*******Official Cubs 2025 Thread*******

[hawkifann]

Brewers are evidently slumming through the White Soxes cast offs for 3B. Connected to Moncada. Yuck.

I wouldn’t hate Moncada as a bench play. Cannot count on him for anything, but a salvage deal to have that raw talent available on the bench could be a sneaky add.

 

[tumorboy]

I wouldn’t hate Moncada as a bench play. Cannot count on him for anything, but a salvage deal to have that raw talent available on the bench could be a sneaky add.

He’ll get 12 million just based on name value.

 

[hawkifann]

He’ll get 12 million just based on name value.

I don’t think he’s going to get very much. Spotrac has his market value around 1 yr/$1.5M (could probably get an incentive-heavy deal) and FanGraph’s FA tracker doesn’t even rate him highly enough to put an estimate on. Good chance he’s going to be dirt cheap on a 1-yr deal.

 

[tumorboy]

I don’t think he’s going to get very much. Spotrac has his market value around 1 yr/$1.5M (could probably get an incentive-heavy deal) and FanGraph’s FA tracker doesn’t even rate him highly enough to put an estimate on. Good chance he’s going to be dirt cheap on a 1-yr deal.

Will see. Not much out there for Corner infield. Seems some owner or GM always overpays based on what someone was.

 

[hawkifann]

Will see. Not much out there for Corner infield. Seems some owner or GM always overpays based on what someone was.

It’s true that it only takes 1 team to shove the price up, but I’ll be surprised if he gets more than $5-6M plus incentives. I think he’s going to need to sign a cheap deal, show he can stay healthy and still play and then try for more next offseason.

 

[MeetTheFerentzes]

Is the Onion running MLB now? Should we play add ‘em up or force ‘em in too?

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Other idea from my childhood:
1) 6 run rule per inning
2) Every player in the lineup has to play the field for 2 innings and bat once
3) 2 hour game time limit
4) any controversial plays should be a "do-over"

 

[MitchLL]

Curious to see who the first BIG domino is to fall.

Willie Adamas is my guess.