Bard to Be Non-Tendered
I don't know what's going on with the comments and sometimes it just ends up fixing itself. The site is due for a minor software upgrade that I'll try to complete tonight and I'm hoping that fixes the problem. If not, the twitter sidebar still seems to be updating as does the abilithy to write stories, so hopefully you won't be missing too much until I can fix it.
In the meantime, Daniel Bard will be non-tendered according to multiple Cubs sources. That one was a no-brainer of course. We still await the decision on the rest of the group and I'll update as the news trickles out.
UPDATE #1: Kottaras signs a $1.075M deal with incentives according to Jon Heyman.
UPDATE #2: AZ Phil's crystal ball is still working, Cubs will non-tender Mat Gamel.
UPDATE #3: The Nats trade Steve Lombardozzi, Robbie Ray and Ian Krol for Doug Fister. Fister's a year older than Samardzija but has the same amount of club control left. Samardzija may have a little more upside because of his K's, but Fister's been a lot better pitcher the last 2 years. Every situation is different of course, but imagine this will hinder Cubs trading Samardzija this offseason. That's probably not a terrible thing considering what they were still able to get for Matt Garza.
UPDATE #4: I believe the commenting issues have been fixed. In Cubs news, Donnie Murphy gets a 1/$825K contract and P Chang-yong Lim was non-tendered although he wasn't arbitration eligible. I believe he had a non-guaranteed contract for 2014, but now he's off the 40-man and free to sign with anyone while the Cubs are off the hook for his contract. Samardzija, Schierholtz, Strop, Wood, Russell, Valbuena and Barney were all tendered contracts and I'm sure most will sign before any arbitration hearings.
There were a total of 43 non-tenders according to MLB Trade Rumors and the list of interesting names is too numerous, but a few that may strike your fancy include RHP John Axford, RHP Andrew Bailey, RHP Ronald Belisario, RHP MItchell Boggs, OF Ryan Kailish, SP Daniel Hudson and RP Ryan Webb.
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KingKongvsGodzilla 2 hours 51 min ago (view)
Are these guys out of the org now?
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K Dub 7 hours 28 min ago (view)
PHIL: Any velo readings on Ramos? Earlier reports also had him sitting 98-99. Thanks!
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George Altman 13 hours 28 min ago (view)
Phil, serious question: How good is the Cubs Player Development Department? Scale of 1 to 30 with 1 being best. I mean, I can think of 5 teams right now who don't have near the Cubs resources but do better year after.
I mean there are organizations across sports who seem to coach the crap out of their draft picks and signees. They just got 4 teenagers for Darvish, but do they have the coaches to get any of them to the show?
My pessimistic grade would be about 24.
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Arizona Phil 13 hours 43 min ago (view)
DJL: How about Eddy Julio Martinez as a spectacular miss? A $3M signing bonus out of Cuba and he never made it out of AA.
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Dolorous Jon Lester 13 hours 50 min ago (view)
Wow, that's a pretty spectacular miss. He was so highly thought of when he signed.
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Arizona Phil 14 hours 22 min ago (view)
TIM: Richard Gallardo doesn't seem to be progressing as a SP, so he has apparently been moved to the bullpen. He has a tendency to labor through innings and nibble too much and throw a lot of pitches.
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tim815 14 hours 35 min ago (view)
Anything on Gallardo, of interest, from today?
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Arizona Phil 14 hours 37 min ago (view)
The Cubs have released LHP Ryan Kellogg, RHP Alex Moore, 3B Fidel Mejia, OF Jose Gutierrez, OF Eddy Julio Martinez, and OF Zac Taylor from Minor League Camp.
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Arizona Phil 14 hours 44 min ago (view)
And despite what you might read elsewhere, It was - NOT - a "hot" gun.
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Arizona Phil 15 hours 10 min ago (view)
He certainly could have forced the Cubs to release him with full salary as termination pay, so he must like it with the Cubs.
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Charlie 17 hours 40 sec ago (view)
Follow-up on last week's discussion of Baez's contact and plate discipline woes. Another Fangraphs article notes that he is among league leaders in combined positive change in zone swing rates (swinging at more pitches inside the strike zone) and reduction in chase rate (swinging at pitches outside the zone). See the last table: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/lets-look-at-some-earl...
This makes his 45% strikeout rate and 1.7% BB rate all the more strange.
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crunch 20 hours 2 min ago (view)
he may not be worth much to us as fans, but every indication points to him being quite popular in the dugout. nice to see him stick around as an emergency callup catcher.
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Wrigley Rat 1 day 8 hours ago (view)
Tony Wolters clears waivers and is sent to the Alternate Training site in South Bend.
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bigsky33 1 day 13 hours ago (view)
Hi Phil, are they letting you into Sloan? Great to see your write-ups!!
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crunch 1 day 16 hours ago (view)
DUDE. STOP.
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crunch 1 day 16 hours ago (view)
uh...welcome back hendricks...i guess. meh.
Comments
Jim Johnson to A's for Jemile
Jim Johnson to A's for Jemile Weeks and a PTBNL
Michael Bowden to pitch in Japan next year.
new posting system proposal
new posting system proposal
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2013/12/latest-...
a max bid would be set and if there are multiple teams at that price, team with lower winning percentage would get rights...would greatly help big market teams that are rebuilding, like, you know, the Cubs.
see if it gets approved.
ESTIMATED 2014 CUBS MLB
ESTIMATED 2014 CUBS MLB PLAYER PAYROLL
SIGNED:
Edwin Jackson - $11M
Starlin Castro - $5M
Carlos Villanueva - $5M
Kyuji Fujikawa - $4M plus $2M performance bonus based on GF
Jorge Soler - $2M
Anthony Rizzo - $1.75M salary & $1.25M second-installment of signing bonus
Ryan Sweeney - $1.5M
George Kottaras - $1.075M
Donnie Murphy - $825K
OTHER (LEGACY PAY): Alfonso Soriano ($13M) and Gerardo Concepcion ($500K)
SUB-TOTAL: $46.9M
PROJECTED/ESTIMATED SALARIES FOR ARBITRATION-ELIGIBLE:
Darwin Barney - $2.5M?
James Russell - $1.75M?
Jeff Samardzija - $6M?
Nate Schierholtz - $4.5M?
Pedro Strop - $1.25M? (“Super Two”)
Luis Valbuena - $1.5M?
Travis Wood - $3.5M?
ESTIMATED SUB-TOTAL: $21M?
TENDERED (AUTO-RENEWAL - PRE-ARBITRATION):
Arismendy Alcantara
Jake Arrieta
Dallas Beeler
Brian Bogusevic
Alberto Cabrera
Welington Castillo
Justin Grimm
Brett Jackson
Junior Lake
Mike Olt
Blake Parker
Brooks Raley
Neil Ramirez
Hector Rondon
Zac Rosscup
Chris Rusin
Matt Szczur
Christian Villanueva
Josh Vitters
Arodys Vizcaino
Logan Watkins
11 pre-arb to fill-out 25-man roster (see NOTE) - PROJECTED ESTIMATED SUB-TOTAL: $5.775M? (average $525K per player)
14 players on optional assignment - PROJECTED ESTIMATED SUB-TOTAL: $1.4M? (average $100K per player)
NOTE: Fujikawa (2013 TJS rehab) and Soler (likely to start season at AA) are signed but are not projected to be on Cubs Opening Day MLB 25-man roster
PROJECTED ESTIMATED 2014 TOTAL MLB PLAYER PAYROLL: $75M
The Cubs paid about $110M to players on their 40-man roster in 2013 (including salaries for players on optional assignment to minors, portions of signing bonuses actually paid in 2013, and "legacy pay" to players no longer on the 40), so the Cubs present (as of 12/2) estimated projected 2014 MLB payroll for players on the 40-man roster (including players on optional assignment to the minors, portions of signing bonuses actually to be paid in 2014, and "legacy pay" for players no longer on the 40-man roster) of $75M is about $35M below last season's MLB player payroll (what the Cubs actually paid out) and about $50M below what the Cubs actually paid out to MLB players (including players on optional assignment to the minors, portions of signing bonuses actually paid that season, and "legacy" pay) in both 2011 and 2012 (about $125M was spent each of those two season). .
So if you ignore the $13M to
"In addition, the Cubs have
At the prices of Doug Fister
I think every team in the
I think every team in the league would have been in on Fister at that price. Seems the Tigers were looking for something very specific.
I don't know about Kazmir, decent risk at 2 years, but his numbers not against the Twins aren't particularly good.
So if Bard, Gamel and Lim
j.johnson was basically given
ARZ gave up d.holmberg in
Saved them from paying Heath
Towers says PTBNL is the key
Towers says PTBNL is the key piece for them and has already been agreed upon...some administrative reason for not being named now. Also the money...also Heath Bell not losing anymore games for your team.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2013/12/kevin-t...
There are five
There are six "administrative" reasons why a PTBNL can't be named right away in a trade that occurs in the off-season:
1. Player was on Outright Assignment Waivers the day the trade was made (a player cannot be traded while he is on waivers).
2. Player is on TB 40-man roster and has a "no trade" right that will expire prior to MLB Opening Day;
3. TB is expecting to acquire the PTBNL from another club in a trade, and so AZ has to wait until this expected trade goes down.
4. Player was signed after being selected by TB in the previous Rule 4 Draft (First-Year Player Draft) and can't be traded until the first anniversary of signing his first contract. (NOTE: Since a PTBNL must be named within six months and the first anniversary of any player selected in the 2013 Rule 4 Draft signing his first contract would necessarily have to be longer than six months from yesterday, it can't be this reaaon).
5. Player is not on TB 40-man roster and is eligible for selection in next week's Rule 5 Draft and so he can't be traded until after the draft, (Very well could be this reason, The D'backs may like a young Rays minor league pitcher or position player eligible for the Rule 5 Draft but not yet ready for MLB--like when they selected Starling Peralta from the Cubs in last year's Rule 5 Draft--but don't want to have to waste a 40-man roster slot on him and then have to deal with Rule 5 restrictions on a player with talent but who is just not ready for MLB). Probably this guy
6. TB will make a Rule 5 selection for the D'backs and then trade the player to AZ. (Not likely, since AZ selects before TB in the draft).
Rays get R. Hanigan, H. Bell
Rays get R. Hanigan, H. Bell and some cash(about half of Bell's salary) for J. Choate and PTBNL (both going to DBacks) and Reds get D. Holmberg from D'Backs.
Texas trades C. Gentry and J. Lindblom to A's for Michael Choice and Chris Bostick.
AJ Pierzynski signs 1/8.25M deal with Red Sox
J. Nathan to Tigers on a 2 year deal (in $20M range)
in rumoring
in rumoring
C. Beltran has a 3/48 deal on the table (allegedly)...so far Royals, Mariners, Yankees and Red Sox seem to be the most interested.
Mariners showing some serious interest in Cano
Saltalamacchia looking at 2 or 3-year deals with Marlins or Twins
B. Wilson probably going back to Dodgers as set-up man for Jansen
Blue Jays "infatuated" with Brett Anderson
Eric Hinske named Cubs 1st
Eric Hinske named Cubs 1st base coach.
The Cubs are really killin'
bold move Cotton, let's see
bold move Cotton, let's see if it pays off
the rumor mill on 2nd bullpen
Luke Gregerson to A's for
outfield rumors
outfield rumors
Ellsbury to Yanks on a 7 year deal ($153M allegedly)
O's interested in Nelson Cruz
Choo is Tigers top target
Beltran and Royals met today and Royals are allegedly team offering 3/48
Yanks still intend to sign
Yanks still intend to sign Cano or Choo and a SP says the twitter.
Morneau 2 year deal with
Morneau 2 year deal with Rockies
Phillies get RP Brad Lincoln from Blue Jays for C Eric Kratz & LHP Rob Rasmussen
Yanks to sign Kelly Johnson
Yanks to sign Kelly Johnson to 1/2.75M deal, plan to play everywhere, potential 2b if no Cano.
should do quite well at Yankee stadium
crazy 2 days of news
PS - There was a Dexter Fowler/PTBNL to Astros for J. Lyles/B. Barnes deal also today, can't remember if that was mentioned.
Blistering stove the last 2
per Bruce Levine tweet...
Tanaka talk...Wittenmeyer,
What puts Tanaka in play for
They call it the Hendry Touch
And such is the problem with
I have to agree with you O &
If the Cubs were geting .276/
It's better to have a guy who
Well of course the younger
the debt you speak of was a
the debt you speak of was a demand by Zell to lower his tax burden. Any owner that bought the team would have the same issues.
I don't doubt the Ricketts are now using at as an excuse to get the Wrigley improvements they want now and TV deal they want, but I also have little doubt that if the Cubs were any good, they'd be bigger players in the free agent market.
That all being said, when Theo and Jed started in Boston they were adamant about not giving out deals over 5 years and figuring out an acceptable cost for a player regardless of public sentiment (for heaven's sake they let Pedro Martinez leave). Theo lost his way a little at the end (ownership, city pressure, etc), but I'm pretty sure he's not going to do that again. They'll strike when they see a good deal and they're not gonna do it just because people are bitchy about it.
But indeed, sucks being a Cubs fan right now...do hope we see Baez and Bryant at some point this season.
You're right about the Zell
I could be wrong but I was
it's completely disingenuous
it's completely disingenuous and my point being that the Ricketts are just using it as leverage to get what they want out of a TV deal and Wrigley renovations.
Good chance anyone except maybe Cuban or the Steinbrenners would be doing the exact same thing.
Ricketts are obviously playing the long game because if they were worried about short term, they'd be freaking out about season ticket renewals right now and empty seats and probably demanding more flashy moves by Theo, even if it meant moving prospects. I'd like to believe they know that building a team for long-term success along with the TV deals and Wrigley renovations is the best long-term investment, even if they have to "suffer" for a few years.
you can build a team without
Agree on the Tanaka point.
giving ellsbury 22m a year
Links in the sidebar, but
Links in the sidebar, but Callis has Cubs taking RHP Tyler Beede, says it's a deep pitching draft. Mayo has Cubs taking SS Trea Turner.
Speaking of deep drafts, it's
other FA QB options are Vick,
other FA QB options are Vick, Freeman and Henne, so yeah, Bears will probably franchise if they have to.
McCown's been fantastic and all and the downfall this year has been the defensive injuries, but not sure you want to go down that road next year with McCown.
If they do franchise Cutler, then they should definitely draft a QB in the upper rounds for 2015.
Cutler will be franchised,
Daytona Cubs named BA's minor
Daytona Cubs named BA's minor league team of the year.
http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/minor-l...
It was that kind of season for the Daytona Cubs, who had two no-hitters, a four-homer game, the most prospects in the franchise’s 20 years as a Cubs affiliate, and oh by the way, a run to the high Class A Florida State League championship.
Towers isn't giving up Archie
Towers isn't giving up Archie Bradley for David Price, so don't expect him for Samardzija
http://espn.go.com/mlb/hotstove13/story/_/id/...
other than Skaggs, not sure what DBacks are gonna offer teams for this #1 or #2 starter, although Skaggs would be a decent get
maybe Skaggs, Delgado and another minor leaguer for Ninja?
Dbacks would have Corbin, Miley, Samardzija, McCarthy, Cahill with Bradley, Chafin and probably Hudson as depth.
~shrug~
Rosenthal saying DBacks
Rosenthal saying DBacks/A's talked of a Skaggs/Pollock and a little more for Cespedes, probably the pieces D'Backs would dangle for Samardzija, although the little more would probably be a little less in that case.
Fernando Tatis off all people
Fernando Tatis off all people is claiming that Mets have a deal with Curtis Granderson.
rumor be that $20M will be
rumor be that $20M will be the maximum posting bid for Japanese players with the tiebreaker being reverse standings.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2013/12/latest-...
$20 says White Sox sneak in and steal Tanaka, although I certainly wouldn't be surprised if Astros stepped in.
ah, there's a wrinkle or
ah, there's a wrinkle or conflicting stories, player would get choice of teams to negotiate with if there's a tie on the bids.
http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp...
Everyone's back in play again...figure player would pick team with deepest pockets. Welcome to the Yankees Tanaka.
yet more wrinkles, another
yet more wrinkles, another story is that player could negotiate with any teams that posted the max bid simulatenously.
also, his current team has to agree to post him and they voted against the $20M cap, but were overuled by other Japanese owners. They could just choose not to post him now.
looks like $20M max posting,
looks like $20M max posting, player can negotiate for 30 days with any team that posts the top bid.
Welcome to the Yankees Tanaka....
I actually think this helps
maybe, don't think the Yanks
maybe, don't think the Yanks are gonna care about luxury tax as much as folks think after missing the playoffs.
That being said, if there's a negotiating/bidding war, Dodgers, Rangers, Angels will be more motivated than Cubs.
I tend to agree. This also
Just saw Matt Cerda on MLB
Theo on CSN now-
i saw that too. Nick Friedell
I forgot Wittenmeyer writes
This is funny ocal media
What a fucking tool!
"With the new posting system
Or...
rumor be that team would kick
rumor be that team would kick in some of posting fee to player under old system, things may reverse now.
revenues are considerably smaller over there, so tough to see them passing on $20M.
well, the cubs found their
Good stats v. lefties.
I remember him mostly for Pat
"I grew up watching Cubs
Theo on comcast sports talk
“When I see a deal like that,
“When I see a deal like that, I say: ‘Look, (who) wouldn’t rather have the first seven years of a star player’s career for $30 million versus the second seven years for $130 million or $150 million?’” Epstein said. “You want the first seven years for $30 million and hopefully you work out a deal and you can keep him. But if we have drafts like that in Boston – that same draft (produced) Clay Buchholz and Jacoby Ellsbury and Jed Lowrie – those are the type of drafts that make an organization more healthy.
“Jacoby Ellsbury debuted with the Red Sox in 2007, they won a World Series. His career with the Red Sox ended in 2013, they won a World Series. Seven years of club control were marked by World Series at either end. That’s the type of impact that good drafts and a good young player can make.”
http://www.csnchicago.com/cubs/theo-looks-nex...
And doesn't Boston have some
Jackie Bradley Jr.
Jackie Bradley Jr.
don't think he'll be as much a HR threat, but he's an OBP machine
That's it!
Jackie....ROOOOOGERS...JUNIOR
Omg
Aoki to Royals for LHP Will
Aoki to Royals for LHP Will Smith.
Will Smith plays baseball too
JUST FOR FUN:
mujica to Red Sox for 2/9.5m
mujica to Red Sox for 2/9.5m
Don't know if others have
Theo speaking at the moment
Theo speaking at the moment for Renteria's intro press conference...soundbite-a-palooza in the twitter sidebar
says Vizcaino could be relief option in 2014, was throwing 98 mph with electric stuff during the fall
Or - until his next surgery -
In his last Instructs outing
In his last Instructs outing in October versus SF in Scottsdale (which was both Vizcaino's only AZIL game and the Cubs last AZIL game) Vizcaino's fastball topped out at 94-95 MPH (off the guns of two scouts from other organizations).
interesting, Phillies are
interesting, Phillies are gettting Cubs first pick in the Rule 5 draft this year to settle a grievance over length of Lendy Castillo's DL stint in 2012.
be surprising if Cubs grab anyone now and good to know someone was still interested in Castillo's arm.
Just because the Cubs agreed
Just because the Cubs agreed to forfeit their #4 overall 2013 Rule 5 Draft pick to the Philies to settle a grievance does not mean the Cubs cannot make a selection in the second round of the Rule 5 Draft (overall pick #34) or have another club make a selection for them in the 1st round and then acquire the selected player from that club after the draft.
BTW. MLB announced when the new CBA was signed in 2011 that (among other things) DL stints for Rule 5 draft pIcks would be scrutinized to prevent abuses. In order for LendyGate to happen the Phillies must have presented credible evidence to the Cubs and/or to MLB that either Castillo was not really hurt when he was placed on the DL with a "left groin strain" in May 2012 (in which case the Cubs would have also received a hefty fine from MLB) or that the Cubs waited an unreasonable period of time to send him on a 30-day minor league rehab assignment after he was clearly healthy enough to pitch (probably this, since the Cubs waited until July 11th to begin his minor league rehab assignment but yet he was healthy enough to throw 20 IP over the course of 14 minor league games before being reinstated from the DL on August 11th), and that the extra days spent on the DL as the result of having his rehab assignment delayed allowed him to fulfill Rule 5 obligations with a minimum of MLB Active List time. (If Castillo had fallen short of the required 90 days on an MLB Active List in 2012 to fulfill Rule 5 obligations, he would have remained a "Rule 5 Player" into the 2013 season, but only until he had accrued enough days on an MLB Active List to reach the required 90 days).
FWIW, if the Phillies really valued Castillo and wanted him back they could have just claimed him off waivers last January when the Cubs outrighted him to Iowa to make room on the 40-man roster for free-agent Carlos Villanueva, so the whole "grievance" thing is basically B. S. Just based on that (the Phillies failure to claim Castillo off waivers when they had the chance in January) should have been reason enough to throw the grievance out.
Plus, Lendy Castillo did not turn out to be Johan Santana. The Phillies were not victims of anything.
"Japanese pitcher Masahiro
so what would be the cubs
The first 105 years of
CARLITO: Among other things,
CARLITO: Among other things, the Cubs are going to have some attractive International Signing Bonus Value (SBV) slots to trade after July 1st, since they can't sign any international free-agents subject to signing bonus restrictions for more than a $250K bonus in the 2014-15 International Signing Period as the result of going 15%+ over their assigned ISBP limit in 2013. And because they had the 4th-worst record in 2013, the Cubs four SBV slots (especially their #1 slot which will be the 4th overall highest-slot) is going to have a lot of value.
So any trade they make during the season (after July 1st) can be augmented by including some really nice SBV slots that the Cubs won't be able to use.
BTW, if he is posted, NPB RHP
BTW, if he is posted, NPB RHP Masahiro Tanaka will NOT be subject to international signing bonus limits, because he is at least 23 years old (he's 25) and has spent at least five seasons in a recognized foreign "major" league.
This is very interesting, I
CARLITO: I think the MLB
CARLITO: I think the MLB clubs that like to spend big internationally (like Texas, Toronto, Tampa Bay, and Boston) will be beating down the Cubs door for their SBV slots. It will be a seller's market, because the Cubs will be one of the few teams that won't be able to use their 2014-15 SBV slots to the fullest.
The Cubs will need to keep at least one slot to cover whatever prospects they do sign (albeit no player for more than a $250K bonus), but the others should be available to be traded.
Unfortunately, SBV slots cannot be traded until after July 1st, can't be sold for cash, and cannot be used to fulfill a PTBNL owed from an earlier (pre 7/1) trade, so the slots will probably be traded in July as part of a Trade Deadline deal or deals.
The Cubs can't include one of their 2014-15 international SBV slots in a trade right now.
Carlito: "Moot", not "mute".
Thank you! I understand...
"David Waldstein of the New
"Bruce Levine of ESPNChicago
cano 10/240 M's...
Are they going to break the
How is it that a team in the
Nintendo money tops
a billion dollars in personal
Really? Haven't we covered
gotta spend the money on
If they are going to go in on
much like assuming all the
"gotta spend the money on
you can spend and develop.
"they're already pissing away
you missed the point of that
Go ahead and take a look at
The Victorino deal is looking
I think most people see that.
I think most people see that.
...well most sane people
There's certainly something to be said that you have to build up slowly in free agency, it's tough to wait for one offseason and fill all your holes. That being said, there's no reason with the current team to overspend on anyone except pitching. You can look in the minors and see there are legitimate prospects coming up at almost every position but starting pitching. When they'll arrive, when they'll be good and if they'll be good is certainly all up in the air, and sure, it's tough to be patient. And had they decided to spend, spend, spend to try and be competitive while waiting for these kids, I certainly wouldn't have cared a whole lot...it's there money and there business. Folks like to lie to themselves and believe sports teams are some sort of public trust and that's about the biggest bullshit in the world, it's there money and they'll do as they please and they fully have that right and we fully have the right to not pay to watch them if we choose. The Ricketts aren't dumb, they know the big money is in fielding a consistent winner and if they want to pay off some of their debts until the team gets there, that's there perogative. I'm happy for once that an owner and a GM have the guts to tear down what's been a comically terrible franchise down to the foundation and start from scratch. It desperately needed it. There's no promises it'll work out, but they have the right guys in charge.
It would also be monumentally
I doubt they're going all in
I doubt they're going all in on anybody at this point. But if Tanaka is posted, they'll certainly put up the $20M bid and try hard to get them. But there will be plenty of competition and my feeling is that someone will be more willing to overpay at this point. We shall see and hope...
speaking of Tanaka, I know nothing of the guy...is he Darvish good or Dice-K good?
I think Keith Law described
doesn't seem like he's worth
doesn't seem like he's worth going all in on then imo...prefer they trade Samardzija (whom I'm no big fan of) for 3 prospects, with one at least having #2 potential (Skaggs would do).
"All in" was probably the
oh absolutely, they'll figure
oh absolutely, they'll figure out what they think he's worth with the appropriate FA mark-up and go from there. Earlier rumors were 6/60 range, but if the posting fee is lower that may go higher, plus bidding war.
He may also want a 4 year opt out or something like Cespedes got. He's certainly the type of player they should make an effort on, just doesn't mean they should be completely dumb about it either. Finding 1-year wonders and comeback candidates on the pitching market has proven to be quite effective lately for a lot of teams.
I'd prefer that they get
extending Samadzija is fine
extending Samadzija is fine at a reasonable price, arm is still a lot better than his results, might be best for a change of scenery for him and get pieces to replace him with.
Don't think it would be all that hard to replace Samardzija in the open market for the next 2 seasons and still feign competitiveness, 107 and 91 ERA+ the last 2 years.
It wouldn't be difficult to
sub-darvish, better than dice
We covered it. But the Cubs
So you are saying that the
I think theo and friends have
Cubs too cheap and don't care
also, Cubs not getting burned
At the Cubs current stage it
mets sign granderson....4yr
Feldman 3/30 from Astros
Feldman 3/30 from Astros
Granderson is 4/60
re: Cano
re: Cano
that's a lot of money to spend to lose to the A's. ridiculous deal of course, Yankee Stadium is heaven for left-handed power hitters and they have a lot of offensive holes to fill in my opinion.
Makes Franklin or Miller available on a trade which certainly has some value. They'll probably do something even more stupid now and trade Walker and Hultzen for David Price.
and just to clarify my
and just to clarify my thoughts on this deal, I actually don't mind it that much for the Mariners. They've built a real nice set of prospects that are all very close or already there so it makes some sense to start spending now. Cano's certainly a very good baseball player and they needed offensive help. Now if they go all Toronto and decide to go all in this year and start trading away some of those prospects for what they deem upgrades and those prospects aren't coming from a position of serious depth, then they'll deserve the grave they dug themselves. We'll see...
Cashman, when they let him do his job, once said something to the effect, if I'm going to spend big money on a guy, I don't want to give away prospects too. That's why they rarely spent prospects and gave extensions preferring to deal in the open market where at most it cost them a draft pick in terms of young players. Chances are if they go after Price or get Kemp, then that's exactly what they'd be doing, trading away good prospects and spending big money. That's when it gets really dumb.
Arencibia to Rangers...
Arencibia to Rangers...
Bellisario got $3M from White Sox, Ryan Webb a 2 year deal from O's. Ithought those 2 could have been potential Cubs bullpen targets, but still of plenty of options out there.
Bartolo Colon to Mariners
Bartolo Colon to Mariners rumors starting to float, that would be far wiser than trading for Price.
DANIEL BARD:
there's some sort of
there's some sort of sarcastic humor in that question that's not translating, right?
if not, check the title of the post...
Yes ROB G. Just needling you
I will certainly up the
I will certainly up the production on this free service you're enjoying.
Damn right you will. And a
Thank you.
Who said we're enjoying it?
Who said we're enjoying it?
Who said we're enjoying it?
fair point, as Cubs fans we're use to being the abused in an abusive relationship, yet we just can't stop coming back for more.
This pretty much sums up my
seattle has 3 players,
some John Axford/Cubs rumors
some John Axford/Cubs rumors per Patrick Mooney
http://www.csnchicago.com
http://www.csnchicago.com/cubs/cubs-looking-a...
Jerome Holtzman drive-by...
“It’s always better to just find talent that hasn’t been given the opportunity yet in the ninth inning,” Epstein said, “and then give them that responsibility and let them add to their market value, whether it’s through trade or for a future contract. (But) just because a guy has saves on his resume and therefore might cost a little more, he still might be a nice option – as long as you’re making sure you’re paying for talent and not just for a stat that (Chicago baseball writer) Jerome Holtzman made up.”
Joba Chamberlain rumor out there as well...
the tale of Fernando Tatis
the tale of Fernando Tatis
https://twitter.com/FernandoTatis17
poor guy said the Granderson to Mets deal was as good as done, then had a meltdown last night because it hadn't happened yet and felt terrible for mentioning it, then turned out to be right.
beltran/yanks 3/45
Gardner would look good in a
So would Soriano at this
So would Soriano at this
the soriano trade was
Wait, you are unhappy with
Golf clap.
i give humor, you only
Sorry, no worries, I will
feel free to do what you want
Crunch I believe they are 100
the byproduct of this is
I'm somewhat with you at this
But I don't think any of the
"My point you didn't address
Ask about high-paid managers.
Jayson Stark makes multiple
With Beltan there, think
in the 22nd inning, when the
they got kelly johnson at one
Patrick Newman@npbtracker
per Roto...
they'd probably want a
Barney and Russell for BG?
i imagine it'd take more than
Brett Gardner will be a FA
Brett Gardner will be a FA after the 2014 season, so I doubt that the Cubs would give up players with more years of club control than Gardner just to get a one-year (or even half-year) rental... unless the plan is to try and sign him to a multi-year contract (which they have already done with LH OF Ryan Sweeney) or else flip him to a third team at the July Trade Deadline for prospects.
SABR Baseball Biography
"Ben Badler of Baseball
Remember, the player has to
Remember, the player has to request to be posted, then it's up to the NPB club to agree to post the player (which they do not have to do).
However, if Rakuten refuses to post Tanaka this off-season simply because they don't think $20M is a sufficient posting fee for a pitcher of Tanaka's talent, and decide to keep him for one more season and then post him and get their $20M post-2014 (Tanaka will become an unrestricted FA post-2015), Tanaka could spoil the club's plan simply by telling the Eagles that if they don't post him this off-season he will not request to be posted post-2014, and if that happens Rakuten won't get the $20M posting fee at all and they'll lose Tanaka after the 2015 season for nothing (although of course they would benefit from having him pitch for them in 2014 & 2015).
So it's understandable why Rakuten would have to get Tanaka on board first before they proceed with a plan to delay his posting until post-2014, unless they think it's worth sacrificing $20M to have him remain a Rakuten Golden Eagle for two more seasons.
"Astros signed RHP Chad
Chad Qualls...
Stay classy dumpster diver
With Egg on her face...