CheDominik
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Don't worry Amaro will find ways to fuck it up.
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MLB 2014-2015 Offseason |OT| Playoff Dreaming
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Don't worry Amaro will find ways to fuck it up.
Heyman says the Phillies like Betts, Swihart and Cecchini.
Nothing's a sure thing, but it's not close to the same situation as Prior (who broke down pretty quickly after a couple years).
Lester's been pretty durable, and typically those pitchers are less likely to have their arm fall off as opposed to the average.
LyleLanley
Banned
Cecchini and JBJ, who says no?
DietRob
i've been begging for over 5 years.
Best we can hope for is trading away Leake. I mean Latos could fetch more but I'd rather he stick around. Only really need help in LF. Bruce had an awful year but maybe he turns it around. Votto is now just a serviceable 1B. He'll never be the MVP that he once was again.
Just don't touch Chappy, Walt. Don't you fucking do it.
chicagocubsfan
Member
The salt rises. Stros sign Neshek. Guess they are making moves for that SI 2017 predicted WS win lol.
No but really. Wrigley is a shit hole. Cubs are obviously a rising franchise set to be great in a few years when they can go after even more studs but if the deal was essentially the same or similar, personally I'd rather live on the west coast.
CheDominik
Member
Best we can hope for is trading away Leake. I mean Latos could fetch more but I'd rather he stick around. Only really need help in LF. Bruce had an awful year but maybe he turns it around. Votto is now just a serviceable 1B. He'll never be the MVP that he once was again.
Just don't touch Chappy, Walt. Don't you fucking do it.
The problem with Latos is that he has lost velocity and you'd be selling low.
Trading Leake makes more sense, as I think you'd get someone to overpay for a ~2 WAR pitcher.
chicagocubsfan
Member
They also said the CA taxes were a factor. Much lower in IL. Also his relationship with Theo and Hoyer.
DietRob
i've been begging for over 5 years.
Well, Latos was nagged with injury basically all last year.
Only an NL team would likely overpay for Leake since he's also above average with the bat for the position.
Carpe Libertatem
Member
Good for him. From spring training invite to 6.25/year.
chicagocubsfan
Member
Lester gets a full NTC, $30 million bonus ($20 up front, $10 throughout deal), and his 7th year vesting option is exercised if he pitches 200 innings in year 6 or a combined 400 in years 5 and 6.
BFIB
Member
Holy shit. Insane deal.
Not like they're totally remodeling Wrigley from the inside out over this offseason or anything.
"In a few years" is probably understating them a bit at this point. There are still some question marks mostly with how their prospects will develop, but next year could very well be promising if the stars align correctly.
chicagocubsfan
Member
Wonder what the Braves final offer was lol.
They're working on Wrigley right now, the bleachers are gone, and they're putting clubhouse stuff underneath them, Google it. It will be way better once the construction finishes. They're doing what they can in the middle of a neighborhood.
Just ask resident cubs fan chicagocubsfan, there is no way any of them fail and they'll all be slugging out 35 homers a year!
Also no wonder Neshek signed with Houston even tho he was visiting Pittsburgh
Just want to get to the playoffs. Royals, Giants, Red Sox have all proven, that you just need that chance.
chicagocubsfan
Member
Baez needs to work on his swing. But even if they don't work out we have a nice core. As long as Rizzo doesn't regress and Castro stays out of the DR in the offseason we'll be alright.
yankeehater
Member
Ruben has done well on his trades for the most part. I am not worried about him fucking this up at all.
CheDominik
Member
He has done well when he was a buyer. That Clff Lee deal was highway robbery. But one could argue that he fucked things up by sitting on his thumbs for the last couple of years instead of starting a full blown rebuild.
Carpe Libertatem
Member
There have been way better Cubes teams that haven't won the World Series. Not sure why this Cubes team is different
Its not, but this time theres a farm system in place, competent management, competent manager, and a tonnn of talent. Its not the 07 team that was bought and blown up after having one of the highest payrolls. Besides Lester, the payroll is pretty low still
Little Green Yoda
Member
Remember when Beane traded for $10M man Jim Johnson last year?
Yea, I know they are doing the best they can with the limited space in that area. It's just not that great of a baseball field. I've been there. My brother lived in Lincoln Park and I was always hitting up clark and belmont and that whole area. It's just not as nice as AT&T. It's over and done now though. Hopefully Giants can get someone. I'd be alright with them just holding out for a year since they are losing in 2015 anyways and going after a big guy next year.
As long as they help wash away my memories of Corey Patterson and Felix Pie, and the decades long list of Cub prospect flubs.
Rock And Roll
Member
I'm all for this. Next year the pool for starters is looking deep with a lot of big names they could take a run at. http://www.spotrac.com/free-agents/mlb/2016/ufa/starting-pitcher/
I think a spending spree is going to be a necessity next year. Get a couple of starters and a couple of relievers then sit back and watch another WS roll in.
chicagocubsfan
Member
Vegas doesn't matter to me.
yankeehater
Member
Dmncnby2k9
Banned
From Forbes, do ppl still think baseball is dying? Jajaja
Maury Brown Maury Brown, Contributor
Major League Baseball Sees Record $9 Billion In Revenues For 2014
With 2014 soon coming to a close, Bud Selig and Major League Baseball can look back and say, It was a very good year. The league will see approx. $9 billion in gross revenues for the 2014 calendar year, a new record. Adjustments are still be calculated that could push the league slightly over the threshold with the value being described as right there in relation to $9 billion. That figure is up from $8 billion just last year, a staggering increase of 13 percent.
The reason for the increase? The league saw revenues double for new broadcast deals with their national network partners FOX, ESPN, and TBS that added an additional $788.3 million a year to the leagues coffers. Add that to additional local media rights deals such as the Los Angeles Dodgers (between $7 billion and $8 billion annually that sees over 30 percent distributed as revenue sharing), and multi-billion dollar deals for the Rangers, Angels, Mariners, Padres, Phillies, and soon-to-be Astros (the club is mired in restructuring their CSN Houston deal), and you get a significant bump. Throw in that MLB Advanced Media, who not only pulls in hundreds of millions streaming MLB games, but supplies backend streaming services to the likes of ESPN, WWE, CBS March Madness, and just announced today, will provide the backend infrastructure for HBOs planned streaming service. As noted in our The Biggest Media Company Youve Never Heard Of, MLB Advanced Media, alone, could see revenues of over $1 billion annually.
In 1995, MLB revenues were $1.4 billion, or over $2.14 billion when accounting for inflation. Since that time, gross revenues for the league have grown a whopping 321 percent in 19 years.
Maury Brown Maury Brown, Contributor
Major League Baseball Sees Record $9 Billion In Revenues For 2014
With 2014 soon coming to a close, Bud Selig and Major League Baseball can look back and say, It was a very good year. The league will see approx. $9 billion in gross revenues for the 2014 calendar year, a new record. Adjustments are still be calculated that could push the league slightly over the threshold with the value being described as right there in relation to $9 billion. That figure is up from $8 billion just last year, a staggering increase of 13 percent.
The reason for the increase? The league saw revenues double for new broadcast deals with their national network partners FOX, ESPN, and TBS that added an additional $788.3 million a year to the leagues coffers. Add that to additional local media rights deals such as the Los Angeles Dodgers (between $7 billion and $8 billion annually that sees over 30 percent distributed as revenue sharing), and multi-billion dollar deals for the Rangers, Angels, Mariners, Padres, Phillies, and soon-to-be Astros (the club is mired in restructuring their CSN Houston deal), and you get a significant bump. Throw in that MLB Advanced Media, who not only pulls in hundreds of millions streaming MLB games, but supplies backend streaming services to the likes of ESPN, WWE, CBS March Madness, and just announced today, will provide the backend infrastructure for HBOs planned streaming service. As noted in our The Biggest Media Company Youve Never Heard Of, MLB Advanced Media, alone, could see revenues of over $1 billion annually.
In 1995, MLB revenues were $1.4 billion, or over $2.14 billion when accounting for inflation. Since that time, gross revenues for the league have grown a whopping 321 percent in 19 years.
anyone that doesnt bet the Cubs this year is stupid. It has been foretold:
I'm still waiting for my hoverboards, my shoes that tie themselves, the self-drying jacket.
yankeehater
Member
http://gizmodo.com/5549271/a-real-working-hoverboard-exists
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technol...-back-to-the-future-with-self-tying-sneakers/
Sadly we are still waiting for the jacket, but we have a year to go so I am sure someone will invent it in time. BTTF II must be perserved at all costs.
BFIB
Member
Want a former Red Sox? Gotta take the good with the bad!
Corran Horn
May the Schwartz be with you
Two rings in last two years!
MLB has been making money hand-over-fist for a while now. People saying it's dying/dead have always been completely off-base. That said, I would like baseball to gain more national popularity and see some of these young stars be as recognizable by the public as a lot of NBA and NFL stars. Actually decent nationally televised broadcasts (aka not the hacks Fox and ESPN use) would help a lot.
Take him! Take them all!