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January 29, 2021 at 7:36 am #152657
Weird addition. They basically signed another Schwarber after they let the real Schwarber go. Only, this one is a pure platoon player.
January 29, 2021 at 7:57 am #152663Let’s see what the comparable money looks like…
January 29, 2021 at 8:34 am #152671Schwarber $10 MM, Joc $7 MM. So the Cubs saved $3 MM. And it could have been more since Schwarber was arbitration eligible.
January 29, 2021 at 8:35 am #152672Cubs were very appealing to Joc Pederson because he's going to get the opportunity to play every day. He's got a reputation as a RH killler, but if he hits lefties and re-enters the market after a strong age-29 season — Wrigley fits him well — he could command much more.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) January 29, 2021
January 29, 2021 at 9:00 am #152676$7M for Joc is pretty low. At that price, I would have liked to see the Cards in on him.
January 29, 2021 at 9:27 am #152682Weird addition. They basically signed another Schwarber after they let the real Schwarber go. Only, this one is a pure platoon player.
I was thinking the same thing. Maybe the thinking is that both just needed a change of scenery.
January 29, 2021 at 12:58 pm #152707I had Pederson at Schwarbers 10mil or better, once Kyle had signed. I’m very surprised by Pedersons’ contract.
January 29, 2021 at 1:07 pm #152708Adam Eaton at 8mil or Joc at 7mil?
Pretty sure I know your answer.Those two contracts are head scratchers for the projection systems also. Pedersons avg projection is 2.0, Eaton 1.4
January 29, 2021 at 2:31 pm #152714#Cubs seek affordable starters, could explore some reunions:https://t.co/GTBxWSI6gY pic.twitter.com/8lCgFSqDUz
— MLB Trade Rumors (@mlbtraderumors) January 29, 2021
January 29, 2021 at 3:39 pm #152719Adam Eaton at 8mil or Joc at 7mil?
Pretty sure I know your answer.Those two contracts are head scratchers for the projection systems also. Pedersons avg projection is 2.0, Eaton 1.4
I would take Joc 10 times out of 10. I’d take him over Schwarber at his price easily too. I felt like Joc would get 2/$18M so I was overestimating the market for him too.
January 30, 2021 at 7:05 pm #152912Cubs add a back end starter most recently with the Pirates.
Trevor Williams Cubs deal is believed to be for about $2.5M
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) January 30, 2021
February 1, 2021 at 10:36 am #153044It is becoming clearer how Theo can achieve his dream of running an MLB team – by using OPM*.
* Other Peoples’ Money
Former Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox executive Theo Epstein is now “Executive-in-Residence” at Arctos Sports Partners, a sports investment fund. https://t.co/HAmtOYCdKB
— Sportico (@Sportico) February 1, 2021
February 11, 2021 at 9:24 am #153991Jake Marisnick's deal is guaranteed for $1.5 million with the #Cubs. It will pay him $1M in 2021 with a $4 million mutual option in 2022 or a $500,000 buyout.
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) February 11, 2021
February 11, 2021 at 9:33 am #153992Kershaw rips the Cubs as an example of a big problem with the game.
Clayton Kershaw gets it. Good on him for saying it. pic.twitter.com/4hfyBG7XJ6
— Bill Shaikin (@BillShaikin) February 11, 2021
February 11, 2021 at 9:41 am #153993Looks like they just morphed Zach Davies and Kyle Hendricks into one pitcher. What a Cardinal killer that would be!
February 11, 2021 at 9:55 am #153996Maybe the Cubs are really just a small market team like the Cardinals are… 🙂
Seriously, the MLBPA should push hard for a payroll floor in the next CBA.
February 11, 2021 at 1:56 pm #154007On January 6, we reported that any talks between Mets and Cubs on Kris Bryant were no longer active. That was true at the time. TIL it has changed since. Unclear how likely it is to happen, but there is at least something there.
— Andy Martino (@martinonyc) February 11, 2021
February 11, 2021 at 3:00 pm #154018Seriously, the MLBPA should push hard for a payroll floor in the next CBA.
Totally agree. The floor should be whatever MLB teams receive from MLB and the pooling of local TV contracts, which would be at least $100 million.
Taking away the incentive to tank will boost the value of all clubs, so the owners should get behind it (except the ones perpetually claiming to be poor).
February 11, 2021 at 4:59 pm #154031No Shaikin, Kershaw doesn’t get it. He works for a billion dollar team that can throw money away and still make a profit. There is only so much good talent in baseball and the players go for the team with the most money. The Pirates and Reds and ohters can’t spend like the Dodgers. If the players are going to whine about a floor figure then give us a ceiling. If they want a 100 million dollar floor then there has to be a 150 million dollar ceiling. The players can’t have it there way only.
February 12, 2021 at 9:13 am #154061There essentially is a ceiling. That is what the luxury tax serves as. Sure, some teams spend beyond it but if they do it every year the penalties get stiffer including the loss of draft picks.
February 12, 2021 at 9:16 am #154063There is essentially a floor also, 26 players times the minimum.
February 12, 2021 at 9:19 am #154065Your Dodgers don’t seem too concerned about the ceiling. Even before resolving the situation with free agent Justin Turner at 3B, they are about $30 MM over the cap for 2021. Maybe they will get back under in 2022, but for the here and now, the World Series champions are loaded for a repeat – and the system benefits them in doing so.
February 12, 2021 at 9:38 am #154066The Dodgers will have some tough choices to make after next year. Sure, they will have money to spend but Seager, Kershaw, Jansen, and potentially Bauer and Pollock will be free agents, and they have decisions coming up on Buehler, Bellinger and company. The farm that was so good doesn’t look quite as stacked right now. They have so much money that I could imagine them dipping back for a year and then surging forward to push the boundaries of the only real deterrent (+$40M gets you a hit on your draft pick).
As far as a salary floor, it only makes sense. But if it’s tied to a hard cap, players won’t go for it.
February 12, 2021 at 10:01 am #154074“My” Dodgers have $95M coming off the books after 2021 so they can easily get back under tax. Betts is the only long term deal they have.
The luxury tax penalties bite when the same team is a repeat offender.
February 12, 2021 at 10:15 am #154080And to be clear I don’t like the Dodgers. I like Andrew Friedman and how he builds an organization. There is a difference. Despite the knee-jerk analysis he does more than just spend money. The Dodgers have been rich forever but their organization is ran differently than it was 10-20 years ago.
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