annual is fine. I think he wants more years.
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He is probably the best 3rd base option who may be realistically available. That is why I think they could move Busch to 3rd. Guys like Naylor and Alonso may be available in trade and Hoskins via free agency.
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I am a less than a year younger than Ryno. So my heros were guys like Santo and Williams. But I still loved watching him play and the class he showed as a player. He was always very quiet and that was taken as boring during his playing days. But he really came out of his shell during his HOF speech. Since then he has been very engaging. I met him in 2017 at an event called “A Cup Of Joe” at Wrigley Mansion in Phoenix. After the Q&A session they announced the bar and sweet table were open. I went to the sweet table and the only person there was Sandberg. We talked one on one for 10 minutes. He asked me as many questions as I asked him. He also took a picture with me and thanked me for the conversation. It was like talking to a buddy. I came away so impressed by him. I really hope he beats this. And like someone else said, makes me really realize my own mortality!
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The debate on who is right and who is wrong when it comes to owners and players is a argument that never ends well. Some will side with the owners and cut down the “greedy players’ while others will side with the players and complain about the “billionaires” making all sorts of money and being cheap bastards who care only about money, not winning. And no matter how much we discuss it, whatever side you are on, no one is going to change anyone’s mind. But I will say, something does have to change in baseball. The disparity is becoming too large between teams that spend and teams that don’t. It is not good for competition.
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Correction: Hoerner does not have a gold glove at SS. But he does have one at 2nd. Moving GG second baseman off the position so Morel can play it just doesn’t seem like a good idea. If I had to guess they will go with someone already in the roster. But that someone would be either Busch or Morel, for me. Right now I think Busch. I know when he came here Jed and Hawkins suggested he would be the first baseman. I know they are also both straight shooters. But in this case, doesn’t putting something out there that Busch willl play first give you some leverage when talking about other potential first baseman. We all know the names. Naylor has been floated around. As has Alonso. Both as trade options. And then there is Hoskins and even Bellinger. Doesn’t the Cubs saying Busch is their first baseman take some bargaining power away from Boras or the trade partner? I guarantee that if the Cubs plan was to play Busch at 3rd they wouldn’t announce that. That lets Boras or any team they might want to trade with have leverage to say the Cubs need a first baseman. There are a lot better options for 1st than there are 3rd. In the end I think they will fill one and the other spot will go to Busch with Morel as DH.
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Even if they don’t get either, I think there are still things he could do. He can make some trades for talent now. Not all these guys are going to work out. In fact, most likely more than half will fail to be a full time player in the league. It is the FO job to figure out who they can trade.
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I don’t agree that’s how the Cubs will go into the season. However you absolutely nailed it in the response if that does happen. Hope you are wrong about it happening, however.
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If the reliever you want is only a few million you are absolutely talking about a random guy. A lock down guy is more in the $8M to $11M range. If they are going to spend $3M on a guy he is a roll of the dice. I would rather just let a young guy fill that spot. The best way to have a good pen that doesn’t cost too much is to develop the pen arms. Cubs appear to be doing that. This allows for money to be spent elsewhere.
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MLB is absolutely implementing rules that speed the game up. Yes, that game was a great example of what they want to avoid.
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I generally agree with you on the guys in the pen. I would say that I do expect Little on the team, however. My guess is either Assad or Wesneski are either traded or start the season as a starter in the minors. But now you want to add multiple other pen arms? Who is certain to be better than whoever they replace? My point is the pen is so volatile anyone on that Cubs roster now could very well be better than anyone they sign. I would like one 8th inning guy added. I just don’t view the pen as bad as you make it out to be. It isn’t a strength. But it is far from terrible. It is average with a chance to be very good if some of the young arms work out. They have the right manager to make that happen and they have been building up to having solid arms for the pen the last few years.
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Ok, thanks. Any lefty you like? Moore/Chapman? Any other right handed arm you like?
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What is that rule, actually? If a pitcher comes out to start an inning he has to face one guy, right? So, as an example, if Steele come out to start the 7th, the other team announce a pinch hitter for the lefty who is up, the Cubs can’t pull Steele, right? Is that the only example of the new rule?
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I don’t know either. I don’t want a LOOGY. I want a lefty, if all is equal, just to change the look for the batters. That lefty has to get right handed batters out too.
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Not doubting you in this. Just asking a question because I don’t know what to look for to determine which pen arm is better. Why Stanek over Maton? What makes you like him over Maton?
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I agree they need to add another pen arm. But just one. Preferably lefty. But if it was between a right handed pitcher they feel can pitch in the 8th or a lefty middle relief pitcher, I would take the righty who can pitch the 8th.
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I think they do think they will be a playoff team in 24’. And I don’t think they will ever load up on the pen at the start of the season. Cubs pen was pretty much equal to both the Rangers and Dbacks last year, at the start. They should have added then, but didn’t. Az and Tex did.
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I don’t agree the pen “sucked” last year. And really stats don’t prove they sucked. They were not a top one, but they were middle of the road. They did wear out at the end. I also don’t agree when you say they didn’t have a closer. Once Alzolay was given the chance he was as good as any closer in he game. Him not there from the start is on Ross. I do agree with you they should have added another arm at the deadline , much like what the Dbacks did(whose pen was worse than the Cubs) That said, you still did not say who should be in the pen now and who you feel they should add. They have probably 10+guys now who can make a case for the pen. But of these 10, who do you have in the team? And how to they supplement? My basic point is no matter who they add now, he is going to be someone who will replace one of the 10 guys they have as potential pen arms, and not definitely be better than who he is replacing. It’s easy to yell into the wind that they need more pen arms. Even easier to claim being right about it every time the pen blows a game. What isn’t easy is to say who you actually want, what you are willing to spend and who he replaces.
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Cabrera has only been a starter. I am not as high in him as some are, but he is a starter who throws very hard. And Puk is strictly a pen arm, which is what I am looking for.
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He works as well. I was just looking for a lefty for the pen. Puk does have an extra year too.
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I am curious, Stratos. Who do you have penciled in as their pen as it is now? How are they adding two? I really think you are making the pen a much bigger issue than it really is. One 7th or 8th inning guy is enough IMO. Unless they make a trade using some of the pen arms they have now, I don’t see how they add 2.
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With pen arms being so expensive, what does it cost the Cubs to look into AJ Puk? Would Triantos for Puk work. He has 3 more years of control. Is he someone worth looking into and is he worth Triantos?
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I don’t know how they determine value, tbh. Thawv seems to suggest Spotroc has Moorenat 2/$6.8M TOTAL. I have no idea what Spotroc is, but my point was if that is true give me Moore. I think you maybe be a bit high in your end, but really don’t know. I also am not sure he would be the lefty we would want. He seems to do better against right handed batting. I want a lefty to balance the one. Not sure he is it. Thielbar would be fine too. But I see no reason the wrong would want to trade him.
