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CUBluejays

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Re: Cubs in '18
« Reply #1005 on: December 17, 2017, 10:34:42 am »
Teams just got $50 million from the sale of BamTech. The chances of Darvish signing for Jordan Zimmermann money is small

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« Reply #1006 on: December 17, 2017, 11:35:17 am »
Also worth noting that Darvish is not a Boras client. Tellem’s group seems to have decent relationships with the Cubs, and might be less likely to hold out until spring hoping to get what the agent thinks the guy is worth (which will probably happen with Arrieta).
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Re: Cubs in '18
« Reply #1007 on: December 17, 2017, 11:38:10 am »
Suppose Darvish will sign for $130/5 today.  Do you agree?

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« Reply #1008 on: December 17, 2017, 11:45:13 am »
I would do that, yes.
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Re: Cubs in '18
« Reply #1009 on: December 17, 2017, 11:53:04 am »
I would as well...
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Re: Cubs in '18
« Reply #1010 on: December 17, 2017, 02:07:13 pm »
Phil Rogers is apparently writing under the byline of Jesse Rogers now. Either that or Jesse Rogers has gone off the rails, proposing the Cubs trade Addison Russell for one year of Manny Machado.

Either that or someone at ESPN told Rogers he needed to start getting more clicks or he'd be the next to go.  That giant "blockbuster" headline going along with it is just made for clickbaiting.

I almost feel like ESPN is turning into a big clickbait site.
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Re: Cubs in '18
« Reply #1011 on: December 18, 2017, 01:44:27 pm »
Speculation that Otani actually preferred to sign with the Cubs, but was afraid with his UCL issues playing the outfield was too big a risk.  That would suck.
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Re: Cubs in '18
« Reply #1012 on: December 18, 2017, 01:50:29 pm »
NL DH, please.
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Re: Cubs in '18
« Reply #1013 on: December 18, 2017, 02:05:14 pm »
but sac bunts and double switches.
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Re: Cubs in '18
« Reply #1014 on: December 18, 2017, 02:21:23 pm »
Just read on the PSD board that Levine was on the radio this morning saying that Darvish could accept a deal for only 4 years (or 4 years and an option).  If that's true, the Cubs should really be in on him.
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Re: Cubs in '18
« Reply #1015 on: December 18, 2017, 02:36:15 pm »
Heh, I was just thinking along those lines. 4 years 100 million, with a 30 million option and a 10 million buyout. Why not offer it and see what happens?

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Re: Cubs in '18
« Reply #1016 on: December 18, 2017, 03:09:54 pm »
Bruce Levine‏ @MLBBruceLevine
Cubs Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer landed in Dallas this afternoon. Free agent Yu Darvish meeting is likely destination for the two execs.
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Re: Cubs in '18
« Reply #1017 on: December 18, 2017, 03:14:55 pm »
Bruce Levine‏ @MLBBruceLevine
Cubs Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer landed in Dallas this afternoon. Free agent Yu Darvish meeting is likely destination for the two execs.

Yeah, and we're going to get Ohtani too!

CUBluejays

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Re: Cubs in '18
« Reply #1018 on: December 18, 2017, 03:15:14 pm »
4 years?  I'd be ok with that.

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Re: Cubs in '18
« Reply #1019 on: December 18, 2017, 03:16:40 pm »
Bruce Levine‏ @MLBBruceLevine
Cubs Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer landed in Dallas this afternoon. Free agent Yu Darvish meeting is likely destination for the two execs.


Interesting. Not sure yet whether to take this seriously, but I'm certainly less skeptical than I was.