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#Post#: 462171--------------------------------------------------
Re: Cubs in ‘23
DIR By: ticohans
Date: October 21, 2022, 3:07 pm
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EDIT: Just realized my calculations above don't include
Heyward's salary. Oops. So add $23M and know we're going over
the lux tax a little this year, but have significant $$$ rolling
off at the end of the year in all of Stroman, Hayward, Happ, and
potentially Abreu (~$55 - 75M).
The $224M payroll would put us even with 2022 BoSox who were #6
last year, and one spot ahead of 2022 White Sox.
Cubs easily have the resources.
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Re: Cubs in ‘23
DIR By: ticohans
Date: October 21, 2022, 3:12 pm
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--- Quote from: CUBluejays link ---
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> I'd swap out Nimmo for a short term CF, and that would be a
fantastic off season for me.
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I could see some of our surplus 40 man talent being used to
acquire a stop gap here.
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Re: Cubs in ‘23
DIR By: JeffH
Date: October 21, 2022, 3:17 pm
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--- Quote from: ticohans link ---
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> What would your rotation be, Jeff? Who takes Smyly's spot?
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Sampson, Wesneski, Assad, Thompson, Leiter Jr.
I just don't see Smyly being $10 million better than those guys,
especially if I can really fortify the offense.
#Post#: 462174--------------------------------------------------
Re: Cubs in ‘23
DIR By: ticohans
Date: October 21, 2022, 3:26 pm
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On CF, didn't realize LAD may just non-tender Bellinger.
If that happens, given our holes at 1B and CF, he'd be right at
the top of my list. At worst you get really good CF defense on a
stopgap contract. And if he's able to stay healthy and revert
even partially to prior form...
#Post#: 462175--------------------------------------------------
Re: Cubs in ‘23
DIR By: ticohans
Date: October 21, 2022, 3:33 pm
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Also, Canario doing some things in CF down in the DR...
HTML https://twitter.com/MiLB/status/1582932911904665601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1582932911904665601%7Ctwgr%5E7bcdb7648c9e97cf946c2bd33b3770432df3bf86%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bleachernation.com%2F%3Fp%3D326693
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Re: Cubs in ‘23
DIR By: craig
Date: October 21, 2022, 3:46 pm
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--- Quote from: JeffH link ---
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> The thing about Clint Frazier is that he was never really that
great in the minor leagues.
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.792 OPS over his minor-league career.
#Post#: 462177--------------------------------------------------
Re: Cubs in ‘23
DIR By: craig
Date: October 21, 2022, 4:04 pm
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Bellinger's slugging these last two years has been .389 and
.302.
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Re: Cubs in ‘23
DIR By: craig
Date: October 21, 2022, 4:05 pm
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--- Quote from: ticohans link ---
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> Also, Canario doing some things in CF down in the DR...
>
>
HTML https://twitter.com/MiLB/status/1582932911904665601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1582932911904665601%7Ctwgr%5E7bcdb7648c9e97cf946c2bd33b3770432df3bf86%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bleachernation.com%2F%3Fp%3D326693
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He's a big guy.
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Re: Cubs in ‘23
DIR By: Ron
Date: October 21, 2022, 7:20 pm
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> Is this for 2123?
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--- Quote from: craig link ---
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> He's a big guy.
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And yet he had 23 SB vs 3 CS in 2022.
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Re: Cubs in ‘23
DIR By: davep
Date: October 21, 2022, 9:23 pm
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If the numbers of 75 million are anywhere near accurate, that
Senga should be the Cubs the Cubs #1 priority this off season.
--- Quote from: JeffH link ---
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> Sampson, Wesneski, Assad, Thompson, Leiter Jr.
>
> I just don't see Smyly being $10 million better than those
guys, especially if I can really fortify the offense.
>
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Also, I doubt that the Cubs would have traded Scott Effross if
they weren't pretty sure that he will be in their rotation next
year.
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