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Post subject: Jason Heyward
PostPosted: Sat Nov 07, 2015 5:12 pm
Joined: Mon Jun 14, 2004 1:54 pm
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if i was the cubs i'd have signing jason heyward to a big ol fatty contract as my #1 priority. here's why...
- the guy is a FA who will have his age-26 season (aug 9, 1989) next year. that's young for a FA and i think it's reasonable to figure we haven't seen his peak/prime/best yet.
- believe it or not, despite averaging .281/12/59/22 over the last 2 years, he's still such a defensive !!! guy that he's also managed 6.2 and 6.5 WAR over the last 2 years.
- this cubs team is looking at schwarber/bryant/soler/??? in the OF next year. since none of those guys scream + DEFENDING OF!!!! having a cannon-armed guy who can play any OF position = something the cubs will need going forward. and i think right now since you need so much more than just 1 big name/front-line SP, esp for 150-200mil+, you might as well get an everyday player who can help your team defense and come into his own offensively and hopefully pump out some 20/20 seasons alongside the usual suspects.... cuz man, how about a lineup with schwarber/heyward/soler in the OF and then bryant at 3rd, russell at SS, baez/castro at 2B, rizzo at 1st, anyone-but-ross catching, and then guys like almora are coming up to fight their way in or get traded? man oh man, i know the playoffs proved the cubs need pitching but still, man, i'm salivating at the thought of getting heyward in there.
- getting him means the cardinals don't get him and thus you significantly weaken your #1 division rival going forward for the next 5-10+ years. and since they traded away shelby miller to get him that's a triple win (you get heyward, they lose heyward, they lose shelby miller) so yeah that's perfect for the cubs IMO!
so then with heyward in the OF you've got a situation where you can trade a soler or baez/castro or even almora if he comes good, and you can get some of that "cost controlled" pitching that ppl talk about. and even if you break the bank and splash the cash for heyward there's no reason you can't add zimmermann with him and then look to make trades for other guys..... or here's a novel idea: DRAFT GOOD PITCHERS! contrary to popular beliefs the cubs DO make draft picks after round 1, right? i wouldnt know cuz with all of the focus on the bigtime first round draft picks and seemingly nobody outside of the bullpen really showing up from the 2nd-60th rounds of the 2011-2014 drafts, you know, it IS possible to hit on draft picks outside of the 1st round. jacob degrom was a 9th round pick after all.... hell even syndergaard and matz were like the 37th or 72nd draft picks in their draft! FFS GUYS!
soooooooooooo yeah TLDR b4 i go through stupid crazy $$$ at david price (as goff would say: KEEP HIM!) or greinke (who had a nice reg season last year but was ol reliable in terms of giving up 2-3R per start in the playoffs when you needed him the most) i'd spend that stupid crazy $$$ on heyward then go get zimmermann and work some trade magic, prolly not for sonny gray, but that type of pitcher so that way i dont have to spend 150-400mil on ~2/+ big name overrated/overpriced pitchers who won't give you as much value for the $$$ as would jason heyward.
he's gonna be expensive, but those pedantic rickettses and others told us the cubs could spend big $$$ "when it's time" --- WELL HEY IT'S TIME, and go get jason heyward cuz especially with this cubs team looking to piecemeal a defensive OF filled with converts and soler.... man, go get a studly defensive OF who can be a 15/20 or even 20/20 who likely hasn't even peaked b4 FA and you can then give yourself a whole lot more options with a nice nice player who i think would totally flourish here and kick ass.
plus lemme put on my goff hat here: the team needs a brother! get it done!
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I'm going to bounce from the spot for awhile but I will be back at some point to argue with you about this hoops stuff again. Playoffs have been great this season. See ya up the road.
I'm out.
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