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Deeg

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« Reply #1005 on: December 10, 2018, 05:06:59 pm »
I don’t see any way it makes the Cubs better. It would just be a straight PTR salary dump.
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« Reply #1006 on: December 10, 2018, 05:14:33 pm »
If they can get rid of 14 million in salary, that might make it easier to sign another free agent without getting into luxury tax territory.  And as Branch Rickey used to say, it is much better to trade a player a year too soon than a year too late.  And they didn't even have long term contracts in those days.
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« Reply #1007 on: December 10, 2018, 05:15:44 pm »
Zobrist was pretty bad in 2017, will be 38 in May, and is forced to be a part time player at this point to stay healthy. I'm not sure if it'll make them better or not...but it wouldn't be that surprising if the Cubs thought a permanent decline was right around the corner.
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« Reply #1008 on: December 10, 2018, 05:42:23 pm »
Sure, it’s conceivable dumping Z would make the Cubs “better” if it allows a bigger move (that works out). But in and of itself, hard to see how the roster is better without him than with him. At his current contract level he’s a bargain, which is why he’s dumpable.
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« Reply #1009 on: December 10, 2018, 09:03:26 pm »
What is PTR? Is this a deeg being deeg thing?
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« Reply #1010 on: December 10, 2018, 09:12:06 pm »
That’s as old as the Ricketts ownership.
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« Reply #1011 on: December 10, 2018, 09:18:08 pm »
The Poor Tom Ricketts thing is stupid after 2016 and especially with the Cubs sitting above a $200 million payroll.
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« Reply #1012 on: December 10, 2018, 09:20:01 pm »
GM Jed Hoyer again stresses that the Cubs are focusing more on internal improvements than external solutions: "I’ve never said this before, but I’ve never wanted a season to start quicker. I just feel like the way that the season ended, it left such a bitter taste in our mouths."
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« Reply #1013 on: December 10, 2018, 09:20:28 pm »
“Nothing is imminent” - Jed Hoyer #CubsTalk
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« Reply #1014 on: December 10, 2018, 09:20:53 pm »
Q: Was today more about free agents or trades?  “Prob 50/50” - Jed Hoyer.  #CubsTalk
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« Reply #1015 on: December 10, 2018, 09:22:14 pm »
“The biggest improvements are going to be from within.”  - Jed Hoyer right now in Vegas #CubsTalk
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« Reply #1016 on: December 10, 2018, 09:23:36 pm »
Jed Hoyer, on the need for certain leadership: "We had that in ’15, ’16, ’17. We were lacking that last year.”
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« Reply #1017 on: December 10, 2018, 09:24:13 pm »
Quote from: DUSTY on December 10, 2018, 09:22:14 pm
“The biggest improvements are going to be from within.”  - Jed Hoyer right now in Vegas #CubsTalk

A healthy Bryant is about 5 WAR all by himself.
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« Reply #1018 on: December 10, 2018, 09:25:03 pm »
“Has anything changed [with the Cubs’ financial flexibility]? It remains unclear, but on the flip side, rumblings also exist that the Ricketts family has signed off on the possibility of a big expenditure for a star like Harper.”--Levine
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« Reply #1019 on: December 10, 2018, 09:26:43 pm »
Every winter, without fail, Kyle Schwarber's name pops up in trade rumors. Yet the Cubs maintain they're *buying* Schwarber stock, not selling it.

Hoyer: "Nothing's changed. I think we really believe in him. He's an incredibly gifted hitter and we fully believe in the makeup."
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