Jansen is my number one want, I think he would be a great get and would hurt one of the Cubs main competitors too as an added bonus.
MLB: ***Official 2016 - 17 WORLD SERIES CHAMPION CHICAGO CUBS Offseason Thread***
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Jansen is my number one want, I think he would be a great get and would hurt one of the Cubs main competitors too as an added bonus.
Maybe very late 2018 for Jiminez, but yeah he's blowing up. He could be a top ten prospect by midseason, he's in the only position play in low A to make the MLB top 25 prospect list. He's got a decent shot at being a top three guy by midseason next year.
Joe Maddon suppose to be on the radio at Noon today. The hosts said that they would ask him about his "thinking" on some of his World Series moves. Could be interesting.
Link to listen:
http://player.radio.com/listen/station/670-the-score
Link to listen:
http://player.radio.com/listen/station/670-the-score
Can listen to the Maddon interview here. It's under "Hour 4":
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/audio/the-spiegel-and-goff-show/
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/audio/the-spiegel-and-goff-show/
Just passing this along to all Cubs fans who couldn't make it to Wrigley... (sorry mostly just a lurker on here, so yeah, pretty much first post, at least on the new version of the site)
http://wrigleyfield.travisschoening.com
And put to some appropriate music:
http://wrigleyfield.travisschoening.com
And put to some appropriate music:
David RossVerified account@D_Ross3
Not sure if posted elsewhere
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sport...ld-glove-winners-spt-1109-20161108-story.html
We'll see a couple repeats next year plus Javy and Addy will get one too
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sport...ld-glove-winners-spt-1109-20161108-story.html
We'll see a couple repeats next year plus Javy and Addy will get one too
Someone rather unknown claims to have a source close to the Yankees and said that the Yanks were looking at a 5 year, $90 million deal for Chapman.
Originally I thought that was low...I figured he's looking for at least $20 million a year...which would be somewhere around $300,000/inning he pitched this year.
Originally I thought that was low...I figured he's looking for at least $20 million a year...which would be somewhere around $300,000/inning he pitched this year.
Jansen won't get that money, and he's the better option, IMO. Melancon could be a solid value pick, as his price will be considerably lower due to his age and stuff that isn't as good (but still among the best).
Honestly, it could hurt two of the Cubs' main competitors (potentially): the Dodgers and whichever team would have signed him if CHC/LA didn't.
CycloneErik
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I don't want Chapman back in Chicago....Joe got lucky that he didn't blow it for him, he doesn't have a mindset to pitch more than the 9th inning Jensen does. I would like to see them trade Soler and prospects for a good #2 or #3 starting pitcher. Fowler won't be back, OF of Schwarber, Heyward and Zobrist with Almora first off the bench/Def replacement. Let Coghlan walk. They need some controllable pitching after Lackey and Arrieta are gone after 2017.
Soler has very little trade value, if you're trading him and prospects to get a #2 type starter that means your'e probably including Happ and Jimenez, and I wouldn't want to do that trade. I'd rather the Cubs take a shot at picking up another under the radar guy, like Montgomery was, to try out this year and buy a starter next year when the starting pitching market is much better.
