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  1. Cuzi
    It seems reading comprehension is the issue here. You responded to someone else responding to the question of why someone with a higher wRC+ was worth less offensive runs. The question includes wRC+ but the answer is what makes up offensive runs. In fact, the person you quoted never even included the term "wRC+" in their response. So, if you were responding to someone that claimed "base running was the reason for a higher wRC+" then that someone was in your imagination.
  2. Cuzi
    You would think we would already know this. Rewind to 2024 when the hot topic was that the Cubs were looking to trade Taillon at the deadline. Everyone was dreaming about the return the Cubs were going to get. Meanwhile I was over here saying they wouldn't get jack horsefeathers because his value on the field matches his contract so there's nothing of value there in trade. Its the same reason the Mariners weren't getting jack horsefeathers for offers on Luis Castillo. How much money these guys are owed limits the return to the point it doesn't make sense to trade them unless you really need to free up the cash, and if that's the reason a trade is made then this organization can piss right off.
  3. Cuzi
    Empty the stadium like the Cardinals fans did.
  4. Cuzi
    Cool. So then why do you expect them to do it next year? Remember the time we were counting down the days til Jason Heyward was no longer on the books and the Cubs could finally go out and get that star player.
  5. Cuzi
    How many years have we been saying next year? When is next year ever going to come? Shota accepts the QO and the thought process around here turns to looking at cheap controlled pitchers to trade for because the money to sign someone was just eatin up. It's long past time to simply realize the thought process behind what drives this FO is not the thought process that drives other large market teams. There are teams that actively build for a WS and there are teams that build for the regular season and hope and pray the ball bounces in their favor for 4 series in a row against at least a couple teams building for a WS. The Cubs are the latter. A large market being captained by small market minds that cant even dominate their own division filled with teams that sink or swim with the talent they get out of the draft. You say "It obviously would be great if they could..." as if they cant do those things. They very much can. They choose not to and we sit here as fans trying to make excuses for it while still filling the seats acting like its acceptable the team isn't willing to pay for a Kyle Tucker.
  6. Cuzi
    Going to be a Jed Hoyer market.
  7. Cuzi
    Bregman at like $5M AAV less than Tucker would be such a Cubs move.
  8. Cuzi
    Brewers are going to sign him and only play him against the Cubs.
  9. Cuzi
    There's typically at least one big move made by then. If we are talking strictly about the Cubs, I'm sure Hoyer will spend a significant amount of money on a collection of mediocre parts. Fingers crossed for our 2nd 9 figure contract. Pretend to try. I believe we can do it!
  10. Cuzi
    What's the rush? Nothing significant will likely happen til December.
  11. Cuzi
    Cap isn't going to happen because it's an absolute no from the players. Who has more to lose from a lockout? The players or the owners? The answer is the owners. We've gone down this path for decades. The owners would have to open up the books more than they currently do and come to an agreement on a cap based on revenue (not going to happen). The players would want a floor within spitting distance of that cap (not going to happen). It's just not going to happen.
  12. Cuzi
    What about being a fan of a team worried about salary commitments in preparation of a salary cap that isn't coming?
  13. Cuzi
    Any trade that evolves around extending someone to a $300M+ contract I'm just going to immediately chuck in the trash bin until this FO signals a shift in the wind. The only player they have even been rumored to be in on for over that number was Ohtani. The end of season rumors from insiders is that the Cubs never intended to extend Tucker and they punted the remainder of the offseason and deadline after the acquisition. Tucker was purely a move for Jed Hoyer to put a team in the playoffs and save his job. Mission accomplished. With that out of the way, I am fully prepared for Shaw being the 3B, Suzuki going back to RF, and Ballesteros being the DH. There will be a battle for the bench role between Alcantara/Caissie and the loser gets traded in a package for an average inning eater type pitcher with 2-3 years of control. The big SP signing will be something like Brandon Woodruff on a multi-year opt out heavy contract (which I'm fine with). The rest of the money will go into the bench and bullpen.
  14. Cuzi
    25/6 rule. Any player coming from a league recognized professionally by MLB that is at least 25 years old with 6 years of experience in that league is treated like a FA and not subject to international pool rules.
  15. Cuzi
    There's only so many teams that can do that, though. The Dodgers are most likely out. The Yankees are also most likely out with Cole, Fried, and Rodon. The Phillies are most likely out with Sanchez, Wheeler, Luzardo, and Nola. Figure the Red Sox, Giants, Mets, Braves will be in play. Probably a couple other surprises. But look how many pitchers we are talking about here. You've got Suarez, Valdez, Cease, King, Woodruff, Bieber, all of which I would put above Imanaga, and then you have a handful of guys on Imanaga's level, potentially including Imanaga himself. There are plenty of arms to go around.
  16. Cuzi
    I highly doubt the Dodgers will be in the market for any of these arms. They already have Yamamoto, Snell, Glasnow, and Ohtani. They are more likely to go after Tucker.
  17. Cuzi
    If the Cubs legitimately pursue top pitching I would say the chances are good any pitcher would sign here. The Cubs, under Hoyer, have chosen to go after solid pitchers more so than TOR pitchers. And there is more than enough pitchers on the market that I would consider better than Shota that if the Cubs want should be able to sign one of them.
  18. Cuzi
    Shota gave us 0.9 fWAR this year. His option is 3/57 with a full NTC if it is picked up. You can certainly find better than that for the money. His projection is a wash. It really comes down to how aggressive the Cubs want to be on the FA market. If they let him walk they need 2 good to really good pitchers.
  19. Cuzi
    I would be surprised if he doesn't get a QO. There's already reports from the DBacks of offering Zac Gallen a QO and him absolutely not accepting it.
  20. Cuzi
    To be fair, Trevor Williams has a long extensive history of being a horsefeathers pitcher and ended the 2024 season on the 60 day IL. I personally don't see much chance that either option is picked up. Shota can pretty much guarantee himself a 1/22 offer with everything getting declined. He still has very good offspeed offerings and is a lefty.
  21. Cuzi
    Do we really believe that Shota, if the Cubs decline their side of the option, would accept his player option? He's 32 years old. I find it hard to believe even in a down season he can't guarantee himself more than 2/30.
  22. Cuzi
    It's like an entire NLC pact.
  23. Cuzi
    I dont think there is any chance that there is going to be a salary cap in MLB. That wont come without a salary floor. The players dont want a cap and the owners dont want a floor. There's going to be an argument for awhile and probably end up with something that changes rules on deferred payments or something.
  24. Cuzi
    I'm not arguing the Cubs wont outbid the Dodgers or Yankees. You are saying the Cubs dont have more than enough money to eat a large contract if things go south. That statement is far from the truth. When teams like the Angels, Padres, Rangers, Phillies, etc... are carrying multiple larger contracts than the single highest contract on the Cubs, that contract being the ONLY 9 figure contract on the team, the Cubs have PLENTY of money.
  25. Cuzi
    I'm assuming that quote is referring to Kyle Tucker, in which Kyle Tucker is still a member of the Chicago Cubs until the day after the end of the WS. Kind of hard to be accused of tampering with your own player.
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