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[SilenceS]

David Price pretty much expects to be traded this offseason. I am so split on this based on what it will cost. Prospect wise plus money wise. I guess we will find out in the end.

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/24058103

 

[CSF77]

I'm predicting that the Rangers give up Profar to get him. The Cubs will not give up any of their top 4 bats.

 

[nwfisch]

They'll save us in 2018.................................................

 

[The Bandit]

I would love to see David Price pitch in a Cubs uni.... But it's going to cost to much to do it. I'd wait and see if he hits the market and sign him outright giving up just the pick instead of at least 3 of our best prospects for him. We aren't close enough to contention to blow our wad on him. Plus wed need a guarantee that he'd resign before we made the deal.

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[nickofypres]

Price isn't right for Cubs.

 

[beckdawg]

I don't really see the point in trading for him. In some regards I view him as a much better Shark. Sure he'd be nice to have but by the time the prospects hit their peak years he will be on the down side of his career. That's why I don't really have a problem with the cubs going after Tanaka. Assuming he's as good as advertised, he will be in his peak years around the same time as the rest of the cubs prospects.

 

[SilenceS]

I don't really see the point in trading for him. In some regards I view him as a much better Shark. Sure he'd be nice to have but by the time the prospects hit their peak years he will be on the down side of his career. That's why I don't really have a problem with the cubs going after Tanaka. Assuming he's as good as advertised, he will be in his peak years around the same time as the rest of the cubs prospects.

Eh, it's more to me the prospects plus the price tag. He has also had a little bit of decreased velocity this year.

 

[brett05]

In every regard I view him as a much better Shark.

Fixed!

 

[beckdawg]

Eh, it's more to me the prospects plus the price tag. He has also had a little bit of decreased velocity this year.

Well obviously that too. But to throw a for example out there, if we were talking about Clayton Kershaw instead who will be a FA after next year I might be more keen on the idea. He's 3 years younger than Price.

 

[daddies3angels]

As much as i hate saying this: It would be dumb to trade prospects for Price on where the Cubs are at. Problem is that Cubs are counting on these prospects to be the core players. If Cubs already had a core i say go for it but clearly they need to build more around Rizzo and Castro.

 

[KBIB]

Vogelchunk one of of main prospects and a pitcher? Shit, I'm sold. Its David friggin Price.



CHAMPS!!!

 

[chibears55]

cubs definitely have to try and offer up a trade for David price.. they would have 2 yrs of control on him before he becomes a FA at age 30 in 2016, if they could get him using guys like vogelbach, Ha, szczur, torreyes, beeler, struck, shoulders, golden, barney, lake, carlos villenueva, Ejax, arrieta, rusin, etc then they need to package up an offer... but if its for one of the young core prospects then they better make sure they have him tied up to an extended contract after 2 yesrs before they make any deal

 

[beckdawg]

cubs definitely have to try and offer up a trade for David price.. they would have 2 yrs of control on him before he becomes a FA at age 30 in 2016, if they could get him using guys like vogelbach, Ha, szczur, torreyes, beeler, struck, shoulders, golden, barney, lake, carlos villenueva, Ejax, arrieta, rusin, etc then they need to package up an offer... but if its for one of the young core prospects then they better make sure they have him tied up to an extended contract after 2 yesrs before they make any deal

If you were the Rays why would you trade him for any of that? They could hold on to him and take the pick they get from a qualifying offer which would be better than these guys most likely

 

[Flacco4Prez]

I doubt it would be enough to simply offer Vogelbach, one of the main guys, and a pitching prospect. That is less than what they got for Shields last year. Myers was a top 3 prospect in all of baseball. If the Cubs give up Baez I could see it but I don't know if I like that given our current state of affairs. We need hitting a hell of a lot more than pitching. Price would be lucky to win 10-12 games for the Cubs. I mean Wood pitched about as good as you can expect one of your guys to pitch and finished with 9 wins.

Point being, we need to score more, then worry about preventing the other team from doing the same

 

[waldo7239117]

I would not trade either Baez or Bryant and one of Soler or Almora. Rather trade Soler but he's already making money which wouldn't help. That wouldn't get the job done and I don't see a trade close to happening. Plus, he's not a great fit anymore due to the price.

People think the Dodgers will acquire him, but I think the Rangers are the clear cut favorite. Starting rotation was a mess and had injures. Plus Garza will be gone.

I say Texas trade Profar, Perez, plus a player or 2 for Price and a lower prospect.

 

[TL1961]

Vogelchunk one of of main prospects and a pitcher? Shit, I'm sold. Its David friggin Price.



CHAMPS!!!

That's about 20% of what we gave up for Garza, so....good luck with that!

 

[SilenceS]

So, Max Scherzer looks like he will be on the trading block this off season as well.

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer/danny-knobler/24063269/tigers-may-trade-max-scherzer-this-winter

 

[beckdawg]

So, Max Scherzer looks like he will be on the trading block this off season as well.

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer/danny-knobler/24063269/tigers-may-trade-max-scherzer-this-winter

He's had an amazing year but buying guys after career years rarely turns out well. He's also in the age range I've talked about with Price where his peak will not really jive well with the peak of the guys coming up.

 

[Jntg4]

cubs definitely have to try and offer up a trade for David price.. they would have 2 yrs of control on him before he becomes a FA at age 30 in 2016, if they could get him using guys like vogelbach, Ha, szczur, torreyes, beeler, struck, shoulders, golden, barney, lake, carlos villenueva, Ejax, arrieta, rusin, etc then they need to package up an offer... but if its for one of the young core prospects then they better make sure they have him tied up to an extended contract after 2 yesrs before they make any deal

It would be amazing if they'd accept Torreyes for him, almost as amazing as the fact that Houston would willingly just trade him to them as part of a trade they aren't otherwise involved in just to help our cause.

 

[CSF77]

It would be amazing if they'd accept Torreyes for him, almost as amazing as the fact that Houston would willingly just trade him to them as part of a trade they aren't otherwise involved in just to help our cause.

Torreyes was traded for international cap cash.