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Busch is also an option at 3B if all else fails, plus Mastrobuoni and some other guys who will be in Iowa. If Wisdom plays 3B for any extended period of time this year something has gone horribly wrong.
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My best guesses are Wisdom, Thompson, Hodge, or Horn. Or trade. Kilian is a possibility too I guess.
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Interested in where you heard this?
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It's possible even Jed offered more than 80m guaranteed with more years and lower AAV but Cody wanted the opt-outs with high AAV, who knows.
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Hard to say what they do with the 40 man for Bellinger. It's possible Cooper replaces Wisdom and Wisdom is traded in the next few days. As you say, Wisdom will rarely be used at 3b this season and he and Cooper would have the same role, and Cooper's bat seems better than Wisdom's.
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They have to remove someone from the 40 man roster to add Bellinger to it once his signing is official. Using an option doesn't remove that player from the 40-man, just the 26-man.
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They could DFA Bailey Horn, Porter Hodge, or maybe Keegan Thompson too. If I were the Cubs I'd keep Wisdom to hit vs LHP at 1B or DH unless they like Cooper better.
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Well I don't have a high value of Mervis and i'm also skeptical of his as an MLB regular and always have been. I was against him being on the OD roster last year, but with a year more of experience I see it as a better option than it was last year, but he would platoon at DH at best. At the end of the day whoever makes the cut for that roster spot is going to be last position player on the 26-man. I'm interested to see what they do at DH vs RHP. There's options like Tauchman, Mervis, Canario, Wisdom, Mastrobuoni, maybe Morel. Later they have Dom Smith and Peralta as options too. They probably go with matchups of bench guys unless 1 or 2 guys start to stand out.
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Well I think Wisdom is higher on the depth chart than Cooper, given one is a NRI and Wisdom is on the 40. Maybe they try to get Wisdom through waivers, who knows? I'd keep Mervis over Wisdom personally, but we can use Wisdom as a platoon at 1B and DH vs LHP.. I think it's more of a depth move, guess we'll see.
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Carter Hawkins previously said they see Busch probably in a platoon at 1B at least to begin. That means a RHB plays 1B vs LHP. Right now that's Wisdom or maybe Morel, but Wisdom has been practicing a lot of 1B so far this Spring next to Busch. Cooper may be a backup for Wisdom in case of injury since there's really no other RHB 1B besides maybe Morel, plus McGeary who isn't quite ready and is defensively more a DH.
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He's basically slap hitter with speed who walks a lot, and is versatile defensively. Speedy infield version of Tauchman. He could make the roster but hard to see him getting much playing time without an injury besides pinch-running and/or as a late-inning sub.
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Well this could change things. He hits RH though. Wonder if it's a minor league deal (edit: it is a minor league deal)
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Not loving Mervis doesn't mean he won't be on the roster though. He'd probably be the last guy chosen for the bench if he made it. I think they like Busch better because he's a better prospect, and they aren't just going to give Mervis a job since they're clearly less sure of him. I think they like Mervis better than Jared Young overall because they decided to DFA Young over Mervis. I think Young got the late season callup last year because he had a much calmer personality that could better handle the pressures of a late-season playoff race. Mervis was clearly frustrated and into his own head during his MLB stint last year. He very well may not make the OD roster, and he might be traded too, but he's also not a bad option to try at DH vs RHP at no risk. Having Happ, Bellinger, Busch, and Mervis all hitting lefty in the lineup vs RHP could turn out pretty decent.
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Very doubtful he's on this team OD unless there's an injury though. But he's ok as a backup.
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Yeah will be interesting. My guess is a pitcher or a trade.
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Unless Mervis looks horrendous this spring I don't see why he couldn't take the job on the OD roster. Even a mediocre spring doesn't mean anything. There's not a lot of other good options at DH vs RHP besides Morel. Any injury makes it more like Mervis is on the roster. Dom Smith won't be ready for OD it sounds like.
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Why can't he DH vs RHP? They don't have a lot of power LH bats to DH. Dom Smith, Peralta, Tauchman, Mastrobuoni, not the best group. We don't have a DH
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Also got Counsell and Neris.
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Better offseason than last year I think.
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They don't stand out as a powerhouse team but there's no weakness anywhere and tons of solid depth at every position besides maybe 2nd catcher. They have to be the favorite to win the division at this point.
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Gives Cubs the ability to give PCA some more time in AAA if needed, and more depth in case Busch struggles or is hurt. Mervis could make the team as a DH vs RHP, and probably Morel/Canario/Gomes at DH with Madrigal at 3B and Wisdom/Morel at 1B vs LHP. Cody is very likely opting out if he has a good year. He'll make 30m in 2025 but he's not going to leave a big contract on the table next winter for an extra 5-7m.
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Yes! Solid deal for both sides, but I'll give this to the Cubs. Even 5/120 would have been solid. Bellinger got opt outs every offseason which is a win for him. We get a guy who will still be very motivated to perform.
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Maybe less if he's going from 5 to 4 days rest
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I still like him if he can stay healthy.
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