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euphronius posted:I would have been the best clubhouse guy. That was my skill but do you have grit or even moxie
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Jan 4, 2023 22:28
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If the Cubs needed a clubhouse guy and leader I know of one Descalso, Daniel who may be willing to come out of retirement and hit like poo poo for them as well!
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Jan 4, 2023 22:33
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Popete posted:Eric Hosmer is a a pretty big offensive upgrade for the Cubs and he costs nothing, it makes total sense.
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Jan 4, 2023 22:35
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bawfuls posted:If I were a Cubs fan I'd be more upset by the fact that this is true than anything else. Among 1B last year with at least 400 PA, Hosmer was 28th of 36 by fWAR and 24th by wRC+. He is a bad defender at one of the easiest defensive positions and is lucky to be a league-average bat these days. Yes thank you, I feel like Cubs fans have Stockholm syndrome at this point and any signing has to be twisted as good, actually. Hosmer sucks and there was zero need to bring him in. The Cubs have a 1B/DH prospect who broke AAA over his loving knee last year, and if you're worried about throwing him out as the starter immediately they could have platooned him with Wisdom who can also play 1B just fine and even sets up a nice R/L split platoon with Mervis. Give Morel 3B and a chance to prove he's gotten over his yips. We also have like fifty scrappy utility IF guys still on the roster, we absolutely did not have a need for Hosmer and anybody trying to claim otherwise is insane.
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Jan 4, 2023 22:40
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If we're down to guys signing for the minimum and there haven't even been any rumors about Brandon Belt, then I guess the Giants really are moving on.
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Jan 4, 2023 22:50
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bawfuls posted:If I were a Cubs fan I'd be more upset by the fact that this is true than anything else. Among 1B last year with at least 400 PA, Hosmer was 28th of 36 by fWAR and 24th by wRC+. He is a bad defender at one of the easiest defensive positions and is lucky to be a league-average bat these days. Doesn't change the fact that it's were the Cubs are right now, I was really hoping the Cubs would have signed Matt Olson last year but it didn't happen so here we are. We have "a guy" in the pipeline who hopefully can take Hosmers spot but he's coming off a breakout year in the minors were he whiplashed from A to AAA so it remains to be seen if he's ready this year and I'd be fine with the Cubs taking some time with him instead of thrusting him in as the everyday 1b with no backup. Since the Cubs were clearly not in the market to buy a 1st basemen Hosmer is a decent pick up that costs them next to nothing. Popete fucked around with this message at 23:02 on Jan 4, 2023 |
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Jan 4, 2023 23:00
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Cubs should have gotten Mancini instead
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Jan 4, 2023 23:05
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Sydin posted:Hosmer sucks and there was zero need to bring him in. I've never liked him. I'm sure personally he's just fine, but I've never been wooed by any of his baseball talents. And he is an evil-looking man.
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Jan 4, 2023 23:07
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It's still a small sample size, but I'm very surprised how much support guys like Beltran and Sheffield have gotten already. https://twitter.com/NotMrTibbs/status/1610688602052374528?s=20&t=KhdWVufMLUoK2rq_sub5zg
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Jan 4, 2023 23:14
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https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1610761844624396296?s=20&t=n2ajolrCA64XR4FsGAj7OQ
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Jan 4, 2023 23:19
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https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1610761844624396296?s=20&t=Vw49D1L7B_2hhcUbthWRAA E: i hate ihatepants
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Jan 4, 2023 23:19
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It's about time
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Jan 4, 2023 23:20
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MrMidnight posted:Cubs should have gotten Mancini instead Probably, but he would've been more expensive and the whole point is just to have someone better than Alfonso Rivas at 1B until Mervis comes up.
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Jan 4, 2023 23:20
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ihatepants posted:https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1610761844624396296?s=20&t=n2ajolrCA64XR4FsGAj7OQ Thank loving god they paid Raffy (those freaking dopes)
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Jan 4, 2023 23:26
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FlamingLiberal posted:It's still a small sample size, but I'm very surprised how much support guys like Beltran and Sheffield have gotten already. Trash cans less bad than Roids confirmed
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Jan 4, 2023 23:26
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ihatepants posted:https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1610761844624396296?s=20&t=n2ajolrCA64XR4FsGAj7OQ How are his ankles
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Jan 4, 2023 23:29
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Explosionface posted:I've never liked him. I'm sure personally he's just fine, but I've never been wooed by any of his baseball talents. And he is an evil-looking man. He's also famously stubborn about coaching, having refused for over a decade to adjust his hitting approach to improve outcomes, instead continuing to hammer balls into the ground. He was a prime candidate for the flyball revolution, a guy who hits the ball very hard (or used to) but doesn't elevate it enough. Doesn't seem like the kind of veteran I'd want around my young developing players but I'm just a poster on a dead internet forum not a baseball-quant bawfuls fucked around with this message at 23:38 on Jan 4, 2023 |
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Jan 4, 2023 23:32
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Nissin Cup Nudist posted:Trash cans less bad than Roids confirmed
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Jan 4, 2023 23:36
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Holy poo poo Andruw Jones might actually make it on one of the next few ballots??? That rules
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Jan 4, 2023 23:37
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I know Andruw Jones was an elite defender for a decade but if you do this at age 31 I'm sorry I'm gonna have a hard time seeing you as a Hall of Famer.
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Jan 4, 2023 23:39
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bawfuls posted:I know Andruw Jones was an elite defender for a decade but if you do this at age 31 I'm sorry I'm gonna have a hard time seeing you as a Hall of Famer.
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Jan 4, 2023 23:40
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FlamingLiberal posted:Somehow he played for 5 more seasons after that
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Jan 4, 2023 23:43
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Are there other dudes who (possibly) played themselves out of the hall with an atrocious few years to close out their careers?
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Jan 4, 2023 23:46
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Andruw Jones deserves to be in for the same reason Ozzie Smith is in. Isn't he the all-time leader in defensive runs saved?
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Jan 4, 2023 23:46
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ihatepants posted:https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1610761844624396296?s=20&t=n2ajolrCA64XR4FsGAj7OQ Always happy to see a small market team like the Red Sox finally buckle down and pay one of their home grown stars.
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Jan 4, 2023 23:47
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Kevlar v2.0 posted:Andruw Jones deserves to be in for the same reason Ozzie Smith is in. Isn't he the all-time leader in defensive runs saved? I am an obviously biased Andruw Jones hater because I vividly remember that absolutely brutal year in LA. But man it was really bad and I just don't think a Hall of Famer should be that bad at only 31. bawfuls fucked around with this message at 23:53 on Jan 4, 2023 |
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Jan 4, 2023 23:49
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 Lol at the Mets, good lord Are they counting losing Judge and resigning him for the NYY? (e: it's yes, so more like a net of 9 WAR)
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Jan 4, 2023 23:55
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Sydin posted:Yes thank you, I feel like Cubs fans have Stockholm syndrome at this point and any signing has to be twisted as good, actually. Hosmer sucks and there was zero need to bring him in. The Cubs have a 1B/DH prospect who broke AAA over his loving knee last year, and if you're worried about throwing him out as the starter immediately they could have platooned him with Wisdom who can also play 1B just fine and even sets up a nice R/L split platoon with Mervis. Give Morel 3B and a chance to prove he's gotten over his yips. We also have like fifty scrappy utility IF guys still on the roster, we absolutely did not have a need for Hosmer and anybody trying to claim otherwise is insane. They just don't seem to have a plan. If you're rebuilding, let Mervis play 1B and Morel play 3B. Wisdom can slot in when needed at both positions. Give each guy 500 PAs this season to see if they can be a starter. It's not that Hosmer sucks, it's that he doesn't help them long term. The absolute best case scenario is he has a decent year and they trade him at the deadline. Although a DH probably doesn't have much value in the trade market unless they're just mashing the hell out of the ball. So all it does is take at-bats from young players and I guess give the veneer that they are trying to win. Niwrad fucked around with this message at 23:58 on Jan 4, 2023 |
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Jan 4, 2023 23:56
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Cubs had a better offseason than the Mets. You heard it from Fangraphs. 
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Jan 4, 2023 23:57
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Cubs win the off-season 
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Jan 4, 2023 23:57
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Hang it from the uh rafters
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You can't say that the Giants have a better rotation now than they did last year when they had Rodon on the staff.
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Jan 5, 2023 00:00
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Hosmer costs $700K a year who the gently caress cares if he ends up sucking? I much prefer signing Hosmer until Mervis comes up to the Cubs giving an enormous overpay offer to the oft-injured Anthony Rizzo, who was the best 1B on the market this offseason.
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Jan 5, 2023 00:01
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How did the Phillies lose almost 9 war? Are they counting Thor's Angels stats?
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Jan 5, 2023 00:02
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Or we could have paid Jose Abreu to play a few years on a non-competitive team. If the Cubs were going to sign a 1b long term it had to happen last year with either Olson or Freeman.
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Jan 5, 2023 00:03
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FlamingLiberal posted:This graph feels like the 'ADD UP THE WARS' graphic from a few years ago The point is that the Dodgers have let a lot of guys walk without really reinforcing the loss much, and for the first time in awhile they don't look like the deepest and most resilient roster in the game.
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Jan 5, 2023 00:04
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Kevlar v2.0 posted:Hosmer costs $700K a year who the gently caress cares if he ends up sucking? I much prefer signing Hosmer until Mervis comes up to the Cubs giving an enormous overpay offer to the oft-injured Anthony Rizzo, who was the best 1B on the market this offseason. He's gonna be the new Ortega, the old rear end guy who doesn't factor into the team plans at all that Ross inexplicably gives a billion AB's to because ~matchups~ while sitting interesting young guys who might actually contribute down the road to an eventual competing Cubs team.
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Jan 5, 2023 00:05
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The Cubs entering 2023 did not have a 1st baseman. Even if you think Mervis is getting called up this year (seems unlikely to make the opening day roster) we needed somebody besides Patrick Wisdom. Hosmer is an upgrade over what we had which was nothing and it cost nothing.
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Jan 5, 2023 00:08
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and every time we trotted out other Interesting Young Guys who failed at the major league level we were clamoring for them to go back to AAA to get experience mashing against inferior talent to get their confidence up
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bawfuls posted:That's not really the point of the piece, which is titled The Dodgers Have Had a Strange Offseason
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