Good question. We need outfield and 1B depth, and he is above average at both. If he has even an average (for him) offensive season, he's worth it. Seems like we need him this season. If things fall apart, he'd be much more valuable to trade in July than in the offseason.
Good for him. He was a quality 4th outfielder for the Cubs, and hopefully the Sox flip him to a real contender.
I'm not, but Jed is, and I assume it's financially motivated. They nibbled their way over the luxury tax in 2024, probably. I am not sure that has been fully detailed and expensed, yet. Baseball wise I'm not for it, Bellinger gives you a ton of flexibility. He plays a plus CF/RF/1B, and offensively he is off of his prime, but he is productive. Again, it's purely about cost, and that he is locked in for 2 more years. They think they can be as flexible for less money. I suppose this also means they are 100 percent convinced that PCA won't regress or have a sophomore slump.
I’ll be surprised if they take anyone, but we’ll see. More cuts are coming. One move I’d expect is for Matt Thaiss to be put on waivers to hopefully clear and be organizational depth at Iowa once Carson Kelly is on board.
Yeah, that sucked to read this morning. Eff cancer forever and always.
Paredes, Bellinger, and non top 5 prospect I'd be ok with as I'm not a fan of Paredes and want Shaw to play 3B. I like Bellinger but rather keep Suzuki and Busch.
They’re all about dumping payroll. But Tucker is still elite and young. So gotta give to get.
I think Bellinger and San Francisco would make some sense. Think they’ll sign Burnes. Adames, Burnes, and Bellinger would give them something to sell to fans,
I would hate to see Cam Smith go. This would be a huge upgrade for the Cubs if they get Tucker. What in the hell is Houston thinking wanting to put up with Suzuki’s behavior?
Agree. And the Cubs will finish +.500 but out of the playoffs. BAU.
Yeah, that sucks. I'm actually amazed that he got as well as he did, considering how bad it was when they first found it. He has to consider these past few years to be gravy. I just hope he doesn't have a lot of pain as he goes. God bless.
Looks like they picked up this Gage Workman SS/3B dude from the Tigers. Doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me, since we're already having trouble figuring out how to get Shaw onto the roster when he's ready, but oh well. I guess a R5D pick is only a $50-100K risk. If this is a sign that the Cubs are looking to deal Paredes, then I'm all in.
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My guess is it's a roll of the dice and an insurance policy. Workman's numbers improved when he dropped being a switch hitter. Defensively he's capable at more than one position. If they move Paredes and Shaw is not ready, you can run Workman out there. If he fails it's a low cost play. He might also be a depth option moving on from Mastrouboni. They definitely want a lefty IF depth bat.Looks like they picked up this Gage Workman SS/3B dude from the Tigers. Doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me, since we're already having trouble figuring out how to get Shaw onto the roster when he's ready, but oh well. I guess a R5D pick is only a $50-100K risk. If this is a sign that the Cubs are looking to deal Paredes, then I'm all in.
Gage Workman Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News
Gage Workman Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News
Yeah, I don't know how that would work. Can organizations and agents agree in good faith that a long-term deal will be agreed upon before a trade like this? Doesn't seem like that kind of under-the-table communication would be allowed. If anyone could sell the farm and then not be able to extend the acquisition past one season, it would be Jed....
I think the best you can do in an above-board manner is for someone from the Cubs to reach out to Tucker’s agent to ask about openness to Chicago in the long-term.
Yeah, the R5 draft is really as risk-free a thing as any move can be. Cubs paid the Tigers $50k for taking him and if he doesn’t beat out Mastro or if at some point next season the Cubs want to send him down, they offer him back to the Tigers for $50k. At that point, they’re either back to net nothing or the Tigers opt to not take him back and then the Cubs can send Workman to AAA or DFA him or whatever.
Only way Jed can make this trade is if Ricketts has already told him he's fine with giving him 10 years and $300-$350 million, as otherwise it's a complete waste of prospects/talent as the Cubs aren't winning anything more than the division next year.
I'm saying they better not trade for him if they aren't willing to pay the extension, as to give up a haul for one year when you aren't winning the WS anyway would be dumb. And he will be getting $300 million for his contract from someone (unless he falls off next year) as his numbers aren't that far from Juan Soto the last few years. Last year he only played about 55% of the season and was still worth almost 5 WAR...That would have been 9+ if he was healthy all year and you ain't getting a 9 WAR player for $180 million.
