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Dave23:
From Bowden chat at The Athletic…
What teams are the favorites to land Contreras? Will Happ be traded? And what is the expected return for both? — Jack C.
The Astros, Mets, Giants, Padres or Guardians are the most likely to acquire Contreras. I think Contreras will be traded and there’s a 50-50 chance Happ gets moved, too. Contreras is a rental, but the Cubs should be able to get a top-five and a top-15 prospect from an organization in return. Happ, who is under team control through next year, could yield a top-10 and a top-30 prospect.
CUBluejays:
Passan mentioned the Cubs might be more likely to do a package deal.
One thing I've noticed about looking at prospects lists is you used to be able to go the Cubs should go after x and have a decent idea of who to target. No with the hitting and pitching development I look at lists and go but if they could fix this problem he'd be amazing. The problem is we don't really have a clue what can and can't be fixed.
CurtOne:
I can support moving Happ and even Hendricks. I think Ortega will be dealt as will Robertson, Simmons, and maybe Wick. But Contreras strikes me as the kind of guy you go after when you're trying to build a champion for his experience, his bat, and his leadership. SMH if they deal him, I don't care what they get back.
Reb:
Dan Szymborski at Fangraphs has a piece up with his trade proposals.
Has Contreras to Mets even-up to Mets for Mark Vientos, a power guy, dicey defensive profile, and major league ready to take over 1B for Cubs if this happened.
Vientos a few months farther along than Matt Mervis but who knows who’ll be better a year from now. Not knocked out by this proposal but Vientos has upside. 30% K guy, unlikely to play 3B in majors, almost two years younger than Mervis, righty all the way.
Kind of intrigued by Mets pitching prospect Matt Allan, a TJS lefty who should be back soon. Maybe a package with Vientos for Contreras and Robertson? Maybe Cubs should get a third guy too.
JeffH:
Allan is a RHP.
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