DeJesus Traded
The Cubs have traded outfielder David DeJesus to the Washington Nationals for a player to be named later....hopefully one that can do as well as what the Cubs got for Scott Hairston. Since joining the Daytona Cubs, Ivan Pineyro has a 3.18 ERA in 6 starts over 34 IP, giving up just 1 HR, 4 BB's and striking out 27.
A bit of a surprise move, moreso that the Nationals are still trying this year. The Cubs are off the hook for the rest of what DeJesus was owed this season (about $1M) as well as the $1.5M buyout on his 2014 contract...so a guaranteed savings of at least $2.5M. Had they picked up the option, it was worth $6.5M
This should make for an interesting offseason and spring. Nate Schierholtz could be the only veteran still around, that is if he's not moved as well. Or they may go with three fresh faces. I don't by any means think Junior Lake is guaranteed anything, although I certainly think he'll be in competition for a spot. It wouldn't surprise me in the least if Kris Bryant makes a run at a spot, although more likely a mid-season call-up.
As for what it means this year, well I think Brian Bogusevic should be close to returning, otherwise it means the quest for a better draft pick spot continues.
Recent comments
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Charlie 4 hours 15 min ago (view)
I hope "isn't happening" was more like, "we'd love to continue to discuss this soon"--after extensions/trades of younger players are a bit more sorted.
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Charlie 4 hours 18 min ago (view)
If only they had revenue from having recently won the World Series and a string of playoff appearances along with a new TV contract! Then they could really spend.
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crunch 4 hours 35 min ago (view)
i wish this team was owned by billionaires rather than these...oh, nevermind.
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Dolorous Jon Lester 5 hours 13 min ago (view)
Apparently Cubs were approached by Rizzo's agent about an extension. They told him it wasn't happening.
Cubs organization is performing a master class in how to burn good will among fans!
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Arizona Phil 18 hours 46 min ago (view)
jdlym: The contract Brad Brach signed with the Mets includes a $850K base salary for 2020, a $1.25M club option for 2021, $400K in potential performance bonuses in 2020, potentially $2.25M in 2021 salary accelerators, and $500K in potential performance bonuses in 2021, so ordinarily the Cubs salary obligation to Brach would be the difference between Brach's new 2020 base salary ($850K) and what would have been his 2020 player option salary ($1.35M) if he hadn't been released by the Cubs.
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crunch 21 hours 57 min ago (view)
d.ross meets the media at winter meetings...video/audio
https://www.pscp.tv/w/1ypKdBvlvzyJW
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jdrnym 1 day 2 hours ago (view)
Hey AZPhil, when a player is released with money/years still remaining on his contract, does his next team *have* to give him the prorated major league minimum or can they offer more (meaning the original club owes less) to "outbid" other teams that may have had interest? I'm assuming that's what happened with Brad Brach, where the Mets signed him for 2020 at $850,000.
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crunch 1 day 2 hours ago (view)
jeremy jeffress agrees.
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Rob Richardson 1 day 6 hours ago (view)
It's high time if you ask me.
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crunch 1 day 6 hours ago (view)
as awesome as bryant is, it would probably be good for the cubs to find him a new home before his play at 3rd turns him into a corner OF'r...which seems inevitable sooner than later.
i'm still impressed how much his D improved since he was drafted, but he's already losing a step at the position early in his career.
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crunch 1 day 7 hours ago (view)
minor league ballplayers will no longer have to worry about getting suspended for testing positive for weed...it's off the prohibited substances list.
about time.
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Arizona Phil 1 day 17 hours ago (view)
3B Alec Bohm and RHSP Spencer Howard would likely be the Cubs asking price and the Phils probably say no, but if they don't say no, that could be a deal.
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crunch 1 day 20 hours ago (view)
Bruce Levine @MLBBruceLevine
Cubs have had talks with Phils on Bryant. Nothing there at the moment. Service time grievance still an issue. -
bradsbeard 1 day 21 hours ago (view)
Humerous 30 minutes this morning when both Mark Gonzalez and Gordon Wittenmyer tweeted out that the Cubs would be receiving Conor Lillis-White as the PTBNL in the Tommy La Stella trade as if it were just now happening.
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crunch 2 days 19 hours ago (view)
marvin miller and ted simmons are part of the next HOF class.
long time coming for miller.
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crunch 3 days 33 min ago (view)
things that are important to good on-field play like buying up all the property around wrigley field, from rooftops to acerage, isn't going to monetize itself.
i know some people would love to have a top tier pitcher, but i'm looking forward to more control of rooftop advertising and an open air beer garden near the team owned hotel and resturant complexes.
i know some people want a solid leadoff man, but i'm looking forward to seeing 10-20 concerts on off-days destroying the playing field so that extra revenue can help a polician in Nebraska or Iowa get some ad buys.
Comments
Tonight...Lake CF, Barney 2B,
presuming Nationals are set
presuming Nationals are set with Werth, Span and Harper next season, tough to imagine they'd pick up DeJesus's contract at $6.5M for a 4th outfielder. Cubs could bring him back for less possibly.
So, we are FOR SURE gonna
Great move in my opinion.
all right...saved money to
What do Jumbotrons go for
about tree fiddy.
Look for the Dodgers to sign
fwiw, Cubs and Nats each owed
fwiw, Cubs and Nats each owed the other team a PTBNL for the Hairston/Pineyro swap...could just end up being cash, but at the moment Cubs are owed 2 prospects from the Nats.
also fwiw, Nats won the claim
also fwiw, Nats won the claim on DeJesus, so essentially Cubs get a PTBNL out of it, or they could have just given him to Nats and just saved the money. That PTBNL may very well end up being nothing.
yet again, @FacebookCubs is
yet again, @FacebookCubs is the place to go after any Cubs trade (Facebook comments from Cubs official page, retweeted)
Okay Theo your an idiot
why don't you trade this so call hot GM and go get Sweet Lou and make him GM
I have got to agree that the Cubs should have gotten Ryne Sandberg as Manager and Ernie Banks as batting coach !!!
lou would be an awesome GM..
Patrick Mooney@CSNMooney
nothing ever comes of this
nothing ever comes of this usually, but probably wise if Hoyer does not comment about signing players under contract with another team.
I'm not going to tell you
I hate Steve Stone...great as
I hate Steve Stone...great as a Cub announcer, but just a bitter asshole now. But that had nothing on the Cubs.
No one liked Dusty even when Cubs were winning.
here's the link to beginning of article, your links goes to the end of the article
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-08-17...
Rob-thanks for fixing.
I honestly don't know how
it's amazing that someone who
steve stone leaving the booth
I miss Brenly on every
same...brenly and len had an
Agreed. Bob/Len just clicked
Wow, this is a bit too soon,
GEORGE A: Bob Brenly was a
GEORGE A: Bob Brenly was a breath of fresh air to the D'backs players, because Buck Showalter (the previous manager) was a control freak. But Brenly's in-game managerial acumen was often questioned, and yet the Diamondbacks won in spite of it (at least in 2001). He also had some colorful arguments with umpires, and there were more than a handful he couldn't stand (most notably C. B. Bucknor).
Otherwise, Brenly was laid-back and basically let the players do whatever they wanted to do, and it worked because he had a veteran team in 2001 that didn't need a lot of supervision. But once the team went young with the so-called "baby backs" in mid-2004, Brenly went bye-bye.
He was a bit like Lou Piniella circa 2007-10.
Thanks, Phil. I knew there
Showalter wears out his
Showalter wears out his welcome wherever he manages, Yankees, DBacks, Rangers and soon the Orioles. Give it another year at most...