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Re: Cubs in ‘23
DIR By: davep
Date: November 7, 2022, 3:33 pm
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--- Quote from: JeffH link ---
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> The 40-man roster stands at 45, including the 60-man IL, the
restricted list, and Drew Smyly (pending a decision on his
mutual option).
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> Assuming that there will be a minimum of three adds to the
roster for Rule 5 protection (Davis, Alcantara, and Brown),
there will have to be eight players removed between now and next
Tuesday.
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> Fun!
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Here are the ten that I would cut first, generally in that
order, unless the Cubs had information not available to the
public, such as the reason why Vizcaino never showed up.
Heyward
Quiroz
Reyes
Bote
Espinoza
Mills
Young
Brault
Rivas
McKinstry
Vizcaino
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Re: Cubs in ‘23
DIR By: JeffH
Date: November 7, 2022, 3:44 pm
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Good list. Crook goes. McKinstry definitely stays.
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Re: Cubs in ‘23
DIR By: Dave23
Date: November 7, 2022, 4:35 pm
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I went ahead and withdrew that offer on behalf of the Cubs in
the user comments…
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Re: Cubs in ‘23
DIR By: davep
Date: November 7, 2022, 5:36 pm
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--- Quote from: JeffH link ---
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> Good list. Crook goes. McKinstry definitely stays.
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I agree. My list was what I would do, not what I guessed they
would do. If they do sign a shortstop, and if Madrigal comes
back, there really isn't a place for McKinstry. And I keep
hoping that they will find a third baseman somewhere.
Actually, I think that they will have to get rid of more than
just eleven. But some may be gotten rid of in trades.
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Re: Cubs in ‘23
DIR By: Reb
Date: November 7, 2022, 6:30 pm
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--- Quote from: Dave23 link ---
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> I went ahead and withdrew that offer on behalf of the Cubs in
the user comments…
>
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Evidently, two-way street on both ends:
Sarah Valenzuela
@Sarah_IsabelVee
Shohei Ohtani will not be moved/traded at all this off-season
and will start the 2023 season with the Angels, per Perry
Minasian.
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Re: Cubs in ‘23
DIR By: JeffH
Date: November 8, 2022, 11:14 am
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Cubs announce their coaching staff for 2023.
HTML https://www.bleachernation.com/cubs/2022/11/08/chicago-cubs-announce-2023-coaching-staff-including-multiple-hitting-coach-changes/
HTML https://www.mlb.com/cubs/news/cubs-set-2023-coaching-staff
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Re: Cubs in ‘23
DIR By: Ron
Date: November 8, 2022, 1:45 pm
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I would like one of these please.
HTML https://twitter.com/i/status/1589731538689982464
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Re: Cubs in ‘23
DIR By: craig
Date: November 8, 2022, 1:53 pm
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26 players. 1 manager, 14 coaches. No shortage of support.
I just glanced at 10 other teams, just to see how much range.
Cubs are near the larger end, but not the highest. For combined
manager+coaches:
Giants: 17
Cubs: 15
Pirates: 14
Astros: 13
Dodgers, Cardinals, Brewers, Rays: 12
Mets: 11
Yankees: 10
Reds: 9
12 seems to be kind of the median. Of the 11 teams, 8 had 12+/-
2 managers+coaches.
The Reds with only 9 would seem to be a small-market team. But
small-market Pirates have 14. And big-market Yankees, Mets, and
Dodgers are on the smaller end with 10-11-12.
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Re: Cubs in ‘23
DIR By: JR
Date: November 8, 2022, 2:01 pm
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At some point, don't you have too many voices in the clubhouse?
Seriously three hitting coaches telling you what to do? I
remember Joe Maddon mentioning after he got fired by the Angels
how hitters are dealing with too much information overload.
Two things Manfred could do to improve the quality of play is
limit the number of actual coaches and limit the number of
pitchers a team can carry.
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Re: Cubs in ‘23
DIR By: JeffH
Date: November 8, 2022, 2:32 pm
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M.L.B. regulations allow for one manager and eight coaches in a
dugout during games
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