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Re: Cubs in 23
DIR By: craig
Date: October 25, 2022, 12:39 pm
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There are lots of different way to win. Many of the posters on
this board have a high appreciation for defense. INteresting
that the WS Phillies completely punted defense in favor of
hitting and power.
Per Sharma: "according to Outs Above Average, only the
Nationals were worse than the Phillies -35; Defensive Runs
Saved had the Phillies ... at -34".
That defense with Schwarber and Castellanos in the OF, Brohm at
3B, it's REALLY bad. But at least for this season, that defense
didn't keep them out of the playoffs, and and in the playoffs
hasn't kept them out of the WS.
Not to be a total copy-cat. But I think for the Cubs, scoring
runs is their biggest challenge, both short-term and over the
foreseeable future. I'm not opposed to prioritizing offense at
the expense of a little defense in CF, or at 3B.
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Re: Cubs in 23
DIR By: craig
Date: October 25, 2022, 1:25 pm
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--- Quote from: JeffH link ---
>
> Craig, in any other offseason, I wouldn't give Hill much of a
shot. But I think they need a replacement for Ortega. The FA
list is a wasteland....
>
> I'd be happy adding those two guys and spending all of the
position player free agent dollars on the infield.
--- End Quote ---
Heh heh, *IF* they were to sign both Bogaerts and Correa, I'd be
totally fine with winging it in center with
Hill/Ortega/Velasquez/Canario/PCS/Davis.
I appreciate the logic. Bogaerts/Correa/Turner are all asset
big-league hitters. Wisdom and Madrigal are not, and the farm
has no good-hitting infielders in view. Get two good hitting
infielders during a winter when there are some good ones
available. April would look pretty different if you added two
of the shortstops.
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Re: Cubs in 23
DIR By: ticohans
Date: October 26, 2022, 11:39 am
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HTML https://twitter.com/michael_cerami/status/1585272364241195009?s=46&t=5gWg6vdOH9czDrIKqMCnpg
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Re: Cubs in 23
DIR By: Deeg
Date: October 26, 2022, 4:42 pm
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--- Quote from: ticohans link ---
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HTML https://twitter.com/michael_cerami/status/1585272364241195009?s=46&t=5gWg6vdOH9czDrIKqMCnpg
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--- End Quote ---
The tweet after that is the interesting one.
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> Michael Cerami
> @Michael_Cerami
> ·
> 7h
> It's all just an incredible and frustrating whiff when it was
so clear to us at the time.
>
> And I guess the point of all this is just to remind ourselves
that the Cubs should not be let off the hook and need to be held
to a high standard this winter. They need to spend. Big.
--- End Quote ---
And that's from a writer at BN, ROFL.
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Re: Cubs in 23
DIR By: brjones
Date: October 26, 2022, 5:06 pm
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--- Quote from: Deeg link ---
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> And that's from a writer at BN, ROFL.
>
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I think they had a similar tone about this time last year. If
the Cubs don't spend this offseason, I'm sure they'll be back to
"Well actually, signing Jose Iglesias instead of Correa, Turner,
or Bogaerts was a very shrewd move" by the time Spring Training
starts.
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Re: Cubs in 23
DIR By: Deeg
Date: October 26, 2022, 5:07 pm
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--- Quote from: brjones link ---
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> I think they had a similar tone about this time last year. If
the Cubs don't spend this offseason, I'm sure they'll be back to
"Well actually, signing Jose Iglesias instead of Correa, Turner,
or Bogaerts was a very shrewd move" by the time Spring Training
starts.
>
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Sadly (but humorously), this is probably true.
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Re: Cubs in 23
DIR By: CurtOne
Date: October 26, 2022, 5:10 pm
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Why Iglesias when Didi Gregory's is available.
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Re: Cubs in 23
DIR By: davep
Date: October 26, 2022, 5:27 pm
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He wants more than a 3 year contract.
#Post#: 462524--------------------------------------------------
Re: Cubs in 23
DIR By: ben
Date: October 28, 2022, 7:10 am
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David Stearns stepping down as President of Milwaukee Baseball
Operations is likely to hurt Brewers a LOT long term!
Stearns is certainly considered one of the very best baseball
execs in the industry!
He's linked to the Mets due to his relationship with Steve Cohen
and the fact that he's a New Yorker.
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Re: Cubs in 23
DIR By: Ron
Date: October 28, 2022, 10:05 am
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Jim Bowden has predictions for where the top FA short stops will
end up. The good news is that he doesn't think the Cubs will get
any of them. (That's a snarky reference to how unreliable I have
found Bowden's predictions to have been in the past).
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