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Dylan Cease sign with Blue Jays
Illiterate Scholar replied to Dfan25's topic in General Baseball Talk
I think Cabrera would be less about them selling and more just acquiring different pieces. I'm guessing the Marlins would get their 2026 starting right fielder and an MLB ready pitcher in return from the Cubs. -
I go back and forth on how excited I'd be by Cabrera. Obviously the stuff and upside is there but man that injury risk is tremendous.
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Cubs 2025 Season Review/Offseason Preview Thread
Illiterate Scholar replied to Brandon Glick's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
I feel like we need to add a banner somewhere on here that says this -
Wouldn't surprise me if the Marlins trade rumors increase now and Shota took the spot that would've gone to like Michael King or someone like that. I'd probably prefer King over Shota but not by a lot.
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And the local cops are not taking it well.
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Mooney and Sharma seem pretty confident they will decline the Kittredge option which surprises me
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I like Cease and think he'd be a very good fit. He has been extremely durable but do we get worried about the length of time since his TJ in high school? Not to go full Tom..
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Also Teoscar has absolutely no clue what he's doing on the field when he's not holding a bat
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Brewers just turned the dumbest of double plays
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Cubs 2025 Season Review/Offseason Preview Thread
Illiterate Scholar replied to Brandon Glick's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
My thoughts Locking Shota in for 3/57 would be really unnecessary at this time. I kinda think he'll still be back either via his own option or the QO as Trueblood wrote a few days ago. But the team option should be declined, at least this off-season, imo. I'm not expecting a lot of new faces on offense. I think Ballesteros will start the season in AAA to work on catching and they'll roll with Caissie, along with a lefty masher like Andujar or Grichuk, as Tucker's replacement. They'll spend big/medium on a SP. I think the uncertainty of 2027 impacts the calculus of signing and potentially losing a year/part of a year of a prime-ish aged bat more than it does a pitcher, especially for a team with as many spots already filled like the Cubs do. -
Not at least clearing Shaw also hurts
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The Brains Behind the Operation got so incredibly lucky PCA hit that ball foul
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Bad time for Kelly's first swing of the year with 2 strikes
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That was a run through second base situation
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Who doesn't need a neck tattoo to feel grounded
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Rea pumping 96
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That'll work especially after the 1st pitch cookie
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Megill has a fat Brad Pitt look
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We're expecting an opener for the Brewers too right? A lefty or Megill is who I'm thinking
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did Craig know that Palencia was only on 3 days rest
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They have to be like 20/20 with RISP
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The club option for Imanaga, if picked up, would be 3/57, no?
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Great work by Civale. Looking like we can get out of this using just Soroka, Civale and maybe Brown. Small victories!
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Contreras brothers are famously anti bat flip
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I do think Ballesteros will be overrated a bit by Cubs fans this winter. He's certainly been impressive but both Caisse and Shaw were clearly better than him in AAA this year for example
