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Re: Cubs in '19
DIR By: brjones
Date: November 1, 2018, 9:42 pm
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Ken Rosenthal @Ken_Rosenthal
#Cubs might make a trade to clear salary before picking up
Hamels’ $20M option, sources tell The Athletic. At this point, a
long-term deal for Hamels is unlikely. If Cubs decline option
and make Hamels a free agent, #Rangers will pay his $6M buyout.
But goal is to keep him.
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Re: Cubs in '19
DIR By: Chris27
Date: November 1, 2018, 9:54 pm
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As I've mentioned before, Machado didn't have a sterling
reputation even prior to his playoff shenanigans. The front
office seems to like "character" guys like Heyward more. Can't
imagine they're interested in Machado at this point.
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Re: Cubs in '19
DIR By: ben
Date: November 1, 2018, 10:14 pm
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Agree, Chris.
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Re: Cubs in '19
DIR By: brjones
Date: November 2, 2018, 9:42 am
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Jerry Crasnick @jcrasnick
The #Cubs are picking up Cole Hamels' $20 million option today,
according to sources. In a related move, they're trading pitcher
Drew Smiley to the #Rangers.
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Re: Cubs in '19
DIR By: brjones
Date: November 2, 2018, 9:46 am
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Too bad they couldn't convince the Rangers to take Kintzler
instead.
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Re: Cubs in '19
DIR By: Bennett
Date: November 2, 2018, 9:52 am
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--- Quote from: brjones link ---
>
> Jerry Crasnick @jcrasnick
> The #Cubs are picking up Cole Hamels' $20 million option
today, according to sources. In a related move, they're trading
pitcher Drew Smiley to the #Rangers.
>
--- End Quote ---
The Hamels decision had to be made by today.
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Re: Cubs in '19
DIR By: JeffH
Date: November 2, 2018, 10:40 am
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Locking in Hamels and trading Smyly leaves the 40-man roster at
36.
By 4:00 p.m. Central today, the Cubs have to empty their 60-day
disabled list. If they simply transfer those players to the
40-man, that will make it full at 40.
Currently on the 60-day DL:
Yu Darvish
Justin Hancock
Brandon Morrow
Drew Smyly (reportedly gone)
Mark Zagunis
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Re: Cubs in '19
DIR By: craig
Date: November 2, 2018, 10:46 am
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Interesting.
1. Had hoped Smyly might be one of the surprise get-some-value
guys next year, whether in bullpen, or maybe even in rotation.
2. Will be interesting if the "trade" actually returns any
talent value, or if it's basically a salary dump, with some
token non-prospect coming in return?
3. If the Cubs were to get to the World Series, would they be
able to set any records for the older rotation in baseball
history? They are REALLY getting old, older, and oldest.
Memory is shallow, but I can't ever remember a Cubs rotation
that was even close to this old-old-old.
4. Given Hamels age, and that I think his stuff is generally in
decline, I'm kinda glad the Cubs just took the big-dollar
one-year deal, rather than extending and committing more
long-term money. (I'm lazy baseball reference guy, but he's
coming off 3.78 and 4.20 ERA's, with FIP's of 4.49 and 4.62.
One of the other FIP's is probably better and more favorable,
but the numbers aren't that hot, and at age 35 he's not likely
to get a lot faster or better.....)
5. I wonder how this worked with Texas? Had they let him go,
Texas would have got socked with $6M bill. So, I wonder whether
Cubs told them "We're not going to pay $7 for Smyly and $20 for
Hamels. So, would you like to pay $6 for Hamels? Or would you
rather pay $7 and get Smyly?"
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Re: Cubs in '19
DIR By: CurtOne
Date: November 2, 2018, 10:48 am
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Wonder how much cash came in the Smyly trade? "Look, Rangers,
we're going to decline Hamels' option which will cost you 6 mil,
or we can send you Drew Smyly for 6 mil and pick up the option."
Meaning, less Smyly, we're paying Hamels $12.
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Re: Cubs in '19
DIR By: CurtOne
Date: November 2, 2018, 10:49 am
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Craig on the same page.
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