Curious what type of prospects they get back. Hope it’s not some low A level dudes. Be nice if it was in the 23/24 range for impact
because that is what the other big market teams do right. Maybe get management that knows what the fuck they are doing
It’s as if this fanbase has brain worms. it’s clear the development system fucked up. It stopped producing talent. Both in the minors and major league level. The core in place maxed out and it made no sense overpaying that core and so a massive rebuild had to happen. We are at the start of this rebuild. Hopefully this is the last time a major rebuild is needed and we get into a Dodgers, Yankees, Redsox type cycle.
Did they ever have to? You can't look at what we "tore down" is doing today and possibly still think, "we should have run it back!"
Red Sox finished 78-84 and then traded for Chris sale. Someone should have told them only way to get good is 5 years of tanking
i don’t think that but there’s a difference between being everyone back and you can’t sign anyone until you’re good again
The dodgers were dog shit for years before they got it right. Redsox had a couple of dogshit years mixed in as did the Yankees. The cubs clearly fucked up with drafting and developing talent. Had they not majorly fucked up Theo would still be in charge.
the dodgers have been under .500 twice since 2000. Yes teams have losing seasons, the Red Sox won 71 and 78 games and then traded for chris sale. Big market teams don’t say well we’re fucked for 5-7 years, just have to wait. They use their financial muscle to get better quickly. They don’t cry poor and tear it down to the studs
good teams can win and still draft and produce talent. The fucking cardinals have done it my entire life. You don’t let Contreras walk because you aren’t good this year. Shit people are talking about the cubs being good in 23-24, contreras will be 31 years old then.
I would be fine with resigning Wilson. I don’t think it’s going to happen and I’m not going to freak out about it.
The cardinals have a never ending steam of guys throwing 98 out of the bullpen And I’m not sure the cubs have had one since farnsworh
Can’t get a fucking bunt down. Simmons swinging at the first pitch with a pitcher walking the world. just fucking stupid baseball.
Cubs have done a shit job of prioritizing velocity with their entire staff all the way from the minors up to the bigs.
That has changed. They have gone heavy velo in the draft the last couple of years. But it’s going to take time now…
The hype around this kid seems pretty insane given he’s yet to play pro ball… And in his first pro game and first AB…
Nightengale was on the score this morning saying there’s no chance the cubs sign contreras because he wants to be paid like the top catchers in the game and they are just too far apart. He pointed to the realmuto and Perez contracts as to what he’s looking for. Realmuto got 5 years 115 and Perez got 4 years 82. Fuck this stupid ass franchise