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OTOH though, I can certainly see how teams that don't spend down there to begin with could trade off parts of their budget for scraps. Is a fringe major leaguer, like a Bowden or Raley worth a team...

I'm the culprit of the IFA stuff. I brought it up to Arguello at Cubsden because it seemed reasonable, given the multiple times Badler has mentioned we were wanting to trade for more space. That...

As would everyone, he's looking like he won't make it past the 2nd.

They took him 9th overall and he didn't sign. You think they all just walked away happy? Not a chance. It was widely reported he was signing for slot and just changed his mind at the deadline and...

Considering Whitson agreed to, then stiffed Hoyer and McLoud in San Diego......I'd say they likely have little to zero interest in him. I'll be beyond shocked if we take him.

And with his...

Absolutely. At least in the NFL, there's a semblance of BPA going on. If me and you did a mock top 77(thru Cubs 3rd round pick) the only thing I feel comfortable saying is we'd each have 5 guys or...

I like that. I think Demerritte is gone way, way before then though. I like McMahon a bunch myself, but again, I think he's way gone by that spot. I've currently got a list of close to 150 guys and I...

Honestly, I love the Krook pick(or any other hard throwing lefty at that spot). If I'm going to take a hitter at any point early on, it'd be a bigtime power hitter myself. That said, the FO may very...

That argument almost has to be the shift thing, right? I don't buy into it though, he's just damn good defensively.

He's a witch!

Seriously though, he's fine if we have even 2 more big bats, to go with Rizzo and Castro longterm. As far as his defense goes though? Damn, what more could anyone want out of him?...

Other than Aaron Fitt, from BA, I'm not sure I've seen a national guy put Bryant at the top, or even over Gray. I think I could make myself happy enough with any of the 3 honestly. I'm hopeful that...

Why would the Cubs give up a very solid prospect for a rental in a season that its highly unlikely we'll contend in? Hell, DeJesus is having a better season than Ellsbury is currently himself. If...

Trust me, I've thought that today as well, especially seeing Badler say he thought the Astros would spread their IFA money around, instead of going after a big ticket or two. Since they did it last...

Yeah, I can see Dunston developing 12-15ish homer type pop, best case scenario for Penalver- I can't see that.

Thats the problem, I've looked up and down rosters, just don't see many. Maybe the Pads stick around this year to where they keep Headley? I can't see KC dealing Gordon, but maybe they don't see...

I'm not sure about that. Penalver has been hitting the cover off the ball in EXST(or was anyway, haven't kept track of him this last week) even showing some extra base pop. He's a very solid fielder...

I know its years away from them contributing and even just speculation at this point they make it to the Cubs....But if the Cubs IFA strategy is to go big on bats, its possible at least, that its a...

As GoCubs mentioned, if we do spend on FA, be prepared to spend it on longterm deals that basically make you uncomfortable. Thats just how its headed. Sometimes you have to bite the bullet.

I'm...

Garza wants to be here. If we can leverage that, along with his current status into a team-friendly deal, more power to them.

Price will cost around 15 mill in arb next year, if we're dying to...

Al,ora played one EXST game, then tweaked something in a slide. He's just now back to playing games. My guess is it'll be 2-3 weeks still. Very happy on Maples start, no walks or hit batters is a...

Well, I just asked Chris Crawford, of MLBDraftInsider and ESPN about Gray's New Orleans game and he said he was pulled due to the fact they were playing one of the worst teams in college baseball and...

I think thats closer to what it'd take to get Stanton honestly. I get the need to be overwhelmed though if thats the main point here.

I already answered it. It's not a matter of what he brings out per day, its the overall perception of the matter. If he's traded, especially for A ball types, it helps create even more apathy than...

Yeah, so what IS your point then? He's consistently pitched 100 pitches and held velo ever since.

Bingo.