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  1. mk49
    Funny. That's what I was thinking, too. Welcome.
  2. mk49
    There's no doubt Mo can hit. I wouldn't be surprised, if he does .285 BA, 18 HRs, 125ish WRC+ this year. My question is how much he can improve defensively, while he's just doing DH. In the perfect world, Amaya and Mo can be our catchers, after Kelly leaves.
  3. mk49
    I think so, too. I watched a couple of Red Sox YouTube podcasters, and they thought/hoped that IKF was the insurance, in case they couldn't get Shaw, Nico or Paredes. I don't agree with them. I think the Sox gave up Nico/Shaw/Paredes.... I want to keep both Nico and Matt, so that's good.
  4. mk49
    Very interesting. What does this mean to Skubal? Maybe, he's winning the arb, and the Tigers will trade him very soon? Or, they're trying to win now with Skubal?
  5. mk49
    I don't want to trade Jamo in order to sign Gallen. If Gallen stays at least 2 seasons, I'd be OK with that. If the Cubs gives Gallen opt out after the 1st season, I'd rather keep Jamo. That said, I wouldn't complain, if the Cubs sign Gallen, and don't trade Jamo. Instead of singing Gallen, the Cubs should have singed Suarez for DH. I didn't really want him, but for 1yr, $15m, why not?
  6. mk49
    Boo me everyday, and boo Tucker twice on Sunday. Kidding, of course.
  7. mk49
    Why not? Both are the outfielders for the Cubs. Seiya won 5 gold gloves (in Japan), one more than Happ.😁
  8. mk49
    You're right. They don't need Skubal this season. But, knowing the Dodgers, at least, they will try to trade for him now. If they can't get him, they would most likely wait for next year, instead of trying to trade by the deadline.
  9. mk49
    Or, maybe in 2026.
  10. mk49
    I kinda think so, too.
  11. mk49
    The Cubs should be better than the Brewers now! I can't underestimate them, though. At least, Peralta didn't go to LAD, and that's good.
  12. mk49
    OK, I admit I'm a little drunk now, but I just thought it's kind of funny to talk about signing somebody that we really don't need, like we're the Dodgers. I mean our rotation is already better than the last year (yeah, only difference is Horton from the beginning, Steele coming back, Cabrera and the guys got 1 yr older), and we're still talking about adding Gallen. We could have lived without signing Bregman, but we got him. That's very cool, indeed. A little seriously, PCA could learn a lot from Bregman during the WBC. They should be talking a lot.
  13. mk49
    Agree 100%. That said, if we can trade Jamo (or somebody) and Brown/Assad/Wicks for Mason Miller, that would help a lot. I know the Padres don't have enough SP.
  14. mk49
    The question is who should we sign? Signing Gallen would probably make it 18th or 17th in the ranking (even if we keep Jamo and Rea, because they probably only value 5 SP's). All the guys I want like Peralta, Joe Ryan... aren't very realistic. I'm not saying they shouldn't sign Gallen. But, if they have to pick either Gallen or Jamo/Rea, I would rather keep Jamo and Rea. It'll be interesting to see what the Cubs can do to Gallen, though. I know it's too late to say this, but if the Cubs are really trying to sign Gallen now, they should have signed Imai or King, trade for Cabrera and sign Bregman. Gallen and Imai are close enough in AAV, I would think. Again, it's too late.
  15. mk49
    Yeah, I hear you. It was just my fantasy league talk.
  16. mk49
    I heard what Valdez did last year, but I don't know much about him. They could ask Bregman to see how bad he actually is.
  17. mk49
    I think the Dodgers did last year, and it lasted only 2 months or so. I could be wrong, though.
  18. mk49
    Like I said, "I guess". I understand what you said about Valdez, and I agree with you. I haven't heard any Cubs - Valdez rumor. It's all about Gallen lately. But, I just think most likely, Valdez will help the team win more games than Gallen, and again "personally", I want Valdez more, if that's an option. I would be surprised if the Cubs pay Gallen something like $25m AAV, and don't trade any SP. I mean in a good way.
  19. mk49
    I'm not 100% sure, but I think the Cubs can trade Rea this off season. They can't trade Shota, who accepted the QO, until June 15th. Also, Jamo has 10 team no trade thing. Personally, if they can afford Gallen, just pay more for Valdez. I guess the Cubs think they can sign Gallen for about $16m AAV for 2 or 3 years. If that's their budget, Valdez would be too much.
  20. mk49
    Supposedly, with the extra tax, the Dodgers are going to pay $120M for Tucker in 2026. A few teams pay the same amount or less for the entire roster. Just insane.
  21. mk49
    Never underestimate the power of the dark side.😁
  22. mk49
    Probably, more like $120M?
  23. mk49
    I wonder how much extra luxury tax they have to pay, because of the Tucker signing.
  24. mk49
    I have to admit that Jed was smart enough not to waste time on Tucker.
  25. mk49
    Wow, that's even crazier. I guess the Dodgers want him for at least 2 years to do a 4 peat.
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