Randall Simon
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Everything posted by Randall Simon
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Well, you either hated last year's deadline for not ponying up, or you hate this year's for overpaying.
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Y'all know this deadline will pass with Gausman and a blah middle reliever, all that Jed will get done.
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Lot of in division trades today
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I heard KGs velo is down this year.
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It was the same last year and they completely whiffed
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I'm prepared to be underwhelmed.
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Could he give us 2 innings!??? 😊
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Relax. Mike Soroka is still available.
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Can't deal your top kid for a reliever. This isn't 2016. And this isn't the 2016 cub team.
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There's no one still available worth trading Hartshorn for.
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What's the cost for both Detmers and Soriano?
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I love predictive metrics as much as the next guy, but hasn't he been around long enough to evaluate his results? The guy has a career 4.61 era. The K% is nice, but he must be giving up loud contact when he doesn't miss bats.
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Can someone explain to me what's so appealing about Detmers?
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BREAKING: Cubs Sign Third Baseman Alex Bregman to Five-Year Deal
Randall Simon replied to Bertz's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
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I like the Cabrera trade, but the lineup is still an impact bat short. Belli does not move the needle enough, IMO. Bregman won't be worth the contract he'll require. Suarez will grossly underwhelm. Tucker is a pipe dream. So Its Bichette for 2b, and a Nico trade replenishes the farm.
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If Gallen is the cheapest (in both $ and years) I'm ok with him. His durability is an attractive add to a rotation with several guys who have injury histories. He has WS experience and his ceiling is pretty high. He may not be as likely to hit that ceiling as Suarez or Valdez but maybe more likely than a guy like Cabrera IMO.
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It feels like the Cubs don't want to add any new payroll beyond 2026 until the new CBA is hammered out.
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This. Unless Nico is traded, (making room for another sizeable contract), it looks like the Cubs will run it back with Caisse in place of Tucker. I don't like our chances with that lineup.
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I can assure you, 86 wins is right about where Ricketts would like the preseason pecota data to be.
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This. The Cubs are not serious about winning. So why should I be serious about the Cubs? It's annoying, but I can no longer justify investing my time, money and emotions into an organization that clearly only values profits anymore.
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The Ricketts goal is to be competitive enough that fans fill the ballpark and follow the team each season. Their strategy is to build a roster predicted to win in the neighborhood of 87-88 games. They are NOT trying to win the World Series. Heck, they're not even trying to win the NL Central! To them, this is equilibrium price. Fans deserve better.
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I think 90 wins is his target. TR wants his team to be competitive enough to sell tickets, jerseys, commercials, etc. He just doesn't want to pay top payroll prices that would provide a potentially higher ceiling. Screw you, Tom.
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I wouldn't advise caring more about the performance of this team than their ownership and front office do. It's quite clear that TR is only in it for the money at this point, and winning is somewhere far down the list of his priorities. Don't give him your emotions. He doesn't deserve them.
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Only team Milwaukee can beat in the playoffs is the Cubs. Of course. 🤦♂️ Gonna get slaughtered by LA. 5 games, tops.
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The season went south on deadline day when Jed was unable to land impact talent. We slumped for weeks after. It's like the team sensed that the FO had no faith in them.
