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davep

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Re: Cubs in '19
« Reply #1335 on: January 05, 2019, 04:44:05 pm »
Sounds like a candidate for the Des Moines/Chicago express.  They sign a handful of them every winter.

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Re: Cubs in '19
« Reply #1336 on: January 05, 2019, 05:18:15 pm »
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CUBluejays

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Re: Cubs in '19
« Reply #1337 on: January 05, 2019, 05:44:12 pm »
Tommy Birch @TommyBirch
Free agent signing that #Cubs fans should keep an eye on: RHP Colin Rea. Source tells me the Cascade, Iowa native is on Chicago's radar.


Sounds about right for this bargain basement offseason. Might not even be shopping in the Jake Diekman/Brad Brach tier of relievers.

OMG the Cubs might sign a minor league free agent. Cheap bastards.

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Re: Cubs in '19
« Reply #1338 on: January 05, 2019, 06:21:24 pm »
Theo interview was depressing as fuc k.  Not just for this offseason but the next few.

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Re: Cubs in '19
« Reply #1339 on: January 05, 2019, 07:51:12 pm »
Yeah, Theo had the temerity to note that Cubs have averaged 97 wins over last three seasons and will be a Top Five payroll in 2019.

Didn’t mention that 2019 will be second year in a row that Cubs payroll higher than the Yankees.

The Cheapskates! 

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Re: Cubs in '19
« Reply #1340 on: January 05, 2019, 08:17:02 pm »
Kool aid is delicious.

CUBluejays

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Re: Cubs in '19
« Reply #1341 on: January 05, 2019, 08:24:35 pm »
Your right the Cubs suck. They should just rebuild.

Reb

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Re: Cubs in '19
« Reply #1342 on: January 05, 2019, 08:29:54 pm »
Kool aid is delicious.

Actually, Cubs 2019 payroll is more in the territory of a fine aperitiff followed by a delighful French Bordeaux with dinner. Maybe an after-dinner Port too?

Enjoy your Kool aid.

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Re: Cubs in '19
« Reply #1343 on: January 05, 2019, 08:31:26 pm »
Who knows about the future, but 5 years or so ago Theo was certainly being ripped hard by Wittemeyer and other media folks for not spending more etc.

Theo seems quite transparent about hi-level strategy, but he'd be a fool to reveal all of his cards...and he's certainly no fool! 

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Re: Cubs in '19
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Re: Cubs in '19
« Reply #1345 on: January 05, 2019, 10:40:46 pm »
Thanks much, Ron.  Helpful to read. 

The comments on Morrow were really encouraging.  I've kind of had the sense that he was going to miss a bunch of season and not be useful.  But if he was back by May and was actually a serious contributor, that could be a huge boost. 

Theo is usually really cautious and guarded re rehabs.  So I thought his unreserved confidence about Darvish being fully ready for spring is also encouraging.  Obviously being healthy doesn't mean he won't be wild and give up lots of HR, but *IF* he's healthy he might at least have a chance to be effective. 

Not sure what to take from the lux tax stuff.  It's obvious their budget is already so massive that lux tax was never a question, for this year.  But I kinda took the comments to suggest that he does have some capacity to spend, even if he hasn't done so yet. 


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Re: Cubs in '19
« Reply #1346 on: January 05, 2019, 11:28:37 pm »
Yeah, in 2018 we kind of knew Cubs wanted to stay just under the luxury tax—-and we knew what was the luxury tax threshold. So, do the math.

In 2019, that threshold is irrelevant to the Cubs, so we really have very little idea what the payroll limit will be. All we know is that Theo is operating under some, unknown number that has to stay under—at least perhaps without some kind of ownership change of mind under special circumstances, maybe.

Jes Beard

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Re: Cubs in '19
« Reply #1347 on: January 05, 2019, 11:49:12 pm »
Yeah, in 2018 we kind of knew Cubs wanted to stay just under the luxury tax—-and we knew what was the luxury tax threshold. So, do the math.

In 2019, that threshold is irrelevant to the Cubs, so we really have very little idea what the payroll limit will be. All we know is that Theo is operating under some, unknown number that has to stay under—at least perhaps without some kind of ownership change of mind under special circumstances, maybe.

Actual budget limits.... the damb ba$tards!

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Re: Cubs in '19
« Reply #1348 on: January 05, 2019, 11:54:09 pm »


I'm not a big fan of country, don't recall having heard that one before, and it really doesn't belong on this page.... but that's a really good song.

Jes Beard

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Re: Cubs in '19
« Reply #1349 on: January 05, 2019, 11:54:52 pm »
So all of this means the Cubs still haven't signed Harper?