Blazer026 Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 5 hours ago, Breesus mode said: Yes also kinda glad we didn’t make it this year I'm sure not happy. I'm interested to see the changes we make. I'd bet Schwarber is gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breesus mode Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 22 hours ago, holt_bruce81 said: And why's that? I know it’s baseball and anything can happen, but I just don’t think we had enough gas to win it all this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titanrick Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 22 hours ago, hrubes20 said: I'm never happy with a season that ends in no playoffs, and this team was especially frustrating because they were far and away the most individually talented in the division. But we all know that baseball is much more than that. Even as a Brewer fan, I thought this all year as well. We (the Crew) seem to have better team chemistry which can sometimes make up for a lack of talent. I think the Cards have the third best talent, but they are about to lock up the division. I like Maddon a lot too as a coach so I don't even know where the blame should go. Strange year in the NL Central. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrubes20 Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 1 hour ago, Breesus mode said: I know it’s baseball and anything can happen, but I just don’t think we had enough gas to win it all this year. Likely not. But the playoffs are just such a crapshoot, and the individuals on the team are talented enough to go nuts in a short series and propel the team. I'm bummed. 33 minutes ago, titanrick said: Even as a Brewer fan, I thought this all year as well. We (the Crew) seem to have better team chemistry which can sometimes make up for a lack of talent. I think the Cards have the third best talent, but they are about to lock up the division. I like Maddon a lot too as a coach so I don't even know where the blame should go. Strange year in the NL Central. It's on the FO for team construction. Part of it was unexpected when Zobrist missed the entire year, but there weren't any other guys on the team that could hit leadoff or be counted on to make contact with runners at 2nd and 3rd. So many rallies ended because of a lack of contact. The bullpen was a huge letdown for most of the year as well, with our 7th, 8th, and 9th inning options to start the year all being terrible or injured all year (Carl Edwards/Pedro Strop/Brandon Morrow). Some terrific options emerged eventually (Rowan Wick/Brad Wieck) but the damage was done. But to be fair, Joe earned some of the blame as well. He continues to not know how to manage a bullpen. He insists on starting guys that have no business starting like Daniel Descalso and Albert Almora. His lineup constructions were very questionable much of the time. I would guess his time as Cubs manager is over, whether rightly or wrongly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrubes20 Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 (edited) So on to the offseason: Free Agents/No Longer Owed Money: Cole Hamels - $20,000,000 Ben Zobrist - $12,000,000 Brandon Morrow - $9,000,000 (Assuming $12,000,000 team option not exercised) Steve Cishek - $6,500,000 Pedro Strop - $6,250,000 Brandon Kintzler - $5,000,000 Brian Duensing - $3,500,000 Addison Russell - $3,400,000 Nicholas Castellanos - $2,875,000 Mike Montgomery - $1,144,000 Tony Barnette - $1,000,000 (Assuming $3,000,000 team option not exercised) Xavier Cedeno - $900,000 Other random pitchers - Roughly $2,000,000 Other random players - Roughly $1,000,000 TOTAL COMING OFF THE BOOKS: $74,569,000 Lower Guarantee Money: Jon Lester - $7,500,000 less TOTAL COMING OFF THE BOOKS: $7,500,000 Automatic Raises: Anthony Rizzo - $1,600,000 (Assuming team option exercised) Kyle Hendricks - $4,600,000 Craig Kimbrel - $6,000,000 Tyler Chatwood - $500,000 Jason Heyward - $1,000,000 (Assuming he doesn't opt out) Yu Darvish - $2,000,000 (Assuming he doesn't opt out) Kendall Graveman - $2.550,000 (Assuming team option exercised) David Bote - $400,000 Daniel Descalso - $1,000,000 David Phelps - $500,000 (Assuming team option exercised) TOTAL AUTOMATIC RAISES: $19,650,000 Estimated Arbitration Raises: Kris Bryant - $7,500,000 Javy Baez - $5,500,000 Kyle Schwarber - $4,000,000 Willson Contreras - $3,000,000 Albert Almora - $500,000 TOTAL ESTIMATED ARBITRATION RAISES: $20,000,000 Pre-Arb Players Ian Happ Victor Caratini Tony Kemp Kyle Ryan Brad Wieck Rowan Wick Nico Hoerner Alec Mills Dillon Maples James Norwood Allen Webster Duane Underwood Adbert Alzolay Robel Garcia Other Players With Club Options: Jose Quintana - $10,500,000 (Same as 2019 and guaranteed to be picked up) Derek Holland - $6,500,000 (Not likely to be picked up) Option Buyouts and Other Sunk Costs: Brandon Morrow - $3,000,000 buyout Derek Holland - $500,000 buyout Brad Brach - $5,000,000 minus whatever new contract he signs is worth Total Owed: $8,500,000 (Maximum) TOTAL AVAILABLE FOR FREE AGENTS (Assuming no increase in budget) - (74,569,000 + $7,500,000) - (19,650,000 + 20,000,000 + $8,500,000) = $33,919,000 That's not a ton of money available, IMO. Edited September 25, 2019 by hrubes20 Forgot Lester makes $7.5 million less Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bootsy Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 8 hours ago, hrubes20 said: So on to the offseason: Free Agents/No Longer Owed Money: Cole Hamels - $20,000,000 Ben Zobrist - $12,000,000 Brandon Morrow - $9,000,000 (Assuming $12,000,000 team option not exercised) Steve Cishek - $6,500,000 Pedro Strop - $6,250,000 Brandon Kintzler - $5,000,000 Brian Duensing - $3,500,000 Addison Russell - $3,400,000 Nicholas Castellanos - $2,875,000 Mike Montgomery - $1,144,000 Tony Barnette - $1,000,000 (Assuming $3,000,000 team option not exercised) Xavier Cedeno - $900,000 Other random pitchers - Roughly $2,000,000 Other random players - Roughly $1,000,000 TOTAL COMING OFF THE BOOKS: $74,569,000 Lower Guarantee Money: Jon Lester - $7,500,000 less TOTAL COMING OFF THE BOOKS: $7,500,000 Automatic Raises: Anthony Rizzo - $1,600,000 (Assuming team option exercised) Kyle Hendricks - $4,600,000 Craig Kimbrel - $6,000,000 Tyler Chatwood - $500,000 Jason Heyward - $1,000,000 (Assuming he doesn't opt out) Yu Darvish - $2,000,000 (Assuming he doesn't opt out) Kendall Graveman - $2.550,000 (Assuming team option exercised) David Bote - $400,000 Daniel Descalso - $1,000,000 David Phelps - $500,000 (Assuming team option exercised) TOTAL AUTOMATIC RAISES: $19,650,000 Estimated Arbitration Raises: Kris Bryant - $7,500,000 Javy Baez - $5,500,000 Kyle Schwarber - $4,000,000 Willson Contreras - $3,000,000 Albert Almora - $500,000 TOTAL ESTIMATED ARBITRATION RAISES: $20,000,000 Pre-Arb Players Ian Happ Victor Caratini Tony Kemp Kyle Ryan Brad Wieck Rowan Wick Nico Hoerner Alec Mills Dillon Maples James Norwood Allen Webster Duane Underwood Adbert Alzolay Robel Garcia Other Players With Club Options: Jose Quintana - $10,500,000 (Same as 2019 and guaranteed to be picked up) Derek Holland - $6,500,000 (Not likely to be picked up) Option Buyouts and Other Sunk Costs: Brandon Morrow - $3,000,000 buyout Derek Holland - $500,000 buyout Brad Brach - $5,000,000 minus whatever new contract he signs is worth Total Owed: $8,500,000 (Maximum) TOTAL AVAILABLE FOR FREE AGENTS (Assuming no increase in budget) - (74,569,000 + $7,500,000) - (19,650,000 + 20,000,000 + $8,500,000) = $33,919,000 That's not a ton of money available, IMO. You're not factoring in trades which are going to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrubes20 Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 11 hours ago, bootsy said: You're not factoring in trades which are going to happen. For sure. But I can't factor in something that we can't possibly predict. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bootsy Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 (edited) 12 hours ago, hrubes20 said: For sure. But I can't factor in something that we can't possibly predict. I'll predict there will be trades. Pretty easy to do. Edited September 27, 2019 by bootsy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrubes20 Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 On 9/26/2019 at 8:44 PM, bootsy said: I'll predict there will be trades. Pretty easy to do. But when trying to factor them in to see how much money should be available, it helps to know which players are traded, no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrubes20 Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 (edited) Farewell to Joe Maddon. He was at the helm of the most successful period of Cubs baseball in over a century. His lineups and pitching management drove me nuts, but the guy is the absolute best at managing a clubhouse. Early reports are that the Angels will be firing Brad Ausmus to bring Maddon back. For those that don't know, he had various roles in the Angels organization for like 30 years before getting the head gig in Tampa. Great for him, if this is how it turns out. Also, gimme Grandpa Rossy. Edited September 30, 2019 by hrubes20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blazer026 Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 12 hours ago, hrubes20 said: Farewell to Joe Maddon. He was at the helm of the most successful period of Cubs baseball in over a century. His lineups and pitching management drove me nuts, but the guy is the absolute best at managing a clubhouse. Early reports are that the Angels will be firing Brad Ausmus to bring Maddon back. For those that don't know, he had various roles in the Angels organization for like 30 years before getting the head gig in Tampa. Great for him, if this is how it turns out. Also, gimme Grandpa Rossy. Yeah, I'm not a fan of this. Really don't want Girardi. Who are the other candidates beside him and Ross? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrubes20 Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 14 hours ago, Blazer026 said: Yeah, I'm not a fan of this. Really don't want Girardi. Who are the other candidates beside him and Ross? Mark Loretta (bench coach under Maddon), who wouldn't be a bad choice. Joe Espada (bench coach for Astros) is a name I've seen mentioend as well. Raul Ibanez and Sam Fuld are two other former players that apparently are well respected and thought of as future manager types. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrubes20 Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 On 9/25/2019 at 11:59 AM, hrubes20 said: Estimated Arbitration Raises: Kris Bryant - $7,500,000 Javy Baez - $5,500,000 Kyle Schwarber - $4,000,000 Willson Contreras - $3,000,000 Albert Almora - $500,000 TOTAL ESTIMATED ARBITRATION RAISES: $20,000,000 Per FG, their estimated raises are: KB - $5,600,000 Javy - $4,100,000 Schwarber - $4,610,000 Contreras - $3,500,000 Almora - $1,000,000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lions017 Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 Not a huge fan of Ross or Girardi. Girardi seems too old-school, Ross seems like he's just too close to the current group of players. Ross would be a fine choice for the manager after this next one, but I'm not sure if he would be a great fit right now. I'm not sure that a manager really matters all that much in MLB today except for how they manage the clubhouse and stuff like that. I feel like most of the start/sit and even bullpen decisions are heavily influenced by the information that managers receive from the front office. They're more there to handle the players and media than anything else. Maddon may have been one of the last few to have a significant amount of pull. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blazer026 Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 So Ross, Girardi, Loretta, Espada, Venable, and Kapler interviewed so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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