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CurtOne

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Re: Cubs in '20
« Reply #945 on: November 30, 2019, 06:46:59 pm »
I know he's not up for arbitration, but one guy I could see them cut loose via DFA is Descalso.  Total zero last year.  Waste of space.
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« Reply #946 on: November 30, 2019, 06:50:27 pm »
Agree Curt.

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Re: Cubs in '20
« Reply #947 on: November 30, 2019, 07:53:59 pm »
He is signed for next year.  How would cutting him loose save any money?

I still hope they cut him, but they will have to pay him unless someone is foolish enough to trade for him.  They might just wait to see if all of his problems last year were due to injury that gets healed over the winter.
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« Reply #948 on: November 30, 2019, 08:05:08 pm »
He has always sucked.
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CurtOne

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Re: Cubs in '20
« Reply #949 on: November 30, 2019, 11:57:07 pm »
Quote from: davep on November 30, 2019, 07:53:59 pm
He is signed for next year.  How would cutting him loose save any money?

I still hope they cut him, but they will have to pay him unless someone is foolish enough to trade for him.  They might just wait to see if all of his problems last year were due to injury that gets healed over the winter.
  Never said it would save money.  Read again.  All it will save is valuable air in the dugout.  It will provide an empty locker in the dressing room.  They could add another ballboy or bullpen catcher or guy who watches the camera and bangs on the garbage can and it would bring more value to the team.
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Re: Cubs in '20
« Reply #950 on: December 01, 2019, 02:06:06 am »
Conceivable that Cubs eventually could end up eating Descalso’s contract ($3.5 including 2021 buyout), but seems unlikely during offseason.

Sure, the off-season roster spot has some value, but probably makes more sense to see how he looks in the spring and if there’s a spot for him after whatever off-season Cubs moves. If not a spot then, that’s the time to make a move. But, keep in mind that rosters expand to 26 in 2020, so will have an extra bench guy.

Also possible he could be included in a trade to offset some other payroll guy coming back in a multi-player deal. He had an uncharacteristically good season in 2018—not that long ago. So, somebody might like him in that kind of deal.
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Re: Cubs in '20
« Reply #951 on: December 01, 2019, 07:24:21 am »
That's logical, I suppose, but I think that extra spot on the bench could be better served by an additional Gatorade cooler.
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Re: Cubs in '20
« Reply #952 on: December 01, 2019, 09:13:28 am »
Cubs hired Craig Driver from the Phillies as a catching/1B coach. Borzello will be game planning and losing his catching duties.  Coaching staff is complete and much more tech forward.
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« Reply #953 on: December 01, 2019, 04:13:20 pm »
Is tomorrow the end of the Addison Russell era?

Im honestly not so sure but Im guessing probably.
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« Reply #954 on: December 01, 2019, 04:13:29 pm »
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« Reply #955 on: December 01, 2019, 04:16:29 pm »
MLBTR predicts the Cubs sign Will Harris and Kyle Gibson.
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CurtOne

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« Reply #956 on: December 01, 2019, 04:20:19 pm »
Wouldn't that be tampering?
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« Reply #957 on: December 01, 2019, 04:24:05 pm »
I see now that Gibson signed.
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Re: Cubs in '20
« Reply #958 on: December 01, 2019, 05:46:19 pm »
The Athletic has the Cubs targeting Alex Wood, McHough, and Tehran for the rotation.

Wood would be a risky gamble, but at least he has some upside.

McHough can strike people out, so that is better than Tehran.  Tehran would give the Cubs a rotation of 4 contact managers which would suck.
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« Reply #959 on: December 01, 2019, 06:01:55 pm »
I've always had a soft spot for McHugh since he's the only major leaguer ever to graduate from my college. He'd be my preference of those three--Wood is just injured so often (though to be fair, McHugh has had his share of injuries in the last couple of years too).

Teheran isn't even that good of a contact manager at this point, is he? I think he's far more of a Lester/Quintana-type question mark than a Hendricks. In fact, I think he had basically the same option that Quintana had and the Braves didn't pick it up. No interest in him.
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