Author Topic: Cubs in '19  (Read 72227 times)

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Re: Cubs in '19
« Reply #1275 on: December 22, 2018, 10:21:07 pm »
Gordon Wittenmyer is the first to report that the Cubs did in fact meet with Scott Boras in Las Vegas at the Winter Meetings for three hours, and here’s the money quote: “Sources say Epstein urged them to wait before accepting an offer from another team until the Cubs had a chance to try to move some payroll off the books and check again with ownership.”

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Re: Cubs in '19
« Reply #1276 on: December 22, 2018, 10:46:30 pm »
Every now and then, I decide remove Dusty from "Ignore."  Then he does something like this.

Something "like this."

In the case of the comment you are responding to, it would appear that what he has done is to make perfect sense, express himself clearly, concisely, and without anything particularly offensive.

Apparently you don't like that.

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Re: Cubs in '19
« Reply #1277 on: December 22, 2018, 10:47:47 pm »
Gordon Wittenmyer is the first to report that the Cubs did in fact meet with Scott Boras in Las Vegas at the Winter Meetings for three hours, and here’s the money quote: “Sources say Epstein urged them to wait before accepting an offer from another team until the Cubs had a chance to try to move some payroll off the books and check again with ownership.”

A healthy Tulo and Harper.

2019 could be really fun.

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Re: Cubs in '19
« Reply #1278 on: December 23, 2018, 08:22:23 am »
Seems obvious that Theo is trying to create some financial space to allow a big move.  My guess is that a big move is planned and they are trying to minimize the total payroll hit.  I'll be shocked if something big doesn't happen to improve the offense.

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« Reply #1279 on: December 23, 2018, 12:25:12 pm »
Talk about “burying the lead.”

The whole tenor of the Wittenmyer piece is the opposite of the “money quote.”

So, either somebody better tell Wittenmyer what he said, or I wouldn’t take that quote too seriously.

Put another way, if he had some new, useful info about Harper, Wittenmyer doesn’t write the piece that way.

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Re: Cubs in '19
« Reply #1280 on: December 23, 2018, 04:57:21 pm »
That really was a very strange piece by Wittenmyer.  The claim that Theo (apparently recently) asked Boras to talk to the Cubs before making a deal so that he could try to free money and check back in with ownership would certainly be major news. Yet, in spite of reporting the claim, he just matter of factly goes on to write the rest of the piece as though he had not made the claim. Seems incongruous.

On the other hand, Wittenmyer has pretty consistently taken a negative tone toward the Cubs if given an opportunity to do so. Maybe he just couldn't bring himself to let that claim stand on its own without more or less undermining it?  I've never taken Wittenmyer very seriously. But in any case it's weird.
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Re: Cubs in '19
« Reply #1281 on: December 24, 2018, 10:01:33 am »
Good points about Wittenmyer, Ron. 

Of course, I guess it's easy to be "down" on Theo since all he's done is resuscitate a franchise going nowhere after 108 years of futility and lead the organization to a World Championship and the most wins overall in the past FOUR years (while doing so with smarts, heart, and integrity)!

Why not be the reporter taking shots at the guy who's accomplished that?   

What a pathetic schtick!

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« Reply #1282 on: December 24, 2018, 01:01:58 pm »
Sounds like a couple of posters here.

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Re: Cubs in '19
« Reply #1283 on: December 24, 2018, 03:50:42 pm »
All thoughts and opinions are welcome on this Board, partly because we offer our ideas - and occasional frustrations - with shared good intentions for the Cubs and/or mlb in mind.

To me, it seems like Wittenmyer has a very different agenda coupled with a disinterest in information Cub fans are interested in.  He should have kept covering the Twins, so maybe he could have continued to have unlimited access to the inside information from organizational leaders he seems to crave!

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Re: Cubs in '19
« Reply #1284 on: December 24, 2018, 09:15:21 pm »
Any chance the Cubs could move Heyward with Happ and Bote and ???  That would clear enough space.

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« Reply #1285 on: December 24, 2018, 10:10:34 pm »
I’ve seen rumors from less reputable sources that the Cubs have tried to attach Happ or Alzolay and Amaya to Heyward to move him. I have also seen moving Zobrist instead of him. If the Cubs only have to free up $12.5 million that doesn’t seem impossible, even with moving Heyward. If the Cubs need to free up more money it will be painful.

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Re: Cubs in '19
« Reply #1286 on: December 26, 2018, 07:39:38 am »
The date for pitchers and catchers to report is still listed as TBD.  It can be too far away.  The first exhibition game at Sloan Park is 59 days away.

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Re: Cubs in '19
« Reply #1287 on: December 26, 2018, 09:11:31 am »
My guess is February 13.

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Re: Cubs in '19
« Reply #1288 on: December 26, 2018, 04:32:07 pm »
Heyman said today he thinks the Cubs are the favorites for Harper.

He said to keep an eye on them moving money and he mentioned Heyward.

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Re: Cubs in '19
« Reply #1289 on: December 26, 2018, 05:00:52 pm »
Theo has proven to be one creative dude who seems to find ways to get the guys he wants.

However, moving enough money to do what it takes to win the Harper sweepstakes - with Boras as his agent and competing vs the likes of Dodgers - would seem like a monumental challenge for Theo based on what's known!