what do you need to do. Montero is above average. He just needs more extended breaks as he gets older.

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And men have lost their reason.

Willson Contreras.

C'mon RPB. The wealth of prospects is unending.

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

The contract is back-loaded with a pay-cut in his first opt-out season. I'm gobsmacked. Theo wins again.



Jon Heyman ‏@JonHeymanCBS 15m15 minutes ago

Heyward salaries are: 15M in '16, then 21.5, 21.5, 20, 21, 21, 22 and 22. #cubs

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You know me like that.

They have a top catching prospect in Willson Contreras. He's a strong defensive catcher who posted a 156 wRC+ in AA last season.

Ordinarily I'd point out that you guys are a couple of fucking dumbasses for posting on a Cubs board and not knowing such basic shit, but I'll give you a pass. Actually, I'm not going to give Dolphin a pass because he's a blatant numbnuts. But then again, I guess he can't really help it. The people who spawned him are the ones that need to answer for this shit.

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Wait, that doesn't even add up. Never mind.

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You know me like that.

That doesn't add up to $184M?

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

Heyward is going to be PISSED when he reads the contract.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

I'll never trust Tim Baffoe again.

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That twitter account says he also gets a $20 million signing bonus whether he opts out or not.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Theo gets a draw again!

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the polish. given their inherent handicap gotta say not too shabby.

So, I'm confused. Are you giving him a pass or aren't you?

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You know me like that.

Montero is not starting next year?

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And men have lost their reason.

if i was making up the lineup there is no way id go schwarber and rizzo back-to-back. id be left-righting it all the way down the lineup, let the opposition tear up their bullpens trying to play matchups with that.

heyward
zobrist
rizzo
bryant
schwarber
soler
montero
russell
pitcher

Ukrainians are the French of Eastern Europe. Might as well just let the Russians annex the whole thing. It's less embarrassing than giving it to them

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You not say Ukraine weak!

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I agree with ya about the righty-lefty lineup, BUT I love Schwarber in that 2 hole.. He gets a lot of fastballs in the zone.. IMO you gotta stick Schwarber at the 2 to maximize that power.

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"I just took the one that paid the most over the next three years at which time I expect my skills to remain intact and the market for contracts to increase. If I'm wrong, I guess $180 million is enough to fall back on."

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
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Enjoy Brett Lawrie!

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truth will set you free, Jimmy

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I remember hearing something right after the season about them not being happy with Montero and looking to upgrade. He was their second choice to Martin. I like Montero but not sure they do.

I know Wilson Contreras. Im talking specifically about this year and the report that they were not satisfied with Montero.


And it's not a Cubs board so your whole premise is flawed.

Montero went through a stretch where he was driving everything the other way with power and snagging pitches out the dirt but for the most part he sucked at all facets of the game for most of the season. I expected more.

I guess the speculation was they might trade him to free up funds but Theo speaks glowingly about him

At this point, Cubs keeping Miguel Montero in 2016 plans
November 10, 2015, 3:45 pm
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BOCA RATON, Fla. – Even with all the moving pieces to this jigsaw-puzzle offseason, it doesn’t sound like the Cubs are ready to move Miguel Montero.

Trading Montero – who’s owed $28 million across the next two seasons – would be one way to help free up funds to sign one of the frontline pitchers the Cubs have been linked to during the general manager meetings at the Boca Raton Resort and Club.

President of baseball operations Theo Epstein started off this week in South Florida by ruling out the idea of signing two players to nine-figure contracts this winter, saying the Cubs would have to get creative just to put together one of those megadeals.

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But trading Montero after an up-and-down season isn’t on the table at this point.

“I wouldn’t anticipate that,” Epstein said. “That’s not something we’ve talked about at all. He was a big part of helping our run prevention last year (with) his framing behind the plate (and) his pitch-calling. We set an all-time National League record for strikeouts. We were third in ERA. He was a big part of that. It’s not something that we’re looking to disrupt at all.”

Montero finished with 15 homers and 53 RBI after missing almost a month with a sprained left thumb and dealing with two different three-catcher rotations that cut into his playing time.

At the age of 32, it’s hard to expect Montero to be the same force he had been at times with the Arizona Diamondbacks, where he made two All-Star teams.

But the Cubs don’t have an obvious alternative with top catching prospect Willson Contreras – who won a Southern League batting title this year – expected to start next season at Triple-A Iowa and need more time to develop defensively.

The Cubs have David Ross around for one more season at $2.25 million. Jon Lester’s personal catcher is an energetic clubhouse leader with the potential to manage in the big leagues someday. But the Cubs can’t count on a .176 hitter to play every day, especially when Ross will be 39 years old next season.

[SHOP: Gear up, Cubs fans!]

And the Cubs can’t afford to send Kyle Schwarber back to the minors to continue learning how to catch – or rely on him every day behind the plate in The Show – if they want to get back to the NL Championship Series and play deeper into October.

“He’s going to continue to grow at both positions,” Epstein said. “He’s excited to try to get better in the outfield and to continue his growth behind the plate. I think he’s at an age (22) where that’s still possible to develop in both areas. It’s not necessarily ideal, but it’s something that I think he’s capable of doing.”

You said that you wondered what the Cubs would do at catcher going forward. Don't leave room for interpretation, man. Learn how to phrase your shit properly.




You can't be serious.

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STFU.

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Blow me, Rick.

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The phrasing was fine. Its possible they could make a move that changes the Contreras trajectory. That was my question. If they did upgrade Montero it probably would affect it.

Well it's not. I dont know what to tell you, whiskey dick.

What's your favorite pizza place? Do you enjoy getting robbed in Rogers Park?

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