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  1. Rcal10
    Actually I thought you were trying to make sense of why the Cubs even offered Shota an offer. His decision to take it or move on will come before any failure to sign Imai or Cease. And though there is speculation he will decline it, I haven’t seen him do so yet. That decision will come first.
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    Except he wasn’t good against left handed pitching, which is primarily what he would be used for.
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    Except the Shota decision will be before either Cease or Imai signs. So not really a fall back.
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    So if we are talking about adding Imai as a FA and trading for Ryan I love the rotation. This is assuming Shota opts out. Does Cassie, Brown and a decent, not top, 3rd piece get Ryan? Does it get Cabrera? I would be fine with either and it still gives the Cubs plenty of money to spend on that right handed bat who can play 1st and 3rd, plus the pen. But who would that bat be? I know you have brought him up before and I agree with you, Bohm would be a good fit for right handed bat to play 1st, 3rd and DH. But I would trade much for him.
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    There was also talk about the Cubs working out a 2 year deal with him. So maybe he is declining because they have something else worked out.
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    Are you putting Detmers is the rotation or pen? What bird is Detmers killing?
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    I would like that as well. But IMO if that is whatever want we will end up underwhelmed by the off season. I don’t see either of those guys becoming a Cub.
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    I expect Jefferson to light it up. Over 100 yards and at least 1 TD. After Brister trashed talked him I have to believe the Vikings will go to him and he will have a big day. Doesn’t mean the Bears can’t win. But I don’t like that Brister poked the bear.
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    I guess it depends on perception of what a good off season would be. If they signed Laureano and a few solid pen arms (Keller and Soto) and traded for Ryan is that an underwhelming off season? How about if they signed the Japanese pitcher coming over, instead of trading for Ryan? They have the money for any of those moves.
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    Maybe🤷 Honestly I don’t know a thing about him. But you did mention him before.
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    This is something I thought about from the start.
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    I am going to the awards show MLB is having on Thursday and then to the after party. I happen to be in Las Vegas this weeks and spend a lot of time in the Cosmopolitan hotel. That is where the GM meetings are. So far no sign of Jed or Carter, but I am sure they are here. Any requests when I do run into Jed or Carter? I am sure they will listen to me😬
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    I’m with you. Buy the bat (preferably Tucker-though I know that won’t happen) and trade for another young TOR starting pitcher. If they did that they would still have enough money to add a decent bench bat and pen arms. The rotation would be as last year, but also have a potential TOR (Cabrera) and Steele coming back. So it should be better. Could end up a top 5-10 offense and top 5-10 rotation.
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    You beat me to this point. Yes, getting Tucker back would be the best option. Then you trade for that pitcher you want, at or near, the TOR. You would be bringing the same offense back and have they pitcher you traded for and Steele (eventually) added to the rotation. And if you got someone like Cabrera in a trade, they would still have money to spend to add a bench player and a few pen arms. I think the people who don’t want Tucker are undervaluing him because of his injuries last year and for some reason just don’t like him. They aren’t getting him, but I wish they would.
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    Running to the left and throwing the ball down field is the toughest throw for a right handed QB. If there are yards to be made just running I think that is the better play. I don’t know exactly what plays you are referring to and maybe he could have set a thrown the ball, but more often than not the better play is to just run.
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    I just think they didn’t want 3 years guaranteed. I think they would be willing to work out a possible 3 year deal with him with options after each year. Maybe $17M a year each year with a $3M buy out or $17M the next year. Something like that would guarantee Shota $20M. But if he really believes in himself a 3 year deal with options is a better deal for him. After year one he is guaranteed $20M. If his option is picked up after year one he is guaranteed $37M. If he makes all 3 he gets $51M. Not the $57M guaranteed but better than 1/$22M. TBH, they can also add a 4th year with the same option. Cubs obviously wouldn’t take the 4th year, but it would then give him $54M for 3. If he is pitching well he deserves that. If not, they cut their losses. I’m. It sure the Cubs expect him to decline. But I am sure they don’t want to bet multiple years on him not declining. This is a way they can do that. And probably better than anything else he would get. If there is no bad 1 year deal and his one year offer is $22M, then I don’t see from the Cubs POV why this wouldn’t be a better option. Same with Shota, unless he knows he is cooked.
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    Complete coincidence, I am going to Las Vegas today. Anyone know where the GM meetings take place?
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    Depends on the contract offered. If they are willing to give him or any pitcher a 4 year or more deal, I agree with you. The draft pick shouldn’t matter. But I am not sure Woodruff gets that length. I wouldn’t sign someone for a year or two and lose the draft pick. And I think if Woodruff doesn’t take the QO(I think he will) he won’t get a long term contract.
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    There was an injury. He came back from a hamstring injury. It could have affected his velo. But I also am not sure about spending that kind of money.
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    I am way more concerned about what the offer looks like, and how it shapes the off season. To me it looks like the Cubs are only going to look for the short term deals. Either through FA or trade I don’t see the Cubs adding anyone with any real years or salary on a contract. That is why Shota isn’t necessarily a bad signing. But it is a bad sign of an uneventful off season. I read this decision as they aren’t going to give an significant multi year deal to anyone. They are going to use the lame excuse that the labor uncertainty after this CBA is controlling their decisions this year. As if the new CBA might end up hurting them if they had any long term contracts from this off season. And I think most of us would agree there is really no realistic scenario where the new CBA would hurt the Cubs, even if they did sign a few guys to multi year deals. If they do plan on being somewhat aggressive and offering multi year deals to FA or trade for someone regardless of how many years or how much money they make, then I don’t like the offer. It wasted decent money they could use elsewhere.
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    Even assuming 2.3WAR is fine for $22M, I wish they would spend the money on a better pitcher or a bat. Even if they had to add to that number, if the Cubs plan is to go about business as usual and just stay a little below the LT line, I think they could have used that money better.
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    Unless they build that into their contract. Also, I am not sure when a lock out ends if that isn’t negotiated as well. TBH, if the owners lock them out and they want to play, they should get paid. They can always play using the old CBA until a new one is in affect. It isn’t their fault of the owners can’t come to an agreement within their own ranks to present to the players.
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    Unless the Cubs plan is to not have any long term contracts on the books after this year I don’t see why it is a good idea to have offered Imanaga $22M. They could have used that money plus the money they didn’t spend on Kittredge and signed a TOR starter instead of Shota. Which is why I fear the Cubs are not going to do anything that will give them a players who has 3 or more years left on a contract. Which really narrows the FA buying and even the trade market a little. In a vacuum signing Shota for a year at $22M is fine, decent pitcher and great teammate. Maybe he did have physical issues the last half of the year that caused him to pitch poorly. Sure, $22M is too much, but not crazy, if he gets back to 24’ production. No such thing as a bad 1 year deal. But giving him that money with what we all know is a limited budget does concern me regarding their plans. Guess we will see how it works out.🤷 But I am not expecting any big moves that would come with a guy having 3 years or more on a contract without options. I think this offers shows the Cubs hand.
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    I am sure people will tell me I am reading too much into this, but I think offering Shota $22M for one year is a sign of things to come this off season. I think they will be very careful on offering any contract beyond one year. If they do it will have an opt out or option after next year. I don’t expect much from them this off season. Maybe a trade for a guy with one year left, plus maybe a team option. I think they are going to roll with the EXCUSE of a possible lock out making it hard for them to do business this year because of what the new CBA will be. And I think most of us knows it won’t affect the way the Cubs do business once there is a new CBA. It may alter other teams plans. The very high or very low spenders, but there will not be anything there that would hurt the Cubs, even if they did sign guys to multi year deals. This is a convenient time for a possible lock out for the Cubs. It gives them a built in excuse not to go hard after multi year contracts for free agents. WHICH SUCKS.!
  25. Rcal10
    Your scenerio is very much like my thinking. I would add Bohm as a possibility as well. Or maybe Laureano, Hays, or Andujar signed as a right handed bat. I think the least likely would be the surprising, weird move. I don’t see that. However, I do think Soroka is a possibility. Not sure that fits in the surprising weird narrative. But everything else I do agree is a very realistic view of a decent off season.
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