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  1. Stratos
    Closer.
  2. Stratos
    Is this wait worse than waiting for the Kris Bryant grievance decision and then COVID happened?
  3. Stratos
    Maybe the Jays brought in the Shark Tank guy to close that deal.
  4. Stratos
    I honestly have no idea. Maybe? Would you give him a 12 year deal at 55m AAV if he's worth 1-3 WAR annually over his first 6 years and 8-10 WAR over his last 6 years?
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  6. Stratos
    So is he flying to Toronto to announce the deal? And then having sushi with Kikuchi and Co (who was dumb enough to make reservations in his name)?
  7. Stratos
    I said TORP for 6-7 years. 30 y/o TORPs like Nola etc are signing for 6-7 years. Yamamoto will probably get around 10, which is fine given the age. Soto, Harper etc get 10+ which is fine too given the age.
  8. Stratos
    That's a bit much. The right deal I have no issue with. If the Cubs like Yamamoto, or maybe Ohtani, or Soto next year. Or they could get some other TORP on 6 or 7 years. They'll probably only carry one mega contract so make it a good one, maximize the prime years etc I don't think having a "star" is the right focus anyways. The win column doesn't care about "stars". We need wins. We have holes at SP, 3B, 1B, CF, so-so catchers and a mediocre pen, there's lots of room to spend and improve.
  9. Stratos
    He'll be 31. If he were a year or 2 younger you could look at signing him. Fangraphs crowd-sourcing has him at 4/80, and they've been fairly accurate so far.
  10. Stratos
    You can live with 1/3 of the contract being lame at the end. It might happen with Swanson. You'd probably be singing a different tune if Lester signed for 10 years and was still on the payroll next season so Jed couldn't afford someone like Yamamoto or Glasnow this year, or Swanson last year and this year, or whomever. Increase the Cubs payroll by 60 million and you'd still be eating 28 million worth of wins/talent from the team because of Lester's contract. If Jed thinks e.g. Yamamoto is good enough to be worth 10/300 and worth the risk of never pitching in the MLB then he'll go for it IMO. We'll probably never agree on this, so agree to disagree. I just don't think the short-term dopamine hit of signing a "star" is worth a mega-contract very likely being terrible 5 years from now and dealing with half a decade of worse teams.
  11. Stratos
    Jed has stated time and again that their goal is to sign good contracts and make good transactions, and if you do that year after year you will be successful. He doesn't target 1 or 2 guys he NEEDS to have in the offseason and sign "no matter the cost", he targets a bunch of good players they like and signs the guy who is the best value contract. He signed Suzuki, Stroman, Swanson, Bellinger etc and those were good contracts. Taillon may also turn out to be a good contract, and was at the time it was signed. He extended Happ and Nico. He just nabbed us the best manager in baseball for the cost of a 1 WAR player but without adding to the payroll under the LT. Besides Mancini and a meh Smyly deal, he's spending our money wisely. Swanson and Bellinger were 2 of the best contracts signed last offseason and everyone was crying about missing on Bogaerts and Turner. Those contracts suck. Does he get credit for passing on Abreu, Rodon, DeGrom, Correa, Verlander, Conforto, Bell, Vazquez? I agree we should be over the LT this year and if we aren't the blame should be on Ricketts.
  12. Stratos
    Jed speaks:. Everyone here will be thrilled: https://www.bleachernation.com/cubs/2023/12/07/jed-hoyer-speaks-where-things-stand-winning-the-offseason-a-window-of-moments-and-more/
  13. Stratos
    Exactly. Cubs were tied for best baserunning runs in the MLB. Also were 6th in runs scored and 3rd in NL behind Dodgers and Braves is pretty good.
  14. Stratos
    If it helps....as long as the Cubs are not signing anyone major it seems they can still be in the Ohtani hunt.
  15. Stratos
    Discussions with agents of Ohtani, Soto, Bellinger, Belt, Candelario (switch hitter)?
  16. Stratos
    Everyone wanted to fire Jed when the Cubs starting missing out on the big SS last year. I think we should just let this play out for a couple weeks and see how things look around Xmas.
  17. Stratos
    What a silly approach by Jed! Only 3 out of the top 50 position players in WAR last year were over 32 years old. So Jed should be signing guys throughout their entire 30's based on how they performed in the 20's so that 5 years from now the team sucks for the next half-decade. This is how winning is done!
  18. Stratos
    Verdugo traded to NYY
  19. Stratos
    Swanson has been worth 2 wins more than Soto over the past 2 seasons.
  20. Stratos
    Imagine being a huge star and visiting a teams city and being hounded by journalists, cameras etc. everywhere you go. Having fans and paparazzi etc follow you to your hotel etc. I get it.
  21. Stratos
    Maybe "insiders" are mistaking the Cubs inquiring heavily about other players for post-Ohtani contract due diligence (signed or not not signed) as them "moving away from Ohtani". It's a bunch of hot air.
  22. Stratos
    Between Correa, Turner, Bogaerts, Rodon, Verlander, and DeGrom who would you have rather signed over Swanson? Bellinger? 98% of Cubs fans wanted Correa, Turner, or Bogaerts last year. Jed miffed on Mancini and Smyly but the other ones listed were low-risk. His main failure last offseason IMO was the pen. Most fans wanted Mervis to start at 1B opening day. Jed bounced Ross for Counsell. He acquired PCA, Alcanatara, and Canario instead of extending Baez, Rizzo, and/or Bryant. He got Stroman and Suzuki on good contracts. The # of star FA's the Cubs should regret not signing over the last several years isn't very big Jed's doing fine.
  23. Stratos
    Not sure what to think. Not inclined to believe Cubs/Marquee sources. They have every reason to 1. not leak anything and 2. keep Cubs fans thinking they're making a serious push of they aren't. I think you gotta put at least the Dodgers and Jays above the Cubs at this point either way.
  24. Stratos
    Because it's the 27th man. It's one roster spot added.
  25. Stratos
    The 26th or 27th man is the worst and least valuable player on the team, typically a guy bouncing from Iowa and the Cubs. There's already a limit on pitchers on the roster. The spot has value but not "massive value". A 26th or 27th man having 1-1.5 wins is rare, he's the worst player on the team and can't get much playing time. It's like having a 3rd catcher or pinch runner/ defensive replacement. Even if it could be another pen slot, which it can't, that reliever is the worst on the team and isn't getting many IP or leverage.
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