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So sad how Shota’s imploded.
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Uribe will have pitched 1 inning over the last 14 days. I hope the bats have enough familiarity with the brewers pen by now to score enough runs early because 2 inning of Uribe trailing in the later innings is bad news. Busch continues to money. Great bounce back from Boyd too.
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Every single inch goes there way.
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At least Bryce Elder won’t be the Brewers starting pitcher.
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31st. 22 of them since 2015.
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Probably my favorite cub of the Jim Henry era. During the lovable loser Cubbie era fans cleared the jersey racks for Theriot and Fukudome jerseys over more productive core players like Ramirez and Big Z which baffled me.
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Both of those offenses suck but the first inning offense is good at least.
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I’m confident tomorrow will be their last game but at least they weren’t swept.
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This horse horsefeathers offense is incredibly disappointing.
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He was fun in April.
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Finally had a big offensive break out after their 13 straight playoff games streak of 3 or less runs putting a crooked 4 runs on the scoreboard. Well done.
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horsefeathers Pathetic bats.
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I don’t know why they can’t score beyond the first inning.
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Cubs are only allowed to score in the first inning?
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Go Dodgers. Or Phillies.
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I stand corrected.
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3/$120 even with deferrals and the ability to walk if you have a great year is better than 4/$120 with a player opt when he’s a year older. I agree with you that the ball park factor might have played a role in his decision. Why didn’t the cubs want to match it is the question I have.
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That’s true. And matching Bostons offer would put them at risk of going over the LT either in 2025 or 26 depending on deferrals, something Tom explicitly wants to avoid. I should say he vetoed paying the LT.
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You’re correct. They offered more total money for less years though at 3/$120. Would he have put them over the tax? Tom explicitly wanted to stay under the tax and the Red Sox offer was offer was higher in terms of AAV.
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I don’t know the exact details but I know the Redsox paid an extra $5 million with a player option after 2025, Tom didn’t want to pay the luxury tax. I think he put a cap on the total $ amount.
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Because You’re a fan. Did you do a slow clap when PCA caught the third out in the 9th vs the Padres like Tiger after making a put for a birdie in a PGA tournament because the variance Gods were on the Cubs side?
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That’s part of it but Tom vetoed signing Bregman. Even during the Theo years they never topped $200 million in any free agent signing and settled for Lester when Scherzer was the better option. Theo also had more young talent at the MLB level allowing him flexibility to trade for Quintana and Chapman. What you proposed is 100% true I agree with that but I wouldn’t rule out budgetary reasons completely. Cubs farm system isn’t exactly rich with talent. They want “sustained success”, “2032” and this entails prospect hugging at the expense of fully committing to a win now approach.
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Perhaps. Let’s see if he can sustain his aggregate production next season. And once again he’s needed especially for his defense because of a hittable rotation full of numbers 3 starters. Not to minimize his value but he’s a star if his bat returns or at least stabilizes to his full season owar.
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And or budgetary constants makes keeping future assets more important than ever. Tucker walks and you’re stuck in the same place you were in 2023 spending on 3-5 WAR players with lots of defensive WAR to compete if you’re without a Cassie/Bellesteros. If Tom insists on a fringe top 10 payrol then he’s probably thinking a cheap position player group will add more flexibility to sign higher impact pitchers/hitters in the next few years, akin to the Theo years albeit with less young talent.
