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Right now, dollars per WAR for players signed to FA contracts is over $10M for 1 WAR. Heyward is on pace for 4.0 WAR. He is getting paid less than $40M, so his contract is a value to the Cubs.

Currently, he has the 10th highest WAR for RF.


HEAVILY dependent on the inexact science of defensive metrics...but you know that

Nope, not this year. His WAR number is mostly from offense.


Seems high given his OPS is only .780.

It is what it is. I dont make the formulas.

Im using Baseball Reference WAR, btw
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Im using Baseball Reference WAR, btw

The only WAR worth discussing.

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Right now, dollars per WAR for players signed to FA contracts is over $10M for 1 WAR. Heyward is on pace for 4.0 WAR. He is getting paid less than $40M, so his contract is a value to the Cubs.

Currently, he has the 10th highest WAR for RF.


That is a huge value! He should totally opt out this year as teams would be lining up to sign him for anything up to $40M per year.

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Right now Heyward is the guy they signed from the Cardinals after 2015. 290ish average..good OBP, not much power + Gold Glove Defense. The Cubs fucked around and tried to make him a 30 HR hitter again(they admitted as much in his press conference signing). It's great he's turned it around but sucks two years went down the drain thanks to their science experiment of making him a power hitter.
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My expectations were lowered by his last two years of play with the Cubs. Even last night, I didn't want to see him in key situations. I'll say pleasantly surprised of late and infinitely skeptical is my view of Heyward. He was an absolute waste of money, which will become readily apparent when the Cubs are unable to sign certain big money players down the road in part because of his contract (luxury tax issues).


Take contract entirely out of the discussion, if you had a starting RF with Heyward's production you would continuously be looking to upgrade at that position. Maybe you would be satisfied to stand pat if other positions were more of a priority but that position would always be on your wish list.


You're preaching to the choir. The things that bother me most:

1) He is blocking other good young talent from playing daily,
2) It will prevent the Cubs from spending those dollars down the road,
3) I have never seen a guy that looks like he swings so hard and the ball doesn't carry anywhere near the distance that it appears it would.

But I will take him playing well because he is here to stay. He seems like a great team first guy, so I have no personal animosity towards him. I know he wants to be successful. I just can't see him ever living up to that contract. Hell people crapped on Mark Grace because he didn't have power. There are certain positions where power is the expectation, and RF is one of them.

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My expectations were lowered by his last two years of play with the Cubs. Even last night, I didn't want to see him in key situations. I'll say pleasantly surprised of late and infinitely skeptical is my view of Heyward. He was an absolute waste of money, which will become readily apparent when the Cubs are unable to sign certain big money players down the road in part because of his contract (luxury tax issues).


Take contract entirely out of the discussion, if you had a starting RF with Heyward's production you would continuously be looking to upgrade at that position. Maybe you would be satisfied to stand pat if other positions were more of a priority but that position would always be on your wish list.


You're preaching to the choir. The things that bother me most:

1) He is blocking other good young talent from playing daily,
2) It will prevent the Cubs from spending those dollars down the road,
3) I have never seen a guy that looks like he swings so hard and the ball doesn't carry anywhere near the distance that it appears it would.

But I will take him playing well because he is here to stay. He seems like a great team first guy, so I have no personal animosity towards him. I know he wants to be successful. I just can't see him ever living up to that contract. Hell people crapped on Mark Grace because he didn't have power. There are certain positions where power is the expectation, and RF is one of them.
Everyone knew they overpaid for him so of course he won’t live up to the contract . He’s playing well, the defense is always there , I’ll enjoy the ride .

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denisdman wrote:
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My expectations were lowered by his last two years of play with the Cubs. Even last night, I didn't want to see him in key situations. I'll say pleasantly surprised of late and infinitely skeptical is my view of Heyward. He was an absolute waste of money, which will become readily apparent when the Cubs are unable to sign certain big money players down the road in part because of his contract (luxury tax issues).


Take contract entirely out of the discussion, if you had a starting RF with Heyward's production you would continuously be looking to upgrade at that position. Maybe you would be satisfied to stand pat if other positions were more of a priority but that position would always be on your wish list.


You're preaching to the choir. The things that bother me most:

1) He is blocking other good young talent from playing daily,
2) It will prevent the Cubs from spending those dollars down the road,
3) I have never seen a guy that looks like he swings so hard and the ball doesn't carry anywhere near the distance that it appears it would.

But I will take him playing well because he is here to stay. He seems like a great team first guy, so I have no personal animosity towards him. I know he wants to be successful. I just can't see him ever living up to that contract. Hell people crapped on Mark Grace because he didn't have power. There are certain positions where power is the expectation, and RF is one of them.


Like I said, they tried to get power out of him and fucked his swing up for 2 seasons.
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Right now Heyward is the guy they signed from the Cardinals after 2015. 290ish average..good OBP, not much power + Gold Glove Defense. The Cubs fucked around and tried to make him a 30 HR hitter again(they admitted as much in his press conference signing). It's great he's turned it around but sucks two years went down the drain thanks to their science experiment of making him a power hitter.


He finally may be close to the guy who played for the Cardinals in 2015 but that is not the guy they anticipated him being when they signed him. Lester let slip that Theo had him identified as his CF of the future on Theo's private big board. So he has lost anticipated value at the time of contracting on that alone. However, they were obviously projecting to progress as a hitter, even beyond the increased power you already referenced. I believe they also had him pegged for leadoff at the time of signing but I may be incorrect on that point.

They are making the best of a bad situation. The need to paint is otherwise is, to be nice, unsurprising for some of the posters in this thread.

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On those 100+ degree days up in those booths at Wrigley, you ever go "Full-Harry Caray" and go shirtless walking around the catwalks with beer in hand?

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Kasper, you've probably addressed this on your broadcast, but what are your thoughts on MLB regulating defensive shifts? Seems similar to the NBA' s Hack-A-Shaq rule--creating an unnecessary rule to cater to players with a deficiency in their game not shared by 95% of the players in the league.

What's the prevailing sentiment/scuttlebutt around the league on defensive shifts being restricted? I imagine Maddon--being one of the primary progenitor's of defensive shifts--opposes any rules limiting them.


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Len, when is the next Q&A? Today is an off-day.
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Len, when is the next Q&A? Today is an off-day.

America and Toxic are back. Len is gone.

JORR didn't want Len Kasper here.

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Len, when is the next Q&A? Today is an off-day.

America and Toxic are back. Len is gone.

JORR didn't want Len Kasper here.


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This guy is not coming back.

Great job Wisemen!!!

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Guess he now has time to read Russell's ex's blog post.
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Hi All, if you wanna throw out questions/comments/scathing hit jobs, I can answer/deflect/duck. Happy Holidays! Len
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Len, does Russell seem to have his act together with this new baby mama? Think he'll be around come the AS break?

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who do you like working with better.... zaidman or grote?
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Are you surprised how quickly the narrative has changed from Money will not be an issue for the Cubs to the Cubs will not be spending?
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Len is it supposed to be Ill ah Noy, Ill ah Noise, illa noy, or illa Noise?
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Given the issues we've seen recently with SportsNet Los Angeles and the erstwhile CSN Houston, as well as with the Big Ten Network, why shouldn't fans be worried this time about impasses between cable companies and a new regional sports network, particularly one in competition with the regional sports network partially owned by the market's predominant cable provider?

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What's the best baseball Christmas gift you received?

What's the best non baseball Christmas gift you received?

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Will you enjoy reading Sinclair's dictated editorials during Cub games when the new network starts?
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Will the Cubs spend any money this offseason or make any big trades? If so, what type of players do you see them targeting? Will Maddon be the Cubs manager in 2019?

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Have you heard the new Pumpkins album yet? Thoughts?

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Len, do you prefer America or New Zealand?

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Favorite and least favorite broadcast booth to call a game from?

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Welcome back, Len. McNeil & Parkins had Pat Hughes on today and Pat shared some of his favorite off season activities/hobbies.

I'm curious as to how you spend some off season time? I can only assume that music and hockey are included?

Thanks.

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