Gameday Open Thread / Rangers @ Cubs
Ryan Dempster takes the mound today to celebrate his appointment to the starting rotation. The Rangers counter with lefty Kason Gabbard.
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Charlie 15 hours 44 min ago (view)
At this rate, they will need 11 starters in 2021 but like 6 of them will be more or less Alec Mills. The defense will get plenty of practice, at least.
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crunch 19 hours 22 min ago (view)
i wouldn't be surprised to see jake arrieta come on board since no one else seems to want him and he'll probably have to take a 1yr deal...
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crunch 19 hours 23 min ago (view)
cubs get their backup catcher...hopefully not their main catcher...
austin romine 1yr/1.5m
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Dolorous Jon Lester 19 hours 38 min ago (view)
Look no further than Shelby Miller!
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crunch 21 hours 2 min ago (view)
hank aaron has died. passed away in his sleep.
we've lost a lot of HOF'rs and other notables in the past many months.
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Hagsag 1 day 1 hour ago (view)
The Cubs are now the "Little Sisters of the Poor".
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crunch 1 day 9 hours ago (view)
given what little we're supposed to expect out of this offseason that would have been a nice gamble.
at this point i wonder if they're going to snag someone to put in between the 2 current staff aces that throw 88mph on a good day, or if they're just gonna toss one of the kids in there to break up the slow-tossers.
i mean, there's gotta be something more than hendricks/davies/mills/alzolay/???...i hope.
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springs 1 day 9 hours ago (view)
That sucks...I wanted to sign Q to a one year deal and see if he could right the ship. At a minimum I hoped we'd get a draft pick when he left as a free agent and thought we could roll the dice to try and get that. That trade....man.
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crunch 1 day 13 hours ago (view)
bjays gave chatwood 3m.
do they not have scouts...or televisions you can watch games where he pitches?
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Dolorous Jon Lester 2 days 9 hours ago (view)
Lame. He was intriguing
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crunch 2 days 11 hours ago (view)
cubs release matt dermody...he's heading to japan.
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Cubster 2 days 18 hours 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 2 days 21 hours 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 2 days 21 hours 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 3 days 7 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 3 days 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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Re: Ryan Dempster starting pitcher
DeRosa 3 run homer
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if it makes you feel better, I don't think the Cubs resemble anything like a sure thing to win the division.
Brewers are just about equal in talent...Reds could surprise if their young pitchers can come through. Heck, the Astros have a lot of offense. If Cards can stay in it long enough for Carpenter and Mulder to come back...who knows?
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For the Pessimists
Orioles & Andy McFailure
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Trade windy city - Denver Post Article
Is there a problem that I'm not aware with Pie that has not been publicized?
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So - can someone tell me - WHY - Micah Hoff-POWER
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Re:it's only been this spring he's been mashing like he has...
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oh, you mean i was wrong about how he's only mashed this spring
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i act what?
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Pie hit a triple
Felipe Lopez...
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Lopez -
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On second thought...
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Felipe Lopez in 2005 and 2006 with the reds
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