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Yes, but if not for QO these guys would get what Boras is “seeking”. QO’s depress a free agent’s value, especially to a team losing picks. It’s what they’re designed to do. I think labor fights to have them eliminated in the next CBA. It’s a lot “deeper” than the average fan can grasp. The Cubs ownership is one of the leaders in pushing for luxury tax and any mechanism they can find to depress player value/cost. It isn’t that PTR is actually poor. You understand that, right? It’s that he is colluding. And it’s why he doesn’t spit on the tax, or the QO.
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The only QO player they might sign is Bellinger, and I honestly think that’s the biggest holdup on him. They want to gain that pick, and they don’t want to lose any others.
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Loved me some Andy Sisco. I thought he was going to be the best of them.
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So uhhhh who's going to sign all these free agents?
Bull replied to Bertz's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
When does the Dodgers’ ridiculous, never-repeatable tv deal expire? Until then the answer is Dodgers. As in “the Dodgers will sign all these free agents.” -
I'll see your TINSTAPP and raise you a TOOTBLAN. PCA is a nincompoop.
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You hope the cubs don’t win the WS for the next 10 years?
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He is also a nincompoop.
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Appropriate that David gave the history lesson. He is our resident robot. He’s basically a database at this point.
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PCA is a nincompoop.
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And Woody
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Way to go out on a limb there.
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Team wins in pitcher starts are almost as meaningless as pitcher wins. This is actually a great example of that. If the team was below .500 in his starts, but Stroman was a 113 ERA+, (good enough for 27th if he pitched enough innings to qualify) that shows you that he did enough to put the team above .500 and THE REST OF THE TEAM let him down in those starts. Stroman was good when he pitched and his production will take much more than a warm body to replace. What is so hard to understand about this?
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Pitcher wins are meaningless. He produced 1.6 bWar. And a 113 era+, which would be good for 27th in MLB among qualifiers. With his 147 ERA+ last year Assad stands a half-decent chance of replacing those numbers, but I expect a significant regression. And who replaces Assad's numbers?
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Did you miss that every time he threw to first, he had to run halfway across the diamond before he threw? If he was a plus defender at third, it was because of his range. Making him an option at 2B.
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Madrigal in particular does not have the arm for third.
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It’s not creating another need if you like madrigal and morel at 2B. to reiterate. I don’t think it happens. Although Hoerner will never have more value than he has right now.. I don’t think it happens.
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I don’t think it happens. But I don’t think they’d be looking at him for second. They’d want him at third. The Jays would want a major league ready SS in return and would ask for Hoerner. The Cubs wouldn’t do that…UNLESS….they like Morel/Madrigal at 2B more than they like them at 3B. They then use Hoerner to lower the prospect cost on Bichette. That’s the only way the Cubs trade for Bichette. I don’t think it happens. (also, free agents get to say they won’t move off of SS, players acquired in trades don’t get that authority)
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I don’t want Bichette because I think Hoerner would be involved. There’s no way Toronto moves Bichette without a right now replacement for him. Morel would man second. I don’t think that improves the team.
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Going somewhere, Soto? Yes, to the Yankees
Bull replied to Bobson Dugnutt's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
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And no agent would ever talk to you again.
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Playoffs are a crapshoot and Rossy blew it down the stretch by abusing his late inning guys worse that Dusty abused his starters. The only thing missing was fishing metaphors. I think manager is where “intangibles” matter the most. I love Ross’ intensity, and he really does seem to get a lot out of his players. Meanwhile Counsell seems to have the energy of an old boot on the end of your line. but Counsell allocates resources (manages) in a game and over a season better than Ross.
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Agreed on Little, but also, Alzolay and Leiter wouldn’t have been toast in Sept. if Rossy hadn’t been chasing wins in July. Using Leiter July 31 down 2 to Cincy is just one of many examples. That’s where you’ve got to give other guys a chance to step up.
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He’s a nincompoop.
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Begin hug watch.
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I, too, am aghast.
