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Re: Cubs in '19
DIR By: CurtOne
Date: October 26, 2018, 4:09 pm
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Here's a player with character:
HTML https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2802882-mookie-betts-praised-for-feeding-homeless-after-game-2-world-series-win?utm_source=cnn.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=editorial
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Re: Cubs in '19
DIR By: JR
Date: October 26, 2018, 4:11 pm
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One thing I reluctantly have to like about the Red Sox is that
Nashville area guys like Mookie Betts and David Price are
representing well there.
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Re: Cubs in '19
DIR By: CurtOne
Date: October 26, 2018, 4:14 pm
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--- Quote from: JR link ---
>
> One thing I reluctantly have to like about the Red Sox is that
Nashville area guys like Mookie Betts and David Price are
representing well there.
>
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Yeah, but you even things out.
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Re: Cubs in '19
DIR By: Deeg
Date: October 26, 2018, 6:24 pm
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--- Quote from: brjones link ---
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> Schwarber only has 3 years of control left. He's starting to
get more expensive, and he hasn't come close to living up to the
potential the front office thought he had. He's not that young
anymore either--at 26 years old, he's starting to get to the
point where the default expectation is that he just is who he's
going to be. He's just not that valuable in a trade anymore--I
think Cubs fans overvalue him.
>
> Merrifield was 16th in MLB in fWAR and 25th in rWAR this year.
He's probably going to get a few down-ballot MVP votes. He's a
little older...but if anyone would be selling their player at a
discount in that speculated deal, it's the Royals.
>
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But Merrifield is, right now, almost assuredly as good as he's
ever going to be. It's the quintessence of selling high. With
Schwarber there's the chance that something clicks, and you get
a superstar. I'm not saying it's a slam dunk but I can see the
appeal from the Royals' perspective.
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Re: Cubs in '19
DIR By: brjones
Date: October 26, 2018, 6:42 pm
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Yeah, but there's virtually no chance the Royals are going to be
a contender again before Schwarber hits free agency. I don't
think he has much trade value in general, and I think he has
even less to a team like the Royals who are going to be bad for
a while.
Of course, Dayton Moore says the Royals not tearing down all the
way, so they probably will trade Merrifield for major
league-ready prospects or young major leaguers rather than the
highest ceiling prospect they can get (which is what they should
do). So maybe I am really am wrong on Schwarber...but I don't
think he has the control left for them to be interested.
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Re: Cubs in '19
DIR By: Deeg
Date: October 26, 2018, 7:10 pm
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I think Schwarber has some trade value. He legitimately
improved defensively to the point where he's probably league
average in left. He's still over .800 OPS despite some terrible
luck and a low BA. He seems to be a high-character guy. He can
even be a 3rd catcher, which is a minor but not negligible
benefit.
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Re: Cubs in '19
DIR By: CUBluejays
Date: October 26, 2018, 9:07 pm
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I think if the Cubs trade Schwarber they will be hard pressed to
replace his offensive value as it is and he still has upside of
wRC+ 130.
If the Cubs trade a hitter my guess is Happ as he really doesn�t
have a position. His second base defense isn�t great, his
outfield defense isn�t great. He has more control and some
upside on offense if he cuts down on his strike outs.
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Re: Cubs in '19
DIR By: Ron
Date: October 26, 2018, 10:32 pm
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More on Machado (from tonight):
@ScottMillerBbl
1h1 hour ago
Rick Monday on #Dodgers radio broadcast: "Machado hit the ball
and didn't run. He became a spectator. And this is the World
Series."
[font=verdana]

@Joelsherman1
1h1 hour ago
Manny Machado just watched a line drive that he thought would be
a homer. It smashed off the wall. He got a single. Getting a
double in the World Series is not his cup of tea.
#Dodgers[/size]
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Re: Cubs in '19
DIR By: ben
Date: October 27, 2018, 8:17 am
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Interesting that last night's hero, Max Muncy, became the player
he is "overnight" - in his age 27-28 season! After more than
2,600 professional ABs!
Muncy has been fantastic this season! Yet he did not play in
the majors in 2017!
Before this season, he was racking up professional ABs like
crazy, but had only 215 MLB ABs. In those 215 (pre-2018) MLB
ABs, over two seasons, here are his #s:
* 5 bombs (this season he hit 35)
* BA under .200 (this season .263)
* OBP under .300 (this season .391)
* SLG under .350 (this season .582)
* OPS about .600...whereas this season his OPS was .973.
In fact, Muncy accumulated MORE THAN FIVE TIMES the amount of
professional ABs (before making his mark this year) than Kyle
Schwarber accumulated before MLB!
Some guys make a career jump in MLB and some don't. It's rather
hard to predict whose career will/won't jump - particularly VERY
early in one's MLB career!
Is Schwarber a finished product? He may be, but he might go Max
Muncy next year or the year after or the one after that...in HIS
age 28 season.
So might Ian Happ.
I'm sanguine in the knowledge that Theo et al know all of that
WAY better than I! Of course, when it comes to human
performance, NO ONE can predict the future!

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Re: Cubs in '19
DIR By: ben
Date: October 27, 2018, 8:59 am
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I should have concluded my last post with: no one can predict
the future with certainty.
That's part of the fun of these types of discussions, of course.
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