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  1. Stratos
    That's a lot for a guy whose never pitched in the MLB. I'd be curious about what teams and the Cubs FO project for him.
  2. Stratos
    Agree, I can't see him signing here
  3. Stratos
    Sorry, it was 2/40. Another user said "i wouldn't even sign him for 2/40". Agree it would never happen, but that's beside the point.
  4. Stratos
    The argument was for 2/20 we shouldn't even sign him. Based on his age (31 at the end of April) i'd be very hesitant to sign him for the years he'll get, but for 2/20 that's a solid move. He's a 4 WAR player. Wanting "star power" is fine but also comes with its own tradeoffs, like very high risk longterm deals into their late 30's/40's, speaking of "age" as a factor.
  5. Stratos
    He's been above-average offensively his entire career except 2021, where he was average. They should try to replace Bellinger's production, but their run prevention was quite a bit worse than their offense last year and they should prioritize improving that that this winter.
  6. Stratos
    Gripping Tucker Barnhart rumours: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/12/astros-diamondbacks-interested-in-tucker-barnhart.html
  7. Stratos
    Why not for 2 years? He's been a pretty good player consistently throughout his entire his career and has stayed mostly healthy. He'll probably hit better outside of Oakland/Toronto too.
  8. Stratos
    I think the likelihood of this is close to zero. I think Yamamoto is Plan B.
  9. Stratos
    We have to assume the Cubs have talked to most or all of the agents of players they're most interested in for Plan B, or to continue Plan A. I do remember this happening in a lot of offseasons, with top guys holding things up. Teams got their offseasons done very quickly in the lockout year, this isn't an issue, there's a ton of time left.
  10. Stratos
    Would be odd to trade for a Madrigal-type at 3B but likely with a lesser glove. Why not target someone with more power? Like...Christopher Morel? LOL.
  11. Stratos
    With all the secrecy I agree
  12. Stratos
    Maybe they're just Japanese LOL. Just cultural differences. Though I know nothing about either of them personally.
  13. Stratos
    Is this you tweeting this?
  14. Stratos
    Levine seems to just throw stuff out there sometimes and not backed by much. He could be the "unofficial guy" the Cubs use to leak stuff out that they want out there, so he may know more than Sharma etc. He has the links with Marquee.
  15. Stratos
    We don't really know when the official pitches were all made, or where they are in the negotiation process. Lots of major FA's sign later in the offseason than Dec. 02. This is a 500-600m decision and the next 10-12 years of your life, I would think teams and the player/agents can't do that in a flash. I have no expectations of when this will get done at this point. Having a timeline of the Winter Meetings would be convenient for the teams but Ohtani doesn't care about Winter Meetings, he's in the drivers seat so his side will dictate the process and timeline.
  16. Stratos
    Agree 100%. Teams will want things done but I doubt he or his agent care, and I doubt they'll want to out too much pressure on him.
  17. Stratos
    Yeah but then there's the back and forth of negotiations, then he needs to decide. This could drag out weeks.
  18. Stratos
    I dunno,, this deal is going to be pretty ridiculous and complex and unprecedented, could see it taking longer than typical big contracts. Hopefully you're right though
  19. Stratos
    Well I don't think LA is a lock for him but it just seems such an overwhelming favorite in what they can offer. The midwest is not a good market compared to the coasts. Good point about the timezone in LA. You're right we have no idea what factors are most important to him. Financially it will likely go well beyond the contract dollars to include the market as an opportunity to build revenue streams for him outside the MLB and keep building his own brand. But who knows. I have no doubt Ricketts is licking his lips at the revenue opportunity here. This is a corporate business decision above everything, and they'll run the numbers and revenue projections and decide that way IMO, it's definitely not just about his WAR. Just imagine the presentation package they'd lay out for him. The Cubs have turned into Disney LOL, and I haven't been the biggest fan of the Ricketts/Crane approach, it's just way too corporate and feels dead inside.
  20. Stratos
    I can't see how we beat the Dodgers. They have the players/team, the revenue, the west coast location and asian locals, plus he doesn't have to move. Only thing Cubs can offer better is taxes.
  21. Stratos
    Yeah they have leverage for sure, but it's still all up to him, he doesn't have to accept the offer. There's risks on both sides here. But he'll still become a FA by around 30 y/o or somewhere still in his prime years very likely. I think the best way for any team to spend money is to extend good players through their prime years. I would even overpay a bit to get a really good player to extend a few years than sign a really good player until they're 40 years old. Maybe not overpay before a kid has even played MLB baseball, but for someone like Nico or whomever why not.
  22. Stratos
    I would think for the teams involved that the negotiations are more important than the GM meetings. I wonder if no deal is reached if they all break for the meetings, then come back to finish the negotiations. But they need to get this stuff done for these teams to move on with their offseasons so maybe not. IMO we can look to which teams have signed other significant signings so far, especially SP, to see who is definitely out of the Ohtani sweepstakes. Cardinals obviously haha.
  23. Stratos
    Is it possible he gets a 600m contract? 50m AAV x 12 years = 600m
  24. Stratos
    Nobody knows anything, it's all BS until the deal gets close.
  25. Stratos
    The Jays (and any team) would have a ton more revenue with Ohtani, they could increase payroll and easily keep those pre-arb guys. Ohtani literally pays for himself and thensome with the revenue he brings in. He could get a crazy contract. But the thing is, it's not guaranteed. If Ohtani doesn't play like Ohtani in say 5 years, or doesn't come back to pitch like he did, then he isn't "Ohtani", and the revenues from him would drop, so teams just can't assume revenues over the total of his contract.
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