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CurtOne

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Re: Cubs in '19
« Reply #735 on: November 21, 2018, 03:11:21 pm »
I  think Schwarber will end up in the AL.
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craig

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Re: Cubs in '19
« Reply #736 on: November 21, 2018, 04:56:13 pm »
Quote from: Reb on November 21, 2018, 02:36:33 pm
Longenhagen on Wick/Vosler trade:“Wick is a capable, generic middle reliever. He works 93-96, has an above-average slider, and a change-of-pace curveball...”

Sounds like Wick's stuff is fine, as with a million other good-arm relievers, it's probably a question of command. 
Wick has 72BB in 142 minor league innings.  Problem got worse this year in high minors, 31BB/54 innings. 

Interesting that at age 26, he's only accumulate 142 minor-league innings.  So, maybe there is still some learning to do.  Although having come from the Cardinals development system, not likely that the Cubs development people will do better with a pitcher than the Cardinals did?   Heh heh, maybe a nice project for our new pitching coach!  :)
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Re: Cubs in '19
« Reply #737 on: November 21, 2018, 07:36:33 pm »
Quote from: method on November 21, 2018, 02:28:38 pm
Sign harper, send Schwarber and Happ off for Noah.

Noah Who??
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Re: Cubs in '19
« Reply #738 on: November 21, 2018, 08:05:09 pm »
Noah Snydargaard (sp?)
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Re: Cubs in '19
« Reply #739 on: November 21, 2018, 08:11:01 pm »
I'd hate to trade Schwarber or Happ.

I'd move Russell or Almora but Im inclined to believe Almora would make me regret it.

We better be talking Mike Troutt before we talk about Contreras.
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Re: Cubs in '19
« Reply #740 on: November 21, 2018, 08:42:05 pm »
There's not enough absinthe in all of Manhattan to get them drunk enough to give us Syndergaard for Schwarber and Happ.
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Re: Cubs in '19
« Reply #741 on: November 21, 2018, 08:55:06 pm »
Quote from: method on November 21, 2018, 08:05:09 pm
Noah Snydargaard (sp?)

Am I being trolled? 

Schwarber and Happ for Syndrrgaard? 

I’d even throw in Wick, Nitro Nick (if we still own his rights), a rookie ball middle reliever and a couple boxes of baseballs to make that happen.
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Re: Cubs in '19
« Reply #742 on: November 21, 2018, 09:05:38 pm »
Quote from: craig on November 21, 2018, 04:56:13 pm
Interesting that at age 26, he's only accumulate 142 minor-league innings.  So, maybe there is still some learning to do.  Although having come from the Cardinals development system, not likely that the Cubs development people will do better with a pitcher than the Cardinals did?   Heh heh, maybe a nice project for our new pitching coach!  :)

He’s a converted C/OF.
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Re: Cubs in '19
« Reply #743 on: November 21, 2018, 09:21:23 pm »
Cubs don't have what the Mets will want for Syndergaard. Well, unless they want to make the team worse. The Mets would probably take Baez or Bryant for him.

I would be shocked if the Cubs added a premium starter this offseason. I could see a very unlikely scenario where the Cubs matched up uniquely with Cleveland and traded for Carrasco, who still seems to be undervalued...but even that is so remote it's barely worth considering.
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Re: Cubs in '19
« Reply #744 on: November 22, 2018, 09:49:00 am »
Quote from: chgojhawk on November 21, 2018, 08:55:06 pm
Am I being trolled? 

Schwarber and Happ for Syndrrgaard? 

I’d even throw in Wick, Nitro Nick (if we still own his rights), a rookie ball middle reliever and a couple boxes of baseballs to make that happen.

They would have to be autographed baseballs.
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Re: Cubs in '19
« Reply #745 on: November 23, 2018, 11:23:09 am »
Quote from: Deeg on October 05, 2018, 07:09:21 pm
You almost have to believe the Cubs are going to be serious players on either Harper or Machado, even if things eventually get too rich for their blood. The question is probably which one.

*IF* the Cubs signed Harper, you would have to expect them to move Heyward, which would likely require eating about $10M - 20M a year in his salary.  Ignoring the likelihood of any of it, if a team is paying part (or all) of the salary of a player they have traded away, are those payments counted toward the luxury tax?  If so, the cost of signing Harper needs to be viewed as not only the salary he would be paid and the resulting luxury tax, but also both the additional salary the Cubs would have to eat in moving Heyward... AND the luxury tax that move would cost.

Signing Harper could get very expensive very fast.
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Re: Cubs in '19
« Reply #746 on: November 23, 2018, 01:11:08 pm »
AZ Phil speculation:

Arizona Phil  on Fri, 11/23/2018 - 12:04pm 
I would expect the Cubs to try and sign 2B-3B-LF Cory Spangenberg to a minor league contract with an NRI to ST once he clears Release Waivers. If the Cubs sign him he would essentially replace Jason Vosler at Iowa, and he could get a call-up at some point in 2019 (he has one minor league option left if he were to be added to the Cubs MLB 40-man roster). Spangenberg was the 1st round draft pick of the San Diego Padres in 2011 (one slot below Javier Baez) back when Jed Hoyer and Jason McLeod were running the Padres, so there is that connection.
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CurtOne

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Re: Cubs in '19
« Reply #747 on: November 23, 2018, 01:15:34 pm »
Ron, welcome.  Don't be surprised if you don't get responses.   Thanksgiving weekend is usually dead.
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Re: Cubs in '19
« Reply #748 on: November 23, 2018, 10:47:12 pm »
Quote from: CurtOne on November 23, 2018, 01:15:34 pm
Ron, welcome.  Don't be surprised if you don't get responses.   Thanksgiving weekend is usually dead.

Only lonely people with no friends, like CurtOne, post on Thanksgiving weekend.
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CurtOne

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Re: Cubs in '19
« Reply #749 on: November 23, 2018, 10:54:49 pm »
I have friends.  They're just in hiding.
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