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If Steele and Horton weren't hurt and the pitching staff in general didn't have the year from hell i think last years team is 95 wins and World Series- caliber

Thing is this team is filled with expensive players and they could use more young surplus value talent that enables them to get more guys like Bregman, Seiya, even a Skubal If Brown or Horton were healthy that would go a long way. Savings can come from Shaw/Ramirez. I like them on the infield and as supersubs but do they have enough power to keep them in corner OF/DH? We're losing a lot of HR with Seiya, Happ, Kelly in FA

They inserted a screw in Ben Browns fractured neck bone to prevent future problems.

It's not even in the team's interests, it's weird.

I think they announce Manager of the Year awards tonight. This award is stupid, it's typically just awarded to the manager of the team who the writers perceive overperformed the most, whether the manager had anything to do with it or not. They should let fellow MLB managers vote.

I think this is good news. A surgeon found a problem with the neck and has hopefully fixed it. Fingers crossed! He wasn't going to pitch 160 innings anyways.

Holmes might get 16 or 17m AAV but 20 is a stretch IMO. I wouldn't sign Gray for 27.5 AAV and his numbers could collapse at any time.

Do we know why the owners would want this? Doesn't make sense unless they want to add more playoff games, like making the Division Series best of 7, which would be nice to take out more of the playoff randomness.

Don't worry, your annual MLB.TV subscription will be 3.7% cheaper annually (not). If they want to reduce injuries or have more rest they can bench regular players more or use a 6th SP once a month. Since this would be against fan interests I'm not in favour of it anyways. We would need something that benefits fans in return.

Shocking development. Above-average ballclub keeps butts in the seats, money in Tom's pocket.

I'd imagine they try to squeeze under the first LT line as usual, which is 247m in 2027. So like 235m

I think in corner OF they can get creative with trades or value signings and save money there. Plus our floor at each position is probably around 2 WAR there with the guys we already have plus whatever could get off the scrap heap.

As long as Sanchez holds up. He's 34 i think. But I think they could find a 1.5 WAR type for pretty cheap regardless. Amaya would be your primary for sure. Sanchez might not be able to split time 50/50. Amaya has been a bit fragile himself so they need to be careful who they get.

What's the projected cost on Sanchez? 4-5m?

I think the Cubs will break in Ayers throughout 2027 and if he shows he can perform in the MLB he can have a job going into 2028. Besides Shaw, who was a much higher caliber hitter as a prospect, the Cubs don't give MLB jobs to prospects without MLB experience or even expect them to win jobs