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  1. Geographyhater8888
    Santos doesn’t miss layups. For a team that’s struggled to finish drives his entire tenure he’s a great roster fit. If this was the Lions then a strong leg would be more useful over his short/medium distance accuracy with less attempts.
  2. Geographyhater8888
    Santos is extra valuable on a team that struggles to finish drives.
  3. Geographyhater8888
    Far cry from the farm Theo had. You’re more knowledgeable on this subject than I am so does this at all open the door for perhaps paying a premium price for maybe Bo Bichette to play third base while trading Nico? Jed already tried this with Bergman and they’re in a more favorable spot with the LT. When picking a middle ground between contention and auditioning the young assets then Rojas would be a nice trade chip if we’re stuck waiting on his development and the alternative is a utility infielder with limited upside, unless they plan on extending Nico. Extremely underwhelming if they go that route unless Shaw and Cassie pop and they have the flexibility to be patient.
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    I still don’t know where Rojas fits into this. Is he projected to be ready to take Nico’s spot in 2027?
  5. Geographyhater8888
    If that’s what we call a down a year then I’ll take it.
  6. Geographyhater8888
    You already gave it a thumbs down. No need to repeat yourself.
  7. Geographyhater8888
    I like Suzuki over the other outfielders. Do they project Rojas to be ready by 2027 when Nico walks too?
  8. Geographyhater8888
    It would’ve been nice if they hung the makeshift white L flag on the Wrigley flag pole after the Dodgers recorded the final out.
  9. Geographyhater8888
    I’m fine with Happ walking after 2026 but if you let Suzuki walk where will the right handed slug come from?
  10. Geographyhater8888
    Framber Valdez will do. Only 8.8 K’s per 9 and top 5 in GB%.
  11. Geographyhater8888
    Too bad the Dodgers didn’t win by more. I’d like to know what Ohtani’s singe game war was.
  12. Geographyhater8888
    I see. I’d be stunned if Jed chooses the former..
  13. Geographyhater8888
    I know it’s not literally $300 million AAV. They’ve never given anywhere near that $ figure. They technically can, I’d be stunned with how they’ve historically handed out contracts. Deferred money is also an option to to add stay under the tax while adding to the staff this winter but Tom has been publicly against that too. But you’re correct that there’s an opportunity with all the controllable young talent.
  14. Geographyhater8888
    What do you mean? It’s $17 million off the books. He’s not going to give Jed an additional $300 million+ and allow him to choose between Tucker or a package of free agents to improve the roster.
  15. Geographyhater8888
    I predict a Cease or someone of similar value, a couple pen arms and maybe a platoon option like Paul Goldschmidt who mashes lefties and another bench bat. A major shakeup would surprise me, although with multiple expiring contracts who knows. Bichette would move over to third, you downgrade defensively and the $ will cut into the rotation options. But WTF do I know. He did make an offer to Bregman and stuck Morel over there for almost 2 years. In this make believe instance you’d have Rojas+the asset that Nico bring you and another piece or 2 that’ll hopefully be enough to acquire your preferred cost controlled pitcher of choice.
  16. Geographyhater8888
    This was reported by Jesse Rodgers on ESPN1000 at around the 9:27:00 mark on the YouTube livestream yesterday. I can’t find it on a Google search. Take it with a grain of salt if you want but to paraphrase Jed had a 5-7 year offer ready for Boras, Jed asked Tom for permission and he vetoed the initial offer. I only know the years. They lowered their price tag and he ultimately chose Boston. It wasn’t officially offered because he needed ownership’s permission. Maybe he has wrong information, but I don’t think Tom dwarves the benefit of the doubt here.
  17. Geographyhater8888
    That was Jed’s idea. Sign Bregman. Maybe he wanted to sign Snell, Fried or Burnes. But Jed has to act a certain way due to circumstances out of his control. And Burnes would’ve made no difference with that injury. Either way he was forced to sign Boyd. Great pickup, but still a number 3 starter. But the whole point is that Shaw isn’t expendable which you explained to me. Point taken.
  18. Geographyhater8888
    Because Jed offered Bregman a contract he’d accept and Tom said no. Too much money. So they lowered their offer and he chose Boston for more money and less years. That opens up the door for all these possibilities that Jed may or not have had in mind because his hands were tied. We complain about picking lanes, giving out a large contract to a third baseman was Jed picking a lane that was foisted by Tom. I simply spit balled some hypotheticals.
  19. Geographyhater8888
    Which is my fundamental problem. Jed is operating on the boundaries set by ownership, which me and everyone else takes issue with. 26th in % of revenue being spent on the team payroll is unacceptable.
  20. Geographyhater8888
    Bregman and the starting pitcher Matt Shaw would net you. In theory. It’s about the process. My issue is with ownership putting a leash on Jed. Jed wanted Bregman too. How would he know Nico was going to have a career year? How would he know Tucker would go on the worst slump of his career and then miss the final month of the season because of injury? Bad trade too? Bellinger had a high fWAR and if you subtract the short porch and put him in Wrigley he’s down, 1 win?
  21. Geographyhater8888
    It’s Bregman+ a Mackenzie Gore or whoever you’d fetch for Shaw. My issue is more with ownership than Jed. I know he has his hands tied behind his back to varying degrees. A cost controlled starter you’d fetch for Shaw that the Cubs were in desperate of need of if you watched game 1 in Milwaukee. Once Horton broke his rib and Imanaga was unpitchable I’d say that increases their odds a bit. He was pretty much a key piece in all trade talks involving a true difference making pitcher.
  22. Geographyhater8888
    That’s why you trade Shaw, not Nico. Because there was 2 months of Brujan, Berti and Workman who were all DFAd and missing Taillon and Shota for months long stretches forcing Ben brown to pitch every 5 games. Then add the wins from the pitcher they fetch for Shaw and who knows. If you wanted to cash in on Tuckers one year here that’s a decent path to take.
  23. Geographyhater8888
    Cubs rank 26th in terms of % of revenue being invested in the team payroll ahead of the Marlins, Pirates, Whitesox and A’s, the usual suspects.
  24. Geographyhater8888
    I see. It’s more likely they sign Tucker than trade Shaw, it was more hypothetical in nature and questioning Toms breaking even strategy effecting Jed’s roster building. We talk about half measures and on the surface signing Bregman, who had initially agreed to a longer contract which was reported to pair with Tucker and fetching a legitimate starting pitcher for Shaw would be picking a lane. I don’t blame Jed for being pragmatic and careful with his resources considering the budgetary constraints. But that alone I believe would at least take us to the LCS and perhaps home home field advantage considering we had months of below replacement level production at third base and 3 different starting pitchers missing multiple months.
  25. Geographyhater8888
    For $300 million+? They’ll give out their first $300 million contract in 2050 when that’s the market value for the fourth most expensive middle infield free agent. I do wonder how expandable Shaw is in the eyes of Jed though considering he made an offer to Bregman. His initial offer was for 6 years according to Jesse Rodgers I believe and Tom wouldn’t sign off on the $ figure. Bregman had allegedly agreed to the contract pending Toms approval. In an alternative universe I wonder if this means Shaw is traded at the deadline for Gore or another cost controlled top of the rotation starting pitcher.
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