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bawfuls posted:Are the Cubs deep enough now to platoon him properly or will they just run him out there every day? Lol
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oh gently caress I bet Willson and Champ met at a former all-star game too!! Holy poo poo I'm so excited
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Poque posted:YES I LOVE JOC I can't come up with a name of another (primary position) outfielder on the team.
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Jan 29, 2021 16:21
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Well I’m glad Joc went to the Cubs and not the Giants as was rumored recently
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bawfuls posted:Are the Cubs deep enough these days to platoon him properly or will they just run him out there every day? Adam Duvall would be a great platoon with him, low key was hoping the Braves would go that route.
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Phillies picked up Matt Moore for 1 yr /3 mil Does he have anything left in the tank?
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tadashi posted:I can't come up with a name of another (primary position) outfielder on the team. I guess Bryant if they play Bote at third occasionally. But Joc should still get 130+ games
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ScottyJSno posted:Tanaka back to Japan. Sure, he is better than Kluber. He was almost assuredly offered contracts from MLB teams that were way higher than 8.6 mil. He probably wanted to go home.
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Jan 29, 2021 17:16
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Dang the Cubs actually made a cool move, this is blowing my mind.
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bawfuls posted:Are the Cubs deep enough these days to platoon him properly or will they just run him out there every day? Passan says one of the reasons joc chose the cubs is they said they'd give him a chance every day, so I guess we'll see if he hs figured out how to hit lefties at the age of 29.
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R.D. Mangles posted:Oh no i like this move. How dare you. Don't you know what thread this is?
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bawfuls posted:Well I’m glad Joc went to the Cubs and not the Giants as was rumored recently The Giants have like 5 outfielders they want to play in 2021. The only way they sign an OF now is on a multi-year deal, to be here when the window opens in 2022 (hopefully). Although I wouldn't have minded signing Joc for like 3 years. He mashes. Kinda surprised he didn't get a longer deal tbh.
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Popete posted:Dang the Cubs actually made a cool move, this is blowing my mind. Yeah but it makes me retroactively not understand what they were doing before. If they’re not just trying to save money, what are they trying to accomplish here?
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cebrail posted:Yeah but it makes me retroactively not understand what they were doing before. If they’re not just trying to save money, what are they trying to accomplish here? They're still overall dumping a lot of salary. I guess they figured they had to sign someone to play outfield since they figured Toms original idea to just stick a scarecrow in left field might piss off fans a bit too much.
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R.D. Mangles posted:Passan says one of the reasons joc chose the cubs is they said they'd give him a chance every day, so I guess we'll see if he hs figured out how to hit lefties at the age of 29.
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https://twitter.com/thekapman/status/1355182248425893892 Don't worry everybody Tom got in on some of this sweet Gamestop and AMC money so he can finally throw Hoyer some crumbs. Also god help me I actually like the Joc move. Doesn't really help the "can't hit lefties" problem but he does strike out way less than Kyle and can actually competently field a corner OF position.
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Nissin Cup Nudist posted:Phillies picked up Matt Moore for 1 yr /3 mil The Phillies just want a starter who has a pulse. They're really not very good at rescuing guys.
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Moore pitched well in Japan in a small sample, and also apparently made some tweaks to his delivery that has him back to sitting 95, so who knows he could turn out to be a huge bargain.
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Joc is great fun to cheer for and he will mash majestic taters vs right handed pitching. His defense isn’t what it was when he was younger but he’s still a plus defender in a corner. He’s also obsessed with sneakers, at least half his Instagram content is opening new sneaker boxes
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Cackling at the posssibility of the shark coming back as the Harbinger of lovely Cubs Teams.
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They're also considering bringing back Jake because apparently "hey remember this guy?" moves are the new market inefficiency.
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Sydin posted:https://twitter.com/thekapman/status/1355182248425893892 *views division as winnable" *Gets rid of 80% of 2020 starting rotation* wE cAn wIn tHe dIvIsIoN
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The only part of that rotation that matters is losing Darvish, which absolutely loving blows and makes us way worse. Otherwise though Lester was cooked, Chatwood sucked, and Quintana sucked. While it does kinda blow Lester won't retire a Cub, I'm not crying any tears over losing performances from those guys.
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Lester was an amazing Cub, but if he is going to sentimentally retire somewhere it should be Boston.
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Interesting article about a 1996 attempt to develop essentially "MLB Jam" for arcades; in addition to problems with the durability of the Golden Tee-style trackballs it would have used, the fatal flaw was that the developers hadn't figured out a good way to keep players steadily pumping quarters into the machine since innings could go on indefinitely.
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Sydin posted:https://twitter.com/thekapman/status/1355182248425893892 lmao at upping the payroll after the dogshit moves they made.
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I work with a few of the old Midway guys who built the electronics for those arcade cabinets. I never knew about a MLB Jam, I'll have to ask them about it next time I'm in the office which may not be for awhile yet.
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Watch out MLB, Pirates about to start making moves https://twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/1355199533291073542
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Darude - Adam Sandstorm posted:lmao at upping the payroll after the dogshit moves they made.
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tadashi posted:I can't come up with a name of another (primary position) outfielder on the team. Phillip Ervin was a waiver claim a few months back, at the time there was talk he could spell Schwarber against tough lefties if the Cubs were bringing him back, but they traded his 7 million for Joc to play the role of beefy lad.
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https://twitter.com/mlbtraderumors/status/1355225904063143940?s=21 He put on a loving clinic during that 2015 run and was solid on the Nats. Did he ever recant his stance on gay marriage or is he still a bigot?
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Popete posted:I work with a few of the old Midway guys who built the electronics for those arcade cabinets. I never knew about a MLB Jam, I'll have to ask them about it next time I'm in the office which may not be for awhile yet. I worked at Midway, but I didn't start until 2006, well after the arcade era. There was MLB Slugfest, which was the (console) spiritual MLB version of NBA Jam.
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Dinosaurs! posted:https://twitter.com/mlbtraderumors/status/1355225904063143940?s=21 It came up during his brief stint with the Cubs and he gave what amounted to an "I'm sorry if you were offended."
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Poque posted:He sucks forever I wish anyone else had said "Do you go to Fangraphs at all?" because I would absolutely buy that t-shirt
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Before signing Pederson, MLB.com had Ian Happ as the starter in center and left for the Cubs lol. This is a team who set a record for most starters in the ASG just a few seasons ago.
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Poque posted:Lester was an amazing Cub, but if he is going to sentimentally retire somewhere it should be Boston. He was also very good in both 2007 and 2013 for Boston but he didn’t win a series MVP and those championships certainly don’t mean as much to Boston as 2004.
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