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Post by batman66 on Jul 29, 2024 12:41:00 GMT -5
With the Cubs opening the season next year in Japan, you can squash all talk about trading Suzuki.
Happ is the one to move. And you may have missed your window since he's returned to more Jekyll since the All-Star break.
Goes without saying though... ideally you'd move Bellinger, but I don't see that being done while he's on the IL.
I don't see any of them being moved at the deadline, we will likely see Suzuki move more into a full-time DH role when Bellinger comes back. Bellinger - RF Suzuki - DH Happ - LF PCA - CF This pretty much makes it a near lock for Tauchman to be traded as he is a nice addition for any team that is contending. Tauchman is the one that should be traded , he's a solid player but he's really not part of the future here and it's kind of selling high on him since he's had two solid seasons now. Bellinger will be hard to trade unless somehow and I don't know if it's even legal , he drops his option years as part of the deal. |
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Post by irishcubfan on Jul 29, 2024 14:00:59 GMT -5
Tauchman needs to be traded or DFA to clear some playing space.
Surprised Taillon isn't a scratch, may indicate he isn't being moved.
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Post by TheChico on Jul 29, 2024 14:02:43 GMT -5
Tauchman needs to be traded or DFA to clear some playing space. Surprised Taillon isn't a scratch, may indicate he isn't being moved. Teams are going to have to give up a haul for Taillon, I don't see it happening. I rather they keep Taillon and build with him next year anyhow. |
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Post by irishcubfan on Jul 29, 2024 14:05:32 GMT -5
Tauchman needs to be traded or DFA to clear some playing space. Surprised Taillon isn't a scratch, may indicate he isn't being moved. Teams are going to have to give up a haul for Taillon, I don't see it happening. I rather they keep Taillon and build with him next year anyhow. I am banking on Taillon's arm going all Dave Dravecky on him. Plus can always revert back to the pitcher that nearly everyone wanted to get rid of in the first half of last year. Tho I think he will fall somewhere in the middle. Sell high and buy a better pitcher next year. |
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Post by irishcubfan on Jul 29, 2024 14:07:25 GMT -5
The pipedream that was Mayo can now sadly put to rest.
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Post by TheChico on Jul 29, 2024 14:21:16 GMT -5
The pipedream that was Mayo can now sadly put to rest. No I can focus on the Vlad Jr dream. lol |
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Post by trav768 on Jul 29, 2024 14:23:22 GMT -5
Bruce Levine: Cubs have minor league pitchers ready to activate if Jameson Taillon or others are traded today.
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Post by irishcubfan on Jul 29, 2024 14:23:47 GMT -5
The pipedream that was Mayo can now sadly put to rest. No I can focus on the Vlad Jr dream. lol I'll fixate on Soto until he is a Dodger, Met or Yankee long term. |
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Post by TheChico on Jul 29, 2024 14:23:50 GMT -5
Teams are going to have to give up a haul for Taillon, I don't see it happening. I rather they keep Taillon and build with him next year anyhow. I am banking on Taillon's arm going all Dave Dravecky on him. Plus can always revert back to the pitcher that nearly everyone wanted to get rid of in the first half of last year. Tho I think he will fall somewhere in the middle. Sell high and buy a better pitcher next year. If you sell high then do it, the Cubs will have even more money in the offseason to to replace or even upgrade Taillon I just don't want to trade him to just trade him either and rather keep him. |
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Post by TheChico on Jul 29, 2024 14:24:44 GMT -5
No I can focus on the Vlad Jr dream. lol I'll fixate on Soto until he is a Dodger, Met or Yankee long term. Mets or Yankees for Soto, I am not even going to dream about Soto with the Cubs. |
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Post by irishcubfan on Jul 29, 2024 14:24:49 GMT -5
Bruce Levine: Cubs have minor league pitchers ready to activate if Jameson Taillon or others are traded today. I can be there in time as well. Not doing any work today can easily hop on a plane in time to piggyback. |
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Post by irishcubfan on Jul 29, 2024 14:34:07 GMT -5
I'll fixate on Soto until he is a Dodger, Met or Yankee long term. Mets or Yankees for Soto, I am not even going to dream about Soto with the Cubs. Dodgers can find a way as well. TV deal is 300 million plus plus Sasaki only essentially costs IFA money. Soto at that stupid ballpark in NYY long term, would be a beautiful thing for the back of his baseball card. |
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Post by okeecub on Jul 29, 2024 14:50:34 GMT -5
Bruce Levine: Cubs have minor league pitchers ready to activate if Jameson Taillon or others are traded today. I can be there in time as well. Not doing any work today can easily hop on a plane in time to piggyback. might get there from Florida in time to close if there’s a neeed for a washed up old lefty has been. Well not really a has been more like a never was |
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Post by fine09 on Jul 29, 2024 15:01:12 GMT -5
My fear is that Paredes will turn into just another Happ. And that seems to be the type of player that Hoyer wants. And that's what's wrong with this offense. The team needs a slugger. A real slugger. Someone that will put up 30 to 40 homeruns every year. I'm not against this trade. I do think Morel has a higher ceiling, but a lower floor. With Paredes you're going to get a more consistent production, but not near the ceiling of Morel. It just remains to be seen if Morel will ever achieve that higher ceiling. One thing that is overlooked with this trade, the Cubs now have an open 40-man spot. Will that be left open for Alzolay? Like Judge or Soto - but their team is only better than the White Sox over the past month so that guarantees nothing as well.. We just need our catcher to heat up & everyone else to get out of their funk and the BP to get healthy for us to be good enough to beat anyone at any given time. |
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Post by Returnofstevefitz on Jul 29, 2024 15:04:45 GMT -5
My fear is that Paredes will turn into just another Happ. And that seems to be the type of player that Hoyer wants. And that's what's wrong with this offense. The team needs a slugger. A real slugger. Someone that will put up 30 to 40 homeruns every year. I'm not against this trade. I do think Morel has a higher ceiling, but a lower floor. With Paredes you're going to get a more consistent production, but not near the ceiling of Morel. It just remains to be seen if Morel will ever achieve that higher ceiling. One thing that is overlooked with this trade, the Cubs now have an open 40-man spot. Will that be left open for Alzolay? Like Judge or Soto - but their team is only better than the White Sox over the past month so that guarantees nothing as well.. We just need our catcher to heat up & everyone else to get out of their funk and the BP to get healthy for us to be good enough to beat anyone at any given time. "Like Judge or Soto - but their team is only better than the White Sox over the past month so that guarantees nothing as well.." What this mean? The Yankees are 62-45 are you trying to say the Yankees aren't good? LOL |
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Post by rvn11 on Jul 29, 2024 15:37:11 GMT -5
Like Judge or Soto - but their team is only better than the White Sox over the past month so that guarantees nothing as well.. We just need our catcher to heat up & everyone else to get out of their funk and the BP to get healthy for us to be good enough to beat anyone at any given time. "Like Judge or Soto - but their team is only better than the White Sox over the past month so that guarantees nothing as well.." What this mean? The Yankees are 62-45 are you trying to say the Yankees aren't good? LOL I heard this recently. Over a certain stretch recently only the White Sox have had a worse record than the Yankees. They've been in a bit of freefall for a while. They were once 49-21, so they've gone 13-24 since, and that's after winning their last 2 games. To add to their misery it happened while the Mets got a bit hot. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2024 15:46:27 GMT -5
"Like Judge or Soto - but their team is only better than the White Sox over the past month so that guarantees nothing as well.." What this mean? The Yankees are 62-45 are you trying to say the Yankees aren't good? LOL Why do you resort to Strawman? He never said that. He pointed out that the $325M Yankees are (13-24) over their last 35 Games. That even if you have one of the most outrageous payrolls in Baseball, nothing is guaranteed... And we're STILL in it (and just got better). What's so wrong about saying that? You get a kick out of running down Batman for "defending" our Cubs. But in reality, nobody is quicker at anything than you are at slamming our Cubs. It's in your nature. |
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Post by fine09 on Jul 29, 2024 16:02:37 GMT -5
Like Judge or Soto - but their team is only better than the White Sox over the past month so that guarantees nothing as well.. We just need our catcher to heat up & everyone else to get out of their funk and the BP to get healthy for us to be good enough to beat anyone at any given time. "Like Judge or Soto - but their team is only better than the White Sox over the past month so that guarantees nothing as well.." What this mean? The Yankees are 62-45 are you trying to say the Yankees aren't good? LOL No, what I’m saying is that there is no guarantee that having 1 or even 2 superstars doesn’t guarantee success. It takes a whole team coming together to have success. |
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Post by Returnofstevefitz on Jul 29, 2024 16:03:34 GMT -5
What was the point of it? It just sounds like another "superstars don't guarantee anything" post, yet I'd argue the Yankees are 62-45 because if Judge and Soto. The Yankees also went 4-2 in the middle of that stretch a few weeks ago. They're 7-7 of their last 14 games. 2-0 over their last 2 games. What are we trying to show here? That teams go thru rough stretches in a 162 game season? I'd rather be 62-45, but ok.
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Post by batman66 on Jul 29, 2024 16:04:09 GMT -5
Like Judge or Soto - but their team is only better than the White Sox over the past month so that guarantees nothing as well.. We just need our catcher to heat up & everyone else to get out of their funk and the BP to get healthy for us to be good enough to beat anyone at any given time. "Like Judge or Soto - but their team is only better than the White Sox over the past month so that guarantees nothing as well.." What this mean? The Yankees are 62-45 are you trying to say the Yankees aren't good? LOL Do you actually read posts? You quote what he said and ......he is CLEARLY saying OVER THE PAST MONTH . But ever since May they are 4 games under .500 Yankees record in June 14-13 July 8-13 |
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