Author Topic: Cubs in '17 - 👑👑👑 Reigning Champions Edition 👑👑👑  (Read 75316 times)


Deeg

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No way the Cubs rely on Schwarbie as the #2 catcher next season, if they ever do again.  But I'm not so sure either that they're going to be willing to eat Montero's $14 million salary and just let him walk.  Maybe they can find someone to take $3-4 million of it and bring in someone like Ellis or Suzuki.

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No way the Cubs rely on Schwarbie as the #2 catcher next season, if they ever do again.  But I'm not so sure either that they're going to be willing to eat Montero's $14 million salary and just let him walk.  Maybe they can find someone to take $3-4 million of it and bring in someone like Ellis or Suzuki.

Oh I'm sure the Cubs will have a third catcher to replace Ross.  I'm guessing the third catcher doesn't play as much catcher as Schwarber, though, at least if things go according to plan. 

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Agree.  Montero has to understand that his hitting came around, he calls a good game, but his throwing sucks.  He's getting older and that's a skill he's losing. 
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Quote from: Bleacher Nation
Upon hearing rumors that the Rockies were interested in (Dave) Martinez for their managerial vacancy, Jesse Rogers (ESPN Chicago), confirmed as much with a league source. Obviously, that’s quite a bit away from formally asking the Cubs for permission to interview Martinez, but that could come soon now that the World Series is over.

Also, don’t expect the Cubs or Joe Maddon to stand in the way.
Would Grandpa Rossy make a good bench coach?

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I don't have much of a problem with what Montero said.  Assuming Joe didn't discuss Montero's postseason role with him, he was just being honest about how he felt.

OkieCubsFan

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No way the Cubs rely on Schwarbie as the #2 catcher next season, if they ever do again.  But I'm not so sure either that they're going to be willing to eat Montero's $14 million salary and just let him walk.  Maybe they can find someone to take $3-4 million of it and bring in someone like Ellis or Suzuki.

I think we should have all learned by now to stop saying "no way" on anything when it comes to Schwarber.

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Don't want to get too political, but considering all that Cub leadership has accomplished in very recent years, this Presidential election feels sort of ironic.

In their search for the BEST possible answers to 108 years of unanswered Cub questions, Theo and his Team left NO stone unturned.  They used an abundance of analytics, but WAY more than that to uncover the truth.  For example, when there conflicting thoughts in the organization on which foot was best to cut bases, they did their own testing...now, right foot hits the base in the Cub Way teachings (and when Kris Bryant scored from 1st on a single Wednesday night).

Simply, our leadership has been the best in the business over the past 5 years...by FAR!  They are the smartest AND hardest-working guys in the room...and it's showed.  We're the beneficiaries of their unbelievable efforts, transforming the bare cupboard they inherited into a freaking World Championship (built for the future)...too bad someone like Theo isn't running for the highest office in this country on Tuesday. 


Ron

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Had to googly myself  not sure what exactly Morrissey trying to say about the situation.  It's like he's grasping at straws to find negativity 

Oh come on. Rick Morrissey would never do something like that. No more than Skip Bayless would.

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Oh come on. Rick Morrissey would never do something like that. No more than Skip Bayless would.
Skip Bayless.  Where have I heard that name before?  Was it between innings during the NLDS, the NLCS, and the World Series?

Ron

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I don't have much of a problem with what Montero said.  Assuming Joe didn't discuss Montero's postseason role with him, he was just being honest about how he felt.

My impression is that Montero is a what-you-see-is-what-you-get guy. Doesn't just fall back on the usual Bull Durham type comments.  Earlier in the season he reportedly said he was afraid of getting released because of how poorly he had played up to that point.

By all accounts he's been extremely supportive of both Schwarber and Contreras as guys who were destined to replace him. He recently said Schwarber was going to be the leader of the team and he's praised Contreras highly.  It's understandable that he wanted to play more, particularly given the two enormously important pinch hits he got.  Eric Byrnes on MLB Network said of all the guys he played with on the A's and Diamondbacks Montero was one of two guys he'd want coming to bat in crucial situations.

I'm very surprised and disappointed by him saying there was no communication. Communication with players is something that Joe is known for.

Ron

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I've wondered if, now that the team has actually reached the pinnacle (including ending the drought some came here to end) how the team-first culture would fare. I wonder if it may be harder to maintain that it was to create.  Fowler, as much of let's-win-it-for-each-other-and-Chicago-fans guy as he was, not only announced immediately he would become a free agent, he gave no indication that he favored returning to the Cubs. Fowler is likely gone, I think. Ross' leadership will be missed. There will undoubtedly be other changes. It will be interesting to see what things look like when the dust settles.  There do still seem to be some important team leaders in Lester and Rizzo, and maybe Zobrist, Heyward and Schwarber to keep things together. So I am hopeful.
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Ron

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I think we should have all learned by now to stop saying "no way" on anything when it comes to Schwarber.

Although I tend to agree that there is "no way" Schwarber will be the #2 catcher, you do make a very good point. I'm not entirely convinced he's really from Ohio, or any other state or country on this planet after the last two post-seasons.

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Schwarbie?