It also cost Darvish a lot of money. He should sue the Astros.
some are saying 100 million
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It also cost Darvish a lot of money. He should sue the Astros.
Think of the guys that came up from the minors, and maybe a team used a simple set of signals to ease the strain, and then the guy gets shelled. Maybe that guy gets sent back down. Large impacts on lots of players.It also cost Darvish a lot of money. He should sue the Astros.
If given the choice of extending only one of these guys, Bryant or Baez, I'd take Baez. Eventually I think some injuries might catch up to him given his dynamic style of play, but he has a greater impact, and he has more star power. He relishes the spotlight. No knock on Bryant, but Baez just seems to be better fit to be a star in Chicago.
Thanks for the update. It's hard to keep up with these kinds of roster movements at this time of year.As expected the Cubs put Miguel Amaya on the 40 man. They also put Tyson Miller, Zach Short, and Manuel Rodriguez on the roster, which stands at 36, now. Miller would have probably been selected and stashed at the end of some team's bullpen. Short was maybe a reach? Rodriguez is the one I didn't expect to see added. He hasn't been above A ball, but has big league potential.
I have always respected Yelich as a player and this seems extremely out of character from what I’ve seen of him. It makes me wonder if he’s (Yelich) not overcompensating.
I have always respected Yelich as a player and this seems extremely out of character from what I’ve seen of him. It makes me wonder if he’s (Yelich) not overcompensating.
Hultzen was cut free, but could come back on a minor league deal. I know it isn’t huge, but I haven’t seen anything about Underwood. He was in the same gray area as Hultzen.
Cole Hamels just signed with the Braves for 1 yr $18M. I liked him as a Cub, but I'm glad they didn't bring him back at this price.
Their best bet to win it all is to unload a few prospects for KB.braves look like they are going all in next year.
An ESPN article today lists potential blockbuster trades by each team during this off season. Along that line, they project the Cubs trading Contreras to Houston and Bryant to the Reds in a 3 way deal that will net the Cubs 3 highly regarded SP prospects and a 3B prospect from Texas. Seems like that would be giving away a lot on the roll of the dice.
From ESPN:
In a three-team blockbuster, the Houston Astros acquire C Willson Contreras from the Chicago Cubs and LHP Amir Garrett from the Cincinnati Reds; the Reds acquire 3B/OF Kris Bryant from the Cubs and RHP Josh James from the Astros; the Cubs acquire RHP Forrest Whitley and 3B Abraham Toro from the Astros and LHP Nick Lodolo and RHP Tony Santillan from the Reds
Whoa! This one has more moving parts than your typical sign-stealing scheme. Let's review each team:
Cubs: Reports say the Cubs are looking to make some trades, with Contreras and Bryant the two candidates we're hearing about in the rumor mill. They need young pitching to replenish a system that has failed miserably in developing arms. They get Whitley, who was the game's top pitching prospect a year ago before a lost 2019 season (although he still struck out 86 batters in 59⅔ innings), the Reds' first-round pick from 2019 in TCU southpaw Lodolo, plus a good bat in Toro, who had a .938 OPS in the high minors but is blocked in Houston.
Astros: With Robinson Chirinos and Martin Maldonado both free agents, their current catching tandem is Garrett Stubbs and Dustin Garneau. Unless Stubbs emerges as a stud we didn't know about, they need a catcher. Contreras is a two-time All-Star with three years of team control who hit .272/.355/.533. Garrett for James is basically an exchange of hard-throwing relievers, but the Astros acquire a lefty for the bullpen -- one might have come in handy for Juan Soto in the World Series, you know.
Reds: The Reds say they're going to spend to build from pretender to contender, and they just signed Mike Moustakas to play second base. That's a good start to boost an offense that ranked just 12th in the NL in runs (despite their homer-friendly park), but let's go another step and add Bryant. This move requires some creativity as the Reds already have Eugenio Suarez to play third base. But Bryant is going to play the outfield on this team (and his versatility is an added benefit). He started 29 games there for the Cubs in 2019, and he's plus-3 DRS in the outfield in his career. He's fine out there and, in fact, given his back issues a move to the outfield could be better for his career. The Reds give up two of their top four or five prospects, but here's the new lineup:
CF Nick Senzel
LF Bryant
2B Moustakas
3B Suarez
RF Aristides Aquino/Jesse Winker
1B Joey Votto
SS Freddy Galvis
C Tucker Barnhart
An ESPN article today lists potential blockbuster trades by each team during this off season. Along that line, they project the Cubs trading Contreras to Houston and Bryant to the Reds in a 3 way deal that will net the Cubs 3 highly regarded SP prospects and a 3B prospect from Texas. Seems like that would be giving away a lot on the roll of the dice.
From ESPN:
In a three-team blockbuster, the Houston Astros acquire C Willson Contreras from the Chicago Cubs and LHP Amir Garrett from the Cincinnati Reds; the Reds acquire 3B/OF Kris Bryant from the Cubs and RHP Josh James from the Astros; the Cubs acquire RHP Forrest Whitley and 3B Abraham Toro from the Astros and LHP Nick Lodolo and RHP Tony Santillan from the Reds
Whoa! This one has more moving parts than your typical sign-stealing scheme. Let's review each team:
Cubs: Reports say the Cubs are looking to make some trades, with Contreras and Bryant the two candidates we're hearing about in the rumor mill. They need young pitching to replenish a system that has failed miserably in developing arms. They get Whitley, who was the game's top pitching prospect a year ago before a lost 2019 season (although he still struck out 86 batters in 59⅔ innings), the Reds' first-round pick from 2019 in TCU southpaw Lodolo, plus a good bat in Toro, who had a .938 OPS in the high minors but is blocked in Houston.
Astros: With Robinson Chirinos and Martin Maldonado both free agents, their current catching tandem is Garrett Stubbs and Dustin Garneau. Unless Stubbs emerges as a stud we didn't know about, they need a catcher. Contreras is a two-time All-Star with three years of team control who hit .272/.355/.533. Garrett for James is basically an exchange of hard-throwing relievers, but the Astros acquire a lefty for the bullpen -- one might have come in handy for Juan Soto in the World Series, you know.
Reds: The Reds say they're going to spend to build from pretender to contender, and they just signed Mike Moustakas to play second base. That's a good start to boost an offense that ranked just 12th in the NL in runs (despite their homer-friendly park), but let's go another step and add Bryant. This move requires some creativity as the Reds already have Eugenio Suarez to play third base. But Bryant is going to play the outfield on this team (and his versatility is an added benefit). He started 29 games there for the Cubs in 2019, and he's plus-3 DRS in the outfield in his career. He's fine out there and, in fact, given his back issues a move to the outfield could be better for his career. The Reds give up two of their top four or five prospects, but here's the new lineup:
CF Nick Senzel
LF Bryant
2B Moustakas
3B Suarez
RF Aristides Aquino/Jesse Winker
1B Joey Votto
SS Freddy Galvis
C Tucker Barnhart
I could definitely see the Cubs trading one of KB or WC, but if they traded both in the same deal they better be getting a lot more than this back in return.
Resigning, or not resigning, Castellanos will be the indicator on which direction the Cubs go, imo.
They can get a deal done with JB and still be rebuilding. Cub fans need to prepare themselves for worst case. Cause early indications/stories floating are that they're not going to be aggressive with FA signings.