I'll wait and talk about the roster once Spring Training starts. To complain about it on December 2nd doesn't make much sense. Trades can happen. Sasaki can happen. Just let it all play out.
Camilo Doval…. When he first came on the scene, even on MLB The Show last year and in 22, THE DUDE WAS UNHITTABLEEEEEEEEEEEE! Where did all that talent go? SMDH
Guys, I told you this off season the focus is to get to 90 wins, and pitching and especially bullpen! So now we get a depth piece on catcher, a depth piece on SP, the next move is two more bullpen arms with one a big one can close. Tanner will not be so quick, there will be a bidding war and Boras will make him wait. But we can trade for Helsley or Miller. Then they will wait to see after Soto signed, who will desperate to trade for Cody. If they can trade Cody, they will get a big bat. So just wait and see if the moves can add up to 90 wins! I don’t think Jed think offense is a big issue last season, if you look at the numbers, it was not that bad. He thinks the bullpen is the issue, if the bullpen did not got so many injuries and Neris did not work out, the offense will not be that in the spot light that much. He ONLY admitted issues with bullpen! So you know where he would focus on if you read carefully what he says. And I think it is a right move since we need to give so many young bats chances, UNLESS a Soto which they did check in. All other big bat free agents all have glaring flaws ! So I think it is a good plan. Fans only care, only know, only get excited on big names. And at least half of the big names don’t work out if you look at the history.
If Jed thinks hitting wasn't a problem last season, he's incompetent. Hitting betrayed the team in May and June and sunk the season. They did recover somewhat, but the damage was done. And the pitching regressed after being stellar in May and June, but it got squandered. The rule of thumb is that hitting accounts for about 60 percent of the game. So you'd be smart to focus on that side of it.
Love the Boyd signing , he is a solid 3/4 starter and upgrade from Hendricks to go with Jameson, gives them nice flexibility for that 5th spot to work in young guys like Assad/Brown/Horton ect.
Also I expect the Cubs to do very little in any department via trade. I could see them dumping Belli for a Mid level reliever , and then maybe a Hoerner and some prospect to Seattle for George Kirby. But that is a massive stretch in my opinion. Jack Neeley and Benjamin Cowles will be the fill ins . Cowles takes the Patrick Wisdom / Nick Madrigal spot. Neeley fills the spot of the arms cut from last year. Those are the Cubs big moves ...they already made them last year
So the Cubs signed another grizzled, old vet? True to form. And why isn't Cade Horton even mentioned? As of a report dated November 8, he is healthy and expected to have a "normal" offseason. After listening to your show, it sounds like the Cubs wouldn't have the money to get Roki Sasaki. Landers of Fan-Sided suggested the Cubs will move on from Cody after the Boyd signing.
Alot of fans think Counsell = strategy OVER spending. Problem is -- that's not true. It's the issue I have with the Hoyer/Hawkins-regime spending BIG cash on junk-ballers like Morrow (Theo-era), Smyly, Boxberger, Fulmer, Neris, Hendricks... and now Boyd (among unlisted others). It just feels... like Jed was the guy responsible for flipping Arrieta & Strop. And that is his main strategy. Buy low, rebuild the engine, fix the transmission and turn a base car into a Hellcat. Problem is, that's rare. Lightning struck twice, once, with the boys from Baltimore that helped the Cubs to a ring. And it seems like Hoyer keeps trying to do it it with buy low/high-ceiling project-players via trade or reduced cost contracts. No one in the mainstream media (other than Kap & Rosenthal) have held his feet to the fire on the "projects" that were utter failures. Granted some of those were with Theo as President, but Hoyer was his Colonel underneath Gen. Epstein. In the last decade i'm sensing a lame theme and all of them involved Hoyer's decision making and Ricketts skittishness to spend on superstars. THAT... has been the bane of the Cubs existence since post-2016. They keep trying a recipe-for-success that failed to yield anymore fruitful results MANY years ago. Time to either change, or get out the way and let someone else try something different.
@@naturallawman2965 I think you’re 100 % correct. That’s why this so frustrating, I’m fine if they don’t spend, but they have to start making moves to get these young guys up. Neely and Cowles are on the 40 man. Let’s get Shaw and Cassie on there too. Let ‘em play
Why did Jed paid 29 millions for Boyd? 2 words.. SCOTT BORAS..... Boras again stuck it to the Cubs like he did with Bellinger.. if it wasn't Boyd then they would've had to pay almost double for any of the others...
I think Matt should look more into pitch mix, ie: pitch types, location, strengths and weaknesses. It makes the Boyd piece, or any other FA pitcher more interesting. Rather than just “he’s good or bad” which doesn’t have enough content
@ yeah I agree with your sentiment. Just think it would be nice, as an everyday watcher, to learn more about the players involved. What can we expect in the future; ie good changeup, perhaps that plays well with an in-division rival. Just something to think about
Don’t you feel with the money available to Jed and that he has to try to keep the Cubs under the tax that he’s almost positive that he can move Bellinger and that’s why he signed Boyd for what he did?
I've been a Cubs fan for over 40 years and we've had our ups and downs during that time. Right now I'm looking forward to the team that they put on the field for 2025. All I can say is good luck to Boyd and I hope he kicks some butt. Go Cubs!
Being a Cubs fan is really frustrating right now. Couldn’t they at least go after Soto. He would help them win 90 games a year, would bring them a Superstar back to Chicago. Jordan for the Bulls is a great example. Jordan is still a superstar around Chicago What the hell are they thinking?? I live in Utah, and would pay big dollars to watch Soto play at Wrigley Field. I wouldn’t care how much my tickets cost. Unbelievable ownership and management. Frustrated!!
I'm not sure if everyone is seeing this ...and what the Cubs are doing. Your 2025 SP rotation. Steele Shota. Boyd Jameson and the 5th spot will be played out in Spring training between Brown Horton Assad And Wicks
Also the catching thing ...Cubs arent getting another catcher ...Spring Training will have a 3 way competition between Ballesteros, Amaya , and Thaiss ...thats the Cubs plan Thats it. They will roll out the opening day line up with the same starters from last September. Busch. Hoerner/Shaw Swanson. Paredes Happ. PCA. Amaya/thaiss / Ballesteros Seiya /Cassie /Belli / Mastrobouni and Ben Cowles will be your subs for inf and Cassie and Candalario OF
I doubt that Hoerner and Bellinger will be on the team when spring training starts. They seem dead set on trading them to clear roster space and salary. I think they're committed to Shaw playing every day. I think they'd prefer platooning Cassie with Suzuki or maybe whoever they get back in trade.
@ Nico had that surgery done , I think as long as he isn’t listed on the IL he should be available , but if I was an MLB GM …there’s no way I’d want him. I mean he’s gotta pass a physical even if he gets traded…so I just don’t see it happening.
It’s about time they did something they got Boyd from interned Indians, and they’re going to get somebody bigger than Boyd know as big as the other front runners, but somewhere in between
You are getting repetitive. I know: Off season. Matt whines ever show and the team is not even losing right now. Sam cannot get over that the Cubs didn't want Soto. OK we get it. I like when you talk about the prospects better. That is the Cubs strength right now.
As a pro, Boyd will only be asked to pitch 5 or 6 innings per start in today's pitching dynamic. But, they overpaid for this guy. Unless they get lucky with Sasaki, this will be their big pitching free agent signing EXCEPT for all of those reliever reclamation projects. They will sign 3 or 4 more of those guys. I just threw up a little...
Most Cubs contracts end after 2026 season. The CBA ends Dec 1 2026. There will be a long shut down. The Ricketts do not want many salaries on the books. They are either avoiding "Biblical Losses" or they are prepping to sell the team (and possibly the wrigleyville nonesense as a package deal). Most owners wanting to future sell a team don't sign anything meaningful, just contracts that are super short term. My cubbie tin foil has is a bit snug.
Matt I like your show but you don't have a crystal ball. Maybe Boyd comes out of spring training the best we got. Good or bad I think we'll be surprised of 2025
The Cubs are the best bargain bin shoppers in baseball. Congrats on consistent mediocrity, Cubs! The trouble with the Boyd signing is it's the Cubs playing in the bottom tier of the FA market again. It's not that they massively overpaid for him because he's getting around what was expected. The problem is the Cubs should always be playing in the upper tier of the FA market with the Dodgers and Yanks, but they never do because they're CHEAP! Moves like these that we've consistently seen for the past several years proves the Cubs are not serious about contending for a World Series. They're not serious players. You almost never see the Yanks and Dodgers make all these cheap "depth" moves. They target great players and get them. The Cubs should be doing this as well. They can afford to do it, but choose not to.
Again, this two years, they are not going to go all in! They are aiming at 90 wins! They are waiting for 2026 off season when all the big contracts expires to decide big moves.
Look, guys. Here's what I would like to say: bring up Moises Ballesteros for back-up catcher and DH, keep Bellinger, get Ryan Helsley for the closer, and bring up Owen Caissie. I'm happy enough with our starting pitching (with Sasaki in the mix). What do you guys think?
@@egrossen86 You have a point. I'm just thinking that we need to take some chances with our prospects: Ballesteros, Caissie, and Shaw. As for a closer, give the ball to Porter Hodge. It's like, these guys are ready to play at the MLB level. We have the answers to some major holes in the roster right in our own backyard.
@ I think the time is coming for these guys to come up! It’s exciting! Shaw has the best chance of cracking the opening day roster due to Nico Hoerner likely starting on the injured list. I think Caisse getting the call is dependent on if Bellinger gets traded. Ballesteros is only 20 years old and needs more work behind the plate, so I’d be suprised if he gets the call. But ya never know.
Don't act like Drew was horrible the entire time he ran out of gas at the end....this is why it's hard to listen every day, you cant be a "what have you done for me lately" guy and expect people to take your seriously
Boyd should have a WAR close to 3 if he stays healthy. That would make him one of the Cubs' most productive players. I think it was a shrewd move. But they still need to get a number 2 or 3 starter. They do that, get someone to get outs at the end of games, and someone in the middle of the batting order that can slug a little, and they'll be a playoff contender in 2025 barring injury. I have to assume the Cubs have a plan for the offseason, and that they'll do their best to implement it.
I honestly think this is just the start of some big changes. Roki won't announce until early/mid -January. If the Cubs don't get him, Jed will trade for another starter. Matt, we will get $ back when Belli is traded. Maybe not the full $27m but at least enough to cover the Boyd signing. I still think we will sign Adames and a couple of tier two relievers. Shaw and Caissie will be starting next year. Great show guys!
Cubs aren’t signing Adames, his salary will be ridiculous and then they have a domino effect with Shaw, Busch etc. While he’d be nice to have Cubs have bigger fish to fry.
With those big Boras FA all signed this off season, next season will be really slow and Cubs can take advantage. Dodgers Yankees will all be done on big FA when they go all in this year. Mets also likely be done. The major competitors will only be Boston (depending on how many FA they sign this year), SF, Washington. That’s it. So we might be able get Vlad. And they will go over the tax on him! So keeping this year under the tax is crucial!
I think Boyd helps the rotation so I’m okay with it. We’ll see what else they do, and ultimately how the team performs. Jed has been good on some and whiffed on others. Not the worst but not the best either. He needs a win this year.
Meanwhile the Dodgers have signed basically an all star team roster with over a billion (with a B) of deferred money. At this point MLB is a joke. No one is beating the Dodgers. No need to even play the season when you allow a team to spend over a BILLION dollars for players ...when teams like the cubs dont wanna hit a 55 MILLION dollar luxury tax.
This isn't a bad signing at all. Of course it's a bit high but the deal is in line with projections for Boyd. Before everyone starts complaining let's just see how they complete the roster.
Cubs currently have too many lefty starters (Imanaga/Steele/Boyd/Wicks), yet not enough lefty relievers (Zastryzny/Little). need to trade a lefty starter or 2 for more lefty relievers.
Sure he’ll cost more but you know his potential. This dude is about to be 34 and has barely a track record. This is a cody bellinger signing all over again
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Hiring Counsel was them telling us they will be trying to do more with less $
They literally are spending 15 million on a part time starter.
I totally agree.They also brought in a hitting guru and a pitching guru.Doing more with less is a very good way to put it
Matt losing his mind, we're all with you.
Not all of us are glass half empty!!!
@@jasonlew8074 LOL
I'll wait and talk about the roster once Spring Training starts. To complain about it on December 2nd doesn't make much sense. Trades can happen. Sasaki can happen. Just let it all play out.
Thanks…it’s so hard listening to all this negativity!!!😂
Bellinger and Suzuki are going to both have monster years next summer.
Loved this episode
Boyd hasn't pitched more than 78 innings in a year since 2019.
Camilo Doval…. When he first came on the scene, even on MLB The Show last year and in 22, THE DUDE WAS UNHITTABLEEEEEEEEEEEE! Where did all that talent go? SMDH
Guys, I told you this off season the focus is to get to 90 wins, and pitching and especially bullpen! So now we get a depth piece on catcher, a depth piece on SP, the next move is two more bullpen arms with one a big one can close. Tanner will not be so quick, there will be a bidding war and Boras will make him wait. But we can trade for Helsley or Miller. Then they will wait to see after Soto signed, who will desperate to trade for Cody. If they can trade Cody, they will get a big bat. So just wait and see if the moves can add up to 90 wins! I don’t think Jed think offense is a big issue last season, if you look at the numbers, it was not that bad. He thinks the bullpen is the issue, if the bullpen did not got so many injuries and Neris did not work out, the offense will not be that in the spot light that much. He ONLY admitted issues with bullpen! So you know where he would focus on if you read carefully what he says. And I think it is a right move since we need to give so many young bats chances, UNLESS a Soto which they did check in. All other big bat free agents all have glaring flaws ! So I think it is a good plan. Fans only care, only know, only get excited on big names. And at least half of the big names don’t work out if you look at the history.
Isn't it odd we have to trade our 'superstar' to GET a big bat?
If Jed thinks hitting wasn't a problem last season, he's incompetent. Hitting betrayed the team in May and June and sunk the season. They did recover somewhat, but the damage was done. And the pitching regressed after being stellar in May and June, but it got squandered. The rule of thumb is that hitting accounts for about 60 percent of the game. So you'd be smart to focus on that side of it.
These are our beloved Cubs....middle of the road, middle of the pack, not in the front, not in the back....Play ball!
Love the Boyd signing , he is a solid 3/4 starter and upgrade from Hendricks to go with Jameson, gives them nice flexibility for that 5th spot to work in young guys like Assad/Brown/Horton ect.
Wesneski is better than Assad.
It will be interesting to see if he outperforms Hendricks next season.
@richp7457 he was one of the better pitchers for Cleveland especially down the stretch and into the playoffs
I would outperform Hendricks next season
Immediately he’s an upgrade
@finkomsky Hendricks $3M....Boyd $29M. I'm going to need him to be 10 times better, come to think of it.
Also I expect the Cubs to do very little in any department via trade. I could see them dumping Belli for a Mid level reliever , and then maybe a Hoerner and some prospect to Seattle for George Kirby. But that is a massive stretch in my opinion.
Jack Neeley and Benjamin Cowles will be the fill ins . Cowles takes the Patrick Wisdom / Nick Madrigal spot. Neeley fills the spot of the arms cut from last year.
Those are the Cubs big moves ...they already made them last year
So the Cubs signed another grizzled, old vet? True to form. And why isn't Cade Horton even mentioned? As of a report dated November 8, he is healthy and expected to have a "normal" offseason. After listening to your show, it sounds like the Cubs wouldn't have the money to get Roki Sasaki. Landers of Fan-Sided suggested the Cubs will move on from Cody after the Boyd signing.
Alot of fans think Counsell = strategy OVER spending. Problem is -- that's not true. It's the issue I have with the Hoyer/Hawkins-regime spending BIG cash on junk-ballers like Morrow (Theo-era), Smyly, Boxberger, Fulmer, Neris, Hendricks... and now Boyd (among unlisted others).
It just feels... like Jed was the guy responsible for flipping Arrieta & Strop. And that is his main strategy. Buy low, rebuild the engine, fix the transmission and turn a base car into a Hellcat. Problem is, that's rare. Lightning struck twice, once, with the boys from Baltimore that helped the Cubs to a ring. And it seems like Hoyer keeps trying to do it it with buy low/high-ceiling project-players via trade or reduced cost contracts. No one in the mainstream media (other than Kap & Rosenthal) have held his feet to the fire on the "projects" that were utter failures. Granted some of those were with Theo as President, but Hoyer was his Colonel underneath Gen. Epstein. In the last decade i'm sensing a lame theme and all of them involved Hoyer's decision making and Ricketts skittishness to spend on superstars. THAT... has been the bane of the Cubs existence since post-2016. They keep trying a recipe-for-success that failed to yield anymore fruitful results MANY years ago. Time to either change, or get out the way and let someone else try something different.
@@naturallawman2965 I think you’re 100 % correct. That’s why this so frustrating, I’m fine if they don’t spend, but they have to start making moves to get these young guys up. Neely and Cowles are on the 40 man. Let’s get Shaw and Cassie on there too. Let ‘em play
How about Bellinger and prospects for Castillo?
How many of these pitchers will get injured. Injured pitchers seems to be a big problem.
Just needs a really good defensive catcher that can frame pitches and calls a good game
That can also maybe throw out 1 base stealer a week!!
already got 2 of those in Thaiss & Amaya, who will obviously platoon @ catcher until Ballesteros is MLB ready.
Why did Jed paid 29 millions for Boyd? 2 words.. SCOTT BORAS..... Boras again stuck it to the Cubs like he did with Bellinger.. if it wasn't Boyd then they would've had to pay almost double for any of the others...
If you’ve seen the trend for SP’s then you’ll understand why they paid that much. Provided he stays healthy that’s the going rate nowadays.
I think Matt should look more into pitch mix, ie: pitch types, location, strengths and weaknesses. It makes the Boyd piece, or any other FA pitcher more interesting. Rather than just “he’s good or bad” which doesn’t have enough content
Boyd is a 4 or 5 starter with the possibility of being a 3. That’s OK to say
@ yeah I agree with your sentiment. Just think it would be nice, as an everyday watcher, to learn more about the players involved. What can we expect in the future; ie good changeup, perhaps that plays well with an in-division rival. Just something to think about
Don’t you feel with the money available to Jed and that he has to try to keep the Cubs under the tax that he’s almost positive that he can move Bellinger and that’s why he signed Boyd for what he did?
I've been a Cubs fan for over 40 years and we've had our ups and downs during that time. Right now I'm looking forward to the team that they put on the field for 2025. All I can say is good luck to Boyd and I hope he kicks some butt. Go Cubs!
Being a Cubs fan is really frustrating right now. Couldn’t they at least go after Soto. He would help them win 90 games a year, would bring them a Superstar back to Chicago. Jordan for the Bulls is a great example. Jordan is still a superstar around Chicago
What the hell are they thinking??
I live in Utah, and would pay big dollars to watch Soto play at Wrigley Field. I wouldn’t care how much my tickets cost. Unbelievable ownership and management. Frustrated!!
I’m warming up to the signing. It’s not sexy but for Cyber Monday shopping… never mind, we got hosed!
I'm not sure if everyone is seeing this ...and what the Cubs are doing. Your 2025 SP rotation.
Steele
Shota.
Boyd
Jameson
and the 5th spot will be played out in Spring training between
Brown
Horton
Assad
And Wicks
Also the catching thing ...Cubs arent getting another catcher ...Spring Training will have a 3 way competition between Ballesteros, Amaya , and Thaiss ...thats the Cubs plan
Thats it.
They will roll out the opening day line up with the same starters from last September.
Busch.
Hoerner/Shaw
Swanson.
Paredes
Happ.
PCA.
Amaya/thaiss / Ballesteros
Seiya /Cassie /Belli /
Mastrobouni and Ben Cowles will be your subs for inf and Cassie and Candalario OF
I doubt that Hoerner and Bellinger will be on the team when spring training starts. They seem dead set on trading them to clear roster space and salary. I think they're committed to Shaw playing every day. I think they'd prefer platooning Cassie with Suzuki or maybe whoever they get back in trade.
@ Nico had that surgery done , I think as long as he isn’t listed on the IL he should be available , but if I was an MLB GM …there’s no way I’d want him. I mean he’s gotta pass a physical even if he gets traded…so I just don’t see it happening.
Watch the Rangers pair Kyle Higashioka and Roki Sasaki now.
He was on 14 mil last year
Fix the bullpen and enjoy the playoffs
It’s about time they did something they got Boyd from interned Indians, and they’re going to get somebody bigger than Boyd know as big as the other front runners, but somewhere in between
Cubs 500 team at best
Whats up fellas from haleyville alabama
What's up Haleyville? Illinois
You are getting repetitive. I know: Off season. Matt whines ever show and the team is not even losing right now. Sam cannot get over that the Cubs didn't want Soto. OK we get it. I like when you talk about the prospects better. That is the Cubs strength right now.
Kyle Hendricks for 3 mil or Boyd for 29 mil. Who is making these bogus signings? Holy high ceiling holy low floor
Cmon man
Cubs should have signed a closer instead of Boyd. The impact would have been alot more.
Is this where the Cubs pull out the big Kevin Gausman and Vladimir Guerrero blockbuster?
As a pro, Boyd will only be asked to pitch 5 or 6 innings per start in today's pitching dynamic. But, they overpaid for this guy. Unless they get lucky with Sasaki, this will be their big pitching free agent signing EXCEPT for all of those reliever reclamation projects. They will sign 3 or 4 more of those guys. I just threw up a little...
Does this mean they no longer believe in Jordan Wicks? Can they trade Wicks and Assad for something? Is Ben Brown's recovery going ok?
Word yesterday was that Brown is fully healthy with no limitations this off season, should be ready to go for ST.
If Wicks can pitch out of the bullpen, then keep him, because Cubs need more lefty reliever depth. If not, then trade him for lefty relief depth.
Jed is working hard now let him do. his job
I like BUEHLER. DODGERS
I think Boyd's salary counts about 7M against the team cap so there's more than 29 left.
Most Cubs contracts end after 2026 season. The CBA ends Dec 1 2026. There will be a long shut down. The Ricketts do not want many salaries on the books. They are either avoiding "Biblical Losses" or they are prepping to sell the team (and possibly the wrigleyville nonesense as a package deal). Most owners wanting to future sell a team don't sign anything meaningful, just contracts that are super short term. My cubbie tin foil has is a bit snug.
Catcher Matt Thaiss traded to Whitesox for cash in return
We're a garbage Org
Roki Boyd
Matt I like your show but you don't have a crystal ball. Maybe Boyd comes out of spring training the best we got. Good or bad I think we'll be surprised of 2025
Sam - taillon imanaga bush Suzuki
Never mind brown pca trades
The negative bias toward Jed is getting ridiculous
The Cubs are the best bargain bin shoppers in baseball. Congrats on consistent mediocrity, Cubs!
The trouble with the Boyd signing is it's the Cubs playing in the bottom tier of the FA market again. It's not that they massively overpaid for him because he's getting around what was expected. The problem is the Cubs should always be playing in the upper tier of the FA market with the Dodgers and Yanks, but they never do because they're CHEAP!
Moves like these that we've consistently seen for the past several years proves the Cubs are not serious about contending for a World Series. They're not serious players. You almost never see the Yanks and Dodgers make all these cheap "depth" moves. They target great players and get them. The Cubs should be doing this as well. They can afford to do it, but choose not to.
Again, this two years, they are not going to go all in! They are aiming at 90 wins! They are waiting for 2026 off season when all the big contracts expires to decide big moves.
what does that mean cubs are out for Juan Soto tom ricketts doesn't not care about winning that is your real answer
Are you kidding me, He has a huge problem with the HR ball. Pitiful!! And look how many games he's played over the last 2 years.
...and Boyd's age.
Zzzzz, my reaction
Who cares about pitching when your offense scores 0-1 runs 99.9% of the games
Look, guys. Here's what I would like to say: bring up Moises Ballesteros for back-up catcher and DH, keep Bellinger, get Ryan Helsley for the closer, and bring up Owen Caissie. I'm happy enough with our starting pitching (with Sasaki in the mix). What do you guys think?
I like the idea of Helsley, but do you think the Cardinals would really trade him to the Cubs, a legit division rival?
@@egrossen86 You have a point. I'm just thinking that we need to take some chances with our prospects: Ballesteros, Caissie, and Shaw. As for a closer, give the ball to Porter Hodge. It's like, these guys are ready to play at the MLB level. We have the answers to some major holes in the roster right in our own backyard.
@ I think the time is coming for these guys to come up! It’s exciting! Shaw has the best chance of cracking the opening day roster due to Nico Hoerner likely starting on the injured list. I think Caisse getting the call is dependent on if Bellinger gets traded. Ballesteros is only 20 years old and needs more work behind the plate, so I’d be suprised if he gets the call. But ya never know.
They’ll say the team will only win 83 games unless they sign Soto and Burnes!!! At least they admit to being pessimistic!!😂
Don't act like Drew was horrible the entire time he ran out of gas at the end....this is why it's hard to listen every day, you cant be a "what have you done for me lately" guy and expect people to take your seriously
Boyd should have a WAR close to 3 if he stays healthy. That would make him one of the Cubs' most productive players. I think it was a shrewd move. But they still need to get a number 2 or 3 starter. They do that, get someone to get outs at the end of games, and someone in the middle of the batting order that can slug a little, and they'll be a playoff contender in 2025 barring injury. I have to assume the Cubs have a plan for the offseason, and that they'll do their best to implement it.
Go cubs
I honestly think this is just the start of some big changes. Roki won't announce until early/mid -January. If the Cubs don't get him, Jed will trade for another starter. Matt, we will get $ back when Belli is traded. Maybe not the full $27m but at least enough to cover the Boyd signing. I still think we will sign Adames and a couple of tier two relievers. Shaw and Caissie will be starting next year. Great show guys!
Cubs aren’t signing Adames, his salary will be ridiculous and then they have a domino effect with Shaw, Busch etc. While he’d be nice to have Cubs have bigger fish to fry.
They won't compete for Burned,Fried,Soto,Sasaki,etc. They will add more avg players
Another fail for next yr
A they 87 win season. Let’s go losers😂😂😂😂 I Dansby Hayward is my man!!!!
With those big Boras FA all signed this off season, next season will be really slow and Cubs can take advantage. Dodgers Yankees will all be done on big FA when they go all in this year. Mets also likely be done. The major competitors will only be Boston (depending on how many FA they sign this year), SF, Washington. That’s it. So we might be able get Vlad. And they will go over the tax on him! So keeping this year under the tax is crucial!
I think Boyd helps the rotation so I’m okay with it. We’ll see what else they do, and ultimately how the team performs. Jed has been good on some and whiffed on others. Not the worst but not the best either. He needs a win this year.
Another off season of dumpster diving for relievers.
Meanwhile the Dodgers have signed basically an all star team roster with over a billion (with a B) of deferred money. At this point MLB is a joke. No one is beating the Dodgers. No need to even play the season when you allow a team to spend over a BILLION dollars for players ...when teams like the cubs dont wanna hit a 55 MILLION dollar luxury tax.
I am just as nauseous as you guys... Remember we're with broke owners even though the team is worth 5x more than they paid for it....
This isn't a bad signing at all. Of course it's a bit high but the deal is in line with projections for Boyd. Before everyone starts complaining let's just see how they complete the roster.
It's so high they couldve signed Fried
@Youngstomata Fried will take alot more than that.
@@YoungstomataI believe Fried also has a QO so big picture he’d cost a ton more.
Cubs currently have too many lefty starters (Imanaga/Steele/Boyd/Wicks), yet not enough lefty relievers (Zastryzny/Little). need to trade a lefty starter or 2 for more lefty relievers.
Sure he’ll cost more but you know his potential. This dude is about to be 34 and has barely a track record. This is a cody bellinger signing all over again
This team is so boring cubs doesn't not have no Superstars players
Can we convince Hosmer to come out of retirement?
Comrad, I don't think Hosmer can pitch. LOL . I saw USSA and assumed you are part Russian.
What about the Cubs AAA arms? Are you guys assuming we get nothing of note? We got TWO dudes that should pay off.
No one should show up at the Cubs convention I know I'm not going .Tired hearing about how poor this billionaire is stop it .
More broken dwn cheap garbage ,this organization is pitiful have a good day disgusted.