2015 Winter Meetings (Day Three)
Maddon finally gets his Zobrist, Castro is a Yankee, and Dusty Baker reminds everyone why he should never be allowed near a microphone.
In other news, the Cards traded Jay for the soon-to-be All-star Gyrko, and AZ meets Altanta's asking price for Miller.
Supposedly, the Cubs are not done, so let's get at it!
Recent comments
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Dolorous Jon Lester 10 hours 36 min ago (view)
Lame. He was intriguing
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crunch 12 hours 45 min ago (view)
cubs release matt dermody...he's heading to japan.
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Cubster 19 hours 10 min ago (view)
The Jared Porter story gets worse and does involve the Cubs...
"The Jared Porter situation is equally a Cubs and a Mets problem. The Mets need a new GM. The Cubs need to reevaluate themselves as an organization.
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Cubster 21 hours 59 min ago (view)
and they are including amusement tax, healthcare costs (Doc Adams doesn't come cheap!), social security and political donations to the City and the Governor of Nebraska.
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bradsbeard 22 hours 24 min ago (view)
It all depends what you count as "payroll." If you include the $11M in Lester and Descalso's buyouts plus the $3M sent in the Darvish trade you get to somewhere like $145M. If you include the $15M in estimated share of player benefits, you get to $160M. I think that last year, including player benefits, they were slated to be up around $205M for MLB payroll before the pandemic.
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crunch 1 day 8 hours ago (view)
not sure, but i think it's around 130-135m right now even with bryant/baez/contreras still on board...including the 3m to set darvish free and other random $$ expenses on the roster.
tack on another 3-4m for happ when that gets settled....plus other odds/ends that have a chance to make the roster (s.miller, a.morgan, j.holder, etc) and other pre-arbitration guys...
cubs still need someone to back up contreras (if he sticks around, which i wouldn't be surprised to see him stick around)...not sure if taylor gushue is gonna be that guy and m.amaya is too young.
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George Altman 1 day 8 hours ago (view)
Seriously, what's the 2021 payroll number? Currently at approximately $165M and after they trade Bryant, Baez, & Contreras - $130M. Is that it, $135-140M.
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crunch 1 day 9 hours ago (view)
Q to the angels...supposedly 1/8m
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crunch 1 day 17 hours ago (view)
pete ricketts (the governor of Nebraska ricketts) is a key part of an anti-gambling Nebraska group called "Gambling With The Good Life" that actively lobbied their open legislature...including a speech by pete...to keep gambling illegal in Nebraska.
he last spoke for the group to the state government in-session 3 months ago.
...it's also worth mentioning all of this is separate from the Draft Kings/Wrigley Field deal that flew under the radar toward the end of the season that will put a sportsbook directly in wrigley field, itself.
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Charlie 1 day 18 hours ago (view)
Of all the things, why does this most make me want to punch
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Cubster 2 days 15 min ago (view)
I thought the Cubs had lost a rising star in Porter, seems the just got lucky with him leaving the organization.
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crunch 2 days 7 hours ago (view)
jared porter...damn dude...mets gm, ex cubs director of scouting...
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crunch 2 days 11 hours ago (view)
cubs freeing up that chatwood + lester loot sure did help...wait...sigh.
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Cubster 2 days 11 hours ago (view)
Plus Chatwood signing w Bluejays is done.
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crunch 2 days 12 hours ago (view)
...and done. 1 year deal with a mutual option.
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Cubster 2 days 13 hours ago (view)
Dolorous in discussions with the Washington Schwarbs.
Comments
Like I said in the previous
I'm glad they got something
I saw a graphic on my twitter
Castro for Zobrist, Warren
Castro turns 26 in the spring
I had no real problem with
I understand Zobrist's
Zoby?
It's funny, I remember when
Zobroastrianism
Zobroastrianism +1
The Zolocaust?
Maddon calling him Zo at the
So late in the afternoon, or
I love that we could lose
Pretty sure they would be a
Warren, Wood, Richard, Cahill
Both halves of this
"Joel Sherman @Joelsherman1
That deal was absurd. No way
"But Atl liked #Diamondbacks
As CRUNCH always says, "The
it's leg injury, not arm
I thought they brought
Actually, Towers was GM when
“We can continue to listen to
pretty much...and they have 3
I think it's going to be Span
Jaco - your movie is out; SEE
haha, thanks!
Now that they have their OBP
"Pirates acquired LHP Jon
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