Checking in on potential free agents that the Cubs might be interested in

[dabynsky]

Theo said he building team with Vitters and Jackson in AAA. What 3B and OF you expect Cubs to go after?

Actually since we were talking about it earlier, McLouth would make some sense as a buy low candidate. Now that he is a hero, the O's will probably keep him, but his skillset is what Theo likes.

 

[daddies3angels]

Name i keep reading about in OF is Pagan lol. Guess he had 4.0+ WAR this year

3B i keep reading about is Youk. Depends if he really wants to be on contender or cares about money more. I can see Cubs offering him more money on 2 yr deal then flipping him at deadline.

 

[dabynsky]

Youkilis makes no sense in terms of the plan, but the possibility that coming to the organization Theo is running might intrigue Youk. I don't know if it is a great fit either way, but he would certainly add patience to the lineup. Pagan would be doubtful to me because I think he probably gets decent coin as well. Maholm/DeJesus signings would seem to be more likely.

 

[daddies3angels]

Youkilis makes no sense in terms of the plan, but the possibility that coming to the organization Theo is running might intrigue Youk. I don't know if it is a great fit either way, but he would certainly add patience to the lineup. Pagan would be doubtful to me because I think he probably gets decent coin as well. Maholm/DeJesus signings would seem to be more likely.

Youk makes sense for plan cause he would only sign 2 yr deal which would allow team to flip him for specs. I dont think Pagan make more then DeJesus on the FA market.

 

[dabynsky]

Youk makes sense for plan cause he would only sign 2 yr deal which would allow team to flip him for specs. I dont think Pagan make more then DeJesus on the FA market.

Perhaps, but supply of OFs is pretty damn low since after Hamilton and Hunter is basically Pagan.

 

[daddies3angels]

Left fielders
Melky Cabrera (28)
Jonny Gomes (32)
Scott Hairston (33)
Josh Hamilton (32)
Eric Hinske (35)
Reed Johnson (36)
Andruw Jones (36)
Austin Kearns (33)
Carlos Lee (37)
Ryan Ludwick (34) - $5MM mutual option for 2013 with a $500K buyout
Juan Pierre (35)
Juan Rivera (34) - $4MM club option for 2013 with a $500K buyout
Delmon Young (27)

Center fielders
Alfredo Amezaga (35)
Rick Ankiel (33)
Michael Bourn (30)
Curtis Granderson (32) - $15MM club option with a $2MM buyout
Scott Hairston (33)
Angel Pagan (31)
Cody Ross (32)
Grady Sizemore (30)
B.J. Upton (28)
Shane Victorino (32)

Right fielders
Matt Diaz (35)
Kosuke Fukudome (36)
Torii Hunter (37)
Andruw Jones (36)
Ryan Ludwick (34) - $5MM mutual option for 2013 with a $500K buyout
Xavier Nady (34)
Juan Rivera (34) - $4MM club option for 2013 with a $500K buyout
Cody Ross (32)
Ichiro Suzuki (39)
Nick Swisher (32)

got some good OF over Pagan. Swisher, Ross, Ludwick, Victorinio, Upton, Melky (he be guy prolly get cheap as hell), and Young.. So yea OF class actually strong. Pagan prolly 9+ best OF FA


Also guy i can see Cubs going after hard for 3B is

Third basemen
Miguel Cairo (39)
Eric Chavez (35)
Mark DeRosa (38)
Brandon Inge (36)
Maicer Izturis (32)
Jose Lopez (29)
Placido Polanco (37) - $5.5MM mutual option with a $1MM buyout
Scott Rolen (38)
Ty Wigginton (35) - $4MM club option with a $500K buyout
David Wright (30) - $16MM club option with a $1MM buyout
Kevin Youkilis (34) - $13MM club option with a $1MM buyout

 

[DewsSox79]

padilla tweeted they wont be signing anyone of significance

 

[Rice Cube]

padilla tweeted they wont be signing anyone of significance

Padilla only knows what the front office is willing to tell him. We basically won't know for sure until it happens.

 

[dabynsky]

Padilla only knows what the front office is willing to tell him. We basically won't know for sure until it happens.

That and the phrase anyone of significance is sufficiently vague to basically mean anyone besides Greinke and Hamilton.

 

[dabynsky]

Left fielders
Melky Cabrera (28)
Jonny Gomes (32)
Scott Hairston (33)
Josh Hamilton (32)
Eric Hinske (35)
Reed Johnson (36)
Andruw Jones (36)
Austin Kearns (33)
Carlos Lee (37)
Ryan Ludwick (34) - $5MM mutual option for 2013 with a $500K buyout
Juan Pierre (35)
Juan Rivera (34) - $4MM club option for 2013 with a $500K buyout
Delmon Young (27)

Center fielders
Alfredo Amezaga (35)
Rick Ankiel (33)
Michael Bourn (30)
Curtis Granderson (32) - $15MM club option with a $2MM buyout
Scott Hairston (33)
Angel Pagan (31)
Cody Ross (32)
Grady Sizemore (30)
B.J. Upton (28)
Shane Victorino (32)

Right fielders
Matt Diaz (35)
Kosuke Fukudome (36)
Torii Hunter (37)
Andruw Jones (36)
Ryan Ludwick (34) - $5MM mutual option for 2013 with a $500K buyout
Xavier Nady (34)
Juan Rivera (34) - $4MM club option for 2013 with a $500K buyout
Cody Ross (32)
Ichiro Suzuki (39)
Nick Swisher (32)

got some good OF over Pagan. Swisher, Ross, Ludwick, Victorinio, Upton, Melky (he be guy prolly get cheap as hell), and Young.. So yea OF class actually strong. Pagan prolly 9+ best OF FA


Also guy i can see Cubs going after hard for 3B is

Third basemen
Miguel Cairo (39)
Eric Chavez (35)
Mark DeRosa (38)
Brandon Inge (36)
Maicer Izturis (32)
Jose Lopez (29)
Placido Polanco (37) - $5.5MM mutual option with a $1MM buyout
Scott Rolen (38)
Ty Wigginton (35) - $4MM club option with a $500K buyout
David Wright (30) - $16MM club option with a $1MM buyout
Kevin Youkilis (34) - $13MM club option with a $1MM buyout

I take it back. There are some interesting options out there in the OF, and perhaps even with the inflation of major league salaries in the CBA there are some DeJesus type values.

 

[Rice Cube]

Re: Hamilton...

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/10/hamilton-will-give-rangers-chance-to-match-any-offer.html

I'd prefer that the big money be spent on pitching. The Cubs play their hand so close to their chest that it's difficult to say what they will actually do. I wouldn't completely count out their pursuit of the bigger names although it's a safe bet to assume they'll just go for mid-tier midseason-trade bait.

 

[waldo7239117]

I would love the Cubs to take a chance on BJ Upton.

 

[Rice Cube]

So I forgot if anyone mentioned it, but the Cubs lost some free agents

http://worldseriesdreaming.com/2012/10/06/ode-to-departing-free-agents/

 

[Uman85]

So I forgot if anyone mentioned it, but the Cubs lost some free agents

http://worldseriesdreaming.com/2012/10/06/ode-to-departing-free-agents/

Damn. There goes their playoff hopes for next year.

 

[Rice Cube]

The Cubs will need to acquire two or three starting pitchers merely to put a representative team on the field, opines Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times. Wittenmyer adds don't look for the Cubs to sign Greinke or Jake Peavy, as Shaun Marcum and Anibal Sanchez are more in line with the current front-office thinking.

Gordo is a pah-tee poo-pah.

 

[daddies3angels]

Garza, Shark, Sanchez, Marcum, Wood woudnt be horrible rotation till July 31st. Then Garza, Sanchez, Marcum would all be dealt lol

 

[dabynsky]

Marcum wouldn't be a bad option at all. If he can stay healthy he could provide a lot of value.

 

[ChicagoDawg1991]

Jeeze so many choices yet we will acquire very few of them. They seem to think that Marcum, Jackson and or Sanchez maybe our best options to go after but at the deadline what will Jed and Theo will be :thinking: should we sign with them and if they stay healthy and pitch well

 

[MRubio52]

Jeeze so many choices yet we will acquire very few of them. They seem to think that Marcum, Jackson and or Sanchez maybe our best options to go after but at the deadline what will Jed and Theo will be :thinking: should we sign with them and if they stay healthy and pitch well

They will be thinking of all the specs they can flip good starting pitching for at the deadline.


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[Rice Cube]

Probably not David Wright if the Mets are giving up a contract this big:

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2...-neighborhood-of-100-million-to-david-wright/

Probably more, but that's one hell of a starting point.