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  1. Bull
    Feel like Turner fits with PCA; Tucker with Dansby. With turner gone it’s a much less ballsy dugout
  2. Bull
    That’s what I get for trusting Gemini
  3. Bull
    Alcantara is out of options.
  4. Bull
    Not necessarily. It would be a wash plus what was added. But only if it was in an area of need. Right now though, the only area of “need” this team has is elite closer. the only way I trade Nico right now is for elite closer or in a package with Taillion for elite starter. Neither will happen.
  5. Bull
    Lineup vs Lefties Hoerner 2B Happ LF Suzuki RF/DH Bregman DH/3B PCA CF/AMAYA DH Shaw 3B/RF/CF Kelly C Swanson SS Austin 1B Shaw gives everyone days off and occasionally pushes Bregman to DH. Easy to see 400-500 PAs. And that's with no injuries.
  6. Bull
    Counsell is not letting go of Rea.
  7. Bull
    Is this the place to talk about the bullpen construction? I don't see a place for everyone to fit. Assuming an 8 man pen: One of Brown, Assad, Wicks in the BP (the other two optioned to AAA) Rea Palencia Theilbar Maton Milner Harvey Webb Seems like the only option. If you sign a lefty bench bat, that could turn into a 7 man pen.
  8. Bull
    I really think they find a way to get Shaw 400-500 PAs and ^^^this^^^ is why. I wonder if he could cover CF in a pinch.
  9. Bull
    While I agree with you, this is somewhat mitigated by inflation. The WAR diminishes with age, but so does the value of each dollar. Which is part of why the overall points stands: dollars/WAR go up with time.
  10. Bull
    Yup, and I feel like you can go with a short bench. Amaya, Shaw, and Alcantara really going to be needing PAs.
  11. Bull
    And Assad/Imanaga
  12. Bull
    So can anyone else.
  13. Bull
    It's really not. The days when having a guy on your team for a year means you have a leg-up on getting him when he goes free agent are long gone. This is about how long you have the best pitcher in baseball vs a top 5 hitter in baseball. One year of A is less valuable than three years of B. it just is.
  14. Bull
    Nico and PCA would be the starting ask. Cubs say no. Shaw and Alcantara: Tigers say no. Does Shaw and PCA get it done? who says no?
  15. Bull
    Yeah my memory may be a little off. I just remember thinking that something was not at all right with both of them.
  16. Bull
    I'm convinced Boyd and Shota were pitching hurt too. I wouldn't be surprised if Boyd starts the season on the IL.
  17. Bull
    All year. Colin Rea made more starts than any pitcher on the team besides Boyd.
  18. Bull
    I think this is an important piece to the pitching puzzle. With so many of this team's very good pitchers having questionable health, having Rea, Assad and one of Wicks/Brown available out of the bullpen for a full time through the order keeps everyone fresh, allowing starters like with injury/workload concerns to just go twice through the order. The bullpen is suddenly very crowded.
  19. Bull
    Beautiful.
  20. Bull
    I'm with you on the results and potential results...but to be fair, it is our God given right grow impatient in January. Any Cubs fan who endured the 90's can squawk and scream all they want.
  21. Bull
    and my "Cardinals fan with a swastika neck tattoo" erasure.
  22. Bull
    Cassie and Long for Cabrera. Who says no?
  23. Bull
    I know I'll get some hate for this, but I don't see how he fits on the team if you really believe in Cassie and Ballesteros. You've got a full catching tandem, so Ballesteros doesn't get 150 PAs there like he will in '27. He has to be a full-time DH in '26. Cassie will have to steal PA's from Seiya and Happ as it is. If you don't believe in Cassie and Ballesteros, trade them for their equivalents on the mound. (you'll probably not get full value) I haven't even mentioned Alcantara and Long who are both 23.
  24. Bull
    I think if Caissie, Alcantara and Ballesteros really get a shot this year, you could fill all three of the corner OF and DH. Either extend Nico as you said, or QO him to bolster the farm and sign a 3B. And really spend that money on pitching. I know everyone is down on Carter's comments about 2033 or whatever, but I see a bright future for the Cubs. The top levels of the system are strong, its just the lower levels that have made them a below average system. They still have 4 top-100 guys knocking on the door. That's why I think a top starter (and trade away one of Brown, Assad and Wicks) must be the main get. a '27 rotation of Horton, Steele, FA ('26), FA ('27), Jaxon, (Assad, Birdsell as 6th man/call up) would be nice.
  25. Bull
    Length of deal. Belief in Shaw.
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