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Another quote from the Cubs was “we know he can play 2nd and 3rd” . In fact that was said right before he said he wanted him to play 1st. So we shall see.
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Speaking of Morel, did you notice he played 3rd in the DR the other day. Wonder if the Cubs told them to play him there? Until the Cubs close the door on him at 3rd I am not giving up the hope they play him there.
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Honestly a good FO would have plan be ready to go if Ohtani went elsewhere. I would guess the pivot won’t be that long if they don’t get him. Maybe Soto, Bichette, Alonso, Glasnow, etc….. Maybe something we never saw coming. I think once Ohtani is settled the Cubs will move quickly. And I hope it is this week.
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Probably true. Maybe a small deal can be done by the Cubs, but I doubt they do much until Otani is settled.
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Assad Or Wesnecki.
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Or Vegas know people from Chicago bet the Cubs!
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TBF you are always way low in what you think a player will get. This has been the case for years at PSD. And, actually Maeda got exactly what fangraphs predicted. The numbers you are suggesting are again, way too low. I do get the second year was something that may have been avoided. But the $12M annual is in line, and if they had to add a second to get him, it isn’t that bad a contract. He wasn’t going to sign for 2/14.
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I just see those #4/#5 pitchers all around that $10M to $13M a year. I guess the second year is a bit much. But nothing crazy or totally unexpected to me.
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What do you think Maeda or guys like him should be making? I just assumed that was what he would get.
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I agree they should spend this year. But where are you getting $75M off the books after next year?
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I agree that Sutcliffe knows the game. He is good at that sort of stuff. But he is too much of a homer. Everyone is great on the cubs if you are to believe him. That is my issue with him. I love JD. Boog is fine as far as I am concerned.
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If they did sign Ohtani I can see them going after Glasnow. He pitches next year at $25m but comes off the books the next year. Ohtani can take his spot in the rotation. They can sign someone like Hoskins too, next year. He falls off in 25 as well. They have a lot of options. Even signing or trading for guys who don’t come off next year, they still have Hendricks, Mancini, Gomes, Barhardt and Smyly all coming off in 25, and really the only one they would have to replace is Hendricks. If Amaya can prove to be a decent catcher they can sign a back up cheap. Lots of money coming off that can be replaced cheaply. Horton can take Hendricks spot.
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My point was similar to what you are saying. No one ruined Castro. He was never a great hitter. People exaggerate his ability when he came up. He was fine. He was an ok player. And regardless of how he did it year after year, his end numbers were pretty similar his whole career. Maybe he did pull the ball more as he got older. Maybe he did adjust to do what “the hitting gurus” wanted him to do. The fact is his entire career he was basically around an average hitter. No one ruined him. Started right around 100ops+, got to 117 one year but ended up right around 100 for a career.
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Well the Cardinals did sign 2 pitchers. I think Atlanta signed Lopez. There has been some movement. Cubs signed a lefty out of Japan😬
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EXACTLY! Now they might not ger him, but they have to try. But if nothing else, chibear is proving my point when I said if the cubs did sign him there would be a certain number of fans complaining about the signing.
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By saying they shouldn’t go $500M for 10+ years you are basically saying they shouldn’t go after Ohtani. You can’t say they should go after him and then the next sentence say they shouldn’t go long years or crazy money. Getting Ohtani might not take $500M, but it will take either crazy long years or crazy annual salary and probably both.
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How are they not built to win if they got Ohtani and added a few more pieces. They are the clear favorite in the central with those moves. To your way of thinking the only teams that should get premiere players are the Dodgers, Braves, Rangers and Astros. And that is just a ridiculous way to look at building a team. Cubs shouldn’t get the top guy until they win 90+ games for 3 straight years? I couldn’t disagree more with that thought.
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Well if Ohtani signs this next week things can start happening. I thought he was wanting to get this done before the winter meeting. So that would be next week. There has been some activity, actually. 3 starting pitchers signed. A pen arm or two. Pretty typical for this time of year.
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Did something happen or was something said for you to say this? Or do you just think nothing will happen until the winter meetings?
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As I said, I don’t know if it will be $500M. But I do know whatever the contract is there will be a good portion of people suggesting it is crazy for a team to make the deal they made. Fact is, to get a super star FA you have to go to a level that is behind a lot of people’s comfort. My guess is whoever gets Ohtani you will think for him on a ridiculous contract. He isn’t going to a team on a 6 year $250M contract.
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I’m not sure we differ when it comes to what we think the team should do in regards to their budget. I feel as a large market team they should always be pushing the envelope. It is the only advantage they have. The rest of the advantages are for the small markets. So they need to spend to take advantage of their only advantage. That said, I am just talking about spending within the structure the Cubs ownership put in place. Cubs ownership doesn’t share my belief. They will manipulate the payroll and use it to not spend freely at some other time. So that brings us back to “smart spending” within the self imposed restraints the ownership puts on the team. If they get Ohtani or trade for Soto and then extend him they better have some young talent in the way up to negate the huge contract they have for that player. Because, IMO they will not constantly play over the LT. And I think this is what will get all the people who worry about that sort of stuff uncomfortable.
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Yep. And in theory of smart spending does make sense. Every team wants contacts that fit the players. And you can shop for some free agents and get solid deals. But you are never going to get the superstar player without giving him a contract that is not really sensible at some point of the deal.
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Look at his stats. He was basically the same player when he retired as he was when he started. A guy who was right aeousb league average. He was an ok player. Nothing more. And neve more.
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Yep. I think some people misremember him. He didn’t ever really change. No one tried changing him. Hell, his 5th year with the Cubs he has his highest Ops+, and that was only 115. He was a decent ballplayer who had a decent xaeeee, period. No one ruined him. He just never developed behind his first year. He was always an average hitter. Which is a fine career.
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Castro was nothing like Vitters or Heyward. Vitters was just not good, period. Castro was a decent hitter but not a hard worker. That is what cost him. Heyward was a hard worker but his swing always sucked. They are all totally different players who failed all for different reasons. And, IMO none failed because of hitting gurus messing with them.
