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    I'd be willing to bet a shit-ton on this thread grew up watching Cubs & Braves at their grandparents' houses in the summers. 

  • tx 3 putt
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    dont bother him, he's about to pitch the ninth for the dodgers 

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2 hours ago, Beau Vine said:

It’ll cost them lawyer fees out the ass, but I think they win eventually.

2 hours ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

Ha, Beau pulled a Vic on Vic.

Like any rational person, I have Vic blocked, so if he posted this earlier and you saw it, that's on you for not blocking Vic.

Also, this:

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The Cubs have acquired pitcher Edward Cabrera in a trade with the Marlins that sends top outfield prospect Owen Caissie and two other hitting prospects to Miami, sources told ESPN.

Sources told ESPN that the Cubs also dealt away infield prospects Christian Hernandez and Edgardo De Leon in exchange for Cabrera, a popular trade target for multiple contenders who will improve a Chicago rotation that includes veterans Matthew Boyd, Jameson Taillon and Shota Imanaga.

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On 1/6/2026 at 12:50 PM, VirginiaLonghorn said:

Another Elias special …

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The O’s claimed the delightfully nicknamed Jhonkensy Noel as possible outfield depth.

Could be a real short tenure.

The Orioles announced that they have claimed outfielder Marco Luciano off waivers from the Pirates, a move which was previously reported. To open a 40-man spot, outfielder Jhonkensy Noel has been designated for assignment.

1 minute ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

Could be a real short tenure.

Elias is a dumpster diver

27 minutes ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

Max Kepler suspended 80 games for PEDs. He needs a fucking refund from his guy.

Remember when this guy got busted for roids?

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HOF player staying loyal to his small market club. pretty cool.

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All of Beau's teams.

The Colorado Rockies have acquired outfielder Jake McCarthy from the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for minor league pitcher Josh Grosz, the teams announced Saturday.

McCarthy, 28, played five seasons with the Diamondbacks and finished fourth in National League Rookie of the Year voting in 2022 after hitting .283 with 8 homers, 43 RBIs and 23 stolen bases.

McCarthy slumped to .204 with four homers and 20 RBIs last season. He was a first-round draft pick out of Virginia in 2018.

Grosz, 23, was acquired by the Rockies last summer in the deal that sent third baseman Ryan McMahon to the New York Yankees. Grosz went 5-14 with a 4.67 ERA in High-A ball with Hudson Valley and Spokane.

Grosz was drafted in the 11th round out of East Carolina in 2023.

That looks like a great trade for the Rockies, though I'll admit that I like McCarthy more than probably warranted. He is out of options, and AZ has a lot of outfielders, so they really couldn't keep him, but he should have pulled more than dreck from the Rox farm system.

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Schoenfield:

Cubs nab Bregman on five-year deal

The deal: Five years, $175 million

Grade: C+

There is an argument that Alex Bregman's name recognition exceeds his actual on-field value. His two-year peak with the Houston Astros came way back in 2018 and 2019, when he finished fifth then second in American League MVP voting. Since 2022, he ranks tied for 33rd in the majors in wRC+ (weighted runs created) among players with at least 1,500 plate appearances and 24th in WAR among position players. The only MVP votes he has received were four points and a 19th-place finish in 2022 and one point (22nd place) in 2023.

That makes him more of an excellent player with a relatively stable level of production than a superstar. He hasn't been one of the top 10 players in the league in any single season across the past six campaigns. This deal gives a lot of money for a player of this level who is entering his age-32 season.

Still, every team would absolutely love to have Bregman on its roster.

The Chicago Cubs made a run at Bregman last offseason, only to see him sign a three-year deal with the Boston Red Sox that included an opt-out, which Bregman exercised after hitting .273/.360/.462 with 3.5 WAR in 114 games (missing time with a quad injury). That the Cubs signed him this time around is a minor surprise, given the Red Sox wanted Bregman back and several of the young players on the Boston roster had praised Bregman's leadership qualities.

While the Red Sox viewed Bregman as the veteran leader on an up-and-coming team loaded with a bunch of younger players, the Cubs will hope he is the final part of the puzzle for a team that returned to the playoffs in 2025 for the first time since 2020. The Cubs had signed just one nine-figure free agent this decade -- Dansby Swanson, on a seven-year, $177 million deal in 2023 -- so there was rightful belief that the Ricketts family had become more concerned about profits than wins in recent seasons, with the Cubs' payroll ranking 11th in 2025 after sitting in the top five throughout the late 2010s.

Bregman has kept his OPS+ between 116 and 134 since 2022, but he's at that age when even good players can suddenly decline. That's no given with Bregman, but considering his age and the $35 million annual salary, the later years of this deal come with a lot of risk. His bat speed (31st percentile) and foot speed (17th percentile) are both well-below average, so the Cubs are betting that Bregman's innate baseball skills, feel for contact and grind-it-out mentality will allow him to produce through the life of the contact.

There's also the question of how much better Bregman actually makes the Cubs. Rookie Matt Shaw was worth 3.1 WAR in 126 games, playing excellent defense and hitting much better in the second half (.258/.317/.522 with 11 home runs, after hitting .198/.276/.280 with two home runs in the first half). It's not unreasonable to project Shaw being as valuable as Bregman in 2025.

MLBTR:

With Bregman slotting in at third base, the most impacted player on the Cubs’ roster is incumbent third baseman Matt Shaw. As a rookie, Shaw posted a .226/.295/.394 line in 437 plate appearances, good for a 93 wRC+. Factoring in his serviceable defense (-1 DRS), Shaw was worth 1.5 fWAR in 2025. That was acceptable production for the rookie and former top prospect, though there are clear areas for improvement heading into his sophomore season. Shaw’s average exit velocity and hard-hit rate ranked in the third and seventh percentiles, respectively. He also struggled against fastballs, with a -6 run value against sinkers and a -1 value against four-seamers.

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