Maybe you have them on a honeymoon period; I don’t. And there are plenty of posts on here about what I thought of Hoyer’s trade deadline performance. But if you’re going to go back to 2017 for some stupid stat that has no bearing on this team and use it to put more blame on those two, it seems a bit disingenuous not to go back one more year and give them a little credit to go with blame. Just my opinion. It and a quarter will get you two dimes and a nickel.
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I guess I just don't like when they run it like a middle market team.
Ricketts aggravated me when he acts like a martyr and says he just tries to come out even every year but fails to mention that the team appreciates millions and millions of dollars every year. We're not stupid.
I'm going tomorrow. I don't want it to be a funeral.
No clutch or situational hitting. In 5 playoff games this year 12 runs. 9 by home runs. One by single. PCA. One by Sac Fly Hoerner. One by Bases loaded walk Swanson. Against elite pitching they cannot depend on winning with just home runs.
it is very frustrating
rickets is only reporting on the cash flow statement . yea , they break even in that regard . but yea , they fail to mention that the clubs net valuation appreciates multi millions every month
Appreciation doesn’t pay bills unless you sell the team.
This team is competitive. Maybe not a World Series champion. But competitive and they will be competitive again next year.
I have enjoyed this team and the season.
Yes, this is often overlooked. Sure it would be great if Cubs spent willy nilly, but that doesn’t guarantee a better performance. Five teams that made playoffs I believe had lower payrolls than Cubs and five teams had higher and didn’t make playoffs, including Mets who had payroll of nearly twice as much.
I admit I find it difficult to get too bent out of shape that Cubs don’t spend $100M more a year and “lose” a big chunk of change annually. No, what bothers me is that Cubs can spend $70M more than Brewers and finish below them in standings. I also can’t get too crazy that they don’t sign a guy like Bregman in off season and blow by their payroll budget. But it does drive me nuts that they won’t spend a bit more to improve their bench going into season (either through free agency or trade) especially when you know you’re planning on likely starting season with a rookie at 3B.
Oh well, that’s off season type stuff to talk about. Hoping we put that off for a few weeks more. Go Cubs! Let’s get one tonight.
Interesting question. I thought no it comes down to how Houer feels about his character. If Hiyer thinks his character is rock solid, I believe they will sign him.
Not real high. ESPN’s Jesse Rogers just recently said Cubs were never going to re-sign Tucker. I’m not sure I completely buy that, but with the two OFs at AAA, PCA’s step forward, and Tucker’s season (even though injuries played a part in that) just not seeing it. Guess it comes down to what the market is for him.
I think they will sign him as we will have Happ, Suzuki off the books after next season. With Ballestros, Alacantara and Caissie, neither will be re-signed. Looking at numbers, over the next year, the Cubs will have nearly 10o million off the books. So let’s play this out, let’s say Rea is gone after this year. That’s 6 milllion. Turner, another 10 million. Shota has a mutual option so do you utilize that option, let him go and then you have 35 million right there. With Steele being the unknown, we need 2 starters for sure if you have Boyd as your 5th starter or if Wiggins makes the jump. Horton, Steele, Taillon and Boyd. Let’s say you add Cease this offseason. Someone gets. Dinged up, you have Wiggins or another AAA guy to replace him. Do you sign a floater for insurance like a Flaherty or Montgomery or do you also sign a guy like Gallen along with Cease and go all in next year? So you have Horton, Steele, Cease, Taillon and Gallen with Boyd as your long reliever part time starter. Your positional players are Amaya/Kellly/Ballesteros, Busch, Hoerner, Swanson, Shaw, Happ, PCA, Tucker/Suzuki as your core. Caissie as your 4th OF. I believe Jed will be very active this offseason.
KBLEE
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Most of us don't really care if he's resigned. He's been a bit of a disappointment and is not worth the figures that have been thrown around.
Considering the year he had and the probability of a long lock out staring us in the face in 2027, I don't think he/Boras will get the money he was looking for. IMO, the only way they sign him is if they agree to a Boras special: 3 or 4 year contract with player opt outs each year.
VERY puzzling if that is the case. They give up a top prospect in the winter and make an "all in" move. Then when they see definite areas of concern at the trade deadline, they sit on their hands. Only possible answer: Jed's aggression softened when they gave him an extension.
Illiniaaron
- Geneseo, IL
It's been the same regime in charge, Theo/Jed.
Illiniaaron
- Geneseo, IL
Also heard four or more runs once out of the last 17.
Illiniaaron
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With a potential work stoppage after next season, a subpar 2025, and only playing half a season in 2024, I think it would be crazy for anyone to offer him anything but a one-year "prove it to me" deal.
Illiniaaron
- Geneseo, IL
I wish I could love this comment instead of only liking it.
bdutts
- Houston, Texas
No chance he resigns with the Cubs.
eThey will not experience another Jason Heyward contract. Tucker has not proven that he is durable. Even if he produces, he may be injured and miss too many games.
During his seven-year stint with the Cubs, Heyward batted .245,[110] hitting 62 home runs in 2,522 plate appearances.[111] In December 2022, The Sporting News included Heyward's eight-year, $184 million contract with the Cubs on its list of the top 15 worst MLB free-agent contracts of all time
But he gives a great speech.
i know they're different positions (except tucker has been DHing since he came back) I would rather sign Schwarber than keep and sign tucker, 100%. impressive first half for tucker but second half and playoffs have been abysmal
Speech might not have been necessary if he had hit more than .104 in World Series.
I don’t think that is the “only possible answer.” In fact, I actually don’t think it had much of an impact. You seem to be assuming he didn’t have an inkling at all that he was going to be extended until it happened. I can see why people might create that scenario because of the timing of the announcement, but these things usually don’t happen over night. It had likely been in the works for awhile.
As far as the Tucker trade, Cubs had a chance to get a full year of a preseason top 25 (certainly no lower than top 50) player with a salary that ranked 93rd (and $4.5M less than Happ). Yes, Cam Smith had a strong prospect ranking, but they had Shaw as future 3B and two other top OF prospects at AAA. Smith had an OK rookie season and definitely could develop further, but certainly not looking like a can’t miss guy at this point. Even without re-signing Tucker, I think Cubs won that trade and it wouldn’t even be close if Tucker hadn’t battled injuries.
As for Jed’s trade deadline performance, as I’ve said before I think it was lacking and he should have been more creative. But it is clear he didn’t want to trade any of their top 5 prospects and there wasn’t a SP on market that was worth him doing so. I’ve said it before, but I think the big issue with him not being able to acquire more or better players was the lack of pitching in the Cubs farm system. Other than Horton and Wiggins, Cubs system is not particularly strong in pitching. And pitching prospects seemed to be what teams valued the most. Of the top 25 prospects traded according to MLB.com, 16 were pitchers. The Soroka trade obviously was the big miss by Hoyer. Even without the injury, it seemed abundantly clear to everyone but Jed he should have gotten more aggressive to get someone better than Soroka. That was a big fail. But I don’t think Jed’s extension had an impact on that.
PCAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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