November 12, 20196 yr 12 minutes ago, fathom said: Probably most telling thing he said. In what semse?
November 12, 20196 yr These rumors are going to keep swirling for at least another month without anything happening and it is going to be miserable
November 13, 20196 yr So according to Hahn We will move Moncada if Rendon is an option. We will sign 2 starting pitchers and deal with any access rotation problems down the line. We will try to be good next year, we want to tell you we will be good, but we want to make sure we sign good players first. We understand people want action and not just talking. We will acquire 1 year stop gaps like JDM, Hamels, etc.
November 13, 20196 yr “We picture Melky playing 130-140 games for us in RF this year. He knows the ballpark, the fanbase and the general attitude we expect on a daily basis. His veteran presence and leadership are contributions you can’t necessarily pencil into a box score, but the contributions to wins will be there. And maybe you can’t pencil him in for 100 rbis or 100 runs, but we plan on pencilling him in for 130+ games.” Edited November 13, 20196 yr by Jerksticks
November 13, 20196 yr 15 minutes ago, steveno89 said: Stiever is a prospect I certainly can see us dangling and dealing this offseason for help 100% agree. The plan should be to sign Wheeler (or theoretically Cole/Strasburg) to a multi-year deal and then add another cheaper starter on a one year deal like Wood or Gonzalez. That gives you an opening day rotation of Giolito, Wheeler, Cease, Wood, & Lopez. Kopech comes up after he recovers that lost year of service time and replaces the weak man in the rotation. Rodon serves as a wild card this year and is used in the bullpen if necessary. Come 2021 him, Lopez, Dunning, & Lambert compete for the 5th starter spot. That makes Stiever very much expendable IMO and I think he goes in a trade for a RF this offseason.
November 13, 20196 yr 3 minutes ago, poppysox said: Some trades plural...interesting. Big talk in few words from him. I will give these gents a chance. They are speaking the competent GM language.
November 13, 20196 yr 48 minutes ago, steveno89 said: Stiever is a prospect I certainly can see us dangling and dealing this offseason for help I will be shocked if he’s not traded
November 13, 20196 yr 47 minutes ago, tray said: Given that, I would consider trading with Boston for Benintendi and Eovaldi and try to get Boston to eat a year of EO's remaining contract. Let the Cubs have Castellanos for $100 Million. The Cubs aren’t giving Castellanos $100M.
November 13, 20196 yr 42 minutes ago, SonofaRoache said: This is 100% right way to approach it. You can never have too much pitching.
November 13, 20196 yr 9 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said: The Cubs aren’t giving Castellanos $100M. wanna bet ?
November 13, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, Chicago White Sox said: Zero chance Calhoun ends up with a AAV in the $15M range. Ok,12m? Doesn’t change the point.
November 13, 20196 yr 7 minutes ago, Eminor3rd said: Ok,12m? Doesn’t change the point. I mean, MLBTR has him getting $6M and Fangraphs didn’t rank him amongst the top 50 free agents. Gun to head, I’d put him at like $7M and that extra $8M is substantial enough for a decent back of the rotation starter or bullpen piece.
November 13, 20196 yr 5 minutes ago, DirtySox said: I’ve actually liked what Hahn has been saying today, but I would have avoided commenting on Jerry as wanting to win is meaningless if he’s only willing to offer free agents 80% of what other teams are.
November 13, 20196 yr 6 minutes ago, DirtySox said: “Short-term suffering”? Have they forgotten the four miserable years preceding the rebuild, AND the fact George W. Bush was still in office the last time this team made the playoffs? They’re going to need better thought out go-to lines than this type of gobbledegook if they want to re-establish credibility with the fan base.
November 13, 20196 yr After last off season, it's hard to believe that they would be so foolish as to be saying such things, unless they were prepared to spend, really significantly. I'm encouraged.
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