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  1. Stratos
    Start high with initial asking price, can always come down. Can't go back up.
  2. Stratos
    They've been giving everyone a day off over the last week or so. Probably good to keep them fresh in the warm weather.
  3. Stratos
    No, what's best for baseball is the most viewership during the World Series. That means the most popular teams in the biggest markets, the Yankees and Dodgers, should be in the WS against each as much as possible and nobody else has much of a chance. Fans in e.g Cleveland, Baltimore, Minnesota can abandon their teams and buy Yankees and Dodgers jerseys and join the bandwagon like everyone else. The way to do this is getting rid of the luxury tax completely. The Dodgers spent 170m in luxury tax penalties last year, so they could then use that money to buy even more great players like Soto, Cease etc and ensure total dominance. Ram bigger sportsbooks into Yankee/Dodger Stadium and spraypaint Onlyfans ads across the OF grass so they can make even more money to spend. A truly fantastic vision for the game.
  4. Stratos
    Don't know if you guys have seen Taylor's injury updates during the games but on Tues night she updated: Ben Brown : currently symptom-free and throwing, starting to build back up Palencia: starts rehab assignment early next week. Same with Hunter Harvey Cabrera: threw a bullpen and will start in Iowa today. Will need about 3 starts before being activated.
  5. Stratos
    Unless they think the neck is a longterm issue that can't be fixed, I can't see the Cubs giving up Brown for him or any rental.
  6. Stratos
    Or Jebediah Hartstone?
  7. Stratos
    He might take us over the LT line. Tom's out.
  8. Stratos
    To be honest I don't really have much trust in most rumors since any of them could be fed by teams to media contacts to try to increase their own negotiation leverage.
  9. Stratos
    They only make sense from the perspective that we have a bit of a surplus in position players and significant deficit in pitching. Trading your main catcher midseason or 2nd best hitter seems nuts. We do have Mo in AAA though and at least Conforto to play RF until Shaw is back. Seiya has the NTC and in a walk year he'd be foolish to waive it.
  10. Stratos
    Maybe. But even someone like Skubal plus Ben Brown and 2 of Shota, Boyd, Cabrera, Peterson (whoever are pitching best at the time) is a pretty good playoff rotation. I could see them wanting a TOR + dominant reliever plus some buy-low reliever they like and calling it a day. We have the prospects to match most teams.
  11. Stratos
    Whoever reported the Mets scouts were seen scouting the Cubs AA players, the only significant prospect i recognize on their current active roster is Jefferson Rojas. Ed Howard also on the team.
  12. Stratos
    Makes you mad that Steele and Horton aren't healthy, plus Palencia. That's every major piece we need besides maybe another reliever. I give credit to what Jed has built here. Plus one of the best skippers in MLB.
  13. Stratos
    Yeah the Cubs have never even signed a top SP FA since Lester, and Jed has never done it and no real signs of coming close from my memory. Skubal FA seems a stretch. But Cubs have a bunch of money coming off the books this winter, lots of SP signings/trades incoming.
  14. Stratos
    If you could get e.g. Skubal, Detmers, and a good closer-caliber reliever for any combination among our top 15 prospects, besides the top 3 or so pitchers, you do it. You'd probably like to also keep one of our top OF prospects, but not a huge deal. We have the best position players in baseball in terms of WAR this year. The team has serious WS potential with pitching help. If we were in first place I think Jed would be even more aggressive. He's mentioned that the 1st round bye is a huge advantage and factors into how hard you push in trade deadline decisions.
  15. Stratos
    Gotta look past the ERA. The Angels suck, defense included.
  16. Stratos
    Yeah Mo needs to catch next year to easily fit on the roster. I think they'll give him a shot with runway at C. Looks like he's split time 50/50 at catcher in Iowa this year. Ramirez has 45 innings in LF across all levels, including 1 inning in LF this year in MLB. I guess he's an option there next year., but he fits his current role better as you say. Though Shaw can probably play anywhere Pedro can but better defensively. They might prefer Shaw at 3b and Ramirez in OF or DH on the days Bregman needs a rest. IMO the ideal role for Shaw on this team is supersub. I think any of our current top 10 position prospects are expendable in trade & imagine the Cubs want to keep the pitchers if possible.
  17. Stratos
    Definitely related to the chase improvements. Chasing those LHP breaking balls were killing him. He definitely deserves praise for the improvements. You can tell he's relentless and doesn't put any limitations on himself. I'm sure he could do anything on the diamond he set his mind to.
  18. Stratos
    It's crazy. I wonder how many players have made such large improvements in walks/chase, especially overnight. Heard Taylor say in a broadcast that it clicked for PCA when Bregman told him during his earlier struggles that he should only swing at pitches in his wheelhouse and then can expand that zone with 2 strikes.
  19. Stratos
    Haters gonna hate. Boos are cheers on the road as they say. They wouldn't care about him if he wasn't a great player.
  20. Stratos
    I agree that those 3 hitting qualities are rare for 1 player. His chase% has been below-average so far but he's a rookie, he might end up around average. I don't know if id take him over Shaw or not, but i'd lean Shaw. There's more questions with Shaw offensively, but more questions with Pedro defensively. Shaw also has the wheels and better overall athleticism and versatility. I think Shaw could have the higher ceiling. He could reach 4 WAR if the hitting comes together, but i don't see that with Pedro because of the glove. I've been a little concerned with Shaw's focus this year, he's seemed a little unmotivated at times just with the body language, but could be wrong. I wonder if the position shift and losing the everyday role is in his head.
  21. Stratos
    That's my take on Ayers too. He's a 19th rounder and 25 y/o. Prospects like him pop up every year. More likely he's Matt Mervis than something worth worrying much about losing. The only thing that really makes you want him is he's a catcher, but a late convert so he's probably not that great defensively besides the arm. Catchers with some power but meh hit tools seem to flame out a lot too, even the top prospects. Hitters in general with that profile flame out a lot.
  22. Stratos
    Yeah and no guarantee he's pain-free then either. Let's hope.
  23. Stratos
    What if Ben Brown's neck was re-injured from the whiplash of watching all these Cubs pitchers give up HR all year? What if it was originally injured watching his own pitches get launched last season?
  24. Stratos
    A bit surprised but glad it was done. I guess doesn't have any value as a long reliever either, and no experience at it. Better for him anyways to try to sign with another team and try to prove he can still start before the offseason than pitch in relief for us.
  25. Stratos
    Do you know what the FIP differences are? Still some sample size concerns but maybe there's something to this. Hard to say but it wouldn't hurt for the Cubs to lean into the Miggy/Shota pairing.
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