Rcal10
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Agreed. For me it’s Imai or King. Then a bat. Maybe they have enough money for Okamoto. If not we are looking and Andujar or someone in the $6M to $9M range.
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I guess there is still Seranthony Dominguez
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Because his contract is complicated. Good chance he only has 1 year in it unless he sucks. They he can stay another year. I do like him, just not his contract.
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So with Keller and Weaver gone is Fairbanks all that is left? I just don’t think the Cubs will sign him. He has hand issues in cold weather. That isn’t good for a pitcher in Chicago. I think if they sign anyone else it will be in that I year $4M to $7M range. Maybe Stanek or Kopech. But if I had to guess I would say they won’t sign anyone else for the pen except for guys on minor league deals.
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I think as fans we are just guessing on what one arm will be better. It is an toss up between Pomeranz and Theilbar. So if the Cubs chose Theilbar I choose to believe they know better than I do. Of course, if money is different and Pomeranz wanted more and that is why we have a Theilbar, that is a different discussion.
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I think Imai or King. If neither than trade for a starter. Gallen isn’t the answer for me.
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That was reported and talked about almost 2 hours ago.
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True. But what happened to spots 2 and 3? Why, if he wasn’t the top guy does he have to be the low guy?
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I did not want Bogaerts, for sure. So the worst I had Swanson was 3rd.
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Interesting that all 3 pen arms of the 25 Cubs went within hours of each other. Wonder if the Cubs were in on all and when they gave the thumbs up or thumbs down deals were signed.!
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I’m not sure Fairbanks gets more than Keller. And if the Cubs would give him that deal I would have thought they would have given Keller 2/$22 over that.
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Since we are going down the road with Jed just signing who is left or taking cheap options and not giving him any credit for the signings (not you I am talking about, but others) we should also add Boyd. While he wasn’t a guy who fell to them, he was a cheap option for a starting pitcher. And that worked pretty well, too. So he should be credited for that as well instead of criticized for going cheap. Seems when things don’t work Jed is a fool for not knowing it won’t work. But when it does work Jed got lucky….
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Is this meant to be a recap in case we were not aware of this, or is there a point you are trying to make? Pretty sure everyone here knows what the off season has been up until now.
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I just think the Bregman talk is overblown. I am not sure it is a topic. Again, just my opinion. What you say is very reasonable. I just don’t see it happening.
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I think if you take Bregman’s name out, you are correct. Bregman will not happen, regardless of what they end up with in the rotation. Of course, that is just my opinion, but I don’t see him here🤷.
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No problem. I thought we were on the same page.😬
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Did you mean to quote me? Or did you misread my comment or maybe I said something confusing. I said AFTER King there isn’t anyone worth going after. Thawv had Valdez, Suarez and Imai and said “maybe” King. My post was meant to suggest King is definitely an upgrade but after him and the 3 guys Thawv mentioned, I agreed no one else is a upgrade over what they have.
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If the group of Cubs fans you talk to are like mine, men in there 60’s, simple truth is that group of people don’t like anything. Their stance on pretty much everything is negative. They also still view baseball through the eyes of how it used to be played in the 80’s. I know. I have a lot of those same friends. While not everything the FO has done is great, Jed is probably a top 10 POBO in baseball. And he is exactly the type of leader Tom wants. It is perfectly fine not liking Jed. But using your friend base as validation for your opinion does nothing to make you case. Again, I know this through personal experience.
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In free agency, I agree that after King there isn’t an upgrade for the staff. There might be a few 3’s or 4’s in a rotation (Giolitto, as 1 example), but that really isn’t what they should be aiming for. The aim should be higher. But there is a trade route too. And there, he can find a few guys.
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I like Cabrera as well. He actually has 3 years of control, which I also like.
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This would work for me.
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Andujar is a guy I have mentioned in the past. I wouldn’t mind him if they spend money on Imai and maybe Keller so they had to short the FA bat.
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No it wasn’t. Cuzi said “if Jed didn’t go far enough to get Bregman LAST YEAR, when his contract was up and he was trying to keep his job, why would we think he would do it now, while he is safe. So your response does not make sense. LAST YEAR he wasn’t safe when it came time to sign Bregman.
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I agree. I really don’t think it matters if they get a pitcher via trade or FA. They have to get a pitcher. The bat is an afterthought. And it isn’t going to be in the Bregman/Bichette range. Hell, if it is they might as well go all in and get Tucker. And we know that isn’t happening.
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I know a lot of people will be critical of this, but I wouldn’t be shocked if Ben Brown took over the Keller role in the pen. He could be very useful for 1 inning. And maybe even multiple innings. They might be done in the pen, which means they would have enough money for King or Imai and still sign Okamoto.
