yankeehater
Member
Why would the Cubs outbid real teams for a player? They are not one pitcher away from winning games at the major league level. Come on Ruben show these amateurs what is up.
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Why would the Cubs outbid real teams for a player? They are not one pitcher away from winning games at the major league level. Come on Ruben show these amateurs what is up.
The Cubs are probably closer to contention than the Phillies are.
yankeehater
Member
lol the phils play in the NL east, a division so bad the braves actually won it.
lol
But man Im currently wasting my career with the Royals. Dicks moving me to MR too fucks.
Because Tanaka is only 25 and in theory is going to be in his prime when the Cubs are contending. They don't want to pay $20 million a year for someone who's going to be 34 in a couple years like most of the FAs out there.
Dmncnby2k9
Banned
Makes sense. Pair some pitching with all those position player prospects.
chicagocubsfan
Member
Yep. We desperately need some pitching depth.
chicagocubsfan
Member
When the Cubs win in the next 10 years, hopefully they'll still be alive.
I was going to say they're going to end up paying $20MM for a 34 year old anyway but I didn't realize he's only 25. Wow, good deal.
It's not without risk as he's never pitched in the majors and has a lot of mileage on his arm already. But it's a rare chance to get a #1/#2 pitcher who should be in his prime years for the duration of his contract, and it will only cost you money instead of young, cost-controlled prospects.
captmcblack
Member
Sign Tanaka. Pay him 20M/year. Fuck it.
Sabathia
Kuroda
Tanaka
Nova
Phelps/Warren/Nuno
If A-Rod is suspended, that signing doesn't even make a ripple.
Sabathia
Kuroda
Tanaka
Nova
Phelps/Warren/Nuno
If A-Rod is suspended, that signing doesn't even make a ripple.
yankeehater
Member
I had no idea he was only 25, that does make more sense now.
hemtae
Member
It's kinda funny having you laugh about a team breaking it's losing streak.
slightconfuse
Banned
Tanaka brigs posted is a great x-mas gift
Come on cashmen
Come on cashmen
Rafa=FedKilla
Banned
I think Tanaka might be afraid of the strikezone though like most Japanese pitchers. But with a 20 million posting fee, je should be yhe most sought after free agent of this generation.
kingdaddy157
Banned
Hopefully decides to go the Yankees, and according to sources the Yankees are one of his top teams. Then the staff will consist of:
1. Sabathia
2. Kuroda
3. Tanaka
4. Nova
5. Pineda/Nuno - I like what Pineda did for the Mariners, so I give him the slight edge.
If Pineda can recover from this awful shoulder injury, and Tanaka can be the person he is advertised to be, then the Yankees will have a pitching staff that can take on any lineup in MLB. Sabathia is going to have a rebound year, I just think he lost too much weight and it affected his mechanics and velocity, yet never seemed comfortable on the pitching mound. 2014 is a season that I can look forward with complete optimism and I can see the lineup putting up 4.5 to 5.2 runs per game.
1. Sabathia
2. Kuroda
3. Tanaka
4. Nova
5. Pineda/Nuno - I like what Pineda did for the Mariners, so I give him the slight edge.
If Pineda can recover from this awful shoulder injury, and Tanaka can be the person he is advertised to be, then the Yankees will have a pitching staff that can take on any lineup in MLB. Sabathia is going to have a rebound year, I just think he lost too much weight and it affected his mechanics and velocity, yet never seemed comfortable on the pitching mound. 2014 is a season that I can look forward with complete optimism and I can see the lineup putting up 4.5 to 5.2 runs per game.
Ninja Scooter
Member
Sabatha is starting his Beckett-esque descent. Fat boy is done.
Dominican Power
Member
Tanaka must be dying to play for the shitty ass Cubs.
After one bad season you're already counting him out? Damn.
chicagocubsfan
Member
Money talks.
Dominican Power
Member
Yea because The Cubs are the only ones with money.
Ninja Scooter
Member
so how does the posting work now. Basically any team can post the $20 million max and Tanaka will pick which of those teams he wants to sign with?
Pirates sucked for 20 years which is a long time. Thats still 1/5 + years since Cubs won a WS. There is probably less than 5k people living that seen their last WS. No matter how bad the Pirates get at least we arent the Cubs. No amount of spending is going to change their chances, forever losers lol
Dmncnby2k9
Banned
Exactly. teams and Tanaka will have 30 days from when he is posted to reach a deal. the team that gets the player must then pay the 20 million fee.
That's what I'm thinking. No excuse for any team not to at this point.
Ninja Scooter
Member
That's how college/high school players should be treated. Get rid of the draft! In all sportss!
Dominican Power
Member
http://www.tmz.com/2013/12/25/evelyn-lozada-engaged-carl-crawford-ring-14-carats/
We can all now agree that Crawful is dumb as rocks.
We can all now agree that Crawful is dumb as rocks.
That list of exes seems suspicious...
Third time is the charm. And they (almost) tied the knot on Christmas. So surely this will end well for the LA couple, I can see nothing difficult on the horizon with that albatross of a contract.
chicagocubsfan
Member
Well the reports are saying "The Cubs will not be outbid". So, that's what I was getting at.
Dominican Power
Member
It's not just about putting up the most money. The player and the team have come to an agreement. Everything is factored in.
Corran Horn
May the Schwartz be with you
Cant wait for ps4 version.
chicagocubsfan
Member
Yep I know. But if Tanaka wants the most money, that may be his choice.
Purple Cheeto
Member
I believe teams now have 30 days to negotiate.
evil solrac v3.0
Member
no. don't start this. next thing you know we'll be like NBA-GAF and posting about celebrity news and hip-hop/rap instead of Baseball.
there's your first problem.
Driveclub too if we're talking about PS4 exclusives.
Hell ya! G'luck to your Astro's next year bro!
Ya well there is only NBA Live to choose as an alternative and I rather punch railroad spikes through my testicles then play that ... but ya 2k has it's problems for sure. I just have been playing so damn much that I need some ol fashion baseball by now.
evil solrac v3.0
Member
Oh man, if that does come out in March.. yikes.
Thanks, I'm hoping this is the year they start to pick it up and not have a 100+ loss season. Then the prospects start coming into line and they're in contention again!
Good luck to your team.
Is The Show '13 worth about thirty bucks at blockbuster's death-throe sale or is a better bet to wait for the next iteration/Out of the Park '14? I know OOTP and The Show are a lot different but I'm just looking for my baseball fix and am pretty much sick of subjecting myself to MLB2k12 two years later.
Or basically I guess I'm wondering if the simulation baseball stuff is good on its own or if it's better to own an actual "playing-baseball" video game.
Or basically I guess I'm wondering if the simulation baseball stuff is good on its own or if it's better to own an actual "playing-baseball" video game.