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Lukewarm Stove: Cubs the (Very) Early Frontrunner for David Price?
By Brett on April 17, 2013

It’s early – so, so, so very early – but we’ve already seen a great many folks connecting David Price to the Chicago Cubs. That would be the same David Price who isn’t a free agent for another couple years, and pitches for a team with playoff aspirations. Remember these things before you get too excited about the possibility of Price in a Cubs uniform any time soon.

But, given the Rays’ modest budget and Price’s escalating salary – to say nothing of their previous penchant for trading stars like Price as they approach free agency – it’s fair to project that they’ll move Price in the offseason, if not sooner. Price, 27, makes more than $10 million this year, and has two more pricey arbitration years left. If moved after this season, the Rays could stand to pick up a ton of quality – cost-controlled – young players in return.

So, if the Rays do end up moving Price, where might he wind up?

Well, offering an early, educated guess, Buster Olney has the Cubs at the top of his list of Price landing spots, on top of the Red Sox, Cardinals and Rangers. So much can happen between now and the time Price is actually traded, but it certainly makes sense. The Cubs will need a top of the rotation starter soon, and they could have a glut of positional prospects to trade by the end of this season. With top players increasingly attainable only by trade or internal development, it’s very easy to see the Cubs going hard after Price. Of course, so will many teams.

To that end, if you hope the Cubs land Price, you also need to hope that the Cubs’ top prospects continue to develop this year, and few explode out of nowhere. The price on Price is going to be extreme, and it would necessarily have to start with someone like Javier Baez, Jorge Soler, or Albert Almora.

One thing seems pretty clear: waiting on free agency for Price isn’t going to work. He’s going to be traded, and he’s going to be traded to a team intent on locking him up long-term.

(Here’s where you allow yourself a moment – just a moment – to drool about the possibility of a 2014 rotation that includes David Price, Jeff Samardzija, Matt Garza, Edwin Jackson, and Mark Appel. Ok. Enough of that.)




I wouldnt drool over that rotation.

Price is a stud. He could easily turn into Angels-era Scott Kazmir, however.

My take on this: The Ray knows when to dump their pitchers, it seems.

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David Price, Jeff Samardzija, Matt Garza, Edwin Jackson, and Mark Appel

I'm with you RPB, that isnt drool worthy. The Phillies rotation when they first signed Lee, Halladay, Hamels... That was something to drool over but even that didnt really pan out as advertised.

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Oswalt in that rotation as well.


Really worried about the cost of Price and the Rays always seem to come out on top of trades.

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Forgot about Oswalt... That rotation was going to just destroy everyone in it's path. not so much.

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I think the perception that the Rays always come out on top in trades may be a little exaggerated.

So, what is Olney seeing that I don't? Glut? The Cubs finally have developed a respectable middle/slight above farm and he thinks the Cubs should gut the system for Price? Honestly, how do you get to be considered a baseball "expert". Terrible.

They don't always come out on top, but they seem to always get a good ROI on guys they developed, while being selective about who they extend for big paper. They have zero margin for error with their stadium and fanbase issues, and they have competed in the AL East.

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Yeah, but its not crazy. I mean it might be the wrong move, but I could see it happenning.

It took the best prospect in baseball to get 31 year old James Shields. It would take 2 of those guys listed to get 28 year old David Price.

I thought they were going after Price the second they hired his college pitching coach as the minor league pitching coordinator....and bosio's replacement eventually.

The rotation will not look like that though. It will be more like

1.Price
2.Shark
3.Appel
4.Wood
5.Maples

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This is awesome. So now Cubs fans are banking on college prospects as front end players on MLB level team.

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You think Nats fans didnt do that with Strasburg?

or Keyser with Chris Sale?

Pretty sure he's joking, btw

As opposed to high school or international prospects?? Not everyone can trade for a veteran broke ass like peavy.

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I bet there is a freshman in high school that you could pencil in as a regular in CF after Jackson's career has ended.

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Just sayin

If he's going to replace the great Brett Jackson he better be further along in the process than a freshman in high school.

Neither of those two plugged him into the Sox rotation...even though he was there pretty quickly.

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Right. I'm sure the all caps awesome didn't imply excitement


Whatever fits the narrative

If jackson doesn't pan out, Curtis Granderson will be a free agent after this season. He's from the Chicago area and would be a nice leader for a young team.

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Maybe for J Mitchell and a Churro?

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Maybe for Josh Vitters and a manuel of The Cubs Way?

You can see it on the horizon can't you? and it's killing you

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Jerry? Is he with the Cubs?

hey cubs fans, what if i told you that you could have david price for $14mil/year...... you'd be overjoyed, right? you'd be like "man, he's definitely a pitcher worth $14mil/yr and if we could lock him up for that then definitely yes let's do this"

welp cubs fans, i want to announce something to you...... you have david price. his name just happens to be edwin jackson:

Edwin Jackson (2013): 7g 7gs 0w 5l 0sv 0bsv 0hld 0cg 0sho 38.0ip 44h 32r 27er 2hr 18bb 39k 6.39era 1.63whip .284baa

David Price (2013): 7g 7gs 1w 3l 0sv 0bsv 0hld 0cg 0sho 44.2ip 54h 31r 31er 8hr 12bb 40k 6.25era 1.48whip .302baa

i'm not sayin, i'm just sayin..... #TonysDeli

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