Author Topic: Cubs in ‘23  (Read 54897 times)

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Re: Cubs in ‘23
« Reply #45 on: October 19, 2022, 10:36:46 am »
The only individual contribution outlier from my 2023 proposed roster vs the team leaders you've posted is Bryant at 7.9 WAR.

If our SS acquisition has a good year, he comes pretty close to that number, most likely. I don't see the compositions as being enormously different.



The Cubs made the NLCS the 3 years Bryant was above 7 WAR.  They haven't since he stopped.

Blue, I suspect Hoyer and Hawkins may think that while the superstar way is a good way, that perhaps it's not the only way? 

Hoyer has talked about how they don't have a Bryant in the system and the current farm isn't what the farm was in 2014. 

If they go another route it won’t be because they believe it’s the best way to succeed, but because they’ve been told they won’t have the budget.

Stars, surrounded by judiciously chosen role players, win championships.  Look at the surviving teams.  Look at objectively the best team in baseball for years, the Dodgers.  Winning without stars is strictly a unicorn.

Agree with second part.  The first part is their are only really 2 stars that are possibly coming up that make sense.  Ohtani and Soto.  They could just not get them.