Tommy bilfiger;c-9969200 said:
ckfree;c-9969181 said:
Tommy bilfiger;c-9969161 said:
ckfree;c-9969154 said:
i think the cubs were willing to take the contract but didnt want to give up any real prospects
the tigers wanted prospects AND money off the books
the astros were willing to do that
i didnt think anyone would but with mccullers out and keuchel sucking again the astros were looking at yet another world series opportunity slipping away
That's exactly what happened.Verlander nixed the trade initially cuz he was waiting for the cubs
https://twitter.com/jonmorosi/status/903475767463444485
Is that whitesoxdave dude credible? Cuz he sayin russell tore his plantar facistis and strained another part of his foot I never even heard of.Regardless russell out another 3 weeks minimum.I think he might be out for the season
hes had some clubhouse fight scoops, trade scoops and when people are getting called up scoops before anyone else
but its all been white sox related though
thatd be a tough loss
russell is better than baez at ss
just not as flashy
but like you said baez plays better when he plays every day
he even alluded to that yesterday
The electric infielder has delivered an .855 OPS since Russell went down. His defense was a bit sloppy initially, but he eventually found his rhythm. Báez hadn’t been at the position on an everyday basis in a couple years, but now he’s seemingly making a brilliant defensive play on a daily basis while avoiding any mistakes on the easy plays.
It's easy to brush off Russell's absence by pointing to his meager 83 wRC+ and his inconsistencies with throwing on defense. But even after missing nearly the entire month of August he's rated as the second-best defensive shortstop in the game with 14 defensive runs saved (DRS) and he seemed to be finding a rhythm at the plate, posting a 125 wRC+ in 18 games after the break.
Yea he is.Baez been great tho but the russell & baez ss/2b combo is sick which is why I was hoping he could be ready by october.
Arrieta been pitching like '15 jake in the 2nd half opp .169 ba & has the lowest era in mlb(contract year push) which is another reason why I don't mind not acquiring verlander.Lester returns tomorrow, contreras been doing drills and bullpen sessions so he should be back in about 2 weeks.Avila and rivera been real solid in the meantime.I wanna see how dillon maples does,he been killing in the minors his slider nasty he could be a weapon out the bullpen if he can do it at the big league level and most importantly push grimm or rondon out the bullpen I don't trust either.
that shit baez did the other day basically stealing home was crazy
word the concern of SP was being overstated
cubs SP ages in 2018
hendricks 28
quintana 29
lester 34
montgomery 28 (i like him)
and 3 of those are under extremely cheap cost control through 2020
signing 32 year old arrieta to a shorter/high price contract is something i would really try to do but id be shocked if boras accepts a deal like that before jake hits the open market
hes going to want a bidding war like he had with sherzer
