Other Chicago & General Sports Thread XXXIII: Cubs land Fowler for Straily/Valbuena

[No Fun Shogun]

Might as well open up a new one.

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[MurrayBannerman]

I just don't like Shields. I'd rather just wait.

Being here isn't a good reason. I've been working the lobby my whole time here. But, it could easily be wrong.

I did have a Marlins person have to like drop his **** and go on me when they were getting hot and heavy on Gordon. That was cool.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

I'd much rather pay a capable hitter than splurge on Shields.

 

[MurrayBannerman]

I've posted very few things. I just throw some stuff out here that's kind of in circulation. I don't exactly want to break news on HF.

 

[OhCaptainMyCaptain]

It was nothing against you, MB. I honestly forgot you were there. And the blogger could very well be wrong as well.

I got a quick question. Since there is no salary cap in baseball, why would it matter if the Cubs just overpayed Shields a little bit?

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

It was nothing against you, MB. I honestly forgot you were there. And the blogger could very well be wrong as well.

I got a quick question. Since there is no salary cap in baseball, why would it matter if the Cubs just overpayed Shields a little bit?

Because they've got a limited amount of money?

 

[MurrayBannerman]

Luxury tax. That's why the Cubs have a $20 million signing bonus spread out over 7 years and a vesting option with Lester. They'd do something similar with Shields.

 

[OhCaptainMyCaptain]

Because they've got a limited amount of money?

I meant more along the lines of it a team had all the money in the world to spend, what would stop them. I know the luxury tax, but didn't know if there was anything else stopping it. I apologize, fairly new to actually paying close attention to free agency stuff like this.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Go get me Zobrist and a veteran defensive catcher and I'll be thrilled with this off season.

Castillo+ for Hanigan and Zobrist?

 

[MurrayBannerman]

Zobrist is going nowhere.

 

[Elvis P]

I've posted very few things. I just throw some stuff out here that's kind of in circulation. I don't exactly want to break news on HF.

We know from reading your posts the last 3 years.

 

[Elvis P]

I meant more along the lines of it a team had all the money in the world to spend...

Teams are businesses. They don't have infinite amounts of $, only God does. Teams are trying to at least break even, if not make a profit. No one got rich by losing money.

 

[MurrayBannerman]

It's impossible to lose money in baseball.

 

[Blue Liner]

Not to mention that teams like the Yankees and Dodgers do have just about as much money as God.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

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‏@scottmerkin Source: White Sox in serious talks with Mariners on moving Viciedo. Targeting a reliever in return

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Tigers are going to take step back

The once vaunted pitching staff has now lost Scherzer (Most likely) and Porcello

 

[IU Hawks fan]

God, ESPN is just the worst

 

[No Fun Shogun]

They're vastly underestimating the Cubs being Cubs negative factor.

 

[MurrayBannerman]

Tigers are going to take step back

The once vaunted pitching staff has now lost Scherzer (Most likely) and Porcello

I wouldn't say that. There's literally no one calling him.

 

[MurrayBannerman]

God, ESPN is just the worst

There was not one TV at the meetings with ESPN on.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

I wouldn't say that. There's literally no one calling him.

Yankees have been talking to his agent

 

[MurrayBannerman]

Yankees have been talking to his agent

Not what I heard. At least not at the meetings.

 

[MurrayBannerman]

I feel a lot better about the Robertson deal now that I went to the meetings. General consensus is that the reliever market is very undervalued by the general public. Lots of proprietary metrics valuing relief pitching.

 

[Illinihockey]

I feel a lot better about the Robertson deal now that I went to the meetings. General consensus is that the reliever market is very undervalued by the general public. Lots of proprietary metrics valuing relief pitching.

It's not that it isn't important, it's that it's erratic.

 

[MurrayBannerman]

It's not that it isn't important, it's that it's erratic.

Volatility has decreased.