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Good catch. I forgot about that. No idea who will back up 1st base then. Should have gotten Goldy when they could have.
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At this point he would be my hope as well. If not him, maybe an internal option (Long). I don’t see any of those other guys being an upgrade over Long and none of them play 1st base. And, IMO, the Cubs wouldn’t have any interest in Pham. He is a bit of a clubhouse cancer.
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Couldn’t they move Shelby Miller? Or isn’t he in the 40 man roster? Conforto probably is a NRI. He will get a lot of opportunity since PCA and Suzuki won’t be around for a few weeks.
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I have an interesting Conforto story. Back when he was drafted in 2014 I was in my second year as a STH. I had an issue with something the Cubs did that year and voiced my displeasure with them. TR has his EA set up a day I was at the game and he would come and talk to me about my concern. This was the day after the Cubs drafted Schwarber. Actually the day they drafted Cease. Anyway TR told me how they ended up with Schwarber. He said they offered four guys a $3M, underslot deal, to be drafted 4th. Whoever got back to them first they would talk to. Two of the guys were Conforto and Schwarber. I don’t remember who the other two were. Kyle actually asked for $3.25 and they ended up setting on $3.125. Ballpark was pretty empty. They were playing the Marlins. It was just so strange that the owner would come and sit down and talk to me for an entire inning. He told me a lot of diffent things that day. He basically told me Jeff S (can’t spell his last name) was going to be traded. He told me what went down with the Tanaka signing earlier that year. Some stuff about the ballpark and the neighborhood issues. Honestly, it was like being at the game with a buddy, but the buddy happened to own the team. So when he said something it was an opinion, it was fact.
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Not really sure what to make out of this. If he makes the team does he take Mo spot and Mo starts at Iowa? Is he the 4th outfielder. Conforto’s past is much better than anyone else they have brought in. Down numbers last year and not too good the year before. But he still has a career OPS+ of 119. If he can find his stroke he would be a good addition to the bench, at the very least. Bench of Auston, Shaw, back up catcher and Conforto with Mo still DH. Or Mo goes down to catch and one of McCormick, Carlson or Alcantara is the last bench bat.🤷 Guess he is worth a look.
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I looked up Nellie Fox. He did it every year until his last year where he struck out twice and didn’t take a walk. Just thought of him randomly. Wonder if Grace is actually rhe jbkh one. I imagine yiu have to put some sort of length of time in baseball into the equation. I mean there may have been a guy who had one year in baseball where he had 5 PA and walked once and didn’t strike out. Can anyone confirm Grace is the only player who did this in mlb history?
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Listening to the Giants announcers is really making me appreciate Boog and JD. I would even take Cohen ahead of these guys.
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This ridiculous narrative on Bregman not being very good all comes from the argument that he cheated and he was only good when he cheated. Never mind that during the time it is suspected that the Astros cheated by signaling batter on what pitch was coming when they were at home, Bregman had better road numbers. Honestly, I hope he is right and Shaw is as good as Bregman. That would mean Shaw would have a great career. I am fine with that.
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🤷 he has been doing this in two different threads. I am tired of trying to talk sense into him. You guys have at it. I will probably end up putting him on my ignore list rather than responding to him any longer. His posts add nothing and arguing with him isn’t going to help.
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This is a ridiculous statement and extreme body shaming.
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I would rather Bregman be in the team than Shaw. How do you feel about Shaw and his beliefs. And, while players wouldn’t say anything against their teammates they would propt them up unless they meant it. Bregman was cited the guy who will be most missed by his previous team because of what a great guy he is and how he takes time with every player to help them. The pole suggested the Red Aox young players will greatly miss him.
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You are on an island here. And very wrong. Bregman is one of the most respected players I. The game. Maybe instead of this stupid rant you are on about him, listen to what players, coaches and other baseball personalities say about him. Seems you are the junky one that can get past something that happened 7 years ago. Honestly, do you even pay attention to any of the Cub players being asked about Bregman. They all love the guy. Get over it. The only one who is clueless here is you.
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If the Red Sox cut Yoshida would he make sense to pick up? Career OPS right around .800 against right handed pitching. Maybe he is the strong side platoon DH and the Cubs let Mo catch in Iowa. Might be a wash as dar as this years team production, but could be a good thing of term for Mo, if he can catch regularly.
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There is nothing wrong with a MOR starting pitcher. Not sure he gets to that, but if he does, that is fine. They might trade him, but this isn’t make or break year in regards to just letting him go. He still has potential.
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Question of the week: grade the offseason
Rcal10 replied to Brock Beauchamp's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Well they aren’t the same grade, however a 90 can be considered a B+ or an A-. Depends on when you went to school. When I was in school 85-92 was a B. Seems now a B is 80-89. So I give them a 90. You decide if that is a B+ or an A-. -
Question of the week: grade the offseason
Rcal10 replied to Brock Beauchamp's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
I am waffling between B+ and A-. I like the Bregman addition as well as the Cabrera trade. I actually think Bregman is a better pick up then had they gone with Tucker. I think Bregman will make guys around him better. Tucker was not that type of guy. And Bregman fills a bigger need. They did a nice job with the pen and taking a regular from ‘25 and putting him on the bench, strengthens the bench. To me, they could have spent a bit more on a proven pen arm and/or a right handed bench bat. Jury is out on Austin, and would have rather had Keller or Fairbanks than Webb. Feel they left a little money in the table. But overall, a very good off season. -
Got it. Now that makes sense. It is rather strange that Tauchman took so long to sign and did so on a minor league deal. I guess no FO in baseball reads NSBB. 😬
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Wow, when I read it I assumed the sister of his wife. Way worse to be the wife of his brother.
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I read NSBB regularly. I was agreeing that it seemed strange Tauchman had to take a minor league deal. Maybe you should read what I posted before assuming I haven’t been reading NSBB. Actually I was one of the posters who thought Tauchman wouldn’t be a bad idea. I mentioned it a few days ago. But if the Cubs didn’t do it, I doubt that means Hoyer messed up. As Bertz pointed out, the Mets have an easier path to playing time. Maybe Tauchman wanted a better chance at playing. Or maybe front offices don’t value him as highly as this fanbase does. Maybe the baseball people know better than random fans. I mean it took until games were starting in 3 days before he signed with a team on a minor league deal. Sure, I wouldn’t have minded Tauchman, but I doubt he makes or breaks the season for the Cubs.
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It is kind of strange. And if that was all it took, why not the Cubs giving him the chance. They signed McCormick and Carlson instead. Both haven’t been good for a while. Why not Tauchman, who was solid last year?🤷 what are we missing?
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I was thinking the same thing. Maybe Steele is ahead of schedule and can come back mid May. I don’t see DFA on Cowles as a big deal. Even if they lose him, not a big deal.
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Adding Bregman and Cabrera while reshaping the entire pen is a very active off season. I don’t see how you can say you didn’t expect much to chance, the Cubs have this off season, and that somehow fits your narrative.. I believe they also spent much more than you were suggesting all off season. So I have to ask you, did this off season surprise you and was it not what you suggested?
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But that is just it. No one will say what that move is. I responded to a post suggesting the Cubs are a move short, and it felt just like last year. That man short doesn’t have to be Giolito. I disagreed with that premise. I think this off season they did a nice job and spend more. I think it is an easy out statement to suggest a team is a move short. Most likely the Cubs won’t win the WS. So later it could be repeated they were short a move, just like was suggested in February. Doesn’t mean the move is Giolitto. Pick a problem. Maybe a closer? Maybe a bat off the bench? Maybe a better line up? Whatever eventually doesn’t play to what is expected will be that move they should have made. That is why I say it is a lazy narrative waiting to be proven right. It is open ended and most likely will be correct. But that is because for 29 teams out of 30, that statement can eventually be said.
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No offense to you, but this seems like lazy narrative. Easy to suggest the team is a move short so that when the season ends and they don’t win the WS (which 29 teams can all say) we can look back and agree they were short. This off season was not like last off season. Cubs actually didn’t hold money up. They spent and put a very good team on the field. Maybe they could have added a lock down pen arm, but historically they don’t really do that. I don’t think the FO believes that is what they need to do. Last year they absolutely were short a move they should have made. They had the money and the need. This year they spent the money and really they don’t have an obvious need. There isn’t one move that’s going to make them better than the Dodgers. Most likely they fall short. As I said, 29 teams do just that. But, IMO, this off season was not really like last year. Based on what they were allowed to spend I think the FO did a good job. And I am also happy ownership allowed an increase in spending. They are not exactly a high spending team, but at least they opened the wallet a bit more. They are just never going to be the Dodgers, Mets or Yankees in spending.
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I agree. Wasn’t sure when this BP was done. Just glad it wasn’t in spring training. I want nothing to do with Bauer.
