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  1. Bull
    If only you would would your power for good.
  2. Bull
    There is a post in baseball discussions on this.
  3. Bull
    Right now, I sincerely hope the plan is for every cent available to be invested in high end pitching. At least in open conversation. You have to keep the leverage. I really think our margin for improvement is almost all on the pitching side. I think Alcantara, Caissie, Ballesteros and Long combine for 3 war next year. With Amaya back, where do you play them if you add a bat? If trades fall in to your lap that you love, and two or more of them are traded for pitching, then you go get a bat. Until then, your potential trade partners need to believe (and you need to sincerely believe internally - willing to walk away from bad trades) that you are perfectly happy entering the season with these bats on your roster and your pitching needs filled in free agency.
  4. Bull
    They went over in '16, '19, '20 and '24. Going over wouldn't have made a difference in the other years. I don't see what about this pattern makes people think there's no way they go over the tax this year.
  5. Bull
    So you added a lot of swing and miss, lost a lot of ground balls and added a bunch of walks. With the elite infield defense of the Cubs I feel like this is about even. Prediction: Keller doesn't do as well in front of another defense, and we all hate Maton for walking everyone.
  6. Bull
    Not to bring home 88wins. I think the quote was to project 88 wins and overachieve projections. The Counsell factor, baby.
  7. Bull
    The luxury tax exists primarily as an excuse for teams like the Cubs to not spend overmuch. If they used it as a soft cap, they will find a new softcap. and the only way it goes away is if teams like the Cubs wise up and create a floor/cap system limiting or eliminating deferred money. The chances of getting the votes for a floor are nil. The chances of getting a cap without a floor out of the players union are even less. My guess is we get more of the same with a limitation on deferred money. I think the Ohtani deal made some owners really upset.
  8. Bull
    So nice to meet someone who became a fan in 2015.
  9. Bull
    Would you be satisfied with Alcantara/Rasmussen (or another Florida pitcher via trade) Horton Woodruff Boyd Taillon (with Steele back in May) going into next year? What would it take to get Rasmussen? That's a lot of injury risk in one rotation, but its a 6 legit guys with a ton of upside.
  10. Bull
    They have also shown a willingness to go over the LT for one year at a time, but not more. 11 year contracts make that difficult.
  11. Bull
    thus the "as necessary".
  12. Bull
    I like Tucker. I just think $40M a year gets you a lot of pitching, and while a starting pitcher generally has as much impact as a top 4 in the order hitter (5 of every 45 innings vs approx 12% of at bats). But elite Pitching is 7-8 innings (as necessary) of 45. The other factors seem to cancel each other out (elite pitching saves the bullpen, protection in the batting order). Additionally the difference between Tucker and what the best of the triad of Mo, Alcantara and Caissie could offer is less than the difference between what the top pitcher available can offer against what the best of the triad of Assad Wicks and Rea can offer. If you can address both via trade + FA, I'm certainly down.
  13. Bull
    All of this is true. I still think giving Mo and ONKC and/or Alcantara a shot and allocating the money on pitching instead is the right play.
  14. Bull
    This is the year the farm produces elite bullpen arms. I’m still in the Luke Little bandwagon.
  15. Bull
    I would love for the Cubs to sign Woodruff. Mostly because that's my last name and it would just be awesome.
  16. Bull
    The way they have done business is to not go over the LT two years in a row. They were absolutely not going over in 2025 because they went over in 2024. Jed being slightly over in 24 should have gotten him fired.
  17. Bull
    This was almost definitely part of the original deal, no? Baltimore willing to trade him as a rental with a handshake they would get him back for next year. Sure the Cubs could have reneged, but not without the word getting out. I don't think we as common fans realize how often these kinds of "you owe me one"'s happen. THe most obvious is the old PTBNL. If we get this result from the main piece, we give you this player, if a poorer result, then this player.
  18. Bull
    That's been the pattern. It doesn't mean it will continue, but I think that is a reasonable expectation. CBA expiration is the wild card.
  19. Bull
    First tier luxury tax. But without enough commitments to put them in danger of a second year over. As the luxury tax stands now, they will go over it one year, but not two in a row. All bets are off with the new CBA after next year, though.
  20. Bull
    Link?
  21. Bull
    3-2
  22. Bull
    If the second half taught me anything it’s that a game Boyd is pitching is not an easy win, well rested or not.
  23. Bull
    Gah
  24. Bull
    They were bad for large swaths of the season. They were unbelievably good early on. I think wear and tear/injuries to blame. Thankfully signs of life lately.
  25. Bull
    Rib fracture doesn't mean what it sounds like it means. It's not like he snapped a bone. Its more likely the a rib pulled away from the connecting cartilage. Think of it more like a dislocated rib. Still very painful and debilitating
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