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International Free Agency Thread 2018-2019
Bull replied to CaliforniaRaisin's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
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Machado will really be a fan favorite Yeah, not a fit in that town. possible spin, "Yadi is going to teach him to hustle."
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Hey, I agree completely FWIW. My honest guess is IF Ricketts has limited payroll, it's because of an uncertain TV deal that'll eventually work out just fine and shouldn't affect money available for Bryce. I am very interested to see if any team jumps past 246 before the next CBA. If not, collusion becomes an extremely legit reality. Because teams are currently making money to where the oow end of the tax SHOULD be sitting at 275. And owners staying under 246 is to help them in the next round of CBA talks. Hopefully we're just laying low. If we’re colluding, Philly needs to help us offload Heyward’s contract and get Bryce. If you collude, everyone needs to collude together, or there’s no beepnefit to colluding, If not, we should take our collusion ball and go home, and sign Bryce anyway.
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Spahn, Sein, and some other guy.
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I may have to leave NSB for awhile. I can’t stomach pictures of Imo’s.
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You guys out of distracting topics?
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Mishawaka Ice Elephants
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Is it possible the Indians overvalue Schwarber due to his perceved superhuman presence in the 2016 WS? Where are they on The Cole/Rangers spectrum of front office R&D?
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You are all monsters for adding four pages to this thread today.
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Based on trading Bryant though. I can see the “trade your elite third baseman for prospects and eat it to” logic, but I don’t like the idea of trading Bryant after what was by far his worst season, and I don’t like Machado over Bryant going forward. Bryant at less money, shorter term > Machado + prospects. Also, the Cubs aren’t trading Bryant, so nothing to see here.
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SHUT YOUR MOUTH COLE!
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Not too many players, just too few teams. Why complicate matters when we can get rid of Chatwood, Duensing, and Kintzler in one trade while picking up a #5 starter, a solid lefty, and a speedy utility guy without spending any more of PTR money. Just a bow to your legendary three team trade proposals of yesteryear.
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Not too many players, just too few teams.
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OK, this is exactly what I'm talking about, but whatever I'm not gonna spend all offseason having this argument. We need Bryce Harper because he's awesome and figuring out what he's worth or how we get him is for the nerds to deal with. I thought we were the nerds?
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Am I understanding this right that you are hopeful we could just trade them Chatwood, Darvish or perhaps Heyward to them for nothing? Despite the reasons you gave why they would, why in the world they take on any of those contracts for those players? Because cubs eat half of contract, Astros dip the guys throwing hand in their patented molasses and horse bone mixture and Boom! Cheap cy young.
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Head on over to the anniversary thread. You'll be happy again.
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Your home runs uber alles campaign is going to some strange places. Wherever will an offense with Bryant, Rizzo, Baez, Schwarber, and Contreras find power? They were 11th in the NL in home runs last year with all those boys on the roster. But remove the Chili powder (the opposite of pixie dust) and the whole thing is much more dongerific, right?
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The point being, that it doesn't take an article to say it. Also that "fixing the offense" isn't why you're adding Bryce. Also, any regression is covered by Bryant being something resembling Bryant. The Cubs offense from mid Augustish-September “needs fixing” maybe it’s all just noise but something went wrong and maybe it’s not “fixing” but at least “tweaks” are needed. Harper helps regardless of what you think this offense is or isn’t and at the very least it appears we need a SS option addition and a backup C. And adding Harper mitigates the rebounds you need from other guys, he “fixes” things. Again, absolutely add Bryce. Not because he “fixes” something. It’s not “broke.” That is of course no reason not to improve it from “already very good” to elite.
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The Cubs were .7 position player fwar off of the highest in baseball last year (ranked 4th). I'm not sure that side of the ball needs fixed. Adding Bryce makes you by far the best offense in baseball. The point being, that it doesn't take an article to say it. Also that "fixing the offense" isn't why you're adding Bryce. Also, any regression is covered by Bryant being something resembling Bryant.
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The Cubs were .7 position player fwar off of the highest in baseball last year (ranked 4th). I'm not sure that side of the ball needs fixed. Adding Bryce makes you by far the best offense in baseball.
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These are the only Cubs prospects he talks about (no report on Giambrone). Not a glowing opinion on Hoerner from Keith Law. I think he's an average to slightly above-average runner. Looks pretty fast on film. I mean you can measure this by clocking his time to first. I'm surprised he doesn't mention the swing or hit tool. Again, maybe this report was from early in the AFL? Doesn't mention the arm or how he rates it. He mentions a bunch of other prospects in the article. So Mike Fontenot?
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I think in the abstract that makes sense, but I also have a sneaking suspicion that 2019 is the year Edwards blows his arm out. I think it has already happened and he's been pitching through the pain. I have absolutely no evidence behind this but think that it happens significantly more often than we (and teams) are led to believe.
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Always a sad day when a Hall of Famer retires and becomes a color commentator.
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I really think different hitting coaches help different players. Mallee obviously didn’t help Heyward, Chili was really bad for rizzo early in the year. Pentland (and PEDs) helped Sammy but no one else. I dunno, I feel like this is a thing. I wish we could keep chili and only let him work with Heyward.