2025 Cubs

[Butcher]

Intelligent Spending at its finest.

[1060Ivy]

Montas is more likely to provide an acceptable 4/5 starter than Boyd. Boyd’s brief but outstanding performance in August and playoffs got him this Cubs opportunity. He’s a higher risk but did a great job so hopes lightening continues to strike for him.

Was at the game that Boyd shutdown the Cubs in August. Cubs offense was going well going into that game and was shutdown cold.

Hope Boyd has a chance of rekindling that performance and making a difference for Cubs rotation but more likely signing is akin of $15 MM of dollar scratchers purchased at a gas store after a long day and night of drinking

[Butcher]

I'm so tired of Jed's methods. I'm ready for a new President of Baseball Operations yesterday.

[bz]

This blows. Fuck the Cubs

[1060Ivy]

I'm so tired of Jed's methods. I'm ready for a new President of Baseball Operations yesterday.

No issue with putting together a bullpen via dumpster diving and expecting prospects to produce for a few months a season - as long as there are a 2-3 healthy, veterans that can perform heavy lifting in case everything goes to crap.  

Unfortunately, seems like Jed has taken this approach to overall roster construction rather than just the bullpen.  

No clue if removing Jed will change anything as it seems more of a budget issue. 

The focus on competitiveness in the NL Central rather than the best 3-6 teams across the MLB leads to teams with limited upside potential.  Appears that last year’s roster upside was around 90 games.  Yes, that should have gotten the team into playoffs- and likely a very early exit.

Pissed that Cubs are overpaying for mediocre talent or veterans that don’t produce so roster is still expensive for wins/$ and has limited upside potential.  The whole need to move salary e.g. productive players to improve roster is such complete antitheses to what Dodgers and other high revenue teams are doing

[bz]

I'm so tired of Jed's methods. I'm ready for a new President of Baseball Operations yesterday.

No issue with putting together a bullpen via dumpster diving and expecting prospects to produce for a few months a season - as long as there are a 2-3 healthy, veterans that can perform heavy lifting in case everything goes to crap.  

Unfortunately, seems like Jed has taken this approach to overall roster construction rather than just the bullpen.  

No clue if removing Jed will change anything as it seems more of a budget issue. 

The focus on competitiveness in the NL Central rather than the best 3-6 teams across the MLB leads to teams with limited upside potential.  Appears that last year’s roster upside was around 90 games.  Yes, that should have gotten the team into playoffs- and likely a very early exit.

Pissed that Cubs are overpaying for mediocre talent or veterans that don’t produce so roster is still expensive for wins/$ and has limited upside potential.  The whole need to move salary e.g. productive players to improve roster is such complete antitheses to what Dodgers and other high revenue teams are doing

It feels like we are about to sign Gary Gaetti and Henry Rodriguez

[1060Ivy]

Championships and sustainable success heading the Cubs way as Cubs appear to be close to signing veteran catcher, Carson Kelly.

Yup, the Mets sign Soto to a 15 year, $765 MM deal and the Cubs come right back and get ready to sign a back-up catcher as they focus on trading one of their better players and his associated salary in order to “improve the roster”.

Nothing wrong with signing Kelly to pair with Amaya but it along with just about every other rumored move suggested for the 2025 roster, signing does not move the needle from the Cubs appearing to be almost as good as they were in 2023 or 2024

Guessing that Ricketts will again pass on a session at the Cubs Convention this year

[1060Ivy]

Tucker rumor seems to be the first time to get optimistic about the 2025 Cubs roster

Tucker may provide the offensive power that roster lacks. No clue of what combination of Cub players and prospects that are required for trade but Cubs should have enough to make trade happen.

Cubs aren’t only club out there that could use Tucker’s talents so expecting Cubs will pay handsomely for Tucker in a trade

Doubt if Tucker would consider extension but let’s take one step at a time.


https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5985653...le-tucker/

[funkster]

I'm so tired of Jed's methods. I'm ready for a new President of Baseball Operations yesterday.

Basically where I’m at.


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[Butcher]

Tucker rumor seems to be the first time to get optimistic about the 2025 Cubs roster

Tucker may provide the offensive power that roster lacks.  No clue of what combination of Cub players and prospects that are required for trade but Cubs should have enough to make trade happen. 

Cubs aren’t only club out there that could use Tucker’s talents so expecting Cubs will pay handsomely for Tucker in a trade

Doubt if Tucker would consider extension but let’s take one step at a time. 


https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5985653...le-tucker/

Tucker is a great player but if any team trades for him without some sort of assurance regarding an extension, then that team is pretty stupid.

[1060Ivy]

Tucker will be a free agent next season. After witnessing the absurdity of the pitching market and Soto’s contract, no chance in hell will sign an agent allow him to even think about an extension

Regarding should Cubs make a deal for him, depends on what/who’s included.

Could imagine Bellinger/Suzuki, Paredes, Assad, pick an outfield prospect + cash as being more than enough for Astros. Paredes is central to deal but that’s a big get for the Astros. Bellinger vs Suzuki is the other major question which also affects the cash included in deal.

Tucker can provide the power the roster sorely lacks. At what cost is the question to be answered. If you believe that Paredes will bounce back and can provide the power then little reason for discussion

[Butcher]

Tucker will be a free agent next season. After witnessing the absurdity of the pitching market and Soto’s contract, no chance in hell will sign an agent allow him to even think about an extension

Regarding should Cubs make a deal for him, depends on what/who’s included. 

Could imagine Bellinger/Suzuki, Paredes, Assad, pick an outfield prospect + cash as being more than enough for Astros.  Paredes is central to deal but that’s a big get for the Astros.  Bellinger vs Suzuki is the other major question which also affects the cash included in deal.

Tucker can provide the power the roster sorely lacks.  At what cost is the question to be answered.  If you believe that Paredes will bounce back and can provide the power then little reason for discussion

Tucker is a great player, but that's a crazy amount to give up for one season of control.

[1060Ivy]

Tucker in the line up that still includes either Bellinger or Suzuki - and everyone remains/gets healthy (Nico and Dansby) - the offense should have enough fire power to be a playoff team

As I noted, there’s little chance that Tucker would sign an extension. Still believe that a deal could and should be put together to significantly improve the 2025 Cubs roster.

Yup, it’s only for a season and 2026 might look like crap but Cubs have not been to playoffs since …. 2020 and not one a playoff game since 2017. The “sustained success” and “intelligent spending” dogmas were BS. Tucker represents a significant opportunity to improve the roster Cubs and return team to playoffs. Who knows if he’s on roster in 2025 and team has success maybe just maybe there’s a chance Cubs open wallets and extend him

[MrSheps]

The Cubs can't give up both Parades and Suzuki, right? I'm super into this Tucker thing, even if it is one season, but that would be a dumb trade, unless you're pretty sure you can sign him long term, and I just don't see how they'd know that, or even think they'd be the favorites when our biggest ever signing is still Jason Hayward. I'm excited, also worried we're going to screw this up.

[1060Ivy]

Sad that fans aren’t calling for Cubs to sign Bergman from Astros in addition to Tucker trade. Imagine the offensive production with Bergman at 3rd and Tucker in RF with Bellinger at 1st/CF. Yup, the Cubs would likely be spending in line relative to their revenue but why would fans demand something like that to occur