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Re: Cubs in '19
DIR By: JeffH
Date: November 2, 2018, 1:44 pm
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Based on my first calculation, the Cubs will have a luxury tax
figure of around $227 without bringing in any outside talent.
The luxury tax threshold for 2019 is $206.
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Re: Cubs in '19
DIR By: Playtwo
Date: November 2, 2018, 1:44 pm
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I think method and Curt are correct. Smyly was picked up as a
potential buy low asset who might fit in the 2019 rotation (or
bullpen) depending on how things developed. As it turns out,
there isn't a clear place for Smyly in the rotation and he
likely prefers a chance at starting rather than being relegated
to the pen. We'll need to see who the PTBNLs are before we can
assess the cost of the Smyly escapade.
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Re: Cubs in '19
DIR By: DelMarFan
Date: November 2, 2018, 4:16 pm
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This is another one where it's hard to know exactly what's going
on because we're not in the room. Is Smyly just a salary dump
because they need to control costs? Saving money for something
else? Did they not see what they wanted in terms of health and
don't think he will be effective? Don't want to start the
season without a rotation spot available for him (I don't like
this one--pitchers get hurt)? Texas really wanted Smyly?
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Re: Cubs in '19
DIR By: CUBluejays
Date: November 2, 2018, 4:42 pm
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Cubs claimed INF Jack Reinheimer off waivers from Mets,
reinstated Yu, Morrow, Hancock and Zagunis off 60-day DL and
outrighted Gore and Freeman. 40-man now at 39
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Re: Cubs in '19
DIR By: Bennett
Date: November 2, 2018, 5:41 pm
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I was hoping that with the Cubs having as many players who can
cover multiple positions as they do, that they could find a way
to keep Terrance Gore.
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Re: Cubs in '19
DIR By: brjones
Date: November 2, 2018, 5:46 pm
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I think that there's a decent chance that no one will claim
Gore. 40 man roster spots are too valuable for good teams to
waste on a guy who can't do anything but steal bases. And bad
teams don't really need a running specialist they're only going
to use in September. So he might ultimately agree to stay with
the Cubs.
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Re: Cubs in '19
DIR By: brjones
Date: November 2, 2018, 6:01 pm
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Mooney has an article on The Athletic that says it's very
unlikely that the Cubs will really pursue Harper (or Machado)
this offseason because of financial reasons. Olney tweeted
something along the same lines this morning.
HTML https://theathletic.com/630609/2018/11/02/what-the-cole-hamels-option-means-for-the-cubs-and-bryce-harper/
Given Theo's postseason press conference about how the lineup
was broken and how they needed to start seeing performance
instead of potential, I don't see how they can just bring back
the same group of players and try again. If Harper and Machado
aren't options, I don't really see how they transform the broken
lineup in any meaningful way without adding at least two
hitters. But the only other free agent hitters that I see as a
potential fit are the second tier outfielders--Brantley,
Pollock, and McCutchen. Brantley and Pollock are scary because
of their injury histories, and McCutchen is scary because of how
much he has already declined.
It'll be interesting to see how the offseason plays out. Maybe
Theo can pull a rabbit out of his hat and find a way to move 2/3
of the money tied up in the Chatwood, Duensing, and Kintzler
contracts.
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Re: Cubs in '19
DIR By: Bennett
Date: November 2, 2018, 6:21 pm
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--- Quote from: brjones link ---
>
> I think that there's a decent chance that no one will claim
Gore. 40 man roster spots are too valuable for good teams to
waste on a guy who can't do anything but steal bases. And bad
teams don't really need a running specialist they're only going
to use in September. So he might ultimately agree to stay with
the Cubs.
>
--- End Quote ---
I keep thinking back to when teams did not need a 13-man
pitching staff.
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Re: Cubs in '19
DIR By: brjones
Date: November 2, 2018, 6:38 pm
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I think you'd have to get down to a 10 man pitching staff for
there to be a role for Gore on a 25 man roster. I think we lose
sight of how bad he is overall because he is so good at the one
thing he can do. He'd easily be the worst hitting position
player in the majors--even in AAA, he has a .575 career OPS.
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Re: Cubs in '19
DIR By: Deeg
Date: November 2, 2018, 6:55 pm
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I hate to see Smyly go. That may really bite us.
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