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With the Cubs on their way to potentially adding another year to the drought. It's time for some perspective on the current roster.
Realistically, this team was built for 2008. Anything in the playoffs after that with some of the core from those teams were just gravy.
Unfortunately this core isn't going to do it anymore.
It's time to move on.
I'm sure some of you are gonna rail this.. That's just fine. I expect it.
Do we need a massive firesale? Some would say we do need it. I don't, but I do think we need to make a sell off.
The problem is we don't have any young players to fill out positions as of right now. Sure if we were in this position in 3 or 4 years I would say do wholesale changes.
The other problem is bloated contracts. Sure one great year was probably worth some trying years being hampered by bad contracts in Cub terms.
The problem is.. These contracts REALLY REALLY hamper most player movement from a severely under performing team.
So here is my solution. Over this season and the upcoming offseason there are players that need to be off the books.
Right now.. for this current season we need to move a few guys.
Grabow must be released. He is just horrid.
Lee or Ramirez need to be traded. Odds are we won't be able to move both in a similar time.
If Ricketts is ready to back up his promise by re-working the Cubs farm system.
We need to be utilizing the Type A-B arbitration system in the offseason. Even if it risks retaining players that aren't useful to our success. This is something that Hendry has continually refused to do. Which I'm sure most would agree with me that it has hampered our farm system up until recently.
Now the next issue is Manager and pitching coach.
As far as I've seen this season. Lou has already checked out. Rothschild is piss terrible. He's ruined a stable of pitchers in the early part of the last decade which should have forced his departure then.
My solution for this.
Ryno is not the up-and-coming direct answer. Even though I'm damn sure Ricketts wants him as the next manager.
My suggestion is Bob Brenly. Gosh I know I really enjoy his broadcasts with Len.. It has to be done.
With pitching coach. Anyone that knows me knows that I would love to get Duncan. Unfortunately that's probably not happening. Nor are there any "Duncan-ites" (Belichick disciples) that are similar. So this would be a matter that Brenly would handle.
As of the off season. Hendry's leash runs out. I would love a GM like Billy Beane. That's not going to happen though. Our best chance may actually come from in-house options. Oneri Fleita may be the answer. Seems to have a good eye for our younger talent.
As for anything else.. It's too early to tell.
Realistically, this team was built for 2008. Anything in the playoffs after that with some of the core from those teams were just gravy.
Unfortunately this core isn't going to do it anymore.
It's time to move on.
I'm sure some of you are gonna rail this.. That's just fine. I expect it.
Do we need a massive firesale? Some would say we do need it. I don't, but I do think we need to make a sell off.
The problem is we don't have any young players to fill out positions as of right now. Sure if we were in this position in 3 or 4 years I would say do wholesale changes.
The other problem is bloated contracts. Sure one great year was probably worth some trying years being hampered by bad contracts in Cub terms.
The problem is.. These contracts REALLY REALLY hamper most player movement from a severely under performing team.
So here is my solution. Over this season and the upcoming offseason there are players that need to be off the books.
Right now.. for this current season we need to move a few guys.
Grabow must be released. He is just horrid.
Lee or Ramirez need to be traded. Odds are we won't be able to move both in a similar time.
If Ricketts is ready to back up his promise by re-working the Cubs farm system.
We need to be utilizing the Type A-B arbitration system in the offseason. Even if it risks retaining players that aren't useful to our success. This is something that Hendry has continually refused to do. Which I'm sure most would agree with me that it has hampered our farm system up until recently.
Now the next issue is Manager and pitching coach.
As far as I've seen this season. Lou has already checked out. Rothschild is piss terrible. He's ruined a stable of pitchers in the early part of the last decade which should have forced his departure then.
My solution for this.
Ryno is not the up-and-coming direct answer. Even though I'm damn sure Ricketts wants him as the next manager.
My suggestion is Bob Brenly. Gosh I know I really enjoy his broadcasts with Len.. It has to be done.
With pitching coach. Anyone that knows me knows that I would love to get Duncan. Unfortunately that's probably not happening. Nor are there any "Duncan-ites" (Belichick disciples) that are similar. So this would be a matter that Brenly would handle.
As of the off season. Hendry's leash runs out. I would love a GM like Billy Beane. That's not going to happen though. Our best chance may actually come from in-house options. Oneri Fleita may be the answer. Seems to have a good eye for our younger talent.
As for anything else.. It's too early to tell.
