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Going to be a wild offseason... Discuss.
LaMahieu, Hand, Jeffress, Bauer, and Pillar(if they want to trade Schwarber and move Happ to LF) should be looked into on that list IMO.
id also consider Brantley if the DH is staying
I think it's a bit premature to make that comment. You're talking about the Indians who have long been a team that cuts payroll. They traded Kluber prior to this past season before any of the covid stuff was known.Pretty much what I've been saying. Teams are scared and trying to cut payroll. The posibility of another season minus fans is going to wreck some teams.
Being a F/A is not going to be a happy place.
2020 was unique. any further changes including 7 inning DH and starting a runner on 2B will be part of the next CBA. Personally I loved all parts of it. 14 inning games suck.
I see the Cubs in the same boat as most teams and trying to run cheaper. The only 2 guys I see getting traded is Schwarber and Bryant. The goal would be adding SP depth and contact hitting.
Hand is a interesting case because they could pick him and then have a A+ set up for Kimbrel. I'm not sure if he last that long but I wouldn't let him get by me.
They are not going to pay a 35 mil 1 year deal. Like ever so Bauer is out.
I'm pretty sure if they go external for CF it would be Bradley Jr. There is a connection there.
If they trade Bryant and schwarber...that would basically be the money freed up to equal 35 million to pay Bauer for the 1 year deal. I actually love the fact Bauer wants just a 1 year deal. Sure, 35 mil is a lot...but there’s no long term commitment. The only issue would be draft pick compensation for signing him I assume. A rotation of Yu, Hendricks, and Bauer would be elite. That said, I agree Bauer is more of a want than a need at this point
19 for Bryant
8 for Schwarber that is their expected.
That is 8 mil short and a team losing 40+ HR's next year.
There was a reason why Bauer was 100% unlikely. He most likely will go to Atl because they are up and coming and they need a ace quality counterpart. ChC have never been big time players on payroll towards 1 player.
I just see Theo shopping Bryant, Schwarber around. See if he gets a return to his likening. If not sit on it til the deadline.
What we have to understand is they are currently under tax. That will be the goal this year. Not off loading contract to get under.
The way I see it is they were good enough to win the Div as is. They are losing 2 pitchers who did not factor. The set up did but Kimbrel started to turn it around. So that need is covered.
The Cubs have declined left-hander Jon Lester’s $25MM option for 2021 in favor of a $10MM buyout, the team announced. The accomplished hurler is set to reach free agency for the first time since the 2014-15 offseason. However, the two sides appear willing to stick together on a less expensive pact, as Lester confirmed Friday on MLB Network Radio.
Lester revealed that contract talks haven’t occurred yet, but he added, “The feeling is mutual on both sides that we want to try to get something done.”
Lester anticipates a slow offseason because of the pandemic and doesn’t expect to sign imminently, but he’s sure to garner interest from other teams if the Cubs don’t make an earnest effort to bring him back. While Lester will turn 37 in January and is no longer his five-time All-Star self, he remains an immensely respected starter and someone capable of eating innings at the back end of a team’s rotation. Lester amassed no fewer than 171 2/3 innings in any season from 2008-19 and is now coming off a year in which he recorded 12 starts and 61 frames. On the downside, though, he registered career worsts in ERA (5.16), FIP (5.14) and strikeouts per nine (6.2).
Should he return to the Cubs on a buy-low contract, he’d continue to follow Yu Darvish and Kyle Hendricks in their rotation. At the moment, however, there isn’t much certainty after Darvish and Hendricks. Alec Mills joined Lester in posting subpar run prevention numbers in 2020, though Adbert Alzolay did pitch well over a small sample of work.
This is pretty much going to be the rotation
Yu
Hendricks
Lester
Mills
Alzolay
We need to get used to this reality. They have a ace in the making in Marquez and they are going to not rush him in a transition season.
This is the thing. There is nothing to justify spending on Bauer or trading for Lindor. I do not see winning as the top goal this year. The goal is transition and they win great.
2020 was unique. any further changes including 7 inning DH and starting a runner on 2B will be part of the next CBA. Personally I loved all parts of it. 14 inning games suck.
I see the Cubs in the same boat as most teams and trying to run cheaper. The only 2 guys I see getting traded is Schwarber and Bryant. The goal would be adding SP depth and contact hitting.
Hand is a interesting case because they could pick him and then have a A+ set up for Kimbrel. I'm not sure if he last that long but I wouldn't let him get by me.
They are not going to pay a 35 mil 1 year deal. Like ever so Bauer is out.
I'm pretty sure if they go external for CF it would be Bradley Jr. There is a connection there.
im not saying they will do it, I’m saying he’s one of the guys I’d be interested in on a 1 year deal. Plus, the 19 for Bryant and 8 for schwarber is 2020 numbers? So, after another year of arb, those numbers are likely to go up. Either way, I wasn’t saying it was an exact dollar for dollar match...just that it gets you the majority of the way. Plus, if I recall...Bauer is a huge darvish fan. So, if the money is all equal, I could see him choosing the cubs.
also, last I checked the World Series isn’t given based on number of homeruns you hit. The cubs need a couple actual hitters in their lineup, so seeing those 40+ homers go away isn’t so bad when you take into account the rest of their numbers being so shitty.
bryant is an easy in house replacement with bote. Not saying bote is Bryant level talent, just that he is an affordable in house option that is serviceable
schwarber isnt missed all that much with his lack of situational hitting. And tbh I could see the cubs deciding to pop Contreras in LF some and playing a lot of caratini behind the plate, or moving Happ to LF if they sign a CF like Bradley or pillar
I see the NL DH being almost a slam dunk.
I think the runner starting on 2nf base in extras has a decent chance, especially if they tweak it and only go to that in the 11th or 12th inning giving one or two more innings or traditional ball.
7 inning Double Headers would probably be like this season and used for make up dates.
JMO