IGT: vs Reds.

[beckdawg]

there isn’t much money to eat, is there? He’s on a contract year and is making 18.6 million I believe. We are around the halfway point of the season, so the most salary we could “eat” would be like 9 mil, right?

I mean, 9 mil is 9 mil….but, I don’t think 9 mil will be a sticking point for any team looking to acquire him at the deadline really

I mean $9 mil matters more than you'd think. A lot of teams push their opening day budget pretty close to the brim. Adding multiple players making good money at the deadline matters. I mean take for example SD. They aren't likely able to add another $10 mil easily.

 

[PickSix]

I mean $9 mil matters more than you'd think. A lot of teams push their opening day budget pretty close to the brim. Adding multiple players making good money at the deadline matters. I mean take for example SD. They aren't likely able to add another $10 mil easily.

I haven’t looked at their roster and payroll, but if they have an underperforming bad contract..,,they can send that back along with a top prospect.

 

[Bust]

Javy's personality and past highlights will sell tickets. Any mlb team wants that.
Contreras is playing a primo position
Bryant is Bryant
Few of the cub bullpen are having career seasons on 1 year deals

Jed should be taking phone calls now!

and the biggest prize I forgot Kimbrel! DUH!

Jed's phone should be ringing off the hook!

 

[CSF77]

Another train wreck of a O day. Bryant shows up. Rest of the team didn't.

I can't wait until the fire sale begins. Get rid of these chumps and bring in new chumps who have a legit excuse to suck.

 

[Bust]

Another train wreck of a O day. Bryant shows up. Rest of the team didn't.

I can't wait until the fire sale begins. Get rid of these chumps and bring in new chumps who have a legit excuse to suck.

Anyone on Angels the Cubs need? Angels have deep financial pockets and they have already wasted 10 years of Mike Trout and are about to do so with Show-Tani as well.

 

[CSF77]

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Anyone on Angels the Cubs need? Angels have deep financial pockets and they have already wasted 10 years of Mike Trout and are about to do so with Show-Tani as well.

I could see Joe wanting Javy there. About it.

Angels are not a buyer this year. Shit ball team. Shitty pitching staff. When your ace pitches 14 games with a BAA of .194 and you are 3-1 it normally means that your pen sucks balls

That team will suck until they start to invest into pitching and stop playing the we can score more than you game.

Angles needs are not hitting. It is not a closer. It is a hose to flush out the toilet of a staff and start fresh.

 

[Bust]

I could see Joe wanting Javy there. About it.

Angels are not a buyer this year. Shit ball team. Shitty pitching staff. When your ace pitches 14 games with a BAA of .194 and you are 3-1 it normally means that your pen sucks balls

That team will suck until they start to invest into pitching and stop playing the we can score more than you game.

Angles needs are not hitting. It is not a closer. It is a hose to flush out the toilet of a staff and start fresh.

Show-Tani has been tearing it up the last 2 weeks yet the Angels are just 4-6 last 10, lol

 

[beckdawg]

I haven’t looked at their roster and payroll, but if they have an underperforming bad contract..,,they can send that back along with a top prospect.

It's often more difficult than that because 10/5 rights not to mention that player coming back also has to pass a physical with the new team and the new player would have to be someone you're willing to take. It's far easier to just eat money on a player.

 

[Bearcub13]

I am begging Jed Hoyer, to make this stop. I f he has any mercy in his heart, break this team up and give us hope for the future.

 

[zack54attack]

I can't remember a team going from 1st to 7.5 games out in a little over 10 days ever

Bad, bad baseball. Plus the Brewers taking advantage of a crazy easy 30-game stretch with 1 team above .500 (Cubs).

And yeah, more bad baseball.

 

[jts1207]

I am begging Jed Hoyer, to make this stop. I f he has any mercy in his heart, break this team up and give us hope for the future.

I don’t think he can purge as much as I want gone though

 

[PickSix]

Stink, Stank and Stunk

 

[jts1207]

2 more runs and another Lololol

 

[Skittles2100]

and the biggest prize I forgot Kimbrel! DUH!

Jed's phone should be ringing off the hook!

Trade Kimbrel. Move Alzolay to closer

 

[Steve_A]

Guys don't forget that JED was the one who traded away Darvish and could not resign Nick.

 

[Probie2429]

Only position player likely to be traded is Bryant. Everyone else has zero value. Rizzo has been hurt too often this year. Baez is batting .230. The real value for buyers will be the Cubs’ bullpen arms.

 

[Diehardfan]

To be honest, I didn't watch one minute of the entire Cincy series. I've had enough of this group. Nothing in the game of baseball makes a team look worse than not being able to score.....makes everything else that happens look larger than life. And the fact is that in the last 20 games, this team has scored more than 4 runs exactly two times. They have scored 2 runs or less 15 times in that span.

But, hey....there were 5 good seasons and a WS winner. Far more than I ever expected from this franchise. From the many years of bad baseball I had to endure, there was that one brief stretch....I'm spoiled now. I no longer feel obligated to watch thinking I might be missing something. We've seen them win it all...once. I won't be waiting around again.

 

[CSF77]

11 hits.
3 strike outs.
2 runs.

Something is broken.

 

[CSF77]

Only position player likely to be traded is Bryant. Everyone else has zero value. Rizzo has been hurt too often this year. Baez is batting .230. The real value for buyers will be the Cubs’ bullpen arms.

This is incorrect. They have value. The issue is too much of one thing and lacking set up players.

Jed built this team to be all 3-5 hitters and tossed away the set up players who put the ball into play.

Then David has no clue on how to build a line up that can produce runs. Running Joc vs right and Contreras vs left is sad. Batting Baez #3 is sad.

At this point David should bat

Nico
Heyward
Contreras
Rizzo
Bryant
Pederson
Baez
Happ

After Bryant is traded start up Wisdom at 3B.

Any trades after this would depend on the return. If it is less that the value of a QO then pass. Don't trade just to trade.

Also I'm at the point with Wisdom to put Duffy over him in the depth chart. Make him and Happ battle for PA's and Joc in CF and Wisdom in LF.

The Cubs need less all or nothing.

At most the 3-5 should be SLG. the rest are there to put the ball in play and play strong D.

 

[Szlachcic]

No one should be untouchable out of this group. Collectively, they just don't hit, but as individual players they represent some value for contending teams. I'm sure once they change jerseys they go and have productive carriers. Kyle Schwarber is the best example...