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I was using PCA’s contract, not him, as the example. I didn’t want the Cubs to pay NIco $20m/year. PCA’s contract, not PCA per se, was the example of a contract (6/115, or just under $20m/) I wanted Nico’s extension to stay under.
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Oh, did he get that $150-200 contract? or $10m/WAR (or $40m/ year like the Dodgers new RF?) No? Maybe because the FA market doesn’t treat all WAR equally? Like, offense is worth more on the open market than defense? Maybe? It’s not like the market hasn't shown us this every off-season.
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Love ya'lls narrative is 'second hometown discount' 'must have left money on the table' and not 'nico may not have been worth ($$) what I thought.' You guys love your Hoerner boners. God bless ya. Go Cubs.
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Ha!
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It was in the Tucker vs Nico trade package talk. The argument was Nico was equal to Tucker in prospect package returns.
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All things I agree with, I believe the league pays more for power, much more than for defense. That’s my argument.
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Sure. They went about those numbers in very different ways, as you know, and during very different parts of their career arcs. Seems like comparing Nico’s career year vs Pete’s second year should color the numbers some? Provide some context to view the data? Maybe not? If not, sure, you’re right, if context matters, maybe there’s more to it? I appreciate it’s a counting number and there’s far more to offensive value, but a player with 31 homeruns in a season is difficult for me to call ‘glove first’ just because his glove is amazing. He may be flawed offensively, but I would argue he's a dangerous bat in a lineup, far more than to be relegated as ‘glove first’ player. We’ll see if Nico is valued more like Kyle Tucker or Gimenez soon enough. (Go Cubs!)
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I was looking at PCA's contract more than anything. 6/115. Meaning, if Nico got 6/120+ he’d be making more than $20m/ year. That is where I’m getting hung up. I just don’t see defense demanding this kind of money around the league. (And please explain how PCA is a ‘glove first’ center fielder? I must be missing something.)
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This just seems crazy to me. If Nico freaking Hoerner is the first Cub to break the $200m barrier, I will be gobsmacked.
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I just don’t see a glove first 2b as a $20m a year player. I also don’t think, as many here have argued that Nico is worth the same as Kyle Tucker. I’m in the minority, I’m aware. I'm an old man yelling at clouds drowning in rain. But a glovey second basemen with zero thump doesn’t light my heart afire.
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If his contract is more than PCA, I’m going to be salty.
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Going with one less than Milwaukee. Until Jed proves he can win a division, he still hasn’t in half a decade. He has more extensions than division titles. -
Not complaining, it’s a great gamble on my current favorite player. And yeah, I’m ecstatic when Jed quells my doomboner, not matter how abbreviated, for how he runs the franchise.
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So… it’s 7 years and 116M (If including 2026 as part of the contract)
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Two extensions seems ambitious, but Jed has surprised me all off season.
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Ethan Conrad Out a Month with a Back Injury
JunkyardWalrus replied to CaliforniaRaisin's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
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Cubs Spring Breakout Game 2026
JunkyardWalrus replied to CaliforniaRaisin's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
What I thought Killian was supposed to be (and was for like one ST outing a thousand years ago.) -
I loved the Guz.
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Anyone else feel he has a ‘run-you-down-in-a-cornfield-with-a-tractor-to-water-the-crops-with-your-blood-then-feed-those-crops-to-your-family’ type face? Not saying that’s how I feel, just, you know, something I’ve heard around.
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This we can agree on. Rampant capitalism is a sickness. Richest country in history and if you don’t work, you don’t eat. (Unless you’re a corporation, then you’ll be subsidized so CEO’s get their bonuses.)
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*If all three are healthy for extended periods of time.
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Thanks (I also have now discovered Savant and can do this for myself next time!) If Seiya is out for any period of time, I hope they let KA have the first shot (of course, then he’ll have his usual ice cold April and May...)
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Were any in the air?
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Yeah, rose colored glasses sounds about right. I do the same thing with Alcanatara as well.
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Then do the total WAR for 1st round players/Top 100 prospects who were traded prior to making their MLB debut. (or point me in the right direction if possible, because now I’m curious.)
