I don’t think NYY will be the only competition.
I agree but he needs a day off especially in August and Suarez would be an upgrade as he can play both third and 1st. We can let Turner go.
YES read this exact one the other day and was like um what? In what world do we give up Palencia? lol
We had to put up with? I don't mind the comment the Shaw is the better defender because he has been clearly better(to date) , but Bryant was the MVP of the damn league and had a WAR of 7.7.
Too much for an aging player as a rental.
If they are able to swing a deal for Edward Cabrera of the Marlins, Caissie would be included. Cabrera controllable until 2029.
You’re probably right about Owen in a Cabrera deal, but depending on who else would need to be included, I’d much prefer Ryan over Cabrera even before Cabrera was removed from his last start with elbow problem. Yes, Ryan is controllable for one less year, but he is a better pitcher and I have much more faith he’d perform well this season than I do for EC. It is going to take multiple top 30 prospects to get, so I’d rather trade someone like Alcantara or Moises than Owen and make the other prospects better than would be the case if Caissie is included. Is that good enough to get deal done? No idea. But like I said in original post, likely moot point since I don’t see Twins trading Ryan.
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Not sure why AZ would want a ML bullpen arm in deal nor why Cubs would give one up. Heck, I’d like Cubs to add a bullpen arm at trade deadline.
It will be interesting on who the Cubs give up and who they will get. I feel like any starting pitcher will need to have years of control. Thinking that Taillon and Shota will be free after next year. Steele has 2 years left after this year. So getting a guy who has 3 years attached will be good. I like Mitch Keller just for that reason.
100% and not even a half season. 60 games if you're lucky, probably more like 54-55.
I'd venture to say that ~90% of articles purporting themselves to be sports journalism are simply clickbait. Mock trades, drafts, etc... are the sports equivalent to reality television. I wont yuck anybody's yum if they enjoy something like that, but I can't pretend it's anything of substance.
I’m less concerned than most it seems about controllability after this season. More concerned about value and getting two SPs with the highest likelihood of helping of us go farthest this year. Sure, all things being equal getting a SP(s) with multiple years is better, but all things aren’t equal. The more years a player has on his contract, the more he costs in prospects. And if he’s on the top line side, the cost goes up exponentially.
And how much value do Keller's years of control really have when they're at $17-20MM/year.
I don't blame them for the non-tender at the time for the following reasons: 1) he came off a season where he hit .188 in ~225 plate appearances. Don't know when he was hurt - maybe he wasn't and just got that few PAs - but the production wasn't there. 2) No DH at the time. He was a minus defender, other than assists in 2019 when he lead LFers. In 2020, he would have been the 5th OF if he was on the team.
and deserve every bit of it. 5th hardest strength of schedule so far, second 'easiest' on the way in. I never truly believe these stats.The Cubs have the best record in baseball. That is all.
......And a half game away from 2nd best record in MLB.
It is so typically Cubs to suddenly find themselves in the top division in baseball just when they have emerged.
There’s something to be said for not being able to coast to a division title. Maybe this will keep us sharp.
