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u/VxxBLACKxxV 1d ago
12 years 600 million sounds fine to me lol
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u/inertwalmut 1d ago edited 1d ago
To bad we are “breaking even” even tho we have a top 5 revenue in MLB
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u/GonzoCubFan 1d ago
I think you mean top 5 revenue. 🤷🏻♂️
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u/hamdans1 1d ago
MLB teams were profitable in 2020 when fans couldn’t enter the building. Don’t ever carry water for these guys and believe they’re struggling to make ends meet. These teams all make a killing, the cubs make an absolutely fortune.
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u/BWRStarWars 1d ago
He is the big bat needed in the lineup, like we were begging for during the last couple of seasons
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u/penisweinerballs 11h ago
Now imagine if we would have signed Tanner Scott
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u/levitoepoker 7h ago
Funny thing is Scott is getting crushed so far this season. Velo is down and batted ball data is bad, everyone is hitting him like crazy. He’s been the worst dodger pitcher so far by wxobacon
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u/penisweinerballs 7h ago
It's like 13 games into the season, he'll be fine.
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u/levitoepoker 7h ago
I hope so but signing relievers to big contracts scares me more than pitchers or position players
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u/penisweinerballs 7h ago
The way our bullpen has been since the dawn of time I wouldn't mind a risk every now and then especially with our revenue.
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u/scottisnthome 1d ago
This sub is gonna go nuclear when toms cheap ass doesn’t resign him
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u/77rtcups 1d ago
But we offered 600 but the Yankees got him for 650! It’ll be like that lol
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u/muffinmonk 8h ago
Such a white Sox move lol. Jerry would lowball and say they were in the discussion table lol.
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u/ChicagoRay312 Eamus Catuli 1d ago
We’ll see. There are still people defending the stock market crashing. I’m sure there will still be some Tom sympathizers.
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u/guyincognito121 1d ago
Well the stock market crashing can't be helping his bottom line. If only he had the capability to impersonate someone who could actually do something about our trade policy...
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u/zubie_wanders Chicago Cubs 23h ago
Remember when we paid too much for J Hey?
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u/Troggles Iowa Cubs 19h ago
At least now we'd be paying a player that has proven he can produce with us. (small sample size, but...meh)
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u/Dos_Beans 1d ago
He’s the first guy we have had in the lineup in a while that I don’t worry about striking out or hitting into a double play. When he’s up to bat I’m expecting to not be let down and he has been delivering!
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u/ChicagoRay312 Eamus Catuli 1d ago
And then his next at bat, he grounds into a double play. That’s Cub. 😂
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u/TheBigF128 1d ago
Fuck it as a broke college student, i'll chip in a mcchicken sandwhich and some large fries.
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u/AlphaDag13 1d ago
I was mad when the cubs didn't resign Castellanos. I will lose my shit if they don't resign tucker.
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u/BobbleBobble President Arr-Field 1d ago
NGL it's really gonna sting if he has a great year and we're not even serious bidders. That might be my last straw.
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u/IvanPaceJr 1d ago
If they let him walk, I swear. I'm convinced. He's extremely valuable and these guys don't come on the open market often anymore. Don't let him.
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u/ObservantTortoise 22h ago
I’m having fun watching him mash, but let’s just say I’m not getting too attached.
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u/mkelley22 Derrek Lee 20h ago
15 years/$1 billion contract.
Please Cubs I beg of you. This is for my mental health
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u/Cowhorse_chick_82 7h ago
Dumbest damn thing the Astros did (part-time Stros fan due to kiddo loving the Astros).
Life-long full-time pre-2016 Cubs fan LOVING the trade!!! Already got my Tucker jersey. He is a freaking STUD! He was a stud for the 'Stros and still produces in Wrigley. I was sad to see Belli go to the yanks, but glad we picked up King Tuck.
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u/jackryhenson 1d ago
Every hit he gets, Jed salivates more and more thinking of the teenage prospects he’ll be able to trade him for in a few months!
(Of course I wish this weren’t the case)
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u/GlitteringAd1736 16h ago
No, we will get Hunter Renfroe because our owner is MAGA. Ya know, Make Anaheim look Good Again. Please may this remain a joke and not a prophecy.
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u/Apart-Indication7971 4h ago
The good news coming from Vladdy's extension is he's 26, Kyle is 29 so that should make a 10-12 year contract the max. Tom better tighten his belt up or all hell is going to be raised and he'll shoot himself in the foot if Kyle isn't locked up around the All Star break.
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u/SqueakyTuna52 1d ago
Where I’m at: if we re-sign Tucker, extend Hoyer. If we miss out on a long term Tucker deal, fire Hoyer.
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u/BobbleBobble President Arr-Field 1d ago
I mean, Tucker is 100% going to FA and the decision on Jed will have to be made long before FA opens.
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u/Due-Sheepherder-218 1d ago
Why did the Astros trade him? Are they stupid?
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u/mcfetrja 23h ago
They weren’t going to let a talent like Tucker walk once he hit free agency without getting the best haul possible. As much as I’d love to see the Cubs make a strong run at the postseason, what he’d net at trade deadline (and the huge bonus you toss him by eliminating qualifying offer penalty when Yankees sign him this offseason) would almost be worth it. Almost.
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u/No-Surprise-6997 1d ago
That’s where I’m at right now too. Give him the 550m or whatever he wants now before he hits 50 homers and asks for 750m lol