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<blockquote data-quote="ChiefIllini" data-source="post: 1548925" data-attributes="member: 588522"><p>I still think this team has enough talent to at least compete for a WS. How many years does the best team in baseball actually win it? It's at least less than a 50% clip. Though I guess there's objective ways to determine that.</p><p></p><p>Anyways, all I'm saying it I don't think it's time to officially say the cubs need to completely gut their roster of MLB level talent, tank to the tune of 90+ losses, and in 5 years be were they were in like 2015. There's enough talent under control for another year or two that I think with a little retooling of the roster, you could get back into being a top 5 team in baseball very quickly.</p><p></p><p>That being said, I don't know if Theo/Jed are capable of that. Not by any means saying I have the answer, and it definitely isn't easy. I just think Theo is good at building a team up. I don't think he's shown he can maintain a team for more than a few years at best. </p><p></p><p>Trade some redundant talent (how much would Contreras net?), shed dead weight as much as fiscally possible, bring in real solutions to real problems (lead off, closer), hope some younger pitching talent breaks through, and trust that regression to the mean for your stars happens. Spend real money, don't be afraid to go over the cap because in a few years it wont matter the penalty is stricter, you've either failed at maintaining a quality team and tanking will be required, or you've put yourself in a situation to win WS(s).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ChiefIllini, post: 1548925, member: 588522"] I still think this team has enough talent to at least compete for a WS. How many years does the best team in baseball actually win it? It's at least less than a 50% clip. Though I guess there's objective ways to determine that. Anyways, all I'm saying it I don't think it's time to officially say the cubs need to completely gut their roster of MLB level talent, tank to the tune of 90+ losses, and in 5 years be were they were in like 2015. There's enough talent under control for another year or two that I think with a little retooling of the roster, you could get back into being a top 5 team in baseball very quickly. That being said, I don't know if Theo/Jed are capable of that. Not by any means saying I have the answer, and it definitely isn't easy. I just think Theo is good at building a team up. I don't think he's shown he can maintain a team for more than a few years at best. Trade some redundant talent (how much would Contreras net?), shed dead weight as much as fiscally possible, bring in real solutions to real problems (lead off, closer), hope some younger pitching talent breaks through, and trust that regression to the mean for your stars happens. Spend real money, don't be afraid to go over the cap because in a few years it wont matter the penalty is stricter, you've either failed at maintaining a quality team and tanking will be required, or you've put yourself in a situation to win WS(s). [/QUOTE]
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