How many games will the Cubs win?
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heyzeus
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Re: How many games will the Cubs win?
The Cubs could use a left fielder (Soler has been bad) and another top line starter. But they're not exactly hurting for those things.
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Re: How many games will the Cubs win?
something...but definitely not anything good
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tacoman
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Re: How many games will the Cubs win?
It's becoming apparent that the Cubs bullpen is their weakness. That's where teams will have to beat them.
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Freed Roger
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Re: How many games will the Cubs win?
With a lot of thisgoing on, it's a good time to rack up mega wins against [expletive] teams.
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ndistops
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Re: How many games will the Cubs win?
The Cubs trading Hendricks would be very silly. Even if he's not quite as good as his numbers so far this year, he's a very good #4.tacoman wrote:Depends on which guys are available and which teams are out of the race. I've heard Sonny Gray mentioned quite a bit. Also Julio Teheran.
Soler and Hendricks may net them something.
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dmarx114
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Re: How many games will the Cubs win?
Soler for Chapman. Who says no to that deal?
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Cheddar Tom
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Re: How many games will the Cubs win?
The Yankees and I think it would take them all of 10 seconds.dmarx114 wrote:Soler for Chapman. Who says no to that deal?
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dmarx114
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Re: How many games will the Cubs win?
Hmm, I guess I am higher on Soler than most people. He's obviously off to a slow start.Cheddar Tom wrote:The Yankees and I think it would take them all of 10 seconds.dmarx114 wrote:Soler for Chapman. Who says no to that deal?
You're probably right though.
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tacoman
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Re: How many games will the Cubs win?
If the Cubs can get a TOR, why would trading Hendricks be silly? There wouldn't be room for Hendricks anymore.
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Transmogrified Tiger
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Re: How many games will the Cubs win?
Hendricks is currently 16th among all SP in fWAR, keeping company with the likes of Bumgarner, Zimmermann, and Stroman and in fewer starts. He's almost certainly not a 5 win pitcher, but he's also the only Cubs SP under 30, and Lester is the only other starter under contract after next year(and he'll be 34). If the rotation has a problem, Hendricks is a part of the solution.
Part of the upshot of using free agency for filling their needs last year is that it kept their trade assets available for future use, they probably don't need to trade Hendricks when you have MLB pieces like Soler, Baez, or even Schwarber who don't have a permanent home yet, and a fairly deep farm system that hasn't seen its depth hurt by other win-now trades.
Part of the upshot of using free agency for filling their needs last year is that it kept their trade assets available for future use, they probably don't need to trade Hendricks when you have MLB pieces like Soler, Baez, or even Schwarber who don't have a permanent home yet, and a fairly deep farm system that hasn't seen its depth hurt by other win-now trades.