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Re: Cubs in ‘25
By: Dave23 Date: December 9, 2024, 3:35 pm
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Agreed…if we’re not in Scott’s ballpark, Yates is the best
option…
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Re: Cubs in ‘25
By: ticohans Date: December 9, 2024, 3:39 pm
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[quote author=Deeg link=topic=647.msg503843#msg503843
date=1733779667]
Tom and Jed have lost BN, remarkably.
HTML https://www.bleachernation.com/cubs/2024/12/09/cubs-payroll-spending/
[/quote]
“They have simply refused to participate in the top-end of the
free agent market, despite (1) playing in one of the largest
markets in the country, (2) boasting one of the highest team
valuations in the sport, and (3) maintaining one of the priciest
game day experiences in baseball.”
The Ricketts family does not deserve the Cubs
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Re: Cubs in ‘25
By: craig Date: December 9, 2024, 4:09 pm
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That Nationals released Finnegan rather than face $8-ish in arb
salary perhaps says something about how they perceived his
value, and about his price point. If the Cubs were to sign a
guy like that, I'd think he would have opportunity to possibly
close, but no strong promise. Giving Hodge the chance to stick
as closer, and having a guy like Finnegan return to setup work
would seem pretty plausible.
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Re: Cubs in ‘25
By: Deeg Date: December 9, 2024, 4:33 pm
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[quote author=craig link=topic=647.msg503852#msg503852
date=1733782150]
That Nationals released Finnegan rather than face $8-ish in arb
salary perhaps says something about how they perceived his
value, and about his price point. If the Cubs were to sign a
guy like that, I'd think he would have opportunity to possibly
close, but no strong promise. Giving Hodge the chance to stick
as closer, and having a guy like Finnegan return to setup work
would seem pretty plausible.
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Finnegan is that NBA guy people who know nothing about
basketball think is a good player because he scores 20 PPG
chucking 25 shots a night for a tanking team who has no one else
who can score.
4.24 FIP, 1.32 WHIP. He’s just a guy. How much pressure is there
closing games for a team trying to lose? If there’s such a thing
as the arch-typical Jed “headline” move, Finnegn would be it.
Just sign a good player.
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Re: Cubs in ‘25
By: CUBluejays Date: December 9, 2024, 4:36 pm
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Boyd, Finnegan, Kelly.............. Really working hard
to get to that 90 win threshold.
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Re: Cubs in ‘25
By: Reb Date: December 9, 2024, 4:58 pm
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There are other relievers still out there preferable over
Finnegan but watched Finnegan quite a bit as a Nat and he’s a
bulldog on the mound. Outperforms his FIP every season of his
career, typically by a wide margin.
For me, he’s better suited in a non-closer role because gave up
some devastating 9th inning homers that Nats could not recover
from.
A workhorse type guy, good for 65 appearances, with 97 velo fb
and a split. Can see why Nats didn’t want to pay him $8.6
projected—— or maybe more as arb process not always predictable.
Nats wanted him back—just not at that price. Everybody knows
that his hard hit rate and avg exit velo is very poor but he’s a
better-than-average reliever overall. Wherever he lands, would
expect him to outperform his FIP once again.
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Re: Cubs in ‘25
By: JeffH Date: December 9, 2024, 5:35 pm
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[quote author=Deeg link=topic=647.msg503853#msg503853
date=1733783580]Finnegan is that NBA guy people who know nothing
about basketball think is a good player because he scores 20 PPG
chucking 25 shots a night for a tanking team who has no one else
who can score.[/quote]
I believe we call that an "Orlando Woolridge". In some circles,
it may also be referred to as a "Reggie Theus".
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Re: Cubs in ‘25
By: guest424 Date: December 9, 2024, 6:37 pm
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@jonmorosi
A.J. Minter is one of the most popular free agent LH relievers
among teams at the
@MLB
Winter Meetings.
The Braves would like to bring him back, and the Cubs and
Rangers are among the clubs with interest.
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Re: Cubs in ‘25
By: guest424 Date: December 9, 2024, 6:41 pm
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Chris Getz on a potential Cubs/Sox deal. He and Jed Hoyer live
near each other:
"We've had conversations about various topics over coffee on
occasion. If there is a match, there is a match. We have to do
what's best for the White Sox. If that means we knock on the
door of the Cubs, so be it. They have a talented (prospect)
group that's working its way to the major leagues. If it can
help the White Sox, we'll do it but there are other org that
have talent that we might match up better with."
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Re: Cubs in ‘25
By: guest424 Date: December 9, 2024, 6:59 pm
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Jed Hoyer on top of the market players (like Soto): "There is
nothing that precludes us from being involved in those players.
We did, orgnizationally, decide not to pursue that one. It
doesn't mean in the future we won't but that was one we didn't."
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