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but he's not a free agent. He'd be considerably cheaper than 15 AAV in all likelihood for the next 4 years of the deal. The sox were already getting surplus value during his control years (though maybe not much in arb 3). So they are increasing the cost for the next few years in order to get additional years of control at a reasonable price for those years.

I think I got thrown off by the 9 year report because was still thinking this would come in around 120-130. This isn't that cheap, but also not expensive. It's a deal you don't have to sign, so really glad they pulled it off.

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Damn

Why is bottled water a necessity?

High schooler pitchers I just want athleticism, athleticism, athleticism and spin rate. That’s more of the Mackenzie gore writeup. Kelly I worry about, it’s a writeup of hitting physical maturity earlier, I worry about usage and wear there. I don’t know, not sold this is the right play for this draft but hard to know how it shakes out.

Man what a thrill

hard not to see that deal as good news. They had similar leverage, less leverage, a player with more production. I don't know, we'll see.

Mmmhmm ok.

I would like to see this bears oline perform with a quarterback who can do presnap reads and coverage adjustments, and like, hit receivers in stride, before making these judgments.

If I could give you two offseasons: In A) the bears sign tom brady to an almost certainly too long 3 year deal with cap massaging, and a bunch of discount buys in OL/DE/TE AND spend a 2nd rounder on Fromm In B) the bears get a discount on Dalton, get a decent TE (hell, even hooper) and use draft for OL, FS and DL depth I know I'm doing A, even with the risks of atrophy in performance of defense and huge variables of lack of TE.

Tom Brady not being a good fit for Nagy's scheme is a hilarious statement (against nagy). There was a rundown from Schatz (I believe) from FO that reviewed brady's season and gave a surprisingly positive review. In a radio interview he actually gave the bears the best marks as places for brady to land. This could certainly blow up, but hey, it's nearing that way anyway.

Got it, sorry, I forgot you were tom brady. For bears to go after brady, it should just signal a stark move from trubisky. Without trubisky, the long term cap planning that expected a huge QB deal next year and year after doesn't exist. They can do a probably stupid but fine deal that puts him at 3 years with an option bonus for year 2 or 3, and a signing bonus that prorates across the rest. He can get 30 million this year without it being a salary cap 30 million. The bears should then be offering brady the keys to a team with a great defense and an offer to go on a late run in his career. Not going after Brady is still living in fantasy land that giving Trubisky a gap year suddenly makes him not garbage.

He's played for less before, and you could cut leonard floyd and extend and restructure allen robinson to lower his cap hit in 2020.

I find it annoying that the bears aren't going after Brady. It reminds me of 2013, when Andy Reid becomes available, and the bears are just like publicly not in on him and are interviewing trestman. Now is the roster that you stretch yourself for. At least try to make it work. But this "go for competition not new starter" is so idiotic, just try to get something not often available.

Annual reminder that any time you are planning on doing a player comp to a white Sox player it is a bad comp and just delete the post.

So this guy will be like $4-5 million not $40.

nice new writeups but pretty boring list. They are very conservative to drop players down their rankings.

Maybe. He kept getting thrown out in AZL.

You basically named them. The draft classes of 2016-2018 were very samey in getting unathletic college plodders. Last year + international helped, but really could get more youth, more athleticism. SS is bare. But ... also needs pitching depth. After stiever you go to the HSers.

top 20 had good writeups including placing Beard, Ramos, Rodriguez and Gladney in top 20 (and keeping Bush there). He put Thompson as his sleeper if he can regain his pre senior HS days. Stiever was ranked above Madrigal, sees him as possible MLB callup from AA.

Engel > Robert.

I respect the game but this year more just into "my guys" that I'm excited for. Basabe/Rutherford/Sheets certainly "better" prospects than them but they've been in system for years and not who I'll be on. My Guys 2020 (alternate name "HOT WATCH 2020") 1. Bailey 2. Thompson 3. Dalquist 4. Gladney 5. Jose Rodriguez 6. Brayan Ramos 7. Ronaldo Guzman 8. Bryce Bush 9. Lenny Sosa 10. James Beard edit: swapped out wilber sanchez for beard.

It seems to me this could go one of two ways.